To effectively reduce the availability of new psychoactive substances that pose severe public health risks and, where applicable, severe social risks, and to deter trafficking in those substances across the Union, as well as the involvement of criminal organisations, those substances should be included in the definition of ‘drug’ in accordance with the provisions of this Directive and underpinned by proportionate criminal law provisions.
Chun an fháil atá ar shubstaintí sícighníomhacha nua lena ngabhann rioscaí tromchúiseacha don tsláinte phoiblí agus, i gcás inarb infheidhme, lena ngabhann rioscaí tromchúiseacha sóisialta, a laghdú ar bhealach éifeachtach, agus chun an gháinneáil ar na substaintí sin ar fud an Aontais a dhíspreagadh, agus chun eagraíochtaí coiriúla a chur ó bheith rannpháirteach sa gháinneáil sin, ba cheart na substaintí sin a áireamh sa sainmhíniú ar “druga” i gcomhréir le forálacha na Treorach seo, agus forálacha comhréireacha an dlí choiriúil mar thaca leo.