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Article 24.

The present Convention shall go into effect three months after the date mentioned in the Netherlands Government's notification, as indiented in the last paragraph of the preceding article.

With regard to the laws, regulations and other measures provided for by the present Convention, it is agreed that the drafts necessary to this end shall be drawn up not later than six months after the going into effect of the Convention, With regard to the laws, these shall also be proposed by the Governments to their parliaments or legisla tive bodies within this same period of six months, and in any case al the first session which shall follow the expiration of this period.

The date from which these laws, regulations, or measures shall go into effect shall be the subject of an agreement between the signatory Powers, at the instance of the Netherlands Government.

In case questions shall arise relative to the ratification of the present Convention, or relative to the going into effect of the Convention, or of the laws, regulations and measures which such Convention involves, the Netherlands Government, if these questions cannot be decided by other means, shall invite all the Signatory Powers to designate dele gates who shall assemble at The Hague to come to an immediate agreement on these questions,

Article 25.

If it should happen that one of the Contracting Powers should wish to denounce the present Convention, such denunciation shall be notified in writing to the Netherlands Government, who shall immediately communicate a certified copy in conformity with such notification to all the other Powers, informing them at the same time as to the date on which it received such notification.

The denunciation shall have no effect except with respect to the Power who shall have given notice thereof and one year after such notice shall have reached the Netherlands Government.

In witness whereof, the Plenipotentiaries have affixed their signa tures to the present Convention.

Done at The Hague, January 23, 1912, in one single copy, which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of the Netherlands and copies of which, certified in conformity, shall be delivered through diplomatic channels to all the Powers represented at the Conference.

[Here follow signatures.]

[Translation.)

PROTOCOLE DE CLÔTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONFER

ENCE.

The International Opium Conference, proposed by the Govern- ment of the United States of America and convoked by the Govern- ment of the Netherlands, assembled at The Hague in the Palace of the Knights, December 1, 1911.

The Governments, the enumeration of which follows, have taken part in the Conference, to which they had designated the Delegates hereafter named,

[Here follow names of Governments and Delegates.]

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In a series of meetings held from the 1st of December, 1911, to the 23rd of January, 1912, the Conference determined upon the text of Convention hereto annexed:

The Conference has further expressed the following wishes:

I. The Conference is of the opinion that there is reason to draw the attention of the Universal Postal Union:

1° to the urgency of regulating the transmission by post of raw Opium:

2° to the necessity of regulating, so far as possible, the transmission by post of Morphine and Cocaine and their respetive salts, and of the other substances contemplated by Article 14 of the Convention;

3° to the necessity of prohibiting the transmission of prepared Opium by the post.

II. The Conference is of the opinion that it is advisable to study the question of Indian Hemp from the statistical and scientific stand- point, with a view to regulating its misuse, should the necessity therefor make itself felt, by domestic legislation or by an international agreement.

In testimony whereof, the Plenipotentiaries have affixed their sig- natures to the present Protocol.

Done at The Hague, the 23rd day of January, 1912, in a single copy, which shall remain deposited in the Archives of the Govern- ment of the Netherlands, and copies of which, certified and conform- ing thereto, shall be delivered through the diplomatic channel to all the Powers represented at the Conference.

Here follow signatures.]

[Translation.]

FINAL PROTOCOL OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONFERENCE-1918.

The Second International Opium Conference, convoked by Govern- ment of the Netherlands in virtue of Article 23 of the International Opium Convention, met at The Hague, in the Palace of the Counts, July 1, 1913.

The Governments enumerated below took part in the Conference, for which they had designated the following-named delegates.

(Hero follow names of Governments and delegates.)

In a series of meetings held from the 1st to the 9th the conference after oxamination of the question put before it by paragraph 2 of Article 23 of the International Opium Convention of January 23,

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I. Decided that ratifications may be deposited from this moment. II. Unanimously adopted the following resolution:

RESOLUTION.

Desirous of following up in the path opened by the international commission of Shanghai of 1909 and the first conference of 1912 at The Hague, the progressive sup- pression of the abuse of opium, morphine, cocaine, as well as of drugs prepared with or derived from those substances, and deeming it more than ever necessary and mutually advantageous to have an international agreement on that point, the Second International Conference-

1. Utters a wish that the Government of the Netherlands be pleased to call to the attention of the Governments of Austria-Hungary, Norway, and Sweden the fact that the signature, ratification, drawing up of legislative measures, and putting the con- vention into force constitute four distinct stages which permit of those powers giving their supplemental signatures even now.