Urges all Governments to continue contributing to the maintenance of a balance between the licit supply of and demand for opiate raw materials for medical and scientific needs; urges Governments of all producing countries to adhere strictly to the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961; urges consumer countries to assess their licit needs for opiate raw materials realistically and urges concerned producing countries and the International Narcotics Control Board to increase efforts to monitor the available supply and to ensure sufficient stocks of licit opiate raw materials; commends the Board for its efforts in monitoring the implementation of the relevant Economic and Social Council resolutions.

Adopted without vote, 43rd plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2000, New York, 27 Jan. and 1 and 4 Feb. 2000; resumed organizational session for 2000, New York, 28 Feb., 9 March, 3, 10 and 12 May and 16 June 2000; substantive session of 2000, New York, 5-28 July 2000; resumed substantive session of 2000, New York, 18 and 30 Oct. and 22 Nov. 2000 - E/2000/99 - p. 45 - (ESCOR, 2000, Suppl. no. 1).