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The "Medicrime Convention" is the first international criminal law instrument to oblige States Parties to criminalise:

• the manufacturing of counterfeit medical products;
• supplying, offering to supply and trafficking in counterfeit medical products;
• the falsification of documents;
• the unauthorised manufacturing or supplying of medicinal products and the placing on the market of medical devices which do not comply with conformity requirements.

The Convention provides a framework for national and international co-operation across the different sectors of the public administration, measures for coordination at national level, preventive measures for use by public and private sectors and protection of victims and witnesses. Furthermore, it foresees the establishment of a monitoring body to oversee the implementation of the Convention by the States Parties.

• Translations sorted by non-official languages.
• Note for information - Signature and ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health by a State which is not a member of the Council of Europe.

• Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law - Counterfeiting of medical products (MEDICRIME)
• European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and healthcare (EDQM) – The MEDICRIME Convention
• Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law - European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC)