AG/RES. 1658 (XXIX-O/99)

AMENDMENTS TO THE MODEL REGULATIONS TO CONTROL CHEMICAL PRECURSORS AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, MACHINES AND MATERIALS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE CONTROL COMMISSION

(Resolution adopted at the first plenary session, held on June 7, 1999)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

HAVING SEEN:

The Observations and Recommendations of the Permanent Council on the annual reports of the organs, agencies and entities of the Organization of American States (OAS), submitted in compliance with Article 91.f. of the Charter (AG/doc.3830/99 add. 2), and in particular those relating to the Annual Report of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) (CP/doc.3175/99);

The Final Report of the meeting of the CICAD Group of Experts to Control Chemical Precursors and Chemical Substances held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, September 29-October 2, 1998 including proposals to amend the Model Regulations to Control Chemical Precursors and Chemical Substances, Machines and Materials, approved by the Commission at its twenty-fourth regular session, held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, October 26-30, 1998 (CICAD/doc.988/98); and

The Final Report of the twenty-fifth regular session of the Commission held in Washington, D.C., May 3-7, 1999 (CICAD/doc.1018/99); and

CONSIDERING:

That the CICAD Groups of Experts are open to all member countries, providing an opportunity to share experience, present initiatives, and promote cooperation;

That the above-mentioned Model Regulations of CICAD are an important instrument in the development of a coordinated response to illicit drug trafficking and related offenses;

That the said Model Regulations of CICAD depend upon the input and expertise of the experts of the member countries to keep them dynamic, timely, and relevant; and

That the Commission has approved the above-mentioned Model Regulations,

RESOLVES:

1. To note with satisfaction the report of the meetings of the Group of Experts of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) to Control Chemical Precursors and Chemical Substances and of the report of the twenty-fifth regular session of CICAD.

2. To adopt the amendments to CICAD’s Model Regulations to Control Chemical Precursors and Chemical Substances, Machines, and Materials approved by CICAD at its twenty-fourth regular session, held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, October 26-30, 1998 (CICAD/doc.988/98), and at its twenty-fifth regular session, held in Washington, D.C., May 3-7, 1999 (CICAD/doc.1018/99), and to recommend that the member states adopt them, when appropriate, according to their national law.

3. To urge member states to give strong political support to CICAD’s Model Regulations and provide institutional support for their appropriate application in keeping with national law.