Commission will identify the notifications in the order they were received. Begin with mephedrone recommended by the UK. Then will look at ketamine recommended by China. Then will look at reocmmendations from the WHO including (a) AH-7921 should be placed in Schedule I of the 1961 Convention; (b) gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL), 1,4-butanediol, 25B-NBOMe (2C-B-NBOMe), 25C-NBOMe (2C-C-NBOMe) …
Italy
Committee of the Whole – Updates on resolutions L6, L8, L9, L10 and L13
L8. USA — Still in informals. Take up later. L.6 Italy. L.6. with interested delegations. Proposal would be to insert in the title and through text, in OPs not PPs a reference to “internationally or nationally controlled substances” Financial implications of L6. Op. 7 — extra budg resources 181K USD one expert group meeting for …
Committee of the Whole – L 6. Promoting interventions on protection of young people and children with particular reference to the sale of illicit drugs and new psychoactive substances over the Internet
Second resolution submitted by Latvia. Give the floor to Italy. Two rounds of informals. Focus on the protection of young people. Title. Venezuela. Draw attention to the room. Corresponds to Canada resolution, delegation outside. Chair — put on hold. Preambular paragraphs First page of preambular part. PP1. Egypt. Title suggestion. “Promoting the protection of children …
UNGASS Special Segment Day 1 – Statement by Italy
Aligns with EU statement. UNGASS 2016 is an important opportunity to take stock of progress and discuss how to address the challenges we still face. It is an opportunity to further promote respect for the UN drug conventions. Although last year’s Joint Ministerial Statement is valuable, UNGASS 2016 should not mirror the high-level review carried …
CND Intersessional – 23 February 2015 (Afternoon session)
Afternoon Session: WHO Brussels: (Video link presentation) The 36th Expert Committee took place in June. At the moment 36 substances are to be reviewed, 23 psychotropic substances and 3 therapeutic. UK asks mephredone to be scheduled 2 under the 1971 convention. China critical review of ketamine although WHO didn’t recommend any scheduling for ketamine. Director …
CND Intersessional – Thursday 4th December, afternoon session
Discussions on draft decision L.17 Rev. 1 continue (See draft of 2 December 2014 here) (Mexico and EU going toe to toe on whether the extended bureau should stay on parallel with a new chair and bureau.) Mexico: We were not invited in the latest round of informal negotiations and they know we are not …