Laws and Regulations Promulgated to Give Effect to the Provisions of the International Treaties on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
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UNITED NATIONS E/NL 1986/1-4 30 September 1986 ENGLISH ONLY * LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES ON NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES In accordance with the relevant articles of the international treaties on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, the Secretary-General has the honour to communicate the following legislative texts. SWEDEN Communicated by the Government of Sweden NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT (a) Some editing of texts may be done by the Secretariat in the interest of clarity. In this connection, words in square brackets [ ] have been added or changed by the Secretariat. (b) Only passages directly relevant to the control of narcotic drugs or psycho• tropic substances have been reproduced in this document. Non-relevant parts of laws and regulations have been deleted by the Secretariat; such deletions are indicated by [...]. INDEX PaSe E/NL.1986/1 Law Amending the Law (1960:*H8) on Penalties for the Smuggling of Goods E/NL.1986/2 Act Amending the Penal Law on Narcotics (1968:6U) 3 E/NL.1986/3 Ordinance Amending the Ordinance (1983:366) Classifying k Certain Substances as Narcotic Drugs E/NL.1986A National Board of Health and Welfare. Notification on List of Narcotics, 2 May 1985 SOSFS 1985:9 Note by the Secretariat : The present document is a direct reproduction of the texts received by the Secretariat. V.86-60352 K/NL.1986/1-4 page 2 E/NL.1986/1 SFS 1985:10 Issued by the printer's on 22 January 1985 Law amending the Law (1960:418) on Penalties for the Smuggling of Goods promulgated on 10 January 1985. Pursuant to a decision 1 by Parliament, it is prescribed that Sections 1. 2. 8. 19 and 24 in the Law on Penalties for the Smuggling of Goods (1960:418)1/ shall be worded as follows: Section l2 Any person who, without notifying the proper authority, imports or exports goods for which customs duties or other public charges should be paid to the State or which, pursuant to provisions in a law or a statute may not be imported or exported, shall, if the act is wilful, be sentenced for smuggling to a fine or to a maximum penalty of imprisonment for two years. Should the offence relate to narcotic drugs as defined in section 8 of the Penal Law on Narcotics (1968:64), 2/ the maximum penalty 6hall be imprisonment for three years. The first paragraph is also applicable when a person, by means of a misleading statement in a customs declaration or by any other deception in connection with the customs clearance of goods, wilfully avoids, payment of customs duties or other public charges to the State or imports or export goods in contravention of a prohibition. Section 23 Should the smuggling pursuant to section 1. first paragraph, be judged to be petty in the light of the value of the goods and other circumstances of the offence, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than one thousand Swedish Kronor. If the offence relates to narcotic drugs, the penalty shall be a fine or imprisonment for a maximum period of six months. Section B4 For attempted smuggling the penalty shall be as laid down in chap. 23 of the Penal Code. The same applies to preparation for or conspiracy in smuggling of narcotic drugs which is not of a petty nature. E/NL.1986/1-4 page 3 If several persons have collaborated in an act punishable under this Law. the provisions of chap. 23 of the Penal Code apply. As regards smuggling which is of a petty nature, what has now been stated only applies if the offence relates to narcotic drugs. This Law enters into force on 1 March 1985. On behalf of the Government KJELL-OLOF FELDT Leif Lindstam (Ministry of Finance) 1.Government Bill 1984/85:46. JuU 12. rskr 103 2 Most recent wording 1983:364. 3 Most recent wording 1980:1138. 4 Most recent wording 1968:65. E/NL.1986/2 SFS 1985:9 Issued by the printer's 22 January 1985 Act amending the Penal Law on Narcotics (1968:64) promulgated on 10 January 1985 Pursuant to a decision by Parliament 1. it is prescribed that Sections 1. 2 and 4 in the Penal Law on Narcotics (1968:64) shall be worded as follows: Section 1 2 Any person who unlawfully 1. transfers narcotics. 2. manufactures narcotics intended for misuse. 3. acquires narcotics for the purpose of transfer. 4. procures, processes, packages, transports, keeps or has otherwise to do with narcotics which are not intended for personal use, 5. offers narcotics for sale, keeps or conveys payment for narcotics, mediates contacts between seller and purchaser or takes any other such measure, if the procedure is designed to promote narcotics traffic, or 6. possesses narcotics E/NL. 1986/1-4 page 4 shall be sentenced, if he has acted wilfully, for a narcotics offence to imprisonment for a maximum of three years. Section 2 If it is considered that the offence referred to in Section 1 is a minor one, the perpetrator is to be sentenced to a fine or to imprisonment for a maximum of six months. Section 4 3 For an attempt to commit or preparation for a narcotics offence or a grave narcotics offence as well as for conspiracy to commit a narcotics offence, which is not considered to be a minor one,or a grave narcotics offence, the perpetrator is to be sentenced - if the offence concerns other than the possession of narcotics - for liability pursuant to Chapter 23 in the Penal Code. This Act is to enter into force on 1 March 1985. On behalf of the Government STEN WICKBOM Sten Heckscher (Ministry of Justice) ll Government Bill 1984/85:46. JuU 12. rsfcr 103 2. Most recent wording 1983:363 3. Most recent wording 1983:363 E/HL.1986/3 SFS 1985:244 Published 14th May 1985 Ordinance amending the Ordinance (1983:366) classifying certain substances as narcotic drugs. Promulgated 18th April 1985 The Government ordains that the Ordinance.-(1983:366) classifying certain substances as narcotic drugs^ ^ is to be worded as follows. The following substances are to be classified as narcotic drugs under the Drug Offences Act (1968:64): 2/ Central stimulants ethylamphetamine (2-ethylamino-l-phenyl propane) pyenetyllin [1-phenyl-l-piperidyl-(2)-methyl] acetate 1-phenyl-2-butylamine N-hydroxiamphetamine propylhexedrine E/NL. 1986/1- '» page 5 Hallucinogens 2-amino-l-(4-broraide-2,5-diniethoxiphenyl) propane (bromide-STP) hydroxi- 3-penthy1- 6,6,9 -trime thyl-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydro- eH- 'dibensotb, d]-pyranol-(1) (hydroxitetrehydrocannabinoles) ibogain levonantradol nabilon Analgesics Carphentanil Sedatives and Tranouilisers allobarbital aprobarbital brallobarbital brotizolam butalbarbital pyrityldion (3,3-dietyl-2,4-dioxotetrahydropyridine) heptabarbital hexapropymat hexobarbital chlometiazol chloral hydrate choloralodol methohexital methylpentynol midazolam tybamat vinbarbital Furthermore, cannabis for the purposes of the law on the same, should be understood to comprise those parts above ground (except for the seeds) of every plant of the cannabis family from which the resin has not been extracted, irrespective of the names by which they may be known. This Ordinance enters into force on 1st July 1985. On behalf of the Government STEN ANDERSSON Karl-Ingvar Rundqvist (Minister of Health and Social Affairs). E/NL.1986/1- 4 page 6 E/NL.1986A National Board of Health and Welfare Notification on List of Narcotics, May 2, 1985 SOSFS 1985:9 The National Board of Health and Welfare conveys that according to the obligation given in the Narcotics Ordinance (1962:704)1/ the established list of narcotics shall read as follows: 1. Narcotics means a) substances and preparations which are Included in Schedules I, II and III, stereoisomers (with the exep- tion of dextromethorphan and dextrorphan), esters and ethers of these substances and their salts, stereoiso• mers, esters and ethers, irrespective of whether they are natural or synthetically manufactured; b) substances recorded in Schedules IV and V and the salts of these substances; c) preparations, with the exception stated below, which contain, or are extracted from substances referred to in paragraph a) above; d) preparations whether alone or compounded with others, containing substances listed in paragraph b) above; e) other preparations containing substances indicated in paragraph b) above provided that the National Board of Health and Welfare has so decided. These decisions are published by.The National Corporation of Pharmacies (Apoteksbolaget AB) in the "Price-list of Pharmaceutical Specialities", where they are indicated by the sign <$> beside the speciality's name. 2. Nacotics does not refer to the following groups of preparations intended for medical or scientific use: a) preparations of opium or morphine, containing not more than 0.2 per cent morphine, calculated as anhydrous morphine base and compounded with one or more other therapeutically active, non-narcotic ingredients; b) preparations, which, compounded with one or more other ingredients, contain any one of the following substances: ethylmorphine, pholcodine, codeine,nicodicodine, nicoco- dine, or norcodeine, to a maximum level of 100 milli• grammes in each dosage unit or to a maximum limit of 2.5 per cent in a multldose preparation; E/NL.1986/1-4 page 7 c) preparations of difenoxln containing, per dosage unit, not more than 0.5 milligramme of difenoxin, and a quantity of atropine sulphate, equivalent to at least S per cent of the dose of dife• noxin; d) preparations of diphenoxylate containing, per dosage unit, not more than 2.5 milligrammes of diphenoxylate, calculated as base, and a quantity of atropine sulphate equivalent to at least 1 per cent of the dose of diphenoxylate; e) preparations of propiram containing, per dosage unit, not more than 100 milligrammes of propiram, compounded with at least the same quantity of.methyl cellulose; f) oral preparations, containing of narcotic substances only dextro- propoxyphene to a maximum quantity of 135 milligrammes per dosage unit or to a maximum limit of 2.5 per cent in a multidose pre• paration.