Summary

The United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 provides the basis for the international control of precursors. With 190 States parties as at 1 November 2021, the same number as in the previous year, the 1988 Convention covers almost the entire world. Of these, 116 – one more than in the previous year (Iceland) – have requested to be pre-notified about shipments to their territories of substances listed in Table I or Table II of the 1988 Convention. The system of monitoring of international trade, which includes the process of advance notifications of intended exports, as provided for in article 12, paragraph 10, of the 1988 Convention, forms the foundation of the international control of precursors. The PEN Online system, the INCB tool that provides an electronic platform for such notifications, is used by 166 countries and territories.

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