Translation of "translation of consommation d'une infraction " (French → English) :

Drug treatment courts provide judicially supervised treatment in lieu of incarcerating individuals who have a substance use problem that is related to their criminal activities, for example, drug related offences such as drug possession, use or non-commercial trafficking and/or property offences committed to support their drug use, such as theft or shoplifting.

criminal offences committed in order to facilitate or carry out acts in respect of which Europol is competent;

Looking ahead, the review process has clearly indicated that in order to respond to the new challenges of the digital economy, enforcement of consumer laws needs to address both the specificities of dematerialised trade and the speed with which infringements to consumer laws can spread across the EU.

Consumer scoreboard data and European Consumer Centres' reports also point to the persistence of unequal consumer conditions across countries and to a high number of cross-border infringements of consumer law.

Recalling the European Union Drugs Strategy 2000 - 2004 and the Action Plan on Drugs 2000 - 2004, as well as the Implementation paper on demand and supply reduction to deliver the EU Drugs Action Plan, in particular section 14.1; Conscious of the advances made in implementing the Strategy and Action Plan and also conscious of the fact that much work remains to be done in order to achieve the objectives; Noting that cannabis ranks first in terms of the quantity, the number of seizures and drug law offences reported within the European Union; Concerned about the role of organised crime in the large-scale trafficking of cannabis towards ...[+++]and within the European Union; Noting that cannabis continues to be the illegal substance most commonly used in all Member States and that its use is increasing in most countries across the European Union, especially among young people; Concerned about the changes in patterns of use, towards more frequent and regular use, and also concerned about the steady increase in cannabis-related demand for treatment; Concerned about very high THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) content found in cannabis seized in Europe and noting the need for research on the health effects of this rise; Conscious of the advances in the science of cannabis during the last decade, there is still need for further research in order to obtain a better understanding of how cannabis affects the brain and concerned about the effects that the increased use of cannabis among the very young might have on vital social and cognitive functions, such as concentration and attention as well as the ability to learn and sort information and also concerned about any links between cannabis use and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression; Concerned that the perceived risk of harm from the use of cannabis might be falling among young people;

For any substances that fall into that category of personal usage, it is no longer a criminal offence; it is purely an administrative offence if one uses, possesses or acquires drugs.