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PERMANENT COUNCIL

OEA/Ser. G

CP/RES. 482 (709/87)

9 September 1987

Original: Spanish

 

CP/RES. 482 (709/87)

 

 

STATUTE OF THE SPECIFIC FUND OF THE

INTER-AMERICAN PROGRAM OF ACTION OF RIO DE JANEIRO AGAINST

THE ILLICIT USE AND PRODUCTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS AND

PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AND TRAFFIC THEREIN

 

 

           THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

 

HAVING SEEN:

 

The mandate contained in General Assembly resolution AG/RES. 841 (XVI-O/86), paragraph 2 of which instructs the Secretary General to develop the regulations that will govern the Specific Fund of the Inter-American Program of Rio de Janeiro Against the Illicit Use and Production of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Traffic Therein and to submit them to the Permanent Council for approval; and

 

The report of the Committee on Regulations and Procedure (CP/doc. 1836/87) whereby the draft Statute of that Fund is submitted to the Permanent  Council,

 

RESOLVES:

 

To approve the following:

 

STATUTE OF THE SPECIFIC FUND OF THE

INTER-AMERICAN PROGRAM OF ACTION OF RIO DE JANEIRO AGAINST

THE ILLICIT USE AND PRODUCTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS AND

PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AND TRAFFIC THEREIN

 

 

Article 1. Scope

 

The Specific Fund established in accordance with the mandate contained in resolution AG/RES. 841 (XVI-O/86) to finance the Inter-American Program of Action of Rio de Janeiro Against the Illicit Use and Production of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Traffic Therein shall be governed by the Statute of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), this Statute, and the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States.

 

 

Article 2. Purpose

 

The purpose of the Specific Fund is to finance the program activities of CICAD related to the Inter-American Program of Action of Rio de Janeiro Against the Illicit Use and Production of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Traffic Therein, in conformity with the priorities, programs,  program activities, and projects approved by the Commission.

 

Such activities shall neither duplicate nor replace those already existing within the United Nations or other regional or international agencies.

 

 

Article 3. Funding

 

The Specific Fund is constituted by grants or bequests from public or private entities or individuals, by any other contributions from member states, permanent observer states, or other nonmember states and from international development or financial agencies, and by resources obtained through other financing mechanisms that the General Assembly may adopt.

 

Acceptance of the grants or bequests referred to in the foregoing paragraph shall take place in accordance with the standards of the Organization applicable to this matter.

 

 

Article 4. Budgetary and financial standards

 

This Specific Fund, as defined in Article 86 (b) of the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat of the Organization  of American States, shall be administered in accordance with those General Standards and with the Budgetary and Financial Rules of the General Secretariat.

 

 

Article 5. Budgetary responsibility

 

The resources of the Specific Fund shall be allotted in accordance with a program-budget prepared and approved pursuant to the Statute of CICAD and the General Standards on the matter.