EU Organ Donation Directive

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The EU Organ Donation Directive is a European Union legislative framework that sets common standards for the quality, safety, and regulation of organ donation and transplantation across member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf EU health legislation ⓘ
European Union directive ⓘ
adoptedBy Council of the European Union ⓘ
European Parliament ⓘ
aimsTo ensure high standards of quality and safety for human organs intended for transplantation in the EU ⓘ
facilitate cross-border exchange of organs within the EU ⓘ
protect living donors and recipients of organs ⓘ
appliesTo EU Member States ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn deceased organ donation ⓘ
living organ donation ⓘ
organ allocation and transport ⓘ
organ procurement ⓘ
public information and awareness on organ donation ⓘ
training of healthcare personnel involved in organ donation and transplantation ⓘ
dateAdopted 2010-07-07 ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 2010-08-27 ⓘ
excludes organs used for research only ⓘ
geographicalScope European Union ⓘ
hasOfficialName Directive 2010/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation ⓘ
implementedThrough national legislation of EU Member States ⓘ
jurisdiction European Union ⓘ
languageVersion all official EU languages ⓘ
legalBasis Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
monitoredBy European Commission ⓘ
OJCitation OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 14–29 ⓘ
policyArea internal market ⓘ
public health ⓘ
prohibits financial gain from the human body and its parts for organ donation ⓘ
promotes voluntary and unpaid organ donation ⓘ
publishedIn Official Journal of the European Union ⓘ
relatedTo Directive 2002/98/EC on human blood and blood components ⓘ
Directive 2004/23/EC on human tissues and cells ⓘ
requires authorization or accreditation of organ procurement organisations and transplantation centres ⓘ
consent or authorization procedures in accordance with national law ⓘ
designation of competent authorities in each Member State ⓘ
donor evaluation and characterization ⓘ
establishment of national quality programmes for organ donation and transplantation ⓘ
protection of personal data of donors and recipients ⓘ
reporting of serious adverse events and reactions related to organ donation and transplantation ⓘ
traceability of organs from donor to recipient and vice versa ⓘ
requiresReportingTo European Commission by Member States on implementation ⓘ
requiresTranspositionBy EU Member States ⓘ
setsMinimumStandardsFor quality of human organs intended for transplantation ⓘ
safety of human organs intended for transplantation ⓘ
shortName Directive 2010/53/EU ⓘ
subjectMatter organ donation ⓘ
organ transplantation ⓘ
quality and safety of human organs ⓘ
typeOfOrganCovered human organs intended for transplantation ⓘ

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Human Tissue Authority → hasLegalBasis → EU Organ Donation Directive ⓘ
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linked to: EU Organ Donation Directive