Eucomed, the medical technology industry association co-sponsored a public hearing on the quality and safety of human tissues and cells hsted by Dr Peter Liese MEP and that took place at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday 29 January.
The European Commission - DG Sanco published on 19 June 2002 its proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, storage, and distribution of human tissues and cells.
The proposed legislation uses the Community competence in public health policy making which was introduced in Article 152 of the Amsterdam Treaty.
For more information on this issue please read EPHA’s article: Report adopted on proposed Directive on human tissues and cells
