By the affirmative votes of 43 out of 44 Members of Parliament present, with no abstentions declared, the Council of Europe Convention on Counterfeiting of Medical Products and Similar Offences which pose a Threat to Public Health, signed on 28 October 2011 and whose signature by the Republic of Cyprus was approved by a decision of the Council of Ministers on 17 April 2019, was ratified into law by the Plenary of the Parliament.
As stated in the explanatory report of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs to the Plenary of the Parliament, based on its briefing during the discussion of the ratification bill, the Convention includes provisions aimed at preventing and combating threats to public health from counterfeit medical products and similar offences by criminalising certain acts, protecting the rights of victims, as well as promoting national and international cooperation. In addition, the Convention provides for a monitoring mechanism to ensure its effective implementation.
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