DETERMINED to eliminate the root causes of the problem of drug production, trafficking and abuse by adopting and strictly enforcing legislation against illicit drug production and trafficking, money laundering and diversion of chemical precursors; DETERMINED to stop the region from being used as a conduit for drugs destined for international markets and to deprive those who are engaged in illicit drug trafficking of the proceeds of their criminal activities; DESIROUS of launching a joint concerted effort to achieve the above mentioned aims and objectives; HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS In this Protocol, unless the context otherwise requires: "Chemical Precursors" means substance frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances as defined in Article 12 of the 1988 UN Convention Against Illicit Drugs and Psychotropic Substances mentioned in Table I and Table II annexed to the said convention. "Community Prevention" means any activity undertaken at the level of a community designed to reduce the underlying causes of drug abuse peculiar to the community. "Controlled Delivery" shall have the meaning assigned to it in article 1 of the 1988 UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances. "Corruption" means abuse or misuse of any office for private gain or benefit or the giving or receipt by any person of any benefit of whatever nature which is not legally due. "Demand Reduction" means those measures that encompass all primary, secondary and tertiary activities taken to reduce, and to deter the use of illicit drugs. "secondary" means helping people who use illicit drugs to using them. "tertiary" means limiting or minimising some of the worst effects of disease and harmful behaviour. "Drugs" means any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance. "Executive Secretary" means the Executive Secretary of SADC. - -2