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YOUR TEL NO 690: UN CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING
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ARTICLE 5.4(A) WAS INDEED INTENDED TO IMPOSE A CLEAR OBLIGATION ON THE REQUESTED PARTY. WE WOULD HAVE AN OBLIGATION UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PARTY TO THE CONVENTION WHICH REQUESTED IT, BUT THE ABSENCE OF A SPECIFIC AGREEMENT MIGHT MAKE CO-OPERATION MORE DIFFICULT AND LESS EFFECTIVE, HENCE ARTICLE 5.4(G) AND OUR INTEREST IN BILATERAL AGREEMENTS TO ENHANCE CO-OPERATION IN THIS FIELD.
2. IT IS OUR AIM TO RATIFY THE CONVENTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS DEPENDENT ON SOME AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION HERE, BUT IS NOT DEPENDENT ON PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS A NETWORK OF BILATERAL
AGREEMENTS.
3. WE ARE NOT AT PRESENT CONTEMPLATING LEGISLATION ON 5.4(A)(I), SINCE WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO MEET REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 5.4(A)(II) FOR WHICH NEW LEGISLATION WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.
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ARTICLE 7, PARAGRAPH 15 PROVIDES GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL OF A REQUEST. ARTICLE 5.4(D) ALSO MAKES ARTICLE 7 PARAGRAPHS 6-19 APPLICABLE TO THE WHOLE OF ARTICLE 5.4.
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