Majors List Process in Narcotics

Majors List Process in Narcotics

Majors List Process in Narcotics in 2013

United States views on international law [1] in relation to Majors List Process in Narcotics: (1) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

On March 4, 2013, the Department of State submitted the 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (“INCSR”), an annual report submitted to Congress in accordance with § 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. § 2291h(a). The report describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in calendar year 2012. Volume 1 of the report covers drug and chemical control activities and Volume 2 covers money laundering and financial crimes. The report is available at (Secretary of State website) state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2013/.

Some Aspects of Majors List Process in Narcotics

(2) Major drug transit or illicit drug producing countries

On September 13, 2013, President Obama issued Presidential Determination 2013-14, “Memorandum for the U.S. Secretary of State: Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2014.” Daily Comp. Pres. Docs., 2013 DCPD No. 00626, pp. 1–4. In this annual determination, the President named Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela as countries meeting the definition of a major drug transit or major illicit drug producing country. A country's presence on the “Majors List” is not necessarily an adverse reflection of its government's counternarcotics efforts or level of cooperation with the United States. No new countries were added to the list in 2013. The President designated Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have failed demonstrably to adhere to their international obligations in fighting narcotrafficking. Simultaneously, the President determined that “support for programs to aid Burma and Venezuela is vital to the national interests of the United States,” thus ensuring that such U.S. assistance would not be restricted during fiscal year 2014 by virtue of § 706(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, Pub. L. No. 107-228, 116 Stat. 1424.

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  1. Majors List Process in Narcotics in the Digest of United States Practice in International Law

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