Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation

of the Poppy Plant, the Production of, International and Wholesale Trade in, and Use of Opium

Done at New York on 23 June 1953

Cambodia 29 Dec 1953 22 Mar 1957

Canada 23 Dec 1953 7 May 1954

Chile 9 Jul 1953 9 May 1957

China 3

Costa Rica 16 Oct 1953

Denmark 23 Jun 1953 20 Jul 1954

Dominican Republic 23 Jun 1953 9 Jun 1958

Ecuador 23 Jun 1953 17 Aug 1955

Egypt 23 Jun 1953 8 Mar 1954

France 23 Jun 1953 21 Apr 1954

Germany4, 5 23 Jun 1953 12 Aug 1959

Greece 23 Jun 1953 6 Feb 1963

India 23 Jun 1953 30 Apr 1954

Iran (Islamic
Republic of) 15 Dec 1953 30 Dec 1959

Iraq 29 Dec 1953

Israel 30 Dec 1953 8 Oct 1957

Italy 23 Jun 1953 13 Nov 1957

Japan 23 Jun 1953 21 Jul 1954

Lebanon 11 Nov 1953

Liechtenstein 23 Jun 1953 24 May 1961

Monaco 26 Jun 1953 12 Apr 1956

Netherlands 30 Dec 1953

New Zealand6 [28 Dec 1953] [2 Nov 1956]

Pakistan 3 Dec 1953 10 Mar 1955

Panama 28 Dec 1953 13 Apr 1954

Philippines 23 Jun 1953 1 Jun 1955

Republic of Korea 23 Jun 1953 29 Apr 1958

South Africa 29 Dec 1953 9 Mar 1960

Spain 22 Oct 1953 15 Jun 1956

Switzerland 23 Jun 1953 27 Nov 1956

Turkey 28 Dec 1953 15 Jul 1963

United Kingdom 23 Jun 1953

United States
of America 23 Jun 1953 18 Feb 1955

Venezuela 30 Dec 1953

Yugoslavia 24 Jun 1953

Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon
ratification, accession or succession.)

The Royal Government of Cambodia expresses its intention of availing itself of the provisions of article 19 of the Protocol.

france

The French Government likewise reserves the right in accordance with the transitional measures of article 19 to authorize the export of opium to French establishments in India for the same period of time.

india

"1. It is hereby expressly declared that the Government of India, in accordance with the provisions of article 19 of this Protocol, will permit

"(i) The use of opium for quasi-medical purposes until 31 December 1959;

"(ii) The production of opium and the export thereof, for quasi-medical purposes, to Pakistan, Ceylon, Aden and the French and Portuguese possessions on the subcontinent of India for a period of fifteen years from the date of the coming into force of this Protocol; and

"(iii) The smoking of opium, for their lifetime,by addicts not under 21 years of age, registered by the appropriate authorities for that purpose on or before 30 September 1953.

"2. The Government of India expressly reserve to themselves the right to modify this declaration or to make any other declaration under article 19 of this Protocol, at the time of the deposit by them of their instrument of ratification."

iran (islamic republic of)

"The Imperial Government of Iran, in accordance with article 25 of the Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production of, International and Wholesale Trade in, and Use of Opium, done at New York on 23 June 1953, and in accordance with article 16 of the Bill approved by the Iranian Parliament on 16 Bahman 1337 (7 February 1959), declares its ratification of the Protocol, and hereby further specifies that its ratification of the Protocol will in no way affect the status of the Law providing for the Prohibition of the Poppy Cultivation, as approved by Parliament on 7 Aban 1334 (30 October 1955)."

pakistan

"The Government of Pakistan will permit for a period of fifteen years after the coming into effect of the said Protocol: (i) the use of opium for quasi-medical purposes; and (ii) the production of opium and/or import thereof from India or Iran for such purposes."

Territorial Application
(Article 20 of the Protocol)

Notes:

2 The Protocol had been signed on behalf of the Republic of Viet-Nam on 23 June 1953. See also note in chapter I.2 and note in chapter III.6.

In communications addressed to the Secretary-General with reference to the above-mentioned signature and/or ratification, the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Czechoslovakia, Denmark, India, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia stated that, since their Governments did not recognize the Nationalist Chinese authorities as the Government of China, they could not regard the said signature or ratification as valid. The Permanent Missions of Czechoslovakia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics further stated that the sole authorities entitled to act for China and the Chinese people in the United Nations and in international relations, and to sign, ratify, accede or denounce treaties, conventions and agreements on behalf of China, were the Government of the People's Republic of China and its duly appointed representatives.

In a note addressed to the Secretary-General, the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations stated that the Government of the Republic of China was the only legal Government which represented China and the Chinese people in international relations and that, therefore, the allegations made in the above-mentioned communications as to the lack of validity of the signature or ratification in question had no legal foundation whatever.

4 See note in chapter I.2.

5 In a communication received on 27 April 1960, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany stated that "the Protocol . . . will also apply to Land Berlin as from the day on which the Protocol will enter into force".