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Cite as: [1961] UKTS TS34, [1961] UKTS TS0034

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Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: United Nations

Place Of Signature: New York

Date Of Signature: 01-Aug-1961



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN Signature 30-Mar-1961
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 19-Mar-1963
ALBANIA Objection 23-Nov-1970
ALGERIA Accession 07-Apr-1965
ALGERIA Reservation 07-Apr-1965
ANGOLA Accession 26-Oct-2005 25-Nov-2005
Antarctic Territory Extension 01-Dec-1967
Antigua Extension 26-Jan-1965
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 05-Apr-1993 05-May-1993
Antilles Extension 16-Jul-1965
ARGENTINA Signature 31-Jul-1961
ARGENTINA Reservation 31-Jul-1961
ARGENTINA Ratification 10-Oct-1963
ARGENTINA Reservation 10-Oct-1963
ARGENTINA Withdrawal Res. 24-Oct-1979
ARGENTINA Objection 03-Oct-1983
ARMENIA Participation 13-Sep-1993 13-Oct-1993
AUSTRALIA Signature 30-Mar-1961
AUSTRALIA Ratification 01-Dec-1967
AUSTRIA Accession 01-Feb-1978 03-Mar-1978
AUSTRIA Statement 01-Feb-1978
AZERBAIJAN Accession 11-Jan-1999
Bahamas Extension 26-Jan-1965
BAHAMAS Succession 13-Aug-1975
BAHRAIN Participation 07-Feb-1990 09-Mar-1990
BANGLADESH Accession 25-Apr-1975 25-May-1975
BANGLADESH Reservation 25-Apr-1975
Barbados Extension 03-May-1966
BARBADOS Succession 21-Jun-1976
Basutoland Extension 26-Jan-1965
Bechuanaland Extension 26-Jan-1965
BELGIUM Signature 28-Jul-1961
BELGIUM Ratification 17-Oct-1969
BENIN Signature 30-Mar-1961
BENIN Ratification 27-Apr-1962
Berlin West Extension 03-Dec-1973 02-Jan-1974
Bermuda Extension 26-Jan-1965
BOLIVIA Participation 23-Sep-1976 23-Oct-1976
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Participation 01-Sep-1993
BOTSWANA Accession 27-Dec-1984
BRAZIL Signature 30-Mar-1961
BRAZIL Ratification 18-Jun-1964
British Guiana Extension 26-Jan-1965
British Honduras Extension 26-Jan-1965
British Solomon Islands Extension 26-Jan-1965
British Virgin Islands Extension 26-Jan-1965
Brunei Extension 26-Jan-1965
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 25-Nov-1987 25-Dec-1987
BULGARIA Signature 31-Jul-1961
BULGARIA Reservation 31-Jul-1961
BULGARIA Ratification 25-Oct-1968
BULGARIA Reservation 25-Oct-1968
BULGARIA Withdrawal Res. 06-May-1994
BURKINA FASO Accession 02-Jun-1992 02-Jul-1992
BURMA Signature 30-Mar-1961
BURMA Reservation 30-Mar-1961
BURMA Ratification 29-Jul-1963
BURMA Reservation 29-Jul-1963
BURUNDI Participation 18-Feb-1993 20-Mar-1993
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 31-Jul-1961
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 20-Feb-1964
BYELORUSSIA S S R Reservation 20-Feb-1964
CAMBODIA Signature 30-Mar-1961
CAMBODIA Ratification 07-Jul-2005 06-Aug-2005
CAMEROON Accession 15-Jan-1962
CANADA Signature 30-Mar-1961
CANADA Ratification 11-Oct-1961
CAPE VERDE Participation 24-May-1990 23-Jun-1990
Cayman Islands Extension 26-Jan-1965
CEYLON Accession 11-Jul-1963
CEYLON Statement 11-Jul-1963
CHAD Signature 30-Mar-1961
CHAD Ratification 29-Jan-1963
Channel Islands Extension 24-Jun-1977
CHILE Signature 30-Mar-1961
CHILE Ratification 07-Feb-1968
Christmas Island Extension 01-Dec-1967
Cocos Keeling Islands Extension 01-Dec-1967
COLOMBIA Accession 03-Mar-1975 02-Apr-1975
CONGO Ratification 03-Mar-2004 02-Apr-2004
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Signature 30-Mar-1961
Cook Islands Extension 26-Mar-1963
COSTA RICA Signature 30-Mar-1961
COSTA RICA Ratification 07-May-1970
CROATIA Succession 26-Jul-1993 08-Oct-1991
CUBA Accession 30-Aug-1962
CYPRUS Accession 30-Jan-1969
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 30-Dec-1993 01-Jan-1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 31-Jul-1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 31-Jul-1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 20-Mar-1964
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 20-Mar-1964
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Statement 20-Mar-1964
DAHOMEY Signature 30-Mar-1961
DAHOMEY Ratification 27-Apr-1962
DENMARK Signature 30-Mar-1961
DENMARK Ratification 15-Sep-1964
DJIBOUTI Accession 22-Feb-2001 24-Mar-2001
Dominica Extension 26-Jan-1965
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 24-Sep-1993 24-Oct-1993
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 26-Sep-1972 26-Oct-1972
ECUADOR Accession 14-Jan-1964
EGYPT Signature 30-Mar-1961
EGYPT Ratification 20-Jul-1966
EGYPT Declaration 20-Jul-1966
EGYPT Withdrawal Dec. 18-Jan-1980
EL SALVADOR Signature 30-Mar-1961
EL SALVADOR Ratification 26-Feb-1998 28-Mar-1998
ERITREA Accession 30-Jan-2002 01-Mar-2002
ETHIOPIA Accession 29-Apr-1965
Falkland Islands Extension 26-Jan-1965
Fiji Extension 26-Jan-1965
FIJI Succession 01-Nov-1971
FINLAND Signature 30-Mar-1961
FINLAND Ratification 06-Jul-1965
FRANCE Accession 19-Feb-1969
FRANCE Reservation 19-Feb-1969
GABON Accession 29-Feb-1968
GAMBIA THE Accession 23-Apr-1996 23-May-1996
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 02-Dec-1975 01-Jan-1976
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Reservation 02-Dec-1975
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 02-Dec-1975
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Communication 15-Mar-1976
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 31-Jul-1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 03-Dec-1973 02-Jan-1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 03-Dec-1973
GHANA Signature 30-Mar-1961
GHANA Ratification 15-Jan-1964
Gibraltar Extension 26-Jan-1965
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 26-Jan-1965
GREECE Accession 06-Jun-1972 06-Jul-1972
GREECE Communication 12-Apr-1994
Grenada Extension 26-Jan-1965
GUATEMALA Signature 26-Jul-1961
GUATEMALA Ratification 01-Dec-1967
GUINEA Accession 07-Oct-1968
GUINEA BISSAU Accession 27-Oct-1995 26-Nov-1995
GUYANA Accession 15-Jul-2002 14-Aug-2002
HAITI Signature 03-Apr-1961
HAITI Ratification 29-Jan-1973
Heard Island Extension 01-Dec-1967
HONDURAS Accession 16-Apr-1973 16-May-1973
Hong Kong Extension 26-Jan-1965
Hong Kong Notification 10-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1997
HUNGARY Signature 31-Jul-1961
HUNGARY Reservation 31-Jul-1961
HUNGARY Ratification 24-Apr-1964
HUNGARY Reservation 24-Apr-1964
HUNGARY Withdrawal Res. 08-Dec-1989
ICELAND Accession 18-Dec-1974 17-Jan-1975
INDIA Signature 30-Mar-1961
INDIA Ratification 13-Dec-1964
INDIA Reservation 13-Dec-1964
INDIA Declaration 13-Dec-1964
INDONESIA Signature 28-Jul-1961
INDONESIA Reservation 28-Jul-1961
INDONESIA Ratification 03-Sep-1976
INDONESIA Withdrawal Res. 03-Sep-1976
INDONESIA Reservation 03-Sep-1976
IRAN Signature 30-Mar-1961
IRAN Ratification 30-Aug-1972
IRAQ Signature 30-Mar-1961
IRAQ Ratification 29-Aug-1962
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 16-Dec-1980 15-Jan-1981
Isle Of Man Extension 24-Jun-1977
ISRAEL Accession 23-Nov-1962
ISRAEL Objection 23-May-1972
ITALY Signature 04-Apr-1961
ITALY Ratification 14-Apr-1975 14-May-1975
ITALY Objection 18-Dec-1998
IVORY COAST Accession 10-Jul-1962
JAMAICA Accession 29-Apr-1964
JAPAN Signature 26-Jul-1961
JAPAN Ratification 13-Jul-1964
JORDAN Signature 30-Mar-1961
JORDAN Ratification 15-Nov-1962
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 29-Apr-1997 29-May-1997
KENYA Accession 13-Nov-1964
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Accession 19-Mar-2007 18-Apr-2007
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Signature 30-Mar-1961
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 13-Feb-1962
KUWAIT Accession 16-Apr-1962
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 07-Oct-1994 06-Nov-1994
LAOS Accession 22-Jun-1973 22-Jul-1963
LATVIA Accession 16-Jul-1993 15-Aug-1993
LEBANON Signature 30-Mar-1961
LEBANON Ratification 23-Apr-1965
LESOTHO Succession 04-Nov-1974
LIBERIA Signature 30-Mar-1961
LIBERIA Ratification 13-Apr-1987 13-May-1987
LIBYA Accession 27-Sep-1978
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 14-Jul-1961
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 31-Oct-1979 30-Nov-1979
LIECHTENSTEIN Declaration 31-Oct-1979
LIECHTENSTEIN Communication 11-Mar-1980
LITHUANIA Accession 28-Feb-1994 30-Mar-1994
LUXEMBOURG Signature 28-Jul-1961
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 27-Oct-1972
Macao Extension 27-Apr-1999 27-Apr-1999
Macao Communication 19-Oct-1999 20-Dec-1999
Macdonald Island Extension 01-Dec-1967
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Accession 13-Oct-1993 12-Nov-1993
MADAGASCAR Signature 30-Mar-1961
MADAGASCAR Ratification 20-Jun-1974 20-Jul-1974
MALAWI Accession 08-Jun-1965
MALAYSIA Accession 11-Jul-1967 10-Aug-1967
MALI Accession 15-Dec-1964
MALTA Participation 22-Feb-1990 24-Mar-1990
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 09-Aug-1991
MAURITANIA Participation 24-Oct-1989 23-Nov-1989
Mauritius Extension 26-Jan-1965
MEXICO Signature 24-Jul-1961
MEXICO Ratification 18-Apr-1967
MICRONESIA Accession 29-Apr-1991 29-May-1991
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 15-Feb-1995 17-Mar-1995
MONACO Accession 14-Aug-1969
MONGOLIA Objection 11-Jan-1971
MONGOLIA Accession 06-May-1991 05-Jun-1991
Montserrat Extension 26-Jan-1965
MOROCCO Accession 04-Dec-1961
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 08-Jun-1998 08-Jul-1998
NAMIBIA Accession 31-Mar-1998 30-Apr-1998
Nauru Extension 01-Dec-1967
NEPAL Participation 29-Jun-1987
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 31-Jul-1961
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 16-Jul-1965
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 16-Jul-1965
Netherlands West Indies Extension 27-May-1965
New Guinea Extension 01-Dec-1967
NEW ZEALAND Signature 30-Mar-1961
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 26-Mar-1963
NICARAGUA Signature 30-Mar-1961
NICARAGUA Ratification 21-Jun-1973
NIGER Accession 18-Apr-1963
NIGERIA Signature 30-Mar-1961
NIGERIA Ratification 06-Jun-1969
Niue Island Extension 26-Mar-1963
Norfolk Island Extension 01-Dec-1967
NORWAY Signature 30-Mar-1961
NORWAY Ratification 01-Sep-1967
OMAN Accession 24-Jul-1987
PAKISTAN Signature 30-Mar-1961
PAKISTAN Ratification 09-Jul-1965
PAKISTAN Reservation 09-Jul-1965
PANAMA Signature 30-Mar-1961
PANAMA Ratification 04-Dec-1963
Papua Extension 01-Dec-1967
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Succession 28-Oct-1980 27-Nov-1980
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Reservation 28-Oct-1980 27-Nov-1980
PARAGUAY Signature 30-Mar-1961
PARAGUAY Ratification 03-Feb-1972
PERU Signature 30-Mar-1961
PERU Reservation 30-Mar-1961
PERU Ratification 22-Jul-1964
PERU Withdrawal Res. 22-Jul-1964
PHILIPPINES Signature 30-Mar-1961
PHILIPPINES Ratification 02-Oct-1967
POLAND Signature 31-Jul-1961
POLAND Ratification 16-Mar-1966
POLAND Reservation 16-Mar-1966
PORTUGAL Signature 30-Mar-1961
PORTUGAL Ratification 30-Dec-1971
PORTUGAL Communication 25-Apr-1972
PORTUGAL Extension 27-Apr-1999 27-Apr-1999
PORTUGAL Communication 21-Oct-1999
QATAR Participation 03-Oct-1986 02-Nov-1986
ROMANIA Accession 14-Jan-1974 13-Feb-1974
ROMANIA Reservation 14-Jan-1974
ROMANIA Declaration 14-Jan-1974
ROMANIA Withdrawal Res. 19-Sep-2007 19-Sep-2007
RWANDA Participation 15-Jul-1981 14-Aug-1981
SAINT LUCIA Succession 05-Jul-1991 22-Feb-1979
SAN MARINO Accession 10-Oct-2000 09-Nov-2000
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 20-Jun-1996 20-Jul-1996
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 21-Apr-1973 21-May-1973
SAUDI ARABIA Reservation 21-Apr-1973
SENEGAL Accession 24-Jan-1964
Seychelles Extension 26-Jan-1965
SEYCHELLES Accession 27-Feb-1992 28-Mar-1992
SIERRA LEONE Participation 06-Jun-1994 06-Jul-1994
SINGAPORE Accession 15-Mar-1973 14-Apr-1973
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28-May-1993 01-Jan-1993
SLOVENIA Participation 06-Jul-1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 17-Mar-1982 07-Jul-1978
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 09-Jun-1988 09-Jul-1988
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 16-Nov-1971 16-Dec-1971
SOUTH AFRICA Reservation 16-Nov-1971
Southern Rhodesia Extension 26-Jan-1965
SOVIET UNION Signature 31-Jul-1961
SOVIET UNION Ratification 20-Feb-1964
SOVIET UNION Declaration 20-Feb-1964
SOVIET UNION Declaration 03-May-1974
SPAIN Signature 27-Jul-1961
SPAIN Ratification 01-Mar-1966
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 26-Jan-1965
St Helena Extension 26-Jan-1965
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Accession 09-May-1994 08-Jun-1994
St Lucia Extension 26-Jan-1965
St Vincent Extension 26-Jan-1965
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 03-Nov-2001 27-Oct-1979
SUDAN Accession 24-Apr-1974 24-May-1974
SUDAN Accession 05-Jul-1994 08-Aug-1994
Surinam Extension 16-Jul-1965
SURINAME Succession 29-Mar-1990 25-Nov-1975
Swaziland Extension 26-Jan-1965
SWAZILAND Accession 18-Oct-1995
SWEDEN Signature 03-Apr-1961
SWEDEN Ratification 18-Dec-1964
SWITZERLAND Signature 20-Apr-1961
SWITZERLAND Ratification 23-Jan-1970
SWITZERLAND Declaration 23-Jan-1970
SYRIA Accession 22-Aug-1962
TAIWAN Signature 30-Mar-1961
TAIWAN Ratification 12-May-1969
THAILAND Signature 24-Jul-1961
THAILAND Ratification 31-Oct-1961
The Gambia Extension 26-Jan-1965
TOGO Accession 06-May-1963
Tokelau Islands Extension 26-Mar-1963
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 22-Jun-1964
TUNISIA Signature 30-Mar-1961
TUNISIA Ratification 08-Sep-1964
TURKEY Accession 23-May-1967
TURKMENISTAN Accession 21-Feb-1996 22-Mar-1996
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 26-Jan-1965
UGANDA Statement 15-Feb-1972
UGANDA Accession 15-Apr-1988 15-May-1988
UKRAINE Signature 31-Jul-1961
UKRAINE Ratification 15-Apr-1964
UKRAINE Reservation 15-Apr-1964
UKRAINE Declaration 06-Aug-1974
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Participation 17-Feb-1988 18-Mar-1988
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 30-Mar-1961
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 02-Sep-1964
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 02-Sep-1964
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 14-Dec-2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Accession 25-May-1967
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 03-Jul-2012
UPPER VOLTA Accession 16-Sep-1969
URUGUAY Accession 31-Oct-1975 30-Nov-1975
UZBEKISTAN Accession 24-Aug-1995 23-Sep-1995
VATICAN CITY Signature 30-Mar-1961
VATICAN CITY Ratification 01-Sep-1970
VENEZUELA Signature 30-Mar-1961
VENEZUELA Ratification 14-Feb-1969
VIETNAM Accession 14-Sep-1970 14-Oct-1970
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Accession 14-Sep-1970 14-Oct-1970
YEMEN Accession 25-Mar-1996
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 30-Mar-1961
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 27-Aug-1963
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12-Mar-2001 27-Apr-1992
ZAIRE Signature 28-Apr-1961
ZAIRE Ratification 19-Nov-1973
ZAMBIA Accession 12-Aug-1965
ZIMBABWE Participation 30-Jul-1993 29-Aug-1993
ZIMBABWE Succession 01-Dec-1998 18-Apr-1980

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