Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961

Done at New York on 30 March 1961

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 13 December 1964, in accordance with article 41.

REGISTRATION: 13 December 1964, No. 7515.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 520, p. 151, vol. 557, p. 280 (corrigendum to the Russian text), vol. 570, p. 346 (procès-verbal of rectification of the authentic Russian text), and vol. 590, p. 325 (procès-verbal of rectification of the authentic Spanish text).

STATUS: Signatories: 62. Parties: 142.

Note: The Convention was adopted and opened for signature by the United Nations Conference for the Adoption of a Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, held at United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 24 January to 25 March 1961. The Conference was convened pursuant to resolution 689 J (XXVI) 1 of 28 July 1958 of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The Conference also adopted the Final Act and five resolutions for the text of which, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 520, p. 151. For the proceedings of the Conference, see Official Records of the United Nations Conference for the Adoption of a Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs volumes I and II, United Nations publications, Sales Nos. 63.XI.4 and 63.XI.5.

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Signature	Ratification, accession (a), succession (d)

Afghanistan 30 Mar 1961 19 Mar 1963

Algeria 7 Apr 1965 a

Antigua and Barbuda 5 Apr 1993 a

Argentina 31 Jul 1961 10 Oct 1963

Australia 30 Mar 1961 1 Dec 1967

Austria 1 Feb 1978 a

Azerbaijan 11 Jan 1999 a

Bahamas 13 Aug 1975 d

Bangladesh 25 Apr 1975 a

Barbados 21 Jun 1976 d

Belarus 31 Jul 1961 20 Feb 1964

Belgium 28 Jul 1961 17 Oct 1969

Benin 30 Mar 1961 27 Apr 1962

Botswana 27 Dec 1984 a

Brazil 30 Mar 1961 18 Jun 1964

Brunei Darussalam 25 Nov 1987 a

Bulgaria 31 Jul 1961 25 Oct 1968

Burkina Faso 16 Sep 1969 a

Cambodia 30 Mar 1961

Cameroon 15 Jan 1962 a

Canada 30 Mar 1961 11 Oct 1961

Chad 30 Mar 1961 29 Jan 1963

Chile 30 Mar 1961 7 Feb 1968

China 3

Colombia 3 Mar 1975 a

Congo 30 Mar 1961

Costa Rica 30 Mar 1961 7 May 1970

Côte d'Ivoire 10 Jul 1962 a

Croatia 26 Jul 1993 d

Cuba 30 Aug 1962 a

Cyprus 30 Jan 1969 a

Czech Republic4 30 Dec 1993 d

Democratic Republic
of the Congo 28 Apr 1961 19 Nov 1973

Denmark 30 Mar 1961 15 Sep 1964

Dominica 24 Sep 1993 a

Dominican Republic 26 Sep 1972 a

Ecuador 14 Jan 1964 a

Egypt 30 Mar 1961 20 Jul 1966

El Salvador 30 Mar 1961 26 Feb 1998

Ethiopia 29 Apr 1965 a

Fiji 1 Nov 1971 d

Finland 30 Mar 1961 6 Jul 1965

France 19 Feb 1969 a

Gabon 29 Feb 1968 a

Gambia 23 Apr 1996 a

Germany 5, 6 31 Jul 1961 3 Dec 1973

Ghana 30 Mar 1961 15 Jan 1964

Greece 6 Jun 1972 a

Guatemala 26 Jul 1961 1 Dec 1967

Guinea 7 Oct 1968 a

Guinea-Bissau 27 Oct 1995 a

Haiti 3 Apr 1961 29 Jan 1973

Holy See 30 Mar 1961 1 Sep 1970

Honduras 16 Apr 1973 a

Hungary 31 Jul 1961 24 Apr 1964

Iceland 18 Dec 1974 a

India 30 Mar 1961 13 Dec 1964

Indonesia 28 Jul 1961 3 Sep 1976

Iran (Islamic
Republic of) 30 Mar 1961 30 Aug 1972

Iraq 30 Mar 1961 29 Aug 1962

Ireland 16 Dec 1980 a

Israel 23 Nov 1962 a

Italy 4 Apr 1961 14 Apr 1975

Jamaica 29 Apr 1964 a

Japan 26 Jul 1961 13 Jul 1964

Jordan 30 Mar 1961 15 Nov 1962

Kazakhstan 29 Apr 1997 a

Kenya 13 Nov 1964 a

Kuwait 16 Apr 1962 a

Kyrgyzstan 7 Oct 1994 a

Lao People's
Democratic
Republic 22 Jun 1973 a

Latvia 16 Jul 1993 a

Lebanon 30 Mar 1961 23 Apr 1965

Lesotho 4 Nov 1974 d

Liberia 30 Mar 1961 13 Apr 1987

Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya 27 Sep 1978 a

Liechtenstein 7 14 Jul 1961 31 Oct 1979

Lithuania 28 Feb 1994 a

Luxembourg 28 Jul 1961 27 Oct 1972

Madagascar 30 Mar 1961 20 Jun 1974

Malawi 8 Jun 1965 a

Malaysia 11 Jul 1967 a

Mali 15 Dec 1964 a

Marshall Islands 9 Aug 1991 a

Mauritius 18 Jul 1969 d

Mexico 24 Jul 1961 18 Apr 1967

Micronesia (Federated
States of) 29 Apr 1991 a

Monaco 14 Aug 1969 a

Mongolia 6 May 1991 a

Morocco 4 Dec 1961 a

Mozambique 8 Jun 1998 a

Myanmar 30 Mar 1961 29 Jul 1963

Netherlands 8 31 Jul 1961 16 Jul 1965

New Zealand 30 Mar 1961 26 Mar 1963

Nicaragua 30 Mar 1961 21 Jun 1973

Niger 18 Apr 1963 a

Nigeria 30 Mar 1961 6 Jun 1969

Norway 30 Mar 1961 1 Sep 1967

Oman 24 Jul 1987 a

Pakistan 30 Mar 1961 9 Jul 1965

Panama 30 Mar 1961 4 Dec 1963

Papua New Guinea 28 Oct 1980 d

Paraguay 30 Mar 1961 3 Feb 1972

Peru 10 30 Mar 1961 22 Jul 1964

Philippines 30 Mar 1961 2 Oct 1967

Poland 31 Jul 1961 16 Mar 1966

Portugal 11 30 Mar 1961 30 Dec 1971

Republic of Korea 30 Mar 1961 13 Feb 1962

Republic of
Moldova 15 Feb 1995 a

Romania 14 Jan 1974 a

Russian Federation 31 Jul 1961 20 Feb 1964

Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 May 1994 a

Saint Lucia 5 Jul 1991 d

Sao Tome
and Principe 20 Jun 1996 a

Saudi Arabia 21 Apr 1973 a

Senegal 24 Jan 1964 a

Seychelles 27 Feb 1992 a

Singapore 15 Mar 1973 a

Slovakia 4 28 May 1993 d

Solomon Islands 17 Mar 1982 d

Somalia 9 Jun 1988 a

South Africa 16 Nov 1971 a

Sri Lanka 11 Jul 1963 a

Spain 27 Jul 1961 1 Mar 1966

Sudan 24 Apr 1974 a

Suriname 29 Mar 1990 d

Sweden 3 Apr 1961 18 Dec 1964

Switzerland 20 Apr 1961 23 Jan 1970

Syrian Arab
Republic 22 Aug 1962 a

Thailand 24 Jul 1961 31 Oct 1961

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 9 13 Oct 1993 a

Togo 6 May 1963 a

Tonga 5 Sep 1973 d

Trinidad and Tobago 22 Jun 1964 a

Tunisia 30 Mar 1961 8 Sep 1964

Turkey 23 May 1967 a

Turkmenistan 21 Feb 1996 a

Uganda 15 Apr 1988 a

Ukraine 31 Jul 1961 15 Apr 1964

United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland 30 Mar 1961 2 Sep 1964

United States
of America 25 May 1967 a

Uruguay 31 Oct 1975 a

Venezuela 30 Mar 1961 14 Feb 1969

Yugoslavia 30 Mar 1961 27 Aug 1963

Zambia 12 Aug 1965 a