The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 277 No 7425 p538
4 November 2006

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New agreement defines counterfeiting as serious crime

Counterfeiting medicines is to be defined as a serious crime under plans for a new convention announced by the Council of Europe.

At a conference held in Moscow under the council’s Russian presidency, it was agreed that the new international agreement should also cover penalties to be imposed for the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit medicines, establish a network of single points of contact in all sectors concerned, and intensify co-operation between law enforcement agencies at national and European levels.