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| Registration: | 23 January 1922, No. 2221. |
Note: Observation2: This Convention, although not concluded under the auspices of the League of Nations, served as a starting-point for the system devised by the League of Nations and has, in a sense, been incorporated in that system.
Schedule3 containing the signatures of the Convention, the signatures of the Protocol of Signature of the Powers not represented at the First Opium Conference, provided for in the penultimate paragraph of Article 22 of the Convention, the ratifications of the Convention, and the signatures of the Protocol respecting the putting into force4 of the Convention provided under "B" of the Final Protocol of the Third International Opium Conference.In accordance with its article 44 (1), the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narocitc Drugs, 1961 of 8 August 1975, as between the parties thereto, terminates and replaces the provisions of the above Convention. See chapter VI.18. [The ratifications and signatures in accordance with Article 295 of the Peace Treaty of Versailles or in accordance with a similar article of other treaties of peace are marked with an asterisk (*).]|
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| Participant | Signatures of the Convention | Signatures of the Protocol of the Powers not represented at the Opium Conference | Ratification of the Convention and accessions | Signatures of the Protocol relative to the bringing into force of the Convention (dates of the entry into force) |
| Afghanistan | . May 5, 1944 | |||
| Albania | . Feb. 3, 1925 | Feb 3, 1925 | Feb 3, 1925 | |
| Argentine Republic | Oct 17, 1912 | Apr 23, 1946 | ||
| Austria | Jul 16, 1920* | Jul 16, 1920* | ||
| Belgium5 | Jun 18, 1912 | Jun 16, 1914 | May 14, 1919 | |
| Belgian Congo and Mandated Territory of Ruanda-Urundi (a) | Jul 29, 1942 | |||
| Bolivia | Jun 4, 1913 | Jan 10, 1920* | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Brazil | Oct 16, 1912 | Dec 23, 1914 | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Bulgaria | Mar 2, 1914 | Aug 9, 1920* | Aug 9, 1920* | |
| Chile | Jul 2, 1913 | Jan 16, 1923 | May 18, 1923 | |
| China6 | Jan 23, 1912 | Feb 9, 1914 | Feb 11, 1915 | |
| Colombia7 | Jan 15, 1913 | Jun 26, 1924 | Jun 30, 1924 | |
| Costa Rica | Apr 25, 1912 | Aug 1, 1924 | Jul 29, 1925 | |
| Cuba | May 8, 1913 | Mar 8, 1920* | Mar 8, 1920* | |
| Czechoslovakia8 | Jan 10, 1920* | Jan 10, 1920* | ||
| Denmark9 | Dec 17, 1912 | Jul 10, 1913 | Oct 21, 1921 | |
| Dominican Republic | Nov 12, 1912 | Jun 7, 1923 | Apr 14, 1931 | |
| Ecuador | Jul 2, 1912 | Feb 25, 1915 | Aug 23, 1923 | |
| Egypt (a) | Jun 5, 1942 | |||
| Estonia | Jan 9, 1923 | Apr 20, 1923 | Jan 21, 1931 | |
| Finland | Apr 24, 1 922 | May 16, 1922 | Dec 1, 1922 | |
| France10 | Jan 23, 1912 | Jan 10, 1920* | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Germany | Jan 23, 1912 | Jan 10, 1920* | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Great Britain11 | Jan 23, 1912 | Jul 15, 1914 | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Burma12 | ||||
| Greece | Mar 30, 1920* | Mar 30, 1920* | ||
| Guatemala | Jun 17, 1912 | Aug 27, 1913 | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Haiti | Aug 21, 1912 | Jun 30, 1920* | Jun 30, 1920* | |
| Honduras | Jul 5, 1912 | Aug 29, 1913 | Apr 3, 1915 | |
| Hungary | Jul 26, 1921* | Jul 26, 1921* | ||
| Iran13 | Jan 23, 1912 | |||
| Italy | Jan 23, 1912 | Jun 28, 1914 | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Japan | Jan 23, 1912 | Jan 10, 1920* | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Latvia | Feb 6, 1922 | Mar 25, 1924 | Jan 18, 1932 | |
| Liberia | Jun 30, 1920* | Jun 30, 1920* | ||
| Liechtenstein14 | ||||
| Lithuania | Apr 7, 1922 | |||
| Luxembourg | Jun 18, 1912 | Aug 21, 1922 | Aug 21, 1922 | |
| Mexico | May 15, 1912 | Apr 2, 1925 | May 8, 1925 | |
| Monaco | May 1, 1923 | Feb 20, 1925 | May 26, 1925 | |
| Netherlands | Jan 23, 1912 | Jul 28, 1914 | Feb 11, 1915 | |
| Nicaragua | Jul 18, 1913 | Nov 10, 1914 | Nov 3 1920 | |
| Norway | Sep 2, 1913 | Nov 12, 1914 | Sep 20, 1915 | |
| Panama | Jun 19, 1912 | Nov 25, 1920* | Nov 25, 1920* | |
| Paraguay (a) | Dec 14, 1912 | Mar 17, 1943 | ||
| Peru | Jul 24, 1913 | Jan 10, 1920* | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Poland | Jan 10, 1920* | Jan 10, 1920* | ||
| Portugal | Jan 23, 1912 | Dec 15, 1913 | . Apr. 8, . 1920* | |
| Romania | Dec 27, 1913 | Sep 14, 1920* | Sep 14, 1920* | |
| Russia | Jan 23, 1912 | |||
| Salvador | Jul 30, 1912 | Sep 19, 1922 | May 29, 1931 | |
| Saudi Arabia (a) | Feb 19, 1943 | |||
| Spain | Oct 23, 1912 | Jan 25, 1919 | Feb 11, 1921 | |
| Sweden15 | Aug 27, 1913 | Apr 17, 1914 | Jan 13, 1921 | |
| Switzerland16 | Dec 29, 1913 | Jan 15, 1925 | Jan 15, 1925 | |
| Thailand17 | Jan 23, 1912 | Jul 10, 1913 | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Turkey | Sep 15, 1933 | Sep 15, 1933 | Sep 15, 1933 | |
| United States of America | Jan 23, 1912 | Dec 15, 1913 | Feb 11, 1915 | |
| Uruguay | Mar 9, 1914 | Apr 3, 1916 | Jan 10, 1920* | |
| Venezuela | Sep 10, 1912 | Oct 28, 1913 | Jul 12, 1927 | |
| Yugoslavia (former)18 | Feb 10, 1920* | Feb 10, 1920* | ||
| Participant19,20 | Accession (a), Succession (d) |
| Bahamas | 13 Aug 1975 d |
| Cambodia20 | 3 Oct 1951 d |
| Cameroon | 20 Nov 1961 d |
| Central African Republic | 4 Sep 1962 d |
| Congo | 15 Oct 1962 d |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 8 Dec 1961 d |
| Cyprus | 16 May 1963 d |
| Czech Republic8 | 30 Dec 1993 d |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31 May 1962 d |
| Ethiopia | 28 Dec 1948 a |
| Fiji | 1 Nov 1971 d |
| Ghana | 3 Apr 1958 d |
| Indonesia | 29 May 1958 a |
| Israel | 12 May 1952 a |
| Jamaica | 26 Dec 1963 d |
| Jordan | 12 May 1958 a |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7 Oct 1950 d |
| Lebanon | 24 May 1954 d |
| Lesotho | 4 Nov 1974 d |
| Malawi | 22 Jul 1965 d |
| Malaysia | 21 Aug 1958 d |
| Malta | 3 Jan 1966 d |
| Mauritius | 18 Jul 1969 d |
| Niger | 25 Aug 1961 d |
| Nigeria | 26 Jun 1961 d |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 Oct 1980 d |
| Philippines | 30 Sep 1959 d |
| Senegal | 2 May 1963 d |
| Serbia | 31 Jul 2002 d |
| Sierra Leone | 13 Mar 1962 d |
| Slovakia8 | 28 May 1993 d |
| Sri Lanka | 4 Dec 1957 d |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 20 Jan 1954 d |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 Apr 1966 d |
| Zambia | 9 Apr 1973 d |
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1. See League of Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 8, p. 187.
2. The Protocol does not contain any formal amendment in respect of the Convention of 23 January 1912. However, its article III provides as follows:
"The functions conferred upon the Netherlands Government under articles 21 and 25 of the International Opium Convention signed at The Hague on 23 January 1912, and entrusted to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations with the consent of the Netherlands Government, by a resolution of the League of Nations Assembly dated 15 December 1920, shall henceforward be exercised by the Secretary-General of the United Nations."
The Convention of 23 January 1912 (which, consequently, was amended in effect by the Protocol of 11 December 1946) has been included in the present chapter.
3. This Schedule which appeared in the Annexes to the Supplementary Report on the Work of the League is reproduced here for purposes of information.
4. The Convention came into force initially on 11 February 1915, in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol respecting the putting into force of the Convention.
5. Subject to adherence or denunciation as regards the Belgian Congo.
6. See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (see note 1 under "China" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume).
7. Subject to approval of the Colombian Parliament.
8. See note 1 under "Czech Republic" and note 1 under "Slovakia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
9. The signature of the Protocol of Signature of the Powers not represented at the Conference as well as its ratification were given by Denmark for Iceland and the Danish Antilles: the signature of the Protocol respecting the putting into force of the Convention was given by Denmark and Iceland.
10. With the reservation that a separate and special ratification or denunciation may subsequently be obtained for the French Protectorates. France and Great Britain signed the Convention for the New Hebrides, August 21st, 1924.
11. Subject to the following declaration:
The articles of the present Convention, if ratified by His Britannic Majesty's Government, Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, Hong-Kong, and Wei-Hai-Wei in every respect in the same way as they shall apply to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: but His Britannic Majesty's Government reserve the right of signing or denouncing separately the said Convention in the name of any Dominion, Colony, Dependency, or Protectorate of His Majesty other than those which have been specified.
In virtue of the above-mentioned reservation, Great Britain signed the Convention for the following Dominions, Colonies, Dependencies, and Protectorates: on December 17th, 1912, for Canada, Newfound- land, New Zealand, Brunei, Cyprus, the East Africa Protectorate, Falkland Islands, Malay Protectorates, Gambia, Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Jamaica, Johore, Kedah, Kelantan Perlis, Trengganu, Malta, Northern Nigeria, Northern Borneo, Nyasaland, St. Helena, Sarawak, Seychelles, Somaliland, Southern Nigeria, Trinidad, Uganda; on February 27th, 1913, for the Colony of Fiji; on April 22nd, 1913, for the Colony of Sierra Leone, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protectorate and the Solomon Islands Protectorate; on June 25th, 1913, for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia; on November 14th, 1913, for the Bahama Islands and for the three Colonies of the Windward Islands, that is to say, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent; on January 30th, 1914, for the Leeward Islands; on February 11th, 1914, for British Guiana as well as for British Honduras; on March 28th, 1914, for the Government of the Union of South Africa; on March 28th, 1914, for Zanzibar, Southern and Northern Rhodesia, Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland;on April 4th, 1914, for the Colony of Barbados; on April 8th, 1914, for Mauritius and its dependencies; on July 11th, 1914, for the Bermuda Islands; on August 21st, 1924, for Palestine and together with France for the New Hebrides; on October 20th, 1914, for Iraq.
12. See note 1 under "Myanmar" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
13. With the reservation of articles 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 (Iran having no treaty with China) and paragraph (a) of article 3.
14. The Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs, by a letter dated October 14th, 1936, transmitted to the Secretariat, at the request of the Swiss Legation at The Hague, the following declaration:
"Under the terms of the arrangements concluded between the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swiss Government in 1929 and 1935, in application of the Customs Union Treaty concluded between these two countries on March 29th, 1923, the Swiss legislation on narcotic drugs, including all the measures taken by the Federal authorities to give effect to the different interna tional Conventions on dangerous drugs, will be applicable to the territory of the Principality in the same way as to the territory of the Confederation, as long as the said Treaty remains in force. The Principality of Liechtenstein will accordingly participate, so long as the said Treaty remains in force, in the international Conventions which have been or may hereafter be concluded in the matter of narcotic drugs, it being neither necessary nor advisable for that country to accede to them separately."
15. Subject to the following declaration:
"Opium not being manufactured in Sweden, the Swedish Government will for the moment confine themselves to prohibiting the importation of prepared opium, but they declare at the same time that they are ready to take the measures indicated in Article 8 of the Convention if experience proves their expediency."
16. Subject to ratification and with the declaration that the Swiss Government will be unable to issue the necessary legal enactments within the terms fixed by the Convention.
17. With the reservation of articles 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 (Thailand having no treaty with China).
18. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
19. In a notification received on 21 February 1974, the Government of the German Democratic Republic stated that the German Democratic Republic had declared the reapplication of the Convention as from 16 December 1957.
In this connexion, the Secretary-General received on 16 March 1976 the following communication from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany:
With reference to the communication by the German Democratic Republic of 7 February 1974 concerning the application, as from 16 December 1957, of the International Opium Convention of 23 January 1912, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany declares that in the relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic this declaration has no retroactive effect beyond 21 June 1973.
Subsequently, in a communication received on 17 June 1976, the Government of the German Democratic Republic declared:
"The Government of the German Democratic Republic takes the view that in accordance with the applicable rules of international law and the international practice of States the regulations on the reapplication of agreements concluded under international law are an internal affair of the successor State concerned. Accordingly, the German Democratic Republic was entitled to determine the date of reapplication of the International Opium Convention, January 23rd, 1912, to which it established its status as a party by way of succession."
See also note 2 under "Germany" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
20. By joint notifications received from the Governments of France and Viet-Nam on 11 August 1950; from the Governments of France and Laos, on 7 October 1950; and from the Governments of France and Cambodia on 3 October 1951, notice was given of the transfer of functions by the French Government to the Government of the Republic of Viet-Nam, Laos and Cambodia of the duties and obligations arising from the application of the Convention in these countries. It should be noted that the Republic of Viet-Nam succeeded to the Convention on 11 August 1950. See also note 1 under "Viet Nam" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.