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Drugs

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Drugs-related health damage is a part of public health dealt with in Article 152 of the Treaty of Nice. Measures can be adopted by a qualified majority of the Council and co-decision in the EU Parliament.

The fight against the illegal cross-border sale of drugs is also a part of the Police co-operation in Europol.

The future

The Lisbon Treaty proposes common safety concerns in public health as a shared competence and human health as a "supportive" competence. In the former case, EU law would suppress member states' existing legislation and right to legislate in this area. See Art. 4, 6, 152 TFU, and Art. 69f TFU on minimum penalties for drug related crimes.

Links

Combating drugs http://www.europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/s22001.htm