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The Pompidou Group (the Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs, a Council of Europe partial agreement) appreciates the Assembly’s showing concern about diagnosis and treatment of hyperactive children in Europe, which contributes to awareness raising and research on this topic. These questions were the subject of a meeting which the group held in Strasbourg on 8 and 9 December 1999 and which was attended by specialists from 15 European countries, the United States and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The Committee of Ministers notes Recommendation 1562 (2002) of the Parliamentary Assembly “Controlling the diagnosis and treatment of hyperactive children in Europe”. It appreciates the Assembly’s concern about diagnosis and treatment of hyperactive children in Europe, which contributes to awareness raising and research on this topic.

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