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 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION—OPIUM. JANUARY 23, 1912. 1931 Article 4. The Contracting Powers shall issue regulations to provide that ml:¤*¤¤¤ °' P•°¥· every package containing raw opium destmed for exportation shall ' be marked in such a manner as to indicate its contents, providing the consignment shall exceed 5 kilograms. Article 5. The Contracting Powers shall not permit the importation and ex- mR·¤¤¤¤°¤ °* Wlportation of raw opium except through duly authorized persons. ' Cmurrms II. Prepared opium. Pr•v¤•d¤1»i¤m. Dqinition. By prepared opium shall be understood: D•¤¤i¤<m· The `Broduct of raw opium obtained by a series of special processes, partie arly by' dissolution, boilixtihg, heating and fermentation and which is meant to be made into e form of an extract suitable for consumption. _, Prepared OPIIIID. comprises dross and all other residues of smoked opium. Article 6. The Contracting Powers shall take measures for the gradual and d§gI§*f**°“°‘ '“"' efficacious suppression of the manufacture the mternal traiiic m and the use of prepared o ium in so far_as the diiferentponditions peculiar to each nation shall allow of thas, unless existing measures have already regulated the matter. ·, . Article 7. i Th Contrac P wers shall prohibit the importation and exper- P¥°h*”_{_“°¤ °‘ *¤* tatiori of preplatix opium; however, those nations which are not et Wim d°xp°mm` ready to pro b1t the exportation of preyiared op1um at once, slilall prohibit such exportation as soon as possi le. Article 8. Th C ntractin Powers which are not y t prepared to rohibit at L**¤i"¤¤¤¤= *' °*· once lizheoexportatlion of pfepared opium; 6 P mpmmbm a. shall hunt the num er of towns ports or other places through which it shall be possible for prepared opium to be exported; b. shall prohibit the exportation of prepared opium to the countries vghich fnow prohibit, or which shall ater prohibit the importation t ereo ; c. shall prohibit, in the meanwhile, that any prepared opium be sent to a country which desires to limit the entry_ thereof, unless the exporter shall conform to the regulations of the importing country· d. shall take measures to the eHect that each package exported containing prepared opium shall bear a. special mark in °cating the nature of its contents; _ e. shall not permit the exportation of tprepared opium except through the agency of persons especially au onzed.