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PDF | Narcotic Drugs Estimated World Requirements for 2011 Statistics for 2009 - Part 1

PDF | Narcotic Drugs Estimated World Requirements for 2011 Statistics for 2009 - Part 2

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Narcotic Drugs Estimated World Requirements for 2011 Statistics for 2009 published by the United Nations.

Content

1. Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2011; Statistics for 2009 is one of the three annual technical reports published by the International Narcotics Control Board this year. 2. The technical report on narcotic drugs is published in accordance with the provisions of article 15 (Reports of the Board) of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, which stipulates that: “1. The Board shall prepare an annual report on its work and such additional reports as it considers necessary containing also an analysis of the estimates and statistical information at its disposal, and, in appropriate cases, an account of the explanations, if any, given by or required of Governments, together with any observations and recommendations which the Board desires to make. These reports shall be submitted to the [Economic and Social] Council through the Commission, which may make such comments as it sees fit. “2. The reports shall be communicated to the Parties and subsequently published by the Secretary- General. The Parties shall permit their unrestricted distribution.” 3. Furthermore, article 12 (Administration of the estimate system), paragraph 6, of the 1961 Convention stipulates that: “In addition to the reports mentioned in article 15, the Board shall, at such times as it shall determine but at least annually, issue such information on the estimates as in its opinion will facilitate the carrying out of this Convention.” 4. The technical data on narcotic drugs are published for control purposes and to meet the needs of researchers, enterprises and the general public. They are based on information furnished by Governments to the Board in accordance with the relevant provisions of the 1961 Convention. The adherence by countries and territories to that Convention and the status of receipt of information (statistics and estimates) by the Board from their Governments are reflected in part two of this technicalreport. ��� 5. The publication of estimates is necessary, inter alia, in order to inform Governments of the limits within which international trade in and manufacture of narcotic drugs may be conducted during a given year. The publication of statistical data (part four of this technical report) provides information for analytical purposes, inter alia, on the avail ability and use of narcotic drugs in various countries and territories. The publication of estimates and statistics on production, manufacture, stocks and utilization of narcotic drugs is also intended to furnish producing and manufacturing countries with information on prospective trends, in order to encourage them to adjust their plans in a manner that will enable them to maintain a balance between supply and demand. 6. The preparation of estimates and statistics for submission to the Board requires the participation of several national administrative departments (health, police, customs, justice etc.), and the furnishing of coherent data is frequently a positive sign that good national control exists. The degree of effectiveness with which national authorities are operating can be assessed by analysing the information they furnish to the Board, for example by comparing their estimates and statistics for a particular year, as is done for all countries and territories in part five of this technical report.