Legal framework – Blood
Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers
Recommendation Rec(2004)18 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on teaching transfusion medicine to nurses
Recommendation Rec(2004)8 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on autologous cord blood banks
Explanatory memorandum
Recommendation Rec(2003)11 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the introduction of pathogen inactivation procedures for blood components
Recommendation Rec(2002)11 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the hospital’s and clinician’s role in the optimal use of blood and blood products
Recommendation Rec(2001)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the prevention of the possible transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) by blood transfusion
Recommendation No. R (98) 10 on the use of human red blood cells for the preparation of oxygen-carrying substances
Recommendation No. R (95) 15 on the preparation, use and quality assurance of blood components
Recommendation No. R (95) 14 on the protection of the health of donors and recipients in the area of blood transfusion
Recommendation No. R (98) 2 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on provision of haematopoietic progenitor cells
Recommendation No. R (96) 11 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on documentation and record-keeping to guarantee the traceability of blood and blood products especially in hospital
Recommendation No. R (94) 10 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on early pharmacological intervention against HIV infection
Recommendation No. R (90) 9 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on plasma products and European self-suffiency
Recommendation No. R (90) 3 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on medical research on human beings
Recommendation No. R (89) 14 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on ethical issues of HIV infection in the health care and social settings
Recommendation No. R (88) 4 on the responsibilities of health authorities in the field of blood transfusion
Recommendation No. R (87)25 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on common European public health policy to fight the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Recommendation No. R (86) 6 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on guidelines for the preparation, quality control and use of fresh frozen plasma (FFP)
Recommendation No. R (85) 12 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the screening of blood donors for the presence of AIDS markers
Recommendation No. R (85) 5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on a model curriculum for the training of specialists in blood transfusion
Recommendation No. R (84) 6 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the prevention of the transmission of malaria by blood transfusion
Recommendation No. R (83) 8 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on preventing the possible transmission of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) from affected blood to patients receiving blood or blood products
Recommendation No. R (81) 14 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the Assessment of the risks of transmitting infectious diseases by international transfer of blood, its components and derivatives
Recommendation No. R (81) 5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on Antenatal administration of anti-D immunoglobulin
Recommendation No. R (80) 5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on Blood products for the treatment of haemophiliacs
Recommendation No. R (79) 5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the transport and international exchange of substances of human origin
Resolutions of the Committee of Ministers
Resolution CM/Res(2017)43 on principles concerning haemophilia therapies (replacing Resolution CM/Res(2015)3) (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 13 December 2017 at the 1302bis meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)
Resolution CM/Res(2015)2 on principles concerning human normal immunoglobulin therapies for immunodeficiency and other diseases (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 15 April 2015 at the 1225th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
Resolution CM/Res(2013)3 on sexual behaviours of blood donors that have an impact on transfusion safety (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 27 March 2013 at the 1166th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)
Resolution CM/Res(2008)5 on donor responsibility and on limitation to donation of blood and blood components (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 12 March 2008 at the 1021st meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)
- EHC Newsletter on haemophilia treatments (August 2014)
- Article European Journal of Immunology, "European consensus proposal for immunoglobulin therapies" (2014)
- Directive 2005/62/EC of 30 September 2005 implementing Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Community standards and specifications relating to a quality system for blood establishments
- Directive 2016/1214 of 25 July 2016 amending Directive 2005/62/EC as regards quality system standards and specifications for blood establishments
- Good Practice Guidelines for Blood Establishments and Hospital Blood Banks Required to Comply with EU Directive 2016/1214 amending Directive 2005/62/EC