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In December 2010, the European Council decided that mephedrone shall be subjected by the Member States to control measures and criminal penalties.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:321:0064:0065:EN:PDF|title=Council Decision on submitting 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) to control measures|date=December 2, 2010|publication-date=December 8, 2010|work=Official Journal of the European Union|pages=44-45|id=L 322|publisher=Office for Official Publications of the European Communites|oclc=52224955}}</ref>
In December 2010, the European Council decided that mephedrone shall be subjected by the Member States to control measures and criminal penalties.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:321:0064:0065:EN:PDF|title=Council Decision on submitting 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) to control measures|date=December 2, 2010|publication-date=December 8, 2010|work=Official Journal of the European Union|pages=44-45|id=L 322|publisher=Office for Official Publications of the European Communites|oclc=52224955}}</ref>


*'''Australia''': Mephedrone has been added to the Australian federal drug watch list and is now considered illegal if intended for human consumption.{{citation needed}}
*'''Australia''': Mephedrone has been added to the Australian federal drug watch list and is now considered illegal if intended for human consumption. Mephedrone is considered a Schedule 9 prohibited substance in Australia under the Poisons Standard <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2021L00650|title=Poisons Standard June 2021|publication-date=May 26, 2021|language=en}}</ref>. A Schedule 9 substance is a substance which may be abused or misused and the manufacture, possession, sale or use of is prohibited by law except when required for medical or scientific research, or for analytical, teaching or training purposes with approval of Commonwealth and/or State or Territory Health Authorities.
*'''Austria''': Mephedrone is illegal to possess, produce and sell under the SMG (Suchtmittelgesetz Österreich) as of August 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diepresse.com/589205/mode-droge-mephedron-in-osterreich-verboten|title=Mode-Droge Mephedron in Österreich verboten|publisher=Die Presse|date=August 22, 2010|access-date=December 27, 2019|language=de}}</ref>
*'''Austria''': Mephedrone is illegal to possess, produce and sell under the SMG (Suchtmittelgesetz Österreich) as of August 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diepresse.com/589205/mode-droge-mephedron-in-osterreich-verboten|title=Mode-Droge Mephedron in Österreich verboten|publisher=Die Presse|date=August 22, 2010|access-date=December 27, 2019|language=de}}</ref>
*'''Belgium''': Mephedrone was banned on April 29, 2010, by making it a regulated drug requiring the approval of the Ministry of Human Health to import, sell, or possess.{{citation needed}}
*'''Belgium''': Mephedrone was banned on April 29, 2010, by making it a regulated drug requiring the approval of the Ministry of Human Health to import, sell, or possess.{{citation needed}}