# Medicinal products for human use: prevention of the entry into the legal supply chain of falsified medicinal products

European Parliament procedure 2008/0261(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI / IMCO / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 443 committee amendments tabled by 47 Members between 2010-02-15 and 2010-03-12.

## What the amendments focus on

A proposed directive preventing the entry of falsified medicinal products into the legal supply chain for medicinal products for human use. Amendments add Commission reporting on falsified and counterfeit medicines, address sales over the internet and mail-order pharmacies, define 'falsified medicinal product', and elaborate safety features ensuring identification, authentication and traceability of prescription and over-the-counter products, including equivalence rules and Member State authentication arrangements.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS | Germany | ALDE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28243.md |
| Thomas ULMER | Germany | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28221.md |
| Marisa MATIAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96820.md |
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE | France | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2025.md |
| Judith A. MERKIES | Netherlands | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96910.md |
| Anja WEISGERBER | Germany | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28227.md |
| Michail TREMOPOULOS | Greece | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96909.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Holger KRAHMER | Germany | ALDE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28247.md |
| Amalia SARTORI | Italy | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4423.md |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1927.md |
| Antonyia PARVANOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34234.md |
| Milan CABRNOCH | Czechia | ECR | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28324.md |
| Richard SEEBER | Austria | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28252.md |
| Frédérique RIES | Belgium | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4253.md |

## Official source documents

- PE439.067: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.067+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.069: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.069+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.406: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.406+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.407: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.407+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.409: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.409+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.860: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.860+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0261-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0261-COD.json

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