Chair (Norway): Plan is to close L13 on new psychoactive substances, it is a long resolution (a merger of three previous drafts – L6, L7 and L9). We will see the text now after several informals, it is being copied and circulated. Now sponsored by Australia, Belarus, Japan, Tajikistan and USA
Operative Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 were agreed by the Committee of the Whole on Friday evening
Operative Paragraph 4
China: Want to add ketamine as a new psychoactive substance
Canada: Disagree, this paragraph is about new research – we already have this for ketamine
Russia: Support China
Chair: I am aware of this issue, but do not think we can solve this issue here in the Committee of the Whole today, this should be continued in informals due to the differing views on this. It is a larger issue, which relates to WHO for example
China: Wanted it added in all paragraphs, but in spirit of compromise, we are now just asking for it to be added here in OP4, which already refers to methamphetamine and the problems are similar. We can defer to informals if needed
Australia: Detailed discussions in informals already on this. Draw attention to the last preamble paragraph, proposed in informals as a way of incorporating ketamine into this resolution. We hope that this serves as a good compromise. Addition into OP4 was discussed but was not agreed
Chair: Paragraph remains open
Operative Paragraph 5
No comments – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 6
Has been deleted in informals
Operative Paragraph 7
UK: No agreement in informals on “scientific, evidence-based” here – the UK does not use science to design our supply reduction efforts, we use a variety of other things. So delete “scientific”
Russia: We do not agree
Chair: Paragraph remains open
Operative Paragraph 8
No comments – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 9
China: Add “efficient, transparent, timely, evidence-based review and balanced approach of” the most harmful, prevalent and persistent new psychoactive substances
UK: Flexible on “efficient, transparent”, but not on the “balanced approach”. The mechanism for the WHO to review substances is mandated in the treaties, we cannot expand this here in a resolution
Chair: Paragraph remains open
Operative Paragraph 10
No comments – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 12
No comments – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 14
No comments – paragraph agreed
Chair: Move back to Operative Paragraph 9
China: Disagree with UK, the proposed methods are applicable to the WHO – they do currently have to apply a balanced approach. Our addition is an instruction from capital, so we would like to request it
Chair: OK, the Operative Paragraphs 4, 7 and 9 remain open
Operative Paragraph 11
China: “Invites” rather than “Calls upon”
India: Add “and other relevant national authorities”, and move “where appropriate” further up the paragraph
No objections – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 13
India: Add “as appropriate, in accordance with national legislation”
No objections – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 15
China: Add “in accordance with national legislation” instead of “voluntary, administrative or legislative” mechanisms
Australia: Many member states in informals were keen to maintain language on “voluntary, administrative or legislative”
India: Support China, and add “relevant national enforcement and control authorities”
USA: Language revisions, and delete “where appropriate” now, as it does not add anything any more
China: Agree
No objections – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 19
India: Invites Member States “as appropriate, and consistent with national legislation, in case of confirmation of unlawful action by national enforcement authorities with respect to export of any” non-scheduled substances…
Brazil: Prefer to keep it broader than national enforcement authorities, and maintain wording around “suspicious shipments”
India: Somebody needs to confirm the suspicious transactions for due diligence within the system, this needs to be a national authority
Chair: Paragraph remains open
Operative Paragraph 16
No comments – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 17
Deleted in informals
Operative Paragraph 18
Deleted in informals
Operative Paragraph 18
Deleted in informals
Operative Paragraph 20
Small change made – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 21
Deleted in informals
Operative Paragraph 22
No comments – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 22bis
No comments – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 23
No comments – paragraph agreed
Operative Paragraph 24
No comments – paragraph agreed
Chair: We will now move onto the preamble paragraphs – the following operative paragraphs are still open: 4, 7, 9 and 19. Preambular paragraphs 1 to 9, 11 and 13, 16 to 19 have been agreed already by the Committee of the Whole.
Preambular Paragraph 10
No comments – paragraph agreed
Preambular Paragraph 12
No comments – paragraph agreed
Preambular Paragraph 14
No comments – paragraph agreed
Preambular Paragraph 15
No comments – paragraph agreed
Preambular Paragraph 20
Brazil: Add 59th CND session as well as the 58th CND session here, as the additional scheduling decisions have already been made this week
USA: No, we can’t – there are more steps that need to be taken before these decisions are ratified, by ECOSOC etc
Russia: We cannot welcome decisions of the 59th session, as you know our position on one of the substances
No further comments – paragraph agreed
Preambular Paragraph 21
China: During informals, we proposed that ketamine be included in this list here as a compromise – currently reads “special attention to the problem of ketamine”
Chair: I want to leave this one open, it is the only open preambular paragraph
Resolution Title:
Australia: No-one has requested changes in informals
China: We would like to say “new psychoactive substances, including ketamine”, if it mentions methamphetamine
UK: Suggest that we leave the title open for informals
Chair: Encourage further talks in informals
USA: Informals at 2pm to 3pm in MOE03
Chair: It is my intention to close this resolution today