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Government Council for Drug Policy Coordination
The Government Council for Drug Policy Coordination (the 'Council' or 'GCDPC') is a permanent body of the Government of the Czech Republic acting in the area of drug policy. Key policy documents in this field include: National Drug Policy Strategy and Action Plan for the Implementation of the National Drug Policy Strategy.
The CGDPC collects, discusses and submits to the Government information, materials and proposals for the creation and implementation of the Government’s drug policy and coordinates the fulfilment of tasks stemming from the National Drug Policy Strategy of the Czech Republic at international, central, regional and local levels.
The Council informs the government and the public about the drug situation by presenting the Annual Report on the State of the Drugs Problem in the Czech Republic. The Council also operates a system for the provision of funding from the Drug Policy chapter of the state budget.
Activities
All activities (i.e. including its committees and working groups) are run by the Secretariat of the Council (the 'Secretariat') which is an organizational unit of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic. The Secretariat sees to the administration and organization of the Council's work, centralizes the background reports and information required for the Council's activities, draws up expert documentation for Council meetings, and coordinates the activities of committees and working groups. The Secretariat serves also as an expert methodological centre for the collection and distribution of data on drugs and drug addiction; these activities are secured by the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (National Focal Point) The Director of the Secretariat (National Drug Coordinator) represents the Czech Republic in international institutions specializing in international programmes for drug use prevention and treatment.
All activities (i.e. including its committees and working groups) are run by the Secretariat of the Council (the 'Secretariat') which is an organizational unit of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic. The Secretariat sees to the administration and organization of the Council's work, centralizes the background reports and information required for the Council's activities, draws up expert documentation for Council meetings, and coordinates the activities of committees and working groups. The Secretariat serves also as an expert methodological centre for the collection and distribution of data on drugs and drug addiction; these activities are secured by the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (National Focal Point) The Director of the Secretariat (National Drug Coordinator) represents the Czech Republic in international institutions specializing in international programmes for drug use prevention and treatment.
The GCDPC establishes committees. External persons may also be invited to work in a committee. Committees must be enumerated in the GCDPC Statute. The GCDPC has following committees:
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Committee of Departmental and Institutional Representatives (Výbor zástupců resortů)
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Committee of Regional Representatives (Výbor zástupců regionů)
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Committee for the Provision of Special-Purpose Grants from the State Budget – Drug Policy expenses (Výbor RVKPP pro poskytování účelových dotací ze státního rozpočtu - výdaje na protidrogovou politiku)
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Certification Committee (Výbor pro udělování certifikací)
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Advisory Committee for Drug-Related Data Collection (Poradní výbor RVKPP pro sběr dat o drogách).
At this moment, the statutes and rules of procedure of the committees of the CGDPC are in Czech version only.
The activities of the CGDPC (including the activities of its committees and working groups) are supported by the CGDPC Secretariat, which is an organisational part of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic.
More information - website of the
Government Council for Drug Policy Coordination
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Publikováno: 18.09.2008
Aktualizováno: 25.05.2009