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The MEDICRIME Convention

The Council of Europe drafted a convention which constitutes, for the first time, a binding international instrument in the criminal law field on counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health (MEDICRIME Convention). More about the Convention »

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Counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes

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 The Convention in video


 Online course


Pharmaceutical crime and the MEDICRIME Convention

This free 6-hour online course is aimed at assisting legal professionals to appropriately address pharmaceutical crime. Available in English, French, Armenian, Bosnian, Italian, Macedonian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Turkish.

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 Activities


29 Apr
2026

11th Plenary Meeting

Chişinău, Republic of Moldova
28 Apr
2026

MEDICRIME Conference

Chişinău, Republic of Moldova

 Field Reports

This section serves to showcase and promote efforts by law enforcement, shared by our network, in the fight against offences addressed by the MEDICRIME Convention. Many links lead to external sites, the Council of Europe declines any responsibility for the content of these sites.