(a) Controlled delivery?

The importance of the use of controlled delivery as an investigative tool to counter drug trafficking and dismantle criminal organizations was emphasized.

The importance of the use of controlled delivery as an investigative tool to counter drug trafficking and dismantle criminal organizations was emphasized.

A number of representatives mentioned the changes their countries had made to their national legislation so as to enable and facilitate the undertaking of controlled deliveries.

In that area of work, the assistance provided to many controlled delivery operations by the drug liaison officers posted in other States was acknowledged.

UNODC was encouraged to convene an international working group to review the current state of practices involving controlled delivery.

Submission details

Surveillance of deliveries

Extradition shall be subject to the other conditions provided by the law of the requested State.

4. Decisions to use controlled delivery at the international level may, with the consent of the States Parties concerned, include methods such as intercepting and allowing the goods to continue intact or be removed or replaced in whole or in part.

4. Decisions to use controlled delivery at the international level may, with the consent of the States Parties concerned, include methods such as intercepting and allowing the goods or funds to continue intact or be removed or replaced in whole or in part.

Differences between legal systems, language problems and lack of resources posed further obstacles to the implementation of requests for extradition and mutual legal assistance. Similar difficulties, as well as logistical and technical problems and lack of experience and expertise, were also reported to affect the execution of controlled deliveries and international maritime cooperation to combat drug trafficking by sea.

terms of delivery and payment

Difficulties were also reported in relation to the execution of controlled deliveries, such as differences in legal systems, financial, logistical and technical problems and lack of experience and expertise, as well as in relation to maritime international cooperation to combat drug trafficking by sea.

States should further strengthen international cooperation, inter alia, in the exchange of information among competent authorities, including through INCB, and in the implementation of controlled deliveries and of joint law enforcement investigations, including backtracking operations.

(c) the actual place of delivery is one of the optional places of delivery under the contract and is located in a Contracting State, or

The latter, however, refused to accept that his old letter of resignation had any validity, let alone that Terzić had the authority to dismiss him.

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The Controller made a statement.

(i) Controlled delivery shall mean the technique of allowing illicit or suspect consignments to pass out of, through or into the territory of one or more States, with the knowledge and under the supervision of their competent authorities, with a view to the investigation of an offence and the identification of persons involved in the commission of the offence.

States should further strengthen international cooperation, inter alia in the exchange of information among competent authorities, including through the International Narcotics Control Board, and in the implementation of controlled deliveries and joint law enforcement investigations, including backtracking operations.

(i) Controlled delivery shall mean the technique of allowing illicit or suspect consignments to pass out of, through or into the territory of one or more States, with the knowledge and under the supervision of their competent authorities, with a view to the investigation of an offence and the identification of persons involved in the commission of the offence

The legislation in 80 per cent of the States replying to the questionnaire for the third reporting period provided for the use of controlled delivery, and 39 per cent had reviewed, simplified or otherwise strengthened their legislation in this regard.

Grounds for refusing to extradite a person (article 493)

Applications for extradition were accepted in 12 cases.

Providing for a definition of delivery is not that easy.

The Controller also made a statement.

Requests for observer status

The Commission decided to include in its current programme of work one new topic, namely obligation to extradite or prosecute (aut dedere aut judicare)

It declared that it would render cooperation on extradition on the legal basis provided under the Extradition Act of 1992 of Malaysia.

I signed the extradition papers.

Iraq and Kuwait are ready to undertake the handover.

Belarus stated that extradition was conditional on the existence of a treaty and it would use the Convention as a basis for cooperation on the issues of extradition with other States parties.

Belgium stated that extradition was conditional on the existence of a treaty and that it took the Convention as the legal basis for cooperation on extradition with other States parties.

The Permanent Observer for Palestine made a statement.

A statement was also made by the observer for Canada.

The observer for the African Union made a statement.

The observer for the Holy See made a statement.

However, in such cases, extradition will be subject to other conditions set forth in Qatari law, if the State of Qatar is the requesting State.

Azerbaijan stated that extradition was not conditional on the existence of a treaty and that it would use the Convention as the legal basis for cooperation on extradition with other States parties.

Cyprus stated that extradition was conditional on the existence of a treaty and that it took the Convention as the legal basis for cooperation on extradition with other States parties.

Egypt stated that extradition was conditional on the existence of a treaty and that it took the Convention as the legal basis for cooperation on extradition with other States parties.

Latvia stated that extradition was conditional on the existence of a treaty and that it took the Convention as the legal basis for cooperation on extradition with other States parties.

Malta stated that extradition was conditional on the existence of a treaty and that it would take the Convention as the legal basis for cooperation on extradition with other States parties.

The Russian Federation stated that, on the basis of reciprocity, it would take the Convention as the legal basis for cooperation on extradition with other States parties. Slovakia stated that extradition was not conditional on the existence of a treaty.