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Article 9

197. The Group agreed to amend paragraph 1 to make it clear that the provisions of the article were aimed only at the trade of materials and equipment intended for the "illicit" manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

198. Many representatives held the view that the control measures contemplated in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the original draft would be difficult to implement and could have undesirable negative effects on the legitimate international trade of materials and equipment used by the pharmaceutical industry. The Group considered an alternative proposal to replace para- graphs 2 and 3 by a single paragraph providing for the exchange of information concerning the specific shipment of materials and equipment suspected of being intended for use in illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. It was decided that such a provision would not serve a useful purpose in article 9, inasmuch as its objective was covered by the provisions of article 6 dealing with the exchange of information in the context of co-operation between law enforcement agencies.

Article 10

199. Commenting on the text of the article in the preliminary draft, some representatives expressed the view that the need for such an article in the new convention was questionable since some of the proposed measures for the eradication of narcotic plants cultivated illicitly were already included in article 22 of the Single Convention. It was suggested that the relationship between the proposed article and article 22 et seqq. of the Single Convention should be clarified and that appropriate reference to the relevant provisions of that Convention should be made in article 10. Several speakers considered that the article in its present form did not add any substance to the corresponding provisions of the Single Convention, while another representative pointed out that it was, in fact, the only text dealing specifically with modalities for the suppression of the illicit cultivation of narcotic plants.

200.

A proposal was made by one representative that the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 should be amended to read as follows:

"1.

The Parties shall take appropriate steps to prevent the illicit cultivation of the poppy plants, coca bushes and cannabis plants that are being illegally grown in their territories, and shall introduce effective measures for their elimination. The measures adopted must be compatible with fundamental human rights, respect for the traditions of national and regional groups, and the protection of the environment.

2.

The Parties shall collaborate with a view to adding to the effectiveness of the eradication measures through crop substitution and integrated rural development techniques and through preferential tariffs for the substitute products, taking into account the various types of these products and the resources available to them, as well as the socio-economic circumstances existing in the illicit growing zones.

Parties with common borders shall endeavour to co-operate in eradication

programmes within the zones situated along these borders.'

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