International Narcotics Control Board
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The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is an independent treaty body, one of the four treaty-mandated bodies under international drug control law (alongside the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, UNODC on behalf of the Secretary-General, and the WHO).[1]
الهيئة الدولية لمراقبة المخدرات (Arabic) 国际麻醉品管制局 (Chinese) | |
Abbreviation | INCB |
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Predecessor | Permanent Central Opium Board and Drug Supervisory Board |
Formation | 1968; 56 years ago (1968) |
Founded at | Geneva, Switzerland |
Type | Treaty body |
Legal status | Active |
Purpose | Treaty body of the 1961 Convention, 1971 Convention, and 1988 Convention |
Headquarters | Vienna International Centre (Vienna, Austria) |
Membership | 13 Board Members |
President | Jallal Toufiq |
Secretary | Mark Colhoun |
Main organ | Board |
Website | incb |
The INCB is responsible for monitoring the control of substances pursuant to the three United Nations drug control conventions and for assisting Member States in their efforts to implement those conventions.[2] It plays an important role in monitoring the production and trade of narcotics and psychotropics, as well as their availability for medical and scientific purposes, and in deciding which precursors should be regulated.[3]