IONS (continued)
Date of deposit of
Ratification or Accession (A)
3 Apr. 1975 (A)
10 June 1974 (A)
8 May 1973 (A)
20 Feb. 1975 (A)‡
6 July 1977
24 Oct. 1973 (A)
18 July 1975 (A)
9 June 1977 (A) 18 Feb. 1972 (A)
3 Feb. 1972 7 June 1974 (A)
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RESERVATIONS, DECLARATIONS AND STATEMENTS
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
Signed (Translation): Subject to a reservation with regard to the effects of the application of the Convention in non-metropolitan territories whose sovereignty is in dispute, as was indicated by our vote on Article 27.
BULGARIA
The Bulgarian instrument of accession contains the following reservation:
(Translation) The People's Republic of Bulgaria does not consider itself bound by the decisions of the International Court on cases that have been brought before it, pursuant to Article 31 of the Convention, without the consent of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.
Signed
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BRAZIL
with reservation to Articles 19, paragraphs 1 and 2; Articles 27
3 Jan. 1975‡
29 Jan. 1975 (A)
10 June 1977 (A)
27 Jan. 1972 (A)‡
20 July 1973 (A)‡
5 Dec. 1972
8 Mar. 1976 (A)
21 Nov. 1975 (A)
18 May 1976
24 Oct. 1975 (A)
(Translation) Reservations
BYELORUSSIA
on
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic will not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 19, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Convention Psychotropic Substances of 1971 as applied to States not entitled to become Parties to the Convention on the basis of the procedure provided for in Article 25 of that Convention.
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 31 of the Convention concerning the referral to the International Court of Justice of a dispute relating to the interpretation or application of the Convention at the request of any one of the Parties to the dispute and declares that the referral of any such dispute to the International Court of Justice shall in each case require the consent of all the Parties to the dispute.
Declarations
states The Byelorussian SSR
that the provisions of Article 25 of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, under the terms of which a number of States are not entitled to become Parties to the said Convention, are of a discriminatory nature and considers that in accordance with the principle of the sovereign equality of States the Convention should be open for participation by all interested States without any discrimination or restriction.
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic deems it essential to state that the provisions of Article 27 of the Convention are at variance with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples of the United Nations General Assembly (resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960), which proclaims the necessity of "bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations".
14 June 1972‡
16 Mar. 1976 (A)
23 May 1972
15 Oct. 1973
12 Oct. 1977 (A)
CUBA
The Cuban instrument of accession contains the following reservation and declaration:
(Translation) Reservation
The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 31 of the Convention, since, in its view, disputes between Parties should be settled only by direct negotiation through the diplomatic channel.
Declaration
The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba considers that, despite the fact that the Convention deals with matters affecting the interests of all States, the provisions of Article 25, paragraph 1, and Article 26 of the Covention are discriminatory in character in that they deny a number of States the right of signature and accession, thus violating the principle of the sovereign equality of States.
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