Transfer to the United Nations of Powers Exercised by the League of Nations Under the International Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1947.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics

Drug Control Narcotic Drugs Treaties (Text)Treaty Review

What does this mandate say?

14 operative paragraphs

It is agreed that, during the period preceding the entry into force of the Protocol in respect of the International Convention relating to Dangerous Drugs of 19 February 1925, and in respect of the International Convention for limiting the Manufacture and regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs of 13 July 1931, the Permanent Central Board and the Supervisory Body as at present constituted shall continue to perform their functions. Vacancies in the membership of the Permanent Central Board may during this period be filled by the Economic and Social Council.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations is authorized to perform at once the duties hitherto discharged by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations in connexion with the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols mentioned in the Annex to the present Protocol.

States which are Parties to any of the instruments which are to be amended by the present Protocol are invited to apply the amended texts of those instruments so soon as the amendments are in force, even if they have not yet been able to become Parties to the present Protocol.

Should the amendments to the Convention relating to Dangerous Drugs of 19 February 1925, or the amendments to the Convention for limiting the Manufacture and regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs of 13 July 1931, come into force before the World Health Organization is in a position to assume its functions un

Article 111 The functions conferred upon the Netherlands Government under articles 21 and 25 of the International Opium Convemion signed at The Hague on 23 January 1912, and entrusted to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations with the consent of the Netherlands Government, by a resolution of the League of Nations Assembly dated 15 December 1920, shall henceforward be exercised by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Article IV As soon as possible after this Protocol has been opened for signature, the Secretary-General shall sante ou par sa Commission interimaire, soot convenus des dispositions suivantes:

Article I Les Etats Parties au present Protocole prennent !'engagement qu'entre eux-memes, chacun en ce qui concerne les instruments auxquels il present Protocole, ils attribueront plein effet juridique aux amendements a ccs instruments mentionnes a !'annexe au present Protocole, les mettront en vigueur et en assureront !'application.

Article II

II est convenu que, en attendant l'entree en vigueur du Protocole relativement a la Convention internationale du 19 fevrier 1925 con-

et l'Organe de controle, tels qu'ils sont constitues actuellement, continueront a exercer leurs foncmique et social pourra pourvoir aux sieges vacants au Comite central permanent.

Nations Unies est autorise a assumer immediatela Societe des Nations etait charge jusqu'a present en ce qui concerne les Accords, Conventions et Protocoles mentionnes a !'annexe du present Protocole. doivent ctre amcndes par le present Protocole sont invites a appliquer Jes textes amendes de dements, mcme s'ils n'ont pas encore pu devenir Parties au present Protocole.

stupefiants du 13 juillct 1931 entrent en vigueur

Conventions Jui attribuent, Jes fonctions confiees provisoirement remplies par la Commission interimaire.

Article 111 Les fonctions attribuees au Gouvernement des vention internationale de !'opium signee a La

resolution de l'Assemblee de la Societe des Nations en date du 15 decembre 1920, seront exercees ctcsormais par le Secrctaire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies.

Article IV Aussitot que possible apres l'ouverture a la

prepare texts of Lhe ,\grcements. Conventions and Protocols revised in accordance with the proent Protocol and shall send copies for their i11formation to the Government of every Member of the United Nations and every non member State to which this Protocol has been communicated by the Secretary-General.

Article V The present Protocol shall be open for signatu1e or acceptance b) any ol the States Parties to the Ai-,TTeemcnts, Conventions and Protocols on narcotic drugs of 23 January 1912, 11 February 1925, 19 February 1925, 13 July 1931, 27 November 1931 and 26 June 1936 to which the Secretary- General of the United Nations has communicated a c~py of the present Protocol.

Article VJ States may become Parties to the present Protocol by:

Signature without reservation as to approval,

Signature subject to approval followed by acceptance or

Accept;,_nce.

Acceptance shall be effected by the deposit of a formal instrument with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Article Vil I. The present Protocol shall come into force in respect of each Party on the date upon which it has been signed on behalf of that Party without reservation as to approval, or upon which an instrument of acceptance has been deposited.

The amendments set forth in the Annex to the present Protocol shall come into force in respect of each Agreement, Convention and Protocol when a majority of the Parties thereto have become Parties to the present Protocol.

Article Vil/ In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, the Secretary-General of the United Nations will register and publish the amendments made in each instrument by the present Protocol on the dates of the entry into force of these amendments.

Article IX The present Protocol, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations Secretariat. The Agreements, Conventions and Protocols to be amended in accordance with the Annex being in the English and French languages only, the English and French texts of the Annex shall equally be the authentic texts and the Chinese, Russian and Spanish texts will be translations. A certified copy of the Protocol, including the Anne·:, shall be sent by the Secretary-General to each of the States Parties to the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on narcotic drugs of 23 January neral preparera Jes textes des Accords, Conventions et Protocoles revises conformement au present Protocole et transmettra, a titre d'information, des copies au Gouvernement de chaque Membre des Nations Unies et de chaque Etat non membre auquel le present Protocole aura

Article V Le pi-escnt Protocole sera ouvert a la siguature ou a l'acceptation de tous les Etats Parties

Secretaire general de l'Organisation des Nations Unies aura communique une copie du present Protocole.

Article VI Les Etats pourront devenir Parties au present Protocolc:

a) En le si,.;nant ,am rt'·,n,e <1uant !'approbation,

b) En le signant sous reserve d'approbation,

suivie d'acceptation,

c) En !'acceptant.

L'acceptation s'effectuera par le deplh d'un instrument formel aupres du Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies.

Article VII

Le present Protocole entrera en vigueur a l'egard de chaque Partie a la date ou celle-ci y aura adhere sans fonnuler de reserves quant a son acccptation, ou a la date a laquelle un instrument d'acccptation aura ete depose.

Les amendcments mentionnes a l'annexe au present Protocole entreront en vigueur, en ce qui concernc chaque Accord, Convention et Protocole, lorsqu'une majorite des Parties a l'Accord, a la Convention et au Protocole en question serom devenues Parties au present Protocole.

Article VIII Conformement a !'Article 1c2 de la Charle des Nations Unies, le Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies enregistrera et publiera les amendements apportes a chaque instrument vigueur de ces amendements.

Article IX chinois, espagnol, fran~ais et russe feront egalement foj, sera depose aux archives du Secretariat de l'Orgarn,ation des Nations Unies. Les Conventions, Acco1ds et Protocoles a amender conformement a l'annexe ayant ete rediges seulement err ~is de l'annexe feront egalement foi, les textes chinois, espagnol et russe etant des traductions. Une copie tertifiee conforme du present Protocole, y compris !'annexe, sera envoyee par le Secretaire general a chacun des Etats Parties aux

1912, 11 February •~25, 19 February 1925, 13 July 1931, 27 November H)31 and 26 June 1936, as well as to all Members of the United Nations and non-member States mentioned m Article IV.

IN FAITH WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed the pr1..a

DONE at Lake Success, New York., this eleventh day of December one thousand nine hundred and forty-six.

ANNO Tc. the Protocol ame■dh19 tit• Agreements, Co11vt10 ■1 and Protocols o ■ Narcotic Dr1191 concl ■ded at The Ha911e on 23 Ja11■ary 1912, at Geneva on 11 Febr■• ary 1925 and 19 February 1925 and 13 July 1931, at laa9kok on 27 November 1931 and at Ge■eva 011 26 J ■ne 1936

AGll!c!\fENT CONCERNING THE MANUF.\GTURE OF, INTERNAL TRADE IN, AND USE OF PllEPAJlED OPIUM, WITH PROTOCOL AND FINAL Acr, SIGNED AT GENEVA ON 11 FEBRUARY 1925 In articles 10, 13, 14 and 15 of the Agreement, "the Secretary-General of the United Nations" shall be substituted for "the Secretary-General of the League of Nations" and "the Secretariat of the United Nations" shall be substituted for "the Secretariat of the League of Nations".

In articles 3 and 4 of the Protocol, "the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations" shall be substituted for "the Council of the League of Nations". lt. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION RELATING TO DAN- GEROUS DRUGS, WITII PROTOCOL, SIGNED AT GENEVA ON 19 FEBRUARY 1925 For article 8, the following article shall be substituted:

"In the event of the World Health Organization, on the advice of an expert committee appointed by it, finding that any preparation containing any of the narcotic drugs referred to in the present chapter cannot give rise to the drug habit on account of the medicaments with which the said drugs are compounded and which in practice preclude the recovery of the said drugs, the World Health Organization shall communicate this finding to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The Council will communicate the finding to the Contracting Parties, and thereupon the provisions of the present Convention will not be applicable to the preparation concerned."

For article 10, the following article shall be substituted:

"In the event of the World Health Organization, on the advice of an expert committee appointed by it, finding that any narcotic drug to which the present Convention does not apply i, liable to similar abuse and productive of similar ill-effects as the substances to which this membres mentionnes a l'article IV.

EN FOi DE QUOI les sowsignes dl'lment autorises ont signe le present Protocole au nom de leurs Gouvernements respectifs aux dates figurant en regard de Jeur signature respective.

FAIT a Lake Success, Etat de New-York, le onze decembre roil neuf cent quarante-six.

A■ Protocol■ amendant les Accord,, Co■ve■Ho■1 et

19 ffvrlor 1925 et le 13 27 ■ovembr• 1931 et c\ Genh• le 26 l■I• 193' J. ACCORD CONCERNA.NT LA FABRICATION, LE COM• MERCE INTERIEUR ET L'USAGE DE L'0PIOM 1'-REPARE,

LE 11 FEVRIER 1925 Aux articles 10, 13, 14 et 15 de l'Accord, on Nations" par "Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Nations" par "Secretariat de l'Organisation des Nations Unies".

des Nations Unies".

CONVENTION INTERNATIONALE SUR. LES DROGUES

19 FfVRIER 1925 On remplacera l'article 8 par )'article suivant:

"Lorsque !'Organisation mondiale de la sante, sur l'avis d'un Comite d'experts nomme

present chapitre ne peuvent donner lieu a la toxicomanie en raison de la nature des substances medicamenteuses avec lesquelles ces les recupercr pratiquement, !'Organisation

muniquera cette constatation aux Parties traire au regime de la presente Convention les preparations en question."

On remplacera l'article 10 par !'article suivant:

"Lotsque !'Organisation mondiale de la sante,

aura constate que tout stupefiant auquel la presente Convention ne s'applique pas est susceptible de donner lieu a des abus analogues et de

chapter-of the Convention applies, the World Health Organization shall inform the Economic and Social Council accordingly and recommend that the provisions of the present Convention shall be applied to such drug.

"The Economic and Social Council shall communicate the said recommendation to the Contracting Parties. Any Contracting Party which is prepared to accept the recommendation shall notify the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who will inform the other Contracting Parties.

"The provisions of the present Convention shall thereupon apply to the substance in question as between the Contracting Parties who have accepted the recommendation referred to above."

In the third paragraph of article 19, "the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations" shall be substituted for "the Council of the League of Nations".

The fourth paragraph of article 19 shall be deleted.

In articles 20, 24, 27, 30, 32 and 38 (paragraph 1), "the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations" shall be substituted for "the Council of the League of Nations" and "the Secretary-General of the United Nations" shall be substituted for "the Secretary-General of the League of Nations", wherever these words occur.

In article 32, "the International Court of Justice" shall be substituted for "the Permanent Court of International Justice".

Article 34 shall read as follows:

"The present Convention is subject to ratification. As from 1 January 1947, the instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall notify their receipt to all the Members of the United Nations and the non-member States to which the Secretary-General has communicated a copy of the Convention."

Article 35 shall read as follows:

"After the 30th day of September 1925, the present Convention may be acceded to by any State represented at the Conference at which this Convention was drawn up and which has not signed the Convention, by any Member of the United Nations, or by any non-member State mentioned in article 34.

"Accessions shall be effected by an instrument communicated to the Secretary-General of the United Nations to be deposited in the archives of the Secretariat of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall at once notify such deposit to all the Members of the United Nations signatories of the Convention and to the signatory non-member States mentioned in article !H as well as to the adherent States."

stances vi~es par ce chapitre de la Convention,

l'Organisation mondiale de la sante en infor-

sence Convention soient appliquees a cette substance.

quera cette recommandation aux Parties contractantes. Toute Partie contractante qui accepte la recommandation signifiera son acceptation au Sccretaire general de !'Orgaautres Parties contractantes.

"Les dispositions de la presente Convention deviendront immediatement applicables a la substance en question dans les relations entrc recommandation visee par les paragraphes precedents."

Au troisieme paragraphe de !'article 19, on rem-

des Nations Unies".

Le quatrieme paragraphe de l'article 19 sera supprime.

Aux articles 20, 24, 27, 30, 32 et 38 (para-

social de l'Organisation des Nations Unies" et

Nations Unies", partout ou ccs appellations se rencontreront.

A !'article 32, on remplacera "la Cour permanente de Justice internationale" par "la Cour internationale de Justice".

L'artic~ 34 sera redige comme suit:

"La presente Convention est sujette a ratistruments de ratification seront deposes aupres

les Membres de !'Organisation des Nations Secretaire general aura communique un exemplaire de la Convention."

L'article 35 sera redige comme suit:

"A partir du 30 septembre 1925, tout Etat represente a la Conference OU fut elaboree la presente Convention et non signataire de celleci, tout Membre des Nations Unies ou tout Etat non membre mentionne a !'article !14 pourra adherer a la presente Convention.

"Cette adhesion s'effectuera au moyen d'un instrument communique au Secretaire general depose clans les archives du Secretariat de l'Orneral notifiera immediatement ce depOt aux Membres des Nations Unies signataires de la Convention et aux autres Etats non membrcs signataires mentionnes a l'article !H ainsi qu'aux Etats adherents."

Article 37 shall read as follows:

"A special record shall be kept by the Secretary-General of the United Nations showing which States have signed, ratified, acceded to or denounced the present Convention. This record shall be open to the Contracting Parties and shali be published from time to time as may be directed."

The second paragraph of:,· .'·-·e 38 shall read as follows:

"The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify the receipt of any such deuunciations to all the Members of the United Nations and to the States mentioned in article 34."

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRlllUTlO:S: OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, WITH PROTOCOL OF SIGNA· TURE, SIGNED AT GENEVA ON 13 JULY 1931 In article 5, paragnph 1, the words "to all the Members of the League of Nations and to the non-member States mentioned in article 27'' shall be replaced by the words "to all the Members of the United Nations and to the non-member States mentioned in article 28".

For the first sub-paragraph of paragraph 6 of article 5, the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted:

"The estimates will be examined by a Supervisory Body consisting of four members. The World Health Organization shall appoint two members and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Economic and Social Council and the Permanent Central Board shall each appoint one member.

"The secretariat of the Supervisory Body shall be provided by the Secretary-General of the United Nations who will ensure close collaboration with the Permanent Central Board."

In article 5, paragraph 7, the words "December 15th in each year" shall be substituted for the words "November 1st in each year", and the words "through the intermediary of the Secretary- General of the United Nations to all the Members of the United Nations and non-member State~ referred to in article 28" shall be substituted for the words "through the intermediary of the Secretary-General, to all the Members of the League of Nations and non-member States referred to in article 27''.

For paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 o. article 11, the following paragraphs shall be substituted:

"2. Any High Contracting Party permitting trade in or manufacture for trade of any such pn;iduct to be commenced shall immediately send a notification to that effect to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall advise the other High Contracting Parties and the World Health Organization.

"3. The World Health Organization, acting 011 the advice of the expert committ<'c apponned by it. will thereupon decide whctl1cr the product in

"Un recueil special sera tenu par le Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies, indiquant quels Etats ont signe ou ratifie la presente Conv(;ntion, y ont adhere ou l'ont denoncee. Ce recueil sera constamment ouvert aux Parties contractantes'et publication en sera faite de temps a autre."

Le second paragraphe de !'article 38 sera redige comme suit:

Nations Unies portera a la connaissance de cha- U nies et des Etats mcntionnes a l'article 34 toute denonciation rcc;ue p:,r l11i."

STUPEFIANTS, AVEC PROTOCOLE DE SIGNATURE, SIGN ES A GENEVE LE 13 JUILLET 1931

non mcmbres mentionncs a l"article 27'' seront

membres mentionnes a l'article 28".

Au premier alinea du paragraphe 6 de l'article 5, sera substitue l'alinea suivant:

"Les evaluations seront examinees par un Organe de controle comprenant quatre membres. L'Organisation montliale de la sante nom-

que le Comitc central permanent nommeront chacun un mcmbre.

r.e secretariat de l'Organe de controle sera assure par k Secretairc gcnt'.ral de !'Organisation des Nations U nics en s'assurant la collaboration etroite du Comitc central permanent."

Dans !'article 5, paragraphe 7, les.mots "15 decembre de chaque annee" remplaceront les mots l'entremisc du Secrctaire general de !'Organisa- Nations Unies et aux Etats non membres mentionnes a !'article 28'" remplaceront les mots "par

membres mentionncs a !'article 27''.

Aux paragraphes 2, 3, 4 et 5 de !'article 11, seront substitues les paragraphes suivants:

"2. La Haute Partie contractante qui autorisera le commerce ou la fabrication commerciale d'un de ces produits en avisera immediatement le Sccretaire general de l'Organisation des Nations Unies, qui communiquera cette notification aux autres Hautes Parties contractantes et a l'Organisation mondiale' de la sante.

"3. L'Organisation mondiale de la sante, predccidcra si le produit clont ii s'agit peut engendrer la 1ox1comanie (et doit etre assimile

addiction (and is in conse({uence assimilable,

to the drugs mentioned in sub-group (a) of Group I), or whether it is convertible into such a drug (and is in consequence assimilable to the drugs mentioned in sub-group (b) of Group I or in Group 11).

"4. In the event of the World Health Organization, on the advice of the expert committee appointed by it, deciding that the product is not itself a drug capable of producing addiction, but is convertible into such a drug, the question whether the drug in question shall fall under sub-grnup (b) of Group I or under Group II shall be referred for decision to a body of three experts competent to deal with the scientific and technical aspects of the matter, of whom one member shall be selected by the Government concerned, one by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Economic and Social Council, and the third by the two members so selected.

"5. Any decision arrived at in accordance with the two preceding paragraphs shall be notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who will communicate it to all States Members of the United Nations and the nonmember States mentioned in article 28."

In paragraphs 6 and 7 of article 11, "the Secretary-General of the United Nations" shall be substituted for "the Secretary-General".

In articles 14, 20, 21, 23, 26, 31, 32 and 33, "the Secretary-General of the United Nations" shall be substituted for "the Secretary-General of the League of Nations".

In article 21 for the words "by the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs" shall be substituted the words "by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Economic and Social Council".

For the second paragraph of article 25, the following paragraph shall be substituted:

"In case there is no such agreement in force between the Parties, the dispute shall be referred to arbitration or judicial settlement. In the absence of agreement on the choice of another tribunal, the dispute shall, at the request of any one of the Parties, be referred to the International Court of Justice, if all the Parties to the dispute are Parties to the Statute,

and, if any of the Parties to the dispute is not a Party to the Statute, to an arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with The Hague Convention of 18 October 1907 for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes.""

For the last paragraph of article 26, the following paragraph shall be substituted:

"The Secretary-General shall communicate to all Members of the United Nations or nonmember States mentioned in article 28 all declarations and notices received in virtue of the present article."

Article 28 shall read as follows:

"The present Convention is subject to ratification. As from I January 1947, the instrude ce fait awe "drogues" mentionnees dans le sous-groupe a) du groupe I) ou s'il peut ~tre hre, de ce fait, assimile aux "drogues" menou dans le groupe II).

"4. Si l'Organisation mondiale de la santc,

tible d'engendrer la toxicomanie, le produit dont il s'agit peut etre transforme en une telle "drogue", la question de savoir si ladite

decision a un comite de troits experts qualifies pour en examiner Jes aspects scientifiques et techniques. Deux dr ccs expnts seront dcsigne,

respectivement par le gouvernement interesse

"5. Toute decision prise conformement aux deux paragraphes precedents sera portee a Ja connaissance du Secretaire general de !'Organi-

Etats non membres mentionnes a !'article 28.'"

Dans Jes paragraphes 6 • 7 de !'article 11, on taire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies'".

nisation des Nations Unies".

A I 'article 2 1, Jes mots "la Commission consultative du trafic de l'opium et autres drogues nuisiblcs" seront remplaces par Jes mots "la Comet social".

On substitucra au deuxieme paragraphe de J"article 25 le paragraphe suivant:

"Au cas ou de telles dispositions n'existeraient pas cntre lcs Parties au differend, elles le soumct tront a une procedure arbitrale ou judiciaire. A defaut d'un accord sur le choix d'un autre tribunal, elles soumettront le differend,

a la requete de I'une d'elles, a la Cour internationale de Justice si elles sont toutcs Parties au Statut et, si elles n'y sont pas toutes Parties,

a un tribunal d'arbitrage constitue conforme-

internationaux."

Le dernier paragraphe de !'article :16 sera remplace par le suivant:

les Mcmbrcs de !'Organisation des Nations Unies, ainsi qu'aux Etats non membres mentionnes a !'article 28, toutes Jes declarations et ticle."

L'article 28 sera redige comme suit:

"La presente Convention est su jette a ratification. A partir du ler janvier 1947, Jes instru-

ments of ratification shall be'depositcd_with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall notify their receipt to all the Members of the United Nations and to the non-member States to which the Secretary-General has communicated a copy of the Convention." Article 29 shall read as follows:

"The present Convention may be acceded to on behalf of any Member of the United Nations or any non-member State mentioned in article 28. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall notify their receipt to all the Members of the United Nations and to the non-member States mentioned in article 28."

In the first paragraph of article 32, the last sentence shall read as follows:

"Each denunciation shall operate only as regards the High Contracting Party on whose behalf it has been deposited."

The second paragraph of article 32 shall read as follows:

"The Secretary-General shall notify all the Members of the United Nations and non-member States mentioned in article 28 of any denunciation received."

In the third paragraph of article 32, the words "High Contracting Parties" shall replace the words "Members of the League and non-member States bound by the present Convention".

In article 33, the words "High Contracting Party" and "High Contracting Parties" shall replace the words "Member of the League of Nations or non-member State bound by this Convention" and "Members of the League of Nations or non-member States bound by this Convention".

In articles V and VII, "the Secretary-General of the United Nations" shall be substituted for "the Secretary-General of the League of Nations".

In articles 16, 18, 21, 23 and 24, "the Secretary- General of the United Nations" shall be substituted for "the Secretary-General of the League of Nations".

For article 17, second paragraph, the following paragraph shall be substituted:

"In case there is no such agreement between the Parties, the dispute shall be referred to arbitration or judicial settlement. In the absence of agreement on the choice of another tribunal,

the dispute shall, at the request of any one of the Parties, be referred to the International Court of Justice, if all the Parties to the dispute ments de ratification seront deposes auprb du Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies qui en notifiera le dcpbt a tousles Membres de !'Organisation des Nations Unies ainsi qu'aux Etats non membres auxquels le Secretaire general aura communique un exemplaire de la Convention."

L'article 29 sera redige comme suit:

"Tout Membre de !'Organisation des Nations Unies et tout Etat non membre visc a l'article 28 pourra ad.1erer a la presente Convention.

Les instruments d'adhesion seront deposes au-

les Membres de !'Organisation des Nations Unies, ainsi qu'aux: Etats non membres vises a !'article 28."

Au premier paragraphe de l'article 32, la derniere phrase sera redigee comme suit:

"Chaque denonciatfon ne sera operante que pour la Baute Partie contractante au nom de laquelle elle aura ete deposee."

Le second paragraphe de }'article 32 sera redige comme suit:

Membres de !'Organisation des Nations Unies et aux Etats non membres mentionnes a l'article 28 les denonciations ainsi re,;ues."

Au troisieme paragraphe de l'article 32, les mots "des Hautes Parties contractantes" rempla-

par la presente Convention."

A l'article 33, les mots "toute Haute Partie contractante" remplaceront les mots "Membres de la Societe des Nations ou Etats non membres "toutes les Hautes Parties contractantes" rempla-

lies."

general de l'Organisation des Nations Unies" la Societe des Nations".

Aux articles 16, 18, 21, 23 et 24, on remplacera "Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Natioru Unies".

A !'article 17, on remplacera le deuxieme paragraphe par le paragraphe suivant:

"Au cas ou de tdles_dispositions n'existeraient differend a une procedure arbitrale ou judiciaire. A defaut d'un accord sur le choix d'un autre tribunal, elles soumettront le differend, a la requete de l'une d'elles, a la Cour internationale de Justice si elles soot toutes Parties au

are Parties to the Statute, and, if any of the Parties to the dispute is not a Party to the Statute, to an arbitral tribunal constituted in ~ccordance with The Hague Convention of 18 October 1907 for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes."

Paragraph 4 of article 18 shall read as follows:

"The Secretary-General shall communicate te all the Members of the United Nations and to the non-member States mentioned in article 20 all declarations and notices received in virtue of this article."

Article 20 shall read as follows:

"The present Convention is subject to ratification. As from 1 January 1947, the instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations,

who shall notify their receipt to all the Members of the United Nations and the non-member States to which the Secretary-General has communicated a copy of the Convention."

Paragraph I of article 21 shall read as follows:

"The present Convention shall be open to accession on behalf of any Member of the United Nations or non-member State mentioned in article 20."

In paragraph 1 of article 24, the words "High Contracting Party" shall be substituted for the words "Member of the League or non-member State".

The second paragraph of article 24 shall read as follows:

"The Secretary-General shall notify all the Members of the United Nations and non-member States mentioned in article 20 of any denunciations received."

In paragraph 3 of article 24, the words "High Contracting Parties" shall replace the words "Members of the League or non-member States bound by the present Convention".

Article 25 shall read as follows:

"Request for the revision of the present Convention may be made at any time by any High Contracting Party by means of a notice addressed to the Secretary-General of the Unih.:d Nations. Such notice shall be communicated by the Secretary-General to the other High Contracting Parties and, if endorsed by not less than one-third of them, the High Contracting Parties agree to meet for the purpose of revising the Convention."

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