Great step forward for Medicrime Convention which will enter into force on 1 January 2016 -

A 25th State has signed the Convention of the Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health, also called Medicrime Convention. The Bosnia and Herzegovina has added his name to the list of signatures on December 4, 2015.

The entry into force of the Medicrime Convention is active under the condition of 5 ratifications including at least 3 Member States of the Council of Europe. Since the ratification of Guinea on 24 September 2015, the Convention is ready to enter into force on 1st January 2016 for Ukraine, Spain, Hungary, Moldova and Guinea.

A bill is currently under examination in France and will be on the agenda in the French Senate on 17 December 2015.

To follow the chart of signatures and ratifications, see the dedicated page of the Council of Europe: Chart of signatures and ratifications of the Treaty 211.

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