(a) that a conference shall be called in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 62 of the Charter of the United Nations to consider the proposed amendment; or (b) that the Parties shall be asked whether they accept the proposed amendment and also asked to submit to the Council any comments on the proposal. 2. If a proposed amendment circulated under paragraph 1(b) has not been rejected by any Party within eighteen months after it has been circulated, it shall thereupon enter into force. If however a proposed amendment is rejected by any Party, the Council may decide, in the light of comments received from Parties, whether a conference shall be called to consider such amendment. ARTICLE 31 1. If there should arise between two or more Parties, a dispute relating to the interpretation or application of this Convention, the said Parties shall consult together with a view to the settlement of the dispute by negotiation, investigation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, recourse to regional bodies, judicial process or other peaceful means of their own choice. 2. Any such dispute which cannot be settled in the manner prescribed shall be referred, at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute, to the International Court of Justice for decision. ARTICLE 32 1. No reservation other than those made in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the present article shall be permitted. 2. Any State may at the time of signature, ratification or accession make reservations in respect of the following provisions of the present Convention: (a) article 19, paragraphs 1 and 2; (b) article 27; and (c) article 31. 3. A State which desires to become a Party but wishes to be authorized to make reservations other than those made in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 4 may inform the Secretary-General of such intention. Unless by the end of twelve months after the date of the Secretary-General's communication of the reservation concerned, this reservation has been objected to by one third of the States that have signed without reservation of ratification, ratified or acceded to this Convention before the end of that period, it shall be deemed to be permitted, it being understood however that States which have objected to the reservation need not assume toward the reserving State any legal obligation under this Convention which is affected by the reservation. 4. A State on whose territory there are plants growing wild which contain psychotropic substances from among those in Schedule I and which are traditionally used by certain small, clearly determined groups in magical or religious rites, may, at the time of signature, ratification or accession make reservations concerning these plants, in respect to the provisions of article 7, except for the provisions relating to international trade. 5. A State which has made reservations may at any time by notification in writing to the Secretary-General withdraw all or part of its reservations. ARTICLE 33 Notifications The Secretary-General shall notify to all the States referred to in paragraph 1 of article 25: (a) signatures, ratifications and accessions in accordance with article 25; (b) the date upon which this Convention enters into force in accordance with article 26; (c) denunciations in accordance with article 29; and (d) declarations and notifications under articles 27, 28, 30 and 32. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Convention on behalf of their respective Governments. DONE AT VIENNA, this twenty-first day of February one thousand nine hundred and seventy-one, in a single copy in the Chinese, English, Russian and Spanish languages, each being equally authentic. The Convention shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit certified true copies thereof to all the Members of the United Nations and to the other States referred to in paragraph 1 of article 25. 1 The names printed in capitals in the left hand column are the International Nonproprietary Names (INN). With 1 exception ((+)-LYSERGIDE), other nonproprietary or trivial names are given only where no INN has yet been proposed. 3. CONVENTION ON PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES: SECTION 101 OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1978 [Public Law 95-633] TITLE I—ENABLING PROVISIONS FOR THE CONVENTION ON PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES SEC. 101. The Congress makes the following findings and declarations: (1) The Congress has long recognized the danger involved in the manufacture, distribution, and use of certain psychotropic substances for nonscientific and nonmedical purposes, and has provided strong and effective legislation to control illicit trafficking and to regulate legitimate uses of psychotropic substances in this country. Abuse of psychotropic substances has become a phenomenon common to many countries, however, and is not confined to national borders. It is, therefore, essential that the United States cooperate with other nations in establishing effective controls over international traffic in such substances. (2) The United States has joined with other countries in executing an international treaty, entitled the Convention on Psychotropic Substances and signed in Vienna, Austria, on February 21, 1971, which is designed to establish suitable controls over the manufacture, distribution, transfer, and use of certain psychotropic substances. The Convention is not self-executing, and the obligations of the United States thereunder may only be performed pursuant to appropriate legislation. It is the intent of the Congress that the amendments made by this Act, together with existing law, will enable the United States to meet all of its obligations under the Convention and that no further legislation will be necessary for that purpose. (3) In implementing the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, the Congress intends that, consistent with the obligations of the United States under the Convention, control of psychotropic substances in the United States should be accomplished within the framework of the procedures and criteria for classification of substances provided in the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. This will insure that (A) the availability of psychotropic substances to manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, and researchers for useful and legitimate medical and scientific purposes will not be unduly restricted; (B) nothing in the Convention will interfere with bona fide research activities; and (C) nothing in the Convention will interfere with ethical medical practice |