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Table PPP-9. Composition of illicit drug tablets, 2010
Part (iii) Sampling frame / Type of monitoring system
| Country | Sampling frame / Type of study | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Seized tablets sent to the laboratories for analysis / analysis develop by 11 laboratories including data from "Project drugs in circulation" | |
| Bulgaria | All seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Czech Republic | All seizures seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Denmark | All seized tablets sent to the three Forensic institutes/ routine analysis of seizures | |
| Germany | All seized tablets/ routine analysis of seizures | |
| Estonia | All seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Ireland | : | |
| Greece | All seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Spain | All seized tablets (mainly Madrid) / routine analysis of seizures | |
| France-A | Seized tablets by customs/ routine analysis of seizures | |
| France-B | Seized tablets by police forces/ routine analysis of seizures | |
| Italy | All seizures by Italian State Police over all Latium region / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Cyprus | All seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Latvia | All seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Lithuania | : | |
| Luxembourg | Random sample of tablets seized / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Hungary | All seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Malta | All seized tablets (only ecstasy like pills are reported to be tested for content) / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Netherlands | Tablets sent to, about, 20 centres distributed over the country / routine analysis of samples collected at user level | |
| Austria | Tablets sent to analysis from 7 dance events per year, mainly in Vienna / routine analysis of samples collected at user level in the context of pill testing project | |
| Poland | Seized tablets sent to the Central Forensic Laboratory for analysis / analysis develop only for seizures with a minimum of 10 tablets of ecstasy | |
| Portugal | All seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Romania | : | |
| Slovenia | All seized tablets based on logos founded in the pills/ routine analysis of seizures | |
| Slovakia | All seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Finland | All seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures. In cases of offences of use, the minor seizures will not all be submitted for analysis | |
| Sweden | Based on statistical measurements. When a seizure of tablets is macroscopically assessed to be equal approximately 10% is analysed / routine monitoring system | |
| United Kingdom | 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. | |
| Croatia | All seizures / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Turkey | All seized tablets / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Norway | All seized tablets sent for analysis / analysis develop normally for seizures exceeding 5 tablets |