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Economic and Social Council | |
Distr. E/RES/1946/9(I) | |
1946/9(I). | Commission on Narcotic Drugs |
1. The Economic and Social Council, in order to provide machinery whereby full effect may be given to the international conventions relating to narcotic drugs, and to provide for continuous review of and progress in the international control of such drugs, Establishes a Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 2. The Commission shall: (a) assist the Council in exercising such powers of supervision over the application of international conventions and agreements dealing with narcotic drugs as may be assumed by or conferred on the Council; (b) carry out such functions entrusted to the League of Nations Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium and other Dangerous Drugs by the international conventions in narcotic drugs as the Council may find necessary to assume and continue; (c) advise the Council on all matters pertaining to the control of narcotic drugs, and prepare such draft international conventions as may be necessary; (d) consider what changes may be required in the existing machinery for the international control of narcotic drugs and submit proposals thereon to the Council; (e) perform such other functions relating to narcotic drugs as the Council may direct. 3. The Commission may make recommendations to the Council concerning any sub-commission which it considers should be established. 4. The Commission shall be composed of fifteen Members of the United Nations, which are important producing or manufacturing countries or countries in which illicit traffic in narcotic drugs constitutes a serious social problem. The term of office of members is three years. They are eligible for re-appointment. 5. The Commission is authorized by the Council to appoint in a consultative capacity, and without the right to vote, representatives of bodies created under the terms of international conventions on narcotic drugs. 6. The Council requests the following Governments to designate one representative each to constitute the Commission: Canada, China, Egypt, France, India, Iran, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Yugoslavia. 16 February 1946
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