Article 18 - Preventive measures
Article 18 - Preventive measures
1. Each Party shall take the necessary legislative and other measures to establish the quality and safety requirements of medical products.
2. Each Party shall take the necessary legislative and other measures to ensure the safe distribution of medical products.
3. With the aim of preventing counterfeiting of medical products, active substances, excipients, parts, materials and accessories, each Party shall take the necessary measures to provide, inter alia, for:
a) training of healthcare professionals, providers, police and customs authorities, as well as relevant regulatory authorities;
b) the promotion of awareness-raising campaigns addressed to the general public providing information about counterfeit medical products;
c) the prevention of illegal supplying of counterfeit medical products, active substances, excipients, parts, materials and accessories.