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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

P.O.O. 48 (1)

ADVISORY PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

Note by Monsieur feu Dr. XRENER, on a system of control with judicial limitation effect.

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The mandate entrusted by the Council to the Committee is to prepare a series of agreements with a view to the limitation of the production of morphine, heroin, cocaine and the raw materials which have to be exported for the manufacture of these drugs.

Limitation of production: such is the essential aim.

It is possible to differ as to the means to achieve this aim; all that matters is that it should be achieved in the best possible way.

The system of direct limitation raises objections which it is useless to re-state, as they have been fully presented and discussed at the former sessions. It is sufficient to recall here that, admitting that the figure of 450 milligrammes of opium per head per annum can be considered as reasonable (and it will certainly be criticized with some ground), the real difficulty will lie in the apportioning, especially in an apportionment which can be continually revised.

Speaking in my capacity as director-general of a chamber of commerce, of things which I know by daily practice, I do not think in all sincerity, that it will be possible to obtain in advance from a manufacturer (or, which comes to the same thing, from the country party to the agreement, on his account), who will have laid out large sums of money for the equipment of a manufacture, proportioned at a given moment to a given market, the engagement to surrender his share of a legitimate market, for

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ADVISORY COMMITTEEP.O.O. 48 (1)ADVISORY PREPARATORY COMMITTEENote by Monsieur feu Dr. XRENER, on a system of control with judicial limitation effect.255The mandate entrusted by the Council to the Committee is to prepare a series of agreements with a view to the limitation of the production of morphine, heroin, cocaine and the raw materials which have to be exported for the manufacture of these drugs.Limitation of production: such is the essential aim.It is possible to differ as to the means to achieve this aim; all that matters is that it should be achieved in the best possible way.The system of direct limitation raises objections which it is useless to re-state, as they have been fully presented and discussed at the former sessions. It is sufficient to recall here that, admitting that the figure of 450 milligrammes of opium per head per annum can be considered as reasonable (and it will certainly be criticized with some ground), the real difficulty will lie in the apportioning, especially in an apportionment which can be continually revised.Speaking in my capacity as director-general of a chamber of commerce, of things which I know by daily practice, I do not think in all sincerity, that it will be possible to obtain in advance from a manufacturer (or, which comes to the same thing, from the country party to the agreement, on his account), who will have laid out large sums of money for the equipment of a manufacture, proportioned at a given moment to a given market, the engagement to surrender his share of a legitimate market, for
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ARNEXY.P.0.0. 48 (1)OPTU PRETERAPORY COMMITULE.Koto by Monsieur feuri XRNIER, on a cystem of cobrol with judireat limitativo effect.255The Landate entrusted by the Council to the Committee is to prepare a series of agreements with a view to the limitation of the production of morphine, heroin, cocaine and the raw materials which have to be exported for the manufacture of the sedrugo.Limitation of production: such is the essential aiIt is possible to differ as to the mocus to achieve this aim; all that matters is that it should be achieved in the best possible way.The system of direct limitation raises objections which it is useless to re-state, as they have been fully presented and disoupsed at the former sessions. It is sufficient to recall here that, admitting that the figure of 450 milligrammes of opium per head per annum can be considered as reasonable ( and it willthe real difficulty certainly be critiosed with some ground) will lie in the apportionigg, especially in en apportionnent which can be continually revised.Speaking in my capacity of director-general of a chamber of commerce, of things which I know by daily practico, I do not think in all sincerity, that it will be possible to obtain in advance from a manufacturer (or, which comes to the same thing, from the country party to the agreement, on his account), who will have laid out large sums of money, the equipment of a manufacture, proportioned at a given monen ↑ to a given market the ongagoment to surrender his share of a legitimate market, for
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ARNEXY.

P.0.0. 48 (1)

OPTU PRETERAPORY COMMITULE.

Koto by Monsieur feuri XRNIER, on a cystem of cobrol with

judireat limitativo effect.

255

The Landate entrusted by the Council to the Committee is

to prepare a series of agreements with a view to the limitation of the production of morphine, heroin, cocaine and the raw materials which have to be exported for the manufacture of the se

drugo.

Limitation of production:

such is the essential ai

It is possible to differ as to the mocus to achieve this aim; all that matters is that it should be achieved in the best possible

way.

The system of direct limitation raises objections which it is useless to re-state, as they have been fully presented and disoupsed at the former sessions. It is sufficient to recall here that, admitting that the figure of 450 milligrammes of opium per head per annum can be considered as reasonable ( and it will

the real difficulty certainly be critiosed with some ground)

will lie in the apportionigg, especially in en apportionnent which can be continually revised.

Speaking in my capacity of

director-general of a chamber of commerce, of things which I know by daily practico, I do not think in all sincerity, that it will be possible to obtain in advance from a manufacturer (or, which comes to the same thing, from the country party to the agreement, on his account), who will have laid out large sums of money, the equipment of a manufacture, proportioned at a given monen ↑ to

a given market the ongagoment to surrender his share of a legitimate market,

for

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