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c) In regard to each substance in Schedules II and II, on quantities used in themanufacture of exempt preparations for medical and scientific purposes, and otherpurposes, andd) In regard to each substance other than a substance in Schedule I, on quantities usedfor industrial purposes in accordance with subparagraph b) of article 4.The quantities manufactured which are referred to in sub-paragraphs a) and b) of thisparagraph do not include the quantities of preparations manufactured.5.3 Proposed amendments to the 1988 ConventionArticle 1(m) – definition of ‘illicit traffic’In Article 1(m):1. for ‘paragraphs’ substitute ‘paragraph’2. delete ‘and 2’.Article 1. DefinitionsExcept where otherwise expressly indicated or where the context otherwise requires, thefollowing definitions shall apply throughout this convention:…m) “illicit traffic” means the offences set forth in article 3, paragraphs paragraph 1 and 2,of this Convention.Article 3 – penal provisionsIn Article 3:1. in subparagraph (a)(i), for ‘The production, manufacture, extraction, preparation,offering, offering for sale, distribution, sale, delivery on any terms whatsoever,brokerage, dispatch, dispatch in transit, transport, importation or exportation of anynarcotic drugs or any psychotropic substance’, substitute ‘Any action’2. after ‘contrary to’, insert ‘a law or regulation adopted in pursuance of its obligationsunder’3. delete:a) subparagraph (a)(ii)b) subparagraph (a)(iii)c) paragraph 24. in paragraph (4)(d):a) for ‘an offence’, substitute ‘any offence with respect to narcotic drugs orpsychotropic substances’52