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"Article 1.”
"The contracting 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 poppy is forbidden throughout the Dutch East Ind es, The Government sells no raw opium except in some cases to pharmacists. Import, possession, prepora- otherwise tion and sole of raw opium not destined for medical use, than by, on nocount of, or on behalf of the Government are forbiddeh, With regard to raw opium, destined for modionl use, the s'me rogu- lations exist na for the properud oplum. dostinod for medical use.
"Articb 2.
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"Duo ng rd boing had to the differuncoe in thoir commercial conditions, the contracting Powers shall limit the number of town, ports or athor leenlitios through which the export or import of row opium shell to permitted".
Where the export in the 1st yo ́rs did not cxist, and tho import took place exclusively on behalf of tho Governmont, it is unneccssery to m'ko special regul^tions with rogerd to rticle 2.
11 Article 3."
ti 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 restrict its import, unless regulations on the subject are already in existence",
Export of raw opium is forbidden, except when
it is destined for medical or scientific purposes, and a declaration is produced that the import is loved by the "uthorities nt destination.
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11 "Article 4.
The contrasting Povers shall make rogub tions requiring that every package containing rw opium intended for export sh 11 bo mrked in such ways to india te its contents, provided that the consignment exooods 5 kilog.
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Whore, alrendy mentioned in the noto to rticle 2, no export exista, such regulation is unnoouss"ry,
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