Examples of using Leaf chewing in English and their translations into Russian
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Coca leaf chewing and the slaves, to reduce fatigue after a hard work.
As the 1961 Convention came into force in 1964, coca leaf chewing should have come to an end in 1989.
Coca leaf chewing is one of the sociocultural practices and rituals of the Andean indigenous peoples.
It also takes into account the fact that Bolivia has announced further steps towards legalizing coca leaf chewing.
Coca leaf chewing does not harm human health in any way; nor does it give rise to any kind of complication or addiction.
We therefore consider it necessary to discuss the effects of coca leaf chewing in greater detail, in dialogue with Bolivia.
The Board was requested to take those andother factors into account when reviewing the situation with regard to coca leaf chewing.
The matter of traditional coca leaf chewing remains under review by the Board in the context of the relevant treaty provisions.
However, the reality of the present situation indicates that the abolition of coca leaf chewing will not be feasible by 1989.
Coca leaf chewing is a one-thousand-year-old ancestral practice of the Andean indigenous peoples that cannot and should not be prohibited.
The representatives of Bolivia and Peru stated that, in their countries,coca leaf chewing was an ancestral tradition with a long history.
Coca leaf chewing helps to relieve feelings of hunger, provides energy during long working days and improves metabolism at high altitude.
That article 49, paragraph 2(e),be deleted because it is a serious mistake to seek to abolish coca leaf chewing within 25 years.
Through the proposed amendment all references to coca leaf chewing would be removed from the 1961 Convention, which currently lists the coca leaf as a controlled substance.
The Board calls upon the Governments of Bolivia and Peru to initiate action without delay witha view to eliminating uses of coca leaf, including coca leaf chewing, that are contrary to the 1961 Convention.
Recognizing traditional Coca leaf chewing(Akuliku) as an ancestral cultural manifestation of the Bolivian and Peruvian peoples to be respected by the international community;
France is therefore open to dialogue aimed at arriving at a solution that would better accommodate the tradition of coca leaf chewing while maintaining the integrity of the Single Convention of 1961.
Furthermore, they acknowledge that traditional coca leaf chewing(akulliku) is an ancestral cultural expression of the peoples of Bolivia and Peru that should be respected by the international community.
The Board wishes to point out that, within 25 years following the entry into force of the 1961 Convention, coca leaf chewing should have been abolished in those countries where it was taking place.
Traditional coca leaf chewing is consistent with the right of indigenous peoples to maintain their traditional health and cultural practices, as recognized in articles 11, 24 and 31 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The Board calls upon the Governments of Bolivia and Peru to initiate action without delay with a view to eliminating uses of coca leaf, including coca leaf chewing, that are contrary to the 1961 Convention.
Germany knows that the question is of particular importance to Bolivia and that coca leaf chewing is viewed there as part of the cultural identity of the indigenous population, the majority of all Bolivians.
In that light, they endorsed the call made by the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the removal of the coca leaf from Schedule I of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs andto do away with any prohibition on coca leaf chewing in that Convention.
However, the Board wishes to point out that, within 25 years following theentry into force of the 1961 Convention, coca leaf chewing should have been abolished in those States which had made a reservation upon ratification.
Inasmuch as coca leaf chewing is not only an ancient custom of the Bolivian people but also of the Andean peoples, France is aware that the issue is ofparticular importance to Bolivia, a country where coca leaf chewing is considered a component of cultural identity.
Therefore, even if Bolivia would have made such a reservation in 1976, as the 1961 Convention cameinto force in 1964, coca leaf chewing should have come to an end in 1989 in the territories of all parties to the 1961 Convention.
The Government therefore requested the deletion, from the 1961 Convention, of article 49, paragraph 1(c), stating that“the socio-cultural practice of coca leaf cannot be permitted temporarily…”; and article 49,paragraph 2(e), stating that“it is a serious mistake to seek to abolish coca leaf chewing within 25 years”.
As indicated by Bolivia in its letter mentioned above,the purpose to allow coca leaf chewing for Andean indigenous people of Bolivia is a need to maintain a habit and sociocultural practice, not a medical or scientific purpose.
Article 49, paragraph 2(e),states that"coca leaf chewing must be abolished within twenty-five years from the coming into force of this Convention as provided in paragraph 1 of article 41"; paragraph 1(c) states that a Party to the Convention may reserve the right to permit coca leaf chewing temporarily in any one of its territories, subject to the restrictions established in paragraph 2(e), that is, for a period of no more than 25 years.
Article 49, paragraph 1(c), states that a party may, at the time of signature,ratification or accession, reserve the right to permit coca leaf chewing temporarily, provided that this chewing be abolished within 25 years from the coming into force of the Convention article 49, paragraph 2 e.