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lish People's Republic bic Substances of 1971 Government of the bove-said Convention, es, should be open to
provides that disputes ediation, conciliation, other peaceful means ny one of the parties or decision. In this > wishes to state that istice, for its decision by all parties to the
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 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 ".
SPAIN
In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 20 December 1973 the Government of Spain made the following statement:
(Translation) Spain considers itself to be internationally responsible for the territory of the Sahara; consequently the provisions of the 1971 Vienna Convention on Psychotropic Substances shall also apply to that territory.
TURKEY
The Government of Turkey signed subject to a reservation as to the second paragraph of Article 31.
contains the following
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UKRAINE
The Government of the Ukraine signed the Convention subject to the following reservations and declarations:
(Translation) Reservations
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic will not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 19, paragraphs I and 2, of the Convention on 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 Ukrainian 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 Parties to the dispute.
Declarations
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic states 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 Ukrainian 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
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
The Government of the United Arab Republic signed with a reservation as to Article 19, paragraphs 2 and 2, Article 27 and Article 31. This reservation was repeated on ratification.
provisions of Article the terms of which the said Convention, nce with the principle hould be open for ation or restriction.
YUGOSLAVIA
The Government of Yugoslavia signed subject to a reservation with regard to Article 27 of the Convention.
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