
Article 1 
The new psychoactive substance 1-phenyl-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one (α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone, α-PVP) shall be subjected to control measures across the Union.
Article 2 
By 3 July 2017, Member States shall take the necessary measures, in accordance with their national law, to subject the new psychoactive substance referred to in Article 1 to control measures and criminal penalties, as provided for under their legislation, complying with their obligations under the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision shall apply in accordance with the Treaties.
Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2016.
For the Council
The President
M.H.P. VAN DAM