Strengthening of the control of international trade in secobarbital, a psychotropic substance listed in schedule 3 of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.

Urges all Governments to extend the system of import and export authorizations to cover international trade in secobarbital and other Schedule III substances, to the extent consistent with their domestic laws; requests all importing countries to voluntarily furnish to the International Narcotics Control Board, to the extent possible, estimates of annual medical and scientific needs for secobarbital; invites Governments of exporting countries to consult the International Narcotics Control Board before authorizing shipments of secobarbital and other Schedule III substances, whenever questions arise as to the authenticity of import requests or when the amounts in question appear excessive with respect to the legitimate medical requirements of the countries concerned.

Adopted without vote, 16th meeting

Adopted at the 16th plenary meeting, 21 May 1986.
In: Resolutions and decisions / adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its 1st regular session of 1986, 29 April-23 May 1986. - E/1986/INF/4. - 4 June 1986. - p. 19-20. - Issued in ESCOR, 1986, Suppl. no. 1 (E/1986/86).