The Drug Control Repository is an information management portal aimed at facilitating the dissemination of information regarding the implementation of the International Drug Control Conventions namely the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 and the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988.
Database of Legislation on Drug Control
Electronic database of national laws and regulations enacted to implement the international drug control conventions, searchable by country and topic.
**** Please note that the migration of resources and upload of most recent laws is currently ongoing. ****
Legal Provisions on Drug-related Offences
National legal provisions on drug-related offences, enacted to implement the international drug control conventions, as part of the database of legislation "Sharing Electronic Resources and Laws on Crime" (SHERLOC).
CNA Directory for International Cooperation
Directory of competent national authorities - and related information - designated in accordance with and to facilitate implementation of the following provisions of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988:
- Article 6 (extradition);
- Article 7 (mutual legal assistance);
- Article 17 (illicit traffic by sea).
CNA Directory under the International Drug Control Treaties
Directory of competent national authorities responsible for:
- Issuing certificates and authorizations for the import and export of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in accordance with the provisions of article 18 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 and article 16 of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971;
- regulating or enforcing national controls over precursors and essential chemicals in accordance with the provisions of article 12 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988
Treaty Adherence
Status of adherence to the international drug control conventions:
National Drug Control Strategies and Policies
National and regional strategies, policies on drug control including policies on access and availability of controlled substances; as well as national policies on drug prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.
Other Resources
Additional information relevant to drug control, namely:
- International drug control conventions
- Commentaries on the conventions
- Other relevant databases on drug control
- Relevant Glossaries
- Relevant Publications
- National Drug Control Strategies or Policies
Contributor Access
This tool aims to enable focal points to directly upload relevant material in SHERLOC. Before being made available online, the uploaded content is reviewed by the SHERLOC team. Relevant national authorities are then asked to verify the content.Newsletter
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The portal was made possible through the generous support of the governments of Australia, China, France, Japan, Norway, the Russian Federation, Qatar, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America.
Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of material in this web site do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
*The State of Palestine and the Holy See are non-Member Observer States of the United Nations. The Cook Islands and Niue are not UN Member States, but are included as Parties to the United Nations Conventions against Transnational Organized Crime.
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