The Secretary-General has received a note verbale dated 12 March 2009 from the Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the United Nations, attached to which is a letter from the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales Ayma, dated 12 March 2009, in which the Government of Bolivia proposes to amend article 49, paragraphs 1 (c) and 2 (e), of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (see annex).

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In accordance with article 47 (1) of the Convention, as amended, the Secretary-General, acting in his capacity as depositary, communicated to the Parties to the Convention the proposal of amendments and the reasons therefor received from Bolivia in a Depositary Notification dated 6 April 2009.

Also in accordance with article 47 (1) of the Convention, as amended, the Secretary-General is hereby communicating to the Economic and Social Council the text of the amendments and the reasons therefor received from Bolivia.

See also:

• Coca chewing out of the UN convention? ECOSOC adopts procedure for Bolivia's amendment, Martin Jelsma, TNI weblog, August 21, 2009
• Aide-Memoire on the Bolivian Proposal To Amend Article 49 of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs