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Toolkit for Competent National Authorities

In order to meet their treaty obligations State Parties to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 must provide to INCB their annual and quarterly statistics for the movement of internationally controlled substances in their territories. INCB provides and updates the Yellow List, Forms (A, B and C) and training material to help competent national authorities to meet treaty requirements and relevant resolutions for data reporting.
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Yellow List

The Yellow List contains the full list of internationally controlled narcotic drugs under the 1961 Convention. The Yellow List also contains information regarding the synonyms and trade names of those substances, conversion factors for calculating the pure drug content of bases and salts. The INCB updates the Yellow List as new substances are scheduled under the 1961 convention or when any information in the other parts have been updated.

Forms

In order for countries to meet their data reporting obligations under the 1961 Convention forms are available for competent national authorities to provide the necessary estimates and statistical data to INCB.
 
  • Form A - Quarterly statistics of imports and exports narcotic drugs
  • Form B   NEW  and Supplement to Form B - Annual Estimates of Requirements of narcotic drugs and modification of approved estimates through supplement to Form B.  Please use the new  Form B  NEW   for submitting your estimates. Please note that there have been changes in relation to reporting of cannabis and cannabis resin. Also, check the new  Form B/P  for assessment of of internationally controlled cannabinoids.
  • Form C -   NEW  Annual Statistics of Production, Manufacture, Consumption, Stocks and Seizures of Narcotic Drugs
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Training Materials

The training materials provide competent national authorities with a more detailed overview of reporting obligations under the framework of the 1961 Single Convention as amended and is aimed at assisting them in completing the forms A, B and C. The training materials are available in three parts, Part 1: The International control system for narcotic drugs ; Part 2: The estimates system for narcotic drugs and Part 3: The statistical returns system for narcotic drugs. The training materials also include concrete examples and clarifications as to what information ought to be reported, such as Limit of Manufacture, Negative Adjustment to Stocks and IDS Balance Sheet.

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Guidelines for National Competent Authorities - FAQ

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Guidelines on reporting losses and destructions of narcotic drugs to INCB

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