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Table PPP-9. Composition of illicit drug tablets, 2011
Part (iii) Sampling frame / type of monitoring system
| Country | Geographical coverage / Timeframe / Sampling frame / Type of study | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | National / continuous / seized tablets sent to the laboratories for analysis / analysis develop by 11 laboratories including data from "Project drugs in circulation" | |
| Bulgaria | National / continuous / all seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Czech Republic | Local (Prague) / continuous / random selection of seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Denmark | National / continuous / all seized tablets sent to the three Forensic institutes/ routine analysis of seizures | |
| Germany | National / ongoing / all seized tablets/ routine analysis of seizures | |
| Estonia | National / continuous / all seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Ireland | : | |
| Greece | National / continuous / all seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Spain | National / continuous - permanent / all seized tablets (mainly Madrid and Barcelona) / routine analysis of seizures | |
| France-A | National / continuous / seized tablets by customs/ routine analysis of seizures | |
| France-B | National / continuous / seized tablets by police forces/ routine analysis of seizures | |
| Italy | National - Region of Lazio / continuous / national seizures when number of tablets are greater than 50 and random sample of seizures over all Latium region by the State Police / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Cyprus | National / continuous / all seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Latvia | National / continuous - permanent / all seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Lithuania | : | |
| Luxembourg | National / continuous / random sample of tablets seized / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Hungary | National / continuous / all seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Malta | National / once per year / all seized tablets (only ecstasy like pills are reported to be tested for content) / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Netherlands | National / continuous / tablets sent to, about, 20 centres distributed over the country / routine analysis of samples collected at user level | |
| Austria | Local (Several dance events per year, mostly in Vienna) / Tablets sent to analysis from 7 dance events per year / routine analysis of samples collected at user level in the context of pill testing project | |
| Poland | National / continuous / seized tablets sent to the Central Forensic Laboratory for analysis / analysis develop only for seizures with a minimum of 10 tablets of ecstasy | |
| Portugal | National / continuous / all seized tablets (large and small) from traffic and traffic-use offences / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Romania | : | |
| Slovenia | National / all seized tablets based on logos founded in the pills/ routine analysis of seizures | |
| Slovakia | National / permanent / all seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Finland | National / all seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures. In cases of offences of use, the minor seizures will not all be submitted for analysis | |
| Sweden | National / continuous and when requested / based on statistical measurements. When a seizure of tablets is macroscopically assessed to be equal approximately 10% is analysed / routine monitoring system | |
| United Kingdom | England, Wales, Scotland / continuous / all seized tablets sent to FSS / England and Wales Police Forces who submit their drugs cases to The Forensic Science Service, Key Forensic Services, Environmental Service Group or LGC Forensics for analysis. Also includes Scottish data. | |
| Croatia | National / continuous - permanent / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Turkey | National / continuous / all seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Norway | National / continuous / all seized tablets sent for analysis / analysis develop normally for seizures exceeding 5 tablets |