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Country | Notes |
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Belgium | In 2000–02, data refer to a number of persons (only the main offence is counted), although the same person could be counted several times if arrested several times during the same year. |
Before 2000 and 2003-2005, data refer to a number of offences (each offence is represented as one separate record in the database). | |
Since 2006 data refer to a number of offences (It includes the offences with a specified substance and offences without a specified substance) only the main substance and the main offence is mentioned. These changes are likely to affect comparability across time. | |
Denmark | (Since 2002, the statistical unit has changed to cases (persons in previous years). This change is likely to affect comparability across time. |
Italy | Persons for whom the substance is not known are not included in the total: they account to 34282 in 2002, 34256 in 2003 and 32608 in 2004. From 1985 to 1994, data include only persons under restriction (criminal offences); while from 1995, persons at liberty (criminal offences) are also included. From 1985 to 1996, figures include only criminal offences; while from 1997, non criminal offences (sentenced by administrative sanctions) are also included. These changes are likely to affect comparability across time. |
Hungary | Data refer to the year during which criminal investigations were closed (vs. year during which offences were committed). |
Netherlands | Data refer to cases registered by the Public Prosecutor. |
Austria | The total number of reports for drug law offences includes reports for drug-related deaths until 1999, and reports for psychotropic substances and precursors since 1998. |
Portugal | Since July 2001 drug use and possession for use have been decriminalized and are since then an administrative offence; consequently data on such offences, although included in this table, come from a different monitoring system. However, 2001 data should be taken with caution since this new monitoring system was been tested for the first time. |
Finland | Since 2002, data are provided by a different source; this change is likely to affect comparability across time. |
Turkey | 2002 data refer only to police data, while after 2002 data refer to all data reported by the main prosecuting authorities (police, gendarmerie, customs); this change is likely to affect comparability across time. |
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