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"Articlo 5."
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"The contrasting Powers shall not allow
the import and export of row opium except by d ly authorized porsons".
This is fulfilled (See notes to Art.1 & 3).
CHAPTER II.
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PREPARED OPIUM"
"Definition. By "Prepared opium" is understood :
"The product of row opium, obtained by n sorios of spoolel operation
especially by dissolving, boiling, roasting and fermentations designed to transform it into an extract suitable for consumption, 'Prepared opium includes dross and all other residues remain ing when opium has been smoked.
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"Article 6"
The contracting Powers shall take measures
for the gradual and effective suppression of the manufacture of, international trade in, and use of prepared opium, with due regard to the varying ciroumstances of ench country concerned unless regur tions on the subject are -lrendy in existence".
The chandu is prop^rod in Government
factory, which is armod Fretory of the opium-Regio. Exoopt when it bo dustined for medical use (so note to § v), where the smo rugur tions oxist for mcdionl opium, the manufacture and the slo of prop rud opium, other then by the Government, is forbidden, The s-E is no by Government officials. The opium is sold
As alrondy mentioned (300 oxclusively in closed metallic tubus. 38 V to VII inclusive) the Government goes on to prohibit the use of opium entirely, where it is possible, and everywhere elso to limit1s much as possible.
As long as no sufficient international measures are taken, by which an end is put to the smuggling of deleterious drugs, the abolition of the Government monopoly in the Dutch East Indies will not contributo to the decrenso in the use of opium.
"Articlo 7."
"The contrasting Powers shall prohibit the import and export of proparud oplum; those Powers, however, which ro not yut rondy to prohibit immodi tuly the export of pruporud