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ARTICLE-5: LIMITATION OF USE TO MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. It is desirable that the Parties do not permit the possession of substances in Schedules II, Ill and IV except under legal authority. ...


ARTICLE-6: SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... It is desirable that for the purpose of applying the provisions of this Convention, each Party establish and maintain a special administration, which may with advantage be the same as, or work in close co-operation with, the special administration established pursuant to the provisions of conventions for the control of narcotic drugs. ...


ARTICLE-22: PENAL PROVISIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) It is desirable that the offences referred to in paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 (a) (ii) be included as extradition crimes in any extradition treaty which has been or may hereafter be concluded between any of the Parties, and, as between any of the Parties which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty or on reciprocity, be recognized as extradition crimes; provided that extradition shall be granted in conformity with the law of the Party to which application is made, and that the Party shall have the right to refuse to effect the arrest or grant the extradition in cases where the competent authorities consider that the offence is not sufficiently serious. ...


ARTICLE-23: APPLICATION OF STRICTER CONTROL MEASURES THAN THOSE REQUIRED BY THIS CONVENTION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... A Party may adopt more strict or severe measures of control than those provided by this Convention if, in its opinion, such measures are desirable or necessary for the protection of the public health and welfare. ...