Global approach to drugs developed at European Union level

I. Treaty on the European Community

• Treaty on the European Union - Title VI Provisions on police and judicial cooperation in judicial and criminal matters.

II. European Council conclusions

• Brussels European Council (PDF File 247 KB) 16/17 June 2005 (III § 16).
• Laeken European Council (PDF File 140 KB) 14/15 December 2001 (IV § 44).
• Feira European Council 19/20 June 2000 (IV E § 51).
• Helsinki European Council 10/11 December 1999 (IV § 53).
• Tampere European Council 15 and 16 October 1999 (C IX § 43, 48 and 50).
• Vienna European Council 11/12 December 1998 (X § 90).
• Cardiff European Council (PDF File 186 KB) 15/16 June 1998 (IV § 41).
• Luxembourg European Council 12/13 December 1997 (JHA § 59-66).
• Amsterdam European Council 16 June 1997 (FSJ: Action against organized crime and drugs).
• Dublin European Council 13/14 December 1996 (V 1 and 2).
• Madrid European Council 16 December 1995 (C 2).
• Essen European Council 9/10 December 1994 (Cooperation in the field of Justice and Home Affairs).

III. European Union Strategy and Action Plans

1. Adopted Council texts

2005-2012

• EU-Action Plan on Drugs (2005-2008)
  Official Journal C 168, 08/07/2005 P. 0001-0018.
• EU Drugs Strategy (2005-2012) (PDF File 180 KB) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2000-2004

• EU-Action Plan on Drugs (2000-2004) (PDF File 130 KB) - - - - - - - - - -
• EU Drugs Strategy (2000-2004) (PDF File 140 KB) - - - - - - - - - -

1998-2000

• EU Action Plan of the Council and the Commission on how best to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam on area of freedom, security and justice, (B. An area of security, (b) Drugs p.13),
  Official Journal C 019, 23/01/1999 P. 0001-0015.

2. Financial programmes

a) Adopted programmes

b) Commission proposals

• 24/05/2006. COM (2006)230. Amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme "Drugs prevention and information" as part of the General programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice" Adaptation following the agreement of 17 May 2006 on the Financial Framework 2007-2013
• 04/06/2005. COM (2005)122. Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme "Fight against violence (Daphne) and drugs prevention and information" as part of the General programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice" {SEC(2005) 434}

3. Commission communications

• 26.06.2006 COM (2006) 316 final. GREEN PAPER on the role of Civil Society in Drugs Policy in the European Union,
• 14.02.2005 COM (2005) 45 final. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on a EU Drugs Action Plan (2005-2008),
  Official Journal C 211, 30/08/2005 P. 0004.
• 12.11.2003 COM (2003) 681 final. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on coordination on drugs in the European Union,
  Official Journal C 096, 21/04/2004 P. 0025 .
• 26.05.1999 COM (1999) 239 final. Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a European Action Plan to Combat Drugs (2000-2004) .
  Not published in the Official Journal.
• 21.06.1994 COM (1994) 223 final. Communication from the Commission - Community action in the field of drug dependence /COD94/0135/.
  Not published in the Official Journal.

IV. Legislation

1. Adopted legislation

• a) 10.05.2005, 2005/387/JHA Council Decision of 10 May 2005 on the information exchange, risk-assessment and control of new psychoactive substances,
  Official Journal L 127, 20/05/2005 P. 0032 – 0037.
• b) 26.07.2004 Draft council resolution on cannabis. (PDF File 86 KB)
• c) 11.02.2004 Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on drug precursors (Text with EEA relevance),
  Official Journal L 047, 18/02/2004 P. 0001.
• d) 13.04.1999 Resolution on the report, including key elements of a post- 1999 EU drugs strategy, from the Council to the European Council on activities on drugs and drugs-related issues under the UK Presidency (7930/2/98 - C4-0409/98), (PDF File 434 KB)
  Official Journal C 219, 30/07/1999 P. 0109.
• e) 16.12.1996 Decision N° 102/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 adopting a programme of Community action on the prevention of drug dependence within the framework for action in the field of public health (1996-2000) ,
  Official Journal L 019, 22/01/1997 P. 0025 – 0031.

2. Proposed legislation
(the small letters in Bold help to make the link with the related adopted text that appears above under point IV) 1. "Adopted legislation")

• 08.05.2002 COM (2002) 201 final. Proposal for a Council recommendation on the prevention and reduction of risks associated with drug dependence.
  Not published in the Official Journal.
  Decision-making follow up
• a) 03.10.2003 COM (2003) 560 final. Commission Proposal for a Council decision on the information exchange, risk-assessment and the control on new narcotic drugs and new synthetic drugs,
  Official Journal C 096, 21/04/2004 P. 0005 .
  Decision-making follow up
• c) 10.09.2002 COM (2002) 0494 final. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on drug precursors ,
  Off icial Journal C 020, 28/01/2003 P. 0160-0170.
  Decision-making follow up
• e) 22.08.1994 COM (1994) 223 final. Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision adopting a programme of Community action on the prevention of drug dependence within the framework for action in the field of public health (1995-2000),
  Official Journal C 257, 14/09/1994 P. 0004.
  Decision-making follow up

V. Programmes

• 23.09.2002 Decision No 1786/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 adopting a programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008) – Commission Statements ,
  O fficial Journal L 271, 09/10/2002 P. 0001-0012.
• 22.07.2002, 2002/630/JHA Council Decision of 22 July 2002 establishing a framework programme on police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (AGIS) ,
  O fficial Journal L 203, 01/08/2002 P. 0005-0008.

VI. Background information

1. European Union Council

• Conclusions of EU JHA Council
• Conclusions of the Councils of other configurations – drugs related issues (PDF File 145 KB)

2. Resolutions of the Council of the European Union

• Police and Judicial Cooperation (PJC) – Drugs and organised crime - Legal instruments

3. Activities of the European Parliament

• European Parliament - Cooperation against drugs - Scoreboard Homepage

4. Eur-Lex / Pre-Lex

• The portal to the European Union law – Eur-Lex
• Monitoring of the decision-making process between institutions – Pre-Lex

5. Scadplus

• Area of Security, combating drugs

VII. Agencies and organisations

1. Council of Europe agencies

• Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs or so called Pompidou Group.

2. United Nations bodies

• UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) / United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UNODCCP)
• The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
• International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
• World Health Organisation (WHO)

3. International organisations

• World Customs Organisation (WCO)
• International Criminal Police Organisation - Interpol
• Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF)
• The ‘Dublin Group’ formed in 1990, including the EU Member States, the Commission, the United States, Canada, Australia, Norway and Japan

4. Europol

• Europol

5. Organisation of American States (OAS) agencies

• Inter American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)

6. Other web sites

• European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction ( EMCDDA ) and Reitox networks
• The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products ( EMEA )
• European association of libraries and information services on alcohol and other drugs (ELISAD)