CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924 — Page 234

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Opium to be exported only upon license from the importing country which must be party to The Hague Opium Convention, issued upon prescribed rules and regulations showing that it is imported either for purposes temporarily permissible under Chapter II of the Convention or for madicinal purposec. The exportation of opium of less than 9% morphine content, or for purposes under Chapter II of the Convention to cease after a fixed period, say ten years.

Coca leaves to be exported only upon permit issued upon prescribed rules and regulations for medicinal plurposes, from the importing country, which must be party to the Hague Opium Convention.

Derivatives or preparations of opium and the ooca leaf to be exported solely for medicinal or scientific pur, oses.

No vessel or other common carrier to receive for transport any opium, coca leaf, or derivative of either, which is not accompanied by a certificate from the country of destination showing that it ray bo lawfully imported, and by a document from the county of export showing that it may lawfully be exported. Reciprocal right of search on the high seas in regions agreed upon from time to time, to enforce this provision.

Franshipment and bonding privilegce to be restricted, to the end that, as a general rule, there shall be no re-export of opium, coca leaf or their derivatives and preparations,

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The provisions of Articles 9,10,11, 12 and 13 of, the Hague Opium Convention to apply to all derivatives or preperations of opium and coca leaf with suitable. exceptions for small quantitios in medicinos.

Countries with well developed cherical and pharmaceutical facilities to prohibit the importation of narėotio drugs, derivatives of opium and the coce leaf, permitting only raw opium and the coca leaves to be irported, except arall quantities for scientific purposes.

The export of manufactured drugs preparations or derivatives of opium or the coca leaf to be permitted only to nations which are party to The Hague Opium Convention and which have adequate systems of domestic control, except that medicines in arall quantities may be exported.