CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 594

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"Article 1,*

"The contrasting Powers shall enact effective laws or regulations for the control of the production and distri- bution of raw opium, unless laws or regulations on the subject are already in existence".

The cultivation of opium peppy is forbidden throughout the Dutch East Ind e8. The Government sells no raw opium except in some cases to pharmacists. Import, possession, prepara- tion and anle of row opium not destined for medical use, otherwise thon by, on ne count of, or on behalf of the Government are forbiddoh, With regard to raw opium destinod for mudionl use, the s^mo regu- Intions exist as for the propred opium. dostined for medic-l use.

"Articb 2."

"Duo regard being had to the differunoos in their commercial oonditions, the contrasting Powors shall limit the number of town, ports or other leoniitios through which tho oxport or import of raw opium shell to permitted".

Where the export in the 1st yurs did not cxist, and the import took place oxclusively on roh-if of the Government, it is unneccssery to make speci^l regulations with rogerd to rticle 2.

Article 3."

"The contrasting Powers shall take measures: "a) to prevent the export of raw opium to countries which shell

have prohibited its entry, and

b) to control the export of raw opium to countries which restriat its import, unless regulations on the subject are already in existence",

Export of ray opium is forbidden, except when it is destined for medical or scientific purposes, and a declaration is produced that the import is allowed by the "uthorities nt

destination,

"Article 4."

"The

controting Povera ah 11 make regub tions requiring that every prokge containing ray opium intended for export sh-11 bo marked in such wy 18 to india te its contents,

provided that the consignment exocods 5 kilog."

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Where, s nlre-dy mentioned in the note to rticlo 2, no expert oxists, such arugulation is unnecessary.