The Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Università degli Studi di Brescia - Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza-, organised a conference entitled “The MEDICRIME Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and the protection of public health in Italy" held in Brescia, Italy, on 16-17 November 2023.

The aim of the conference was :

• to encourage the adoption by Italy of better strategies to combat the counterfeiting of health medical products;
• to encourage the ratification by Italy of the MEDICRIME Convention, which was opened for signature on 28 October 2011 and signed by Italy but not ratified;
• to raise awareness in both the academic context and among national actors working in the field;
• to discuss the benefits and challenges in ratifying the Convention;
• to exchange experiences, encourage the dissemination of know-how and reinforce collaboration between the national actors.

At the end of the conference a Declaration was adopted.

Representatives from the academia, legal actors as well as representatives from the AIFA and the Carabinieri addressed the participants and expressed their strong support towards the Council of Europe’s efforts to combat the counterfeiting of medical products and other similar crimes.

• Programme of the Conference Ι Flyer of the Conference 
• Declaration of Brescia (English Ι Italian)
• Proceedings, Special number 2024, Sistema Penale (SP)  (Printed version)
• Link to the Brescia University