The Criminal Law Division participated in the International Forum on “Good practices against Falsification and illegal trade” held in Lima, Peru, on 22 and 23 November 2017. Gathering together the main national and international actors responsible for the fight against counterfeiting of medical products, this International Forum highlighted common efforts at national and international level to tackle this transnational concern.
The Peruvian Multisectoral Technical Group on prevention and combating smuggling, illegal trade and counterfeiting of medical and related products (CONTRAFALME), mainly composed of judges, prosecutors, law-enforcement and health authorities, played a big role in this conference and welcomed the MEDICRIME Convention. The Peruvian Deputy Minister of Health, Mr Juan Eulogio Arroyo Laguna, stressed "the need for a global response to end organised crime" recognising the importance of the MEDICRIME convention and the need for its ratification by Peru.
During the Forum, multiple appeals were made for American countries to join the MEDICRIME Convention, since it is the only current legal instrument that can legitimately fight against the falsification of medical products worldwide.