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| Entry into force: | 8 August 1975, in accordance with article 18. |
| Registration: | 8 August 1975, No. 14151. |
| Status: | Signatories: 55 ,Parties: 110. |
| Text: | United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 976, p. 3. |
Note: The Protocol was adopted on 24 March 1972 by the United Nations Conference to consider amendments to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, held at Geneva from 6 to 25 March 1972. The Conference was convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations pursuant to resolution 1577 (L)1 of 20 May 1971 of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
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| Participant2 | Signature | Ratification, Accession (a), Succession (d) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 5 Apr 1993 a | |
| Argentina | 25 Mar 1972 | 16 Nov 1973 |
| Australia | 22 Nov 1972 | 22 Nov 1972 |
| Austria | 1 Feb 1978 a | |
| Bahamas | 23 Nov 1976 a | |
| Bangladesh | 9 May 1980 a | |
| Barbados | 21 Jun 1976 a | |
| Belgium | 25 Mar 1972 | 13 Jun 1984 |
| Benin | 6 Nov 1973 a | |
| Botswana | 27 Dec 1984 a | |
| Brazil | 25 Mar 1972 | 16 May 1973 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 25 Nov 1987 a | |
| Bulgaria | 18 Jul 1996 a | |
| Cambodia | 25 Mar 1972 | |
| Cameroon | 30 May 1974 a | |
| Canada | 5 Aug 1976 a | |
| Chile | 25 Mar 1972 | 19 Dec 1975 |
| Colombia | 3 Mar 1975 a | |
| Costa Rica | 25 Mar 1972 | 14 Feb 1973 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 25 Mar 1972 | 28 Feb 1973 |
| Croatia | 26 Jul 1993 d | |
| Cuba | 14 Dec 1989 a | |
| Cyprus | 25 Mar 1972 | 30 Nov 1973 |
| Czech Republic3 | 30 Dec 1993 d | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15 Jul 1976 a | |
| Denmark | 25 Mar 1972 | 18 Apr 1975 |
| Dominica | 24 Sep 1993 a | |
| Dominican Republic | 21 Sep 1993 a | |
| Ecuador | 25 Mar 1972 | 25 Jul 1973 |
| Egypt | 25 Mar 1972 | 14 Jan 1974 |
| Ethiopia | 11 Oct 1994 a | |
| Fiji | 21 Nov 1973 a | |
| Finland | 16 May 1972 | 12 Jan 1973 |
| France4 | 25 Mar 1972 | 4 Sep 1975 |
| Gabon | 25 Mar 1972 | |
| Germany5,6 | 25 Mar 1972 | 20 Feb 1975 |
| Ghana | 25 Mar 1972 | |
| Greece | 25 Mar 1972 | 12 Jul 1985 |
| Guatemala | 25 Mar 1972 | 9 Dec 1975 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 27 Oct 1995 a | |
| Haiti | 25 Mar 1972 | 29 Jan 1973 |
| Holy See | 25 Mar 1972 | 7 Jan 1976 |
| Honduras | 8 Aug 1979 a | |
| Hungary | 12 Nov 1987 a | |
| Iceland | 18 Dec 1974 a | |
| India | 14 Dec 1978 a | |
| Indonesia | 25 Mar 1972 | 3 Sep 1976 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 25 Mar 1972 | |
| Iraq | 25 Sep 1978 a | |
| Ireland | 16 Dec 1980 a | |
| Israel | 27 Mar 1972 | 1 Feb 1974 |
| Italy | 25 Mar 1972 | 14 Apr 1975 |
| Jamaica | 6 Oct 1989 a | |
| Japan | 15 Dec 1972 | 27 Sep 1973 |
| Jordan | 25 Mar 1972 | 28 Feb 1973 |
| Kazakhstan | 29 Apr 1997 a | |
| Kenya | 9 Feb 1973 a | |
| Kuwait | 7 Nov 1973 a | |
| Latvia | 16 Jul 1993 a | |
| Lebanon | 25 Mar 1972 | 5 Mar 1997 |
| Lesotho | 4 Nov 1974 a | |
| Liberia | 25 Mar 1972 | |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 27 Sep 1978 a | |
| Liechtenstein | 25 Mar 1972 | 24 Nov 1999 |
| Luxembourg | 25 Mar 1972 | 13 Oct 1976 |
| Madagascar | 25 Mar 1972 | 20 Jun 1974 |
| Malawi | 4 Oct 1973 a | |
| Malaysia | 20 Apr 1978 a | |
| Mali | 31 Oct 1995 a | |
| Mauritius | 12 Dec 1994 a | |
| Mexico | 27 Apr 1977 a | |
| Monaco | 25 Mar 1972 | 30 Dec 1975 |
| Mongolia | 6 May 1991 a | |
| Morocco | 28 Dec 1972 | |
| Netherlands7 | 29 May 1987 a | |
| New Zealand8 | 15 Dec 1972 | 7 Jun 1990 |
| Nicaragua | 25 Mar 1972 | |
| Niger | 28 Nov 1972 | 28 Dec 1973 |
| Norway | 25 Mar 1972 | 12 Nov 1973 |
| Pakistan | 29 Dec 1972 | 2 Jul 1999 |
| Panama | 18 May 1972 | 19 Oct 1972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 Oct 1980 a | |
| Paraguay9 | 18 Oct 1972 | 20 Jun 1973 |
| Peru | 25 Mar 1972 | 12 Sep 1977 |
| Philippines | 25 Mar 1972 | 7 Jun 1974 |
| Poland | 9 Jun 1993 a | |
| Portugal15 | 20 Apr 1979 a | |
| Republic of Korea | 29 Dec 1972 | 25 Jan 1973 |
| Republic of Moldova | 15 Feb 1995 a | |
| Romania | 14 Jan 1974 a | |
| Russian Federation | 3 Jun 1996 a | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 May 1994 a | |
| Senegal | 16 Aug 1972 | 25 Mar 1974 |
| Seychelles | 27 Feb 1992 a | |
| Singapore | 9 Jul 1975 a | |
| Slovakia3 | 28 May 1993 d | |
| South Africa | 25 Mar 1972 | 16 Dec 1975 |
| Spain | 25 Mar 1972 | 4 Jan 1977 |
| Sri Lanka | 29 Jun 1981 a | |
| Sudan | 5 Jul 1994 a | |
| Suriname | 29 Mar 1990 a | |
| Sweden | 25 Mar 1972 | 5 Dec 1972 |
| Switzerland | 22 Apr 1996 a | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1 Feb 1974 a | |
| Thailand | 9 Jan 1975 a | |
| the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 13 Oct 1993 a | |
| Togo | 25 Mar 1972 | 10 Nov 1976 |
| Tonga | 5 Sep 1973 a | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23 Jul 1979 a | |
| Tunisia | 22 Dec 1972 | 29 Jun 1976 |
| Turkey | 25 Mar 1972 | |
| Uganda | 15 Apr 1988 a | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25 Mar 1972 | 20 Jun 1978 |
| United States of America | 25 Mar 1972 | 1 Nov 1972 |
| Uruguay | 31 Oct 1975 a | |
| Venezuela | 25 Mar 1972 | 4 Dec 1985 |
| Yugoslavia | 25 Mar 1972 | 23 Jun 1978 |
| Zambia | 13 May 1998 a |
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With a reservation concerning the following articles:
1. Article 5 amending article 12 (5) of the Single Convention;
2. Article 9 amending article 29 (1), (2) and (5) of the Single Convention.
"Brazil wishes to take this opportunity to repeat the declaration that was made at the appropriate occasion during the plenary session of the Protocol's Negotiating Conference which took place in Geneva from March 6th to March 24th, 1972, to the effect that the amendments to article 36 of the Convention do not oblige States with laws against extradition of nationals to extradite them.
"Under the terms of article 21 of the Protocol, Brazil wishes to make it clear that it does not accept the amendment introduced by article 1 of the Protocol to article 2, para. 4, of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs."
"Subject to a reservation with respect to subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 2 (b) of the amending article 14."
The accession of the Republic of Cuba to the 1972 Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, shall not be interpreted as recognition of acceptance on the part of the Government of the Republic of Cuba to the racist Government of South Africa, which does not represent the South African people and which, because of its systematic practice of the discriminatory policy of apartheid, has been expelled from international agencies, condemned by the United Nations and rejected by all the peoples of the world.
The accession of the Republic of Cuba to the 1972 Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, shall not be interpreted as recognition or acceptance on the part of the Government of the Republic of Cuba of the Government of the Republic of Korea, because Cuba considers that it does not genuinely represent the interests of the Korean people.
The Government of the Republic of Cuba declares with respect to the provisions contained in article 14, paragraph (2) (b) (ii), that in accordance with its legal system, and its national laws and practice, it makes extradition conditional only on the existence of bilateral treaties.
"With a reservation to article 1 (4) amending the article 2 of the Single Convention."
"The Government of India reserve their position with regard to articles 5, 6, 9, 11 and 14 of the aforesaid Protocol and do not consider themselves bound by the provisions of these articles."
This accession shall, however, in no way signify recognition of Israel or entry into any relations therewith.
Upon signature:
". . . The Government of Israel will not proceed to the ratification of the Protocol until it has received assurances that all the neighbouring States who intend to become parties to it will do so without reservation or declaration, and that the so-called reservation or declaration referring to Israel and made by one of Israel's neighbours in connection with its participation in the1961 Single Convention, and which was quoted at the meeting of the Second Committee on 18 March 1972, is withdrawn."
Upon ratification:
". . . The Government of the State of Israel, in accordance with the powers vested in it by the law, decided to ratify the Protocol while maintaining all its rights to adopt toward all other parties an attitude of complete reciprocity."
The Government of the State of Kuwait takes the view that its accession to the said Protocol does not in any way imply its recognition of Israel, nor does it oblige it to apply the provisions of the aforementioned Protocol in respect of the said country.
In accordance with the provisions of article 21 `Reservations' of the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, adopted in Geneva on 25 March 1972, the Government of Mexico, in acceding to that international instrument, makes an explicit reservation in respect of the application of articles 5 (amendment to article 12, paragraph 5, of the Single Convention); 6 (amendment to article 14, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Single Convention); and 11 (new article 21 bis, Limitation of Production of Opium). Accordingly, as regards the articles in respect of which this reservation is made, Mexico will be bound by the corresponding texts of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, in their original form.
Reservation:
"With a reservation regarding article 36, paragraph 2 that appears on document of May 3, 1972 signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama."
[The reservation reads as follows:
With the express reservation that the amendment which article 14 of the Protocol makes to article 36, paragraph 2, of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (a) does not modify the extradition treaties to which the Republic of Panama is a party in any manner which may compel it to extradite its own nationals; (b) does not require the Republic of Panama to include, in such extradition treaties as it may conclude in the future, any provision requiring it to extradite its own nationals; and (c) may not be interpreted or applied in any manner which gives rise to an obligation on the part of the Republic of Panama to extradite any of its own nationals.]
[The Government of Peru] entertains reservations concerning the last part of the second paragraph of article 5 of the Protocol, amending article 12, paragraph 5, of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, as it considers that the powers conferred therein on the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) are incompatible with its role as a co-ordinating body for national control systems and give it supranational supervisory functions.
Reservation:
The Socialist Republic of Romania does not consider itself bound by the provisions contained in article 6, insofar as those provisions relate to States which are not parties to the Single Convention.
Declaration:
The Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Romania considers that the provisions of article 17 of the Protocol are not in accordance with the principle that international multilateral treaties, the aims and objectives of which concern the world community as a whole, should be open to participation by all States.
With the reservations that articles 9 and 11 of the Protocol shall not apply in the territory of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
| Participant | Date of receipt of the notification | Territories |
| United Kingdom13,14 | 20 Jun 1978 | Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Isle of Man, the Associated States (Antigua, Dominica, Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent), Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands and Dependencies, Gibraltar, Gilbert Islands, Hong Kong, Montserrat, Saint Helena and Depen dencies, Solomon Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and Tuvalu |
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1. Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Fiftieth Session, Supplement No. 1 (E-5044), p. 8.
2. The Protocol had been signed on behalf of the Republic of Viet-Nam on 25 March 1972. See also note 32 in chapter I.2 and note 1 in chapter III.6.
3. Czechoslovakia had acceded to the Protocol on 4 June 1991. See also note 11 in chapter I.2.
4. With a declaration that the provisions of the Protocol shall apply to the entire territory of the French Republic (European and overseas departments and overseas territories).
5. The German Democratic Republic had acceded to the Protocol on 4 October 1988. See also note 14 in chapter I.2.
6. With a declaration that the said Protocol shall also apply to Berlin (West) with effect from the date on which it enters into force for the Federal Republic of Germany.
In this regard, the Secretary-General received on 9 June 1975 a communication from the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics stating in part: the Soviet Union can take note of the declaration by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the extension to Berlin (West) of the sphere of application of the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, signed in Geneva on 25 March 1972 only on the understanding that this extension is carried out in conformity with the Quadripartite Agreement of 3 September 1971, that the established procedures are respected, and that in the application of the provisions of the Protocol questions concerning status will not be raised. See also note 5 above.
7. For the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
8. Applicable to Niue and Tokelau.
9. Upon signature on behalf of the Government of Paraguay was affixed "Ad Referendum" in accordance with the instructions contained in the full powers. In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 18 October 1972, the Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the United Nations confirmed that the words "Ad Referendum" which preceded his signature should be considered to mean that the Protocol concerned is subject to ratification by the Republic of Paraguay, in accordance with the procedure established by the National Constitution, and to deposit of the instrument of ratification, as provided in the Protocol.
10. In a notification received on 18 January 1980, the Government of Egypt informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the reservation relating to Israel. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 976, p. 101. The notification indicates 25 January 1980 as the effective date of the withdrawal.
11. In a note received by the Secretary-General on 14 December 1978, the Government of India clarified that the reservation made with regard to article 14 of the Protocol relates only to paragraph 2 (b) of article 36 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961.
12. In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 26 December 1973, the Acting Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations made the following statement:
"The instrument of acceptance by the Government of Kuwait of the Protocol contains a statement of a political character in respect to Israel. In the view of the Government of Israel, this is not the proper place for making such political pronouncements, which are, moreover, in flagrant contradiction to the principles, objects and purposes of the Protocol. That statement, therefore, possesses no legal validity whatsoever.
"The Government of Israel utterly rejects that statement and will proceed on the assumption that it has no validity as to the rights and duties of any State Party to the said treaties.
"The declaration of the Government of Kuwait cannot in any way affect Kuwait's obligations under whatever other obligations are binding upon that State by virtue of general international law.
"The Government of Israel, will, in so far as concerns the substance of the matter, adopt toward the Government of Kuwait an attitude of complete reciprocity."
A communication, identical in essence, mutatis mutandis, was received by the Secretary-General from the Government of Israel on 11 May 1979 in respect of the declaration made upon accession by Iraq.
13. On 3 October 1983 the Secretary-General received from the Government of Argentina the following objection:
[The Government of Argentina makes a] formal objection to the declaration of territorial extension issued by the United Kingdom with regard to the Malvinas Islands (and dependencies), which that country is illegally occupying and refers to as the "Falkland Islands".
The Argentine Republic rejects and considers null and void the [said declaration] of territorial extension.
14. On 10 June 1997, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General of the following:
15. On 12 November 1999, the Government of Portugal informed the Secretary-General that the Protocol will apply to Macau.