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Falsified medical devices and what to do about it ‒a Council of Europe perspective
Dr. Tomas NilssonCommittee of Experts on Minimising Public Health Risks Posed by
Falsification of Medical Products and Similar CrimesEDQM, Council of Europe
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Exemples of falsified medical devices
• Dental equipment• Self-tests (e.g. HIV/STI, pregnancy, blood glucose)• Condoms• Injection needles• Dermal fillers• Inhalers
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What do I mean, falsified?
Falsified:“A false representation as regards identity and/or source.”
Not involves intellectual property rights.
Seperate from non-compliant.
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Over all strategies against falsified medical products
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Observers: Canada, Holy See,Israel, Japan, Mexico, USA
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The MEDICRIME convention
The "MEDICRIME Convention" is the first international criminal law instrument allowing States Parties to
• criminalise certain acts,
• protect the rights of victims,
• promote national and international cooperation
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MEDICRIME ‒ examples
• Criminalise certain acts (legislative)
• Tools and resources for criminal investigations (enforcement)
• Establish quality and safety requirements (regulatory)
• Awareness-raising campaigns(communication)
• Promoting national and international co-operation (co-operation)
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CMED & MEDICRIME
Committee of experts • Pharmacopoeia member states
• Health authorities, law enforcement or customs
MEDICRIME
CMED
CMED = Committee of Experts on Minimising Public Health Risks Posed by Falsification of Medical Products
and Similar Crimes
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CMED ‒ Key Tasks
• Promote the MEDICRIME convention and its Committee of the Parties
• Provide support for the convention’s implementation
• Facilitate networking and co-operation among Member States
• Develop supportive tools for information exchange• Communication and raising awareness activities, provide guidance to health authorities
• Establish and maintain links with national, European and international institutions and organisations
• Provide multi-sectorial training
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CMED ‒ Activities
• Conferences and workshops• Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
network• Database for information sharing
(KnowX)• Implementation guidance• Best practices• Publications• Communication materials• Trainings
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What about today?
• Crime?
• Priority?
• Knowledge?
• Co-operation?
• Sharing of information?
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Survey to non-EU countries
Answers fromBA, IS, MD, ME, NO, RU, RS, CH, TR, UA
Do you experience falsified medical devices?
No: About half of the countries.
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Survey to non-EU countries
Do you contact the country of origin when handling imported non-compliant or falsified medical device?
• No country answered yes.• Countries participating in COEN contact them.
Would you benefit from a closer cooperation with other countries within the Council of Europe regarding enforcement of non-compliant or falsified medical devices?
• All non-EEA countries answered yes.
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SPOC Network – Model
National SPOCInternationalco-operation Industry
SPOC for CompetentAuthority
SPOC for Customs
SPOC for Justice
SPOC forPolice
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Examples of needs
• How to implement Medicrime convention for MD (e.g. criminal acts)?• Best practice of handling falsified MD (with no legal manufacturer or
authorised representative)?• Cooperation and information sharing?• Awareness, e.g. healthcare?
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