Is MDPV legal in France?
- Legal status
- Controlled. MDPV is caught by the derives de cathinone generic definition added to the stupefiants list by arrete of 27 Jul 2012; EU Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1875 obligated control across France by 2 Oct 2015, and MDPV is a 1971 Convention Schedule II psychotropic.
- Consequences if caught
- Illegal as a stupefiant; possession, use and trafficking carry Code de la sante publique / Code penal penalties. No death penalty.
- If prescribed or medical
- MDPV has no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in France.
- Documentation
- No lawful personal-import route for a controlled stupefiant; do not carry.
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