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Belgium joins the 1988 UN convention against drug trafficking

Belgium ratified the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 on 25 October 1995. Article 3 of the convention requires each party, subject to its constitutional principles, to make the possession, purchase and cultivation of drugs for personal consumption a criminal offence.[1]

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References

  1. United Nations Treaty Collection — United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988: status of participantsarchived

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