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open-ended intergovernmental expert group, scheduled for 5-16 October, to continue the review of the remaining articles and sections of the draft convention.
Second session
11. The second session of the Expert Group convened as planned from 5-16 October 1987 and held a further 19 plenary meetings. The second session of the Expert Group was attended by 183 experts from the following 65 States: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Holy See, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukrainian SSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela, Participation in the second session is also indicated in the list of participants at annex II.
12.
At the first meeting of its second session, on 5 October 1987, the Expert Group took note of the fact that four of the officers elected at the first session would be present at the second session. In view of the fact that the third Vice-Chairman (Madagascar) would not be present at the session, it was agreed that it would be appropriate to proceed to the election of a replacement. Accordingly, at the third meeting of its second session, on 6 October 1987, the Expert Group elected by acclamation Mr. Christophe Akélé (Benin) to the post of third Vice-Chairman.
13.
The Expert Group had before it a provisional agenda (DND/DCIT/4) and a provisional timetable (DND/DCIT/5/Rev. 2) which reproduced the agenda items and the proposed sequence for considering the draft articles that had been before it at its first session. The Expert Group continued to base its discussions on the working document referred to in paragraph 8 above. During its second session, the Expert Group also had before it the interim report on its first session (DND/DCIT/WP.12).
14.
In the course of its discussions at the second session, the Expert Group considered and completed its discussion of articles 2, 2 bis, 8 and 11 bis; it also completed its general debate on articles 3 and 4. In view of the fact that time available did not permit examination of articles 1 and 5, as well as further consideration of articles 3 and 4, the preamble, the implementation measures and the final clauses, it was the consensus of the meeting that a third session would be desirable in order to complete its work. Such a session, if authorized, could usefully be held immediately prior to the tenth special session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
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15.
At its last meeting, on 16 October 1987, the Expert Group approved the revised text of draft articles 2, 2 bis, 8 and 11 bis, as amended by consensus or with variants indicated in square brackets when no complete agreement could be reached. It then adopted its report and instructed that the revised text of all draft articles approved at both its first and second sessions should appear as an annex to the report.
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