On 18 May 2022, Ambassador Panayotis BEGLITIS, Permanent Representative of Greece, signed the Council of Europe Convention on counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes threatening public health (CETS 211), known as the MEDICRIME Convention, in the presence of the Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić.
This treaty is the first binding international instrument in the criminal law field on counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health. It obliges States Parties to criminalise :
- the manufacturing of counterfeit medical products;
- the 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.
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