# Minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking: definition of 'drug'

European Parliament procedure 2013/0304(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 32 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2014-01-08 and 2014-01-28.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier sets minimum provisions on criminal acts and penalties in illicit drug trafficking, including the definition of 'drug'. Amendments address new psychoactive substances subject to permanent market restriction and their coverage by criminal law and Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA, protection of public health and harm reduction, evidence-based information and early warnings, exclusion of conduct for personal use, removal of substances no longer restricted, and delegated acts to amend the Annex.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikos CHRYSOGELOS | Greece | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111823.md |
| James NICHOLSON | United Kingdom | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1318.md |
| Anna HEDH | Sweden | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28131.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Antonyia PARVANOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34234.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Zbigniew ZIOBRO | Poland | EFD | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96803.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Gianni VATTIMO | Italy | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4398.md |

## Official source documents

- PE519.807: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-519.807+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE526.243: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-526.243+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-0304-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-0304-COD.json

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