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Law on prevention and suppression of drug abuse.

Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
The basic purpose of this Law is the concrete adoption and implementation (on the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) of the Unique Convention on Narcotic Drugs from 1961 (also amended by the Protocol from 1972 on amendments to the Unique Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the 1961 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances from 1998), with the aim of preventing and combating illicit drugs, especially illegal production and illicit traffic of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, especially by controlling and eradicating the plants from which narcotics are deriving and/or produced from.
The Law is divided into XIV Chapters and 103 articles, including offences and penalties.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bih146571.pdf
Web site
http://www.kuiptk.ba
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force eight days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Zakon o sprečavanju i suzbijanju zloupotrebe opojnih droga.
Implemented by
Regulation on the safekeeping and destruction of seized narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and plants from which narcotic drugs and precursors.
Regulation determining the international border crossings for cross-border trade of substances and plants from Tables II, III and IV of the list of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and plants from which narcotic drugs and precursors are obtained.