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Recommendations from the Committee of Ministers

Recommendations are adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and addressed to Council of Europe Member States. The first recommendations on health policy date back to 1978. Over the years the Committee of Ministers has dealt with most of the issues, thus has created effective European standards on health policy.

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Resolutions

Resolution CM/Res(2008)6 on transplantation of kidneys from living donors who are not genetically related to the recipient
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 26 March 2008 at the 1022nd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

Resolution CM/Res(2008)4 on adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 12 March 2008 at the 1021st meeting of the Ministers Deputies)

Resolution CM/Res (78) 29 on harmonisation of legislations of member states relating to removal, grafting and transplantation of human substances
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 May 1978 at the 287th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

Products & Services

NEW: Organ, Tissue and Cells: Safety, Quality and Ethical matters concerning Procurement, Storage and Transplantation - 1st Edition (2011)

This publication compiles all of the existing recommendations and resolutions, as well as some additional reports from the Council of Europe.
Download the "Organ, Tissue and Cells" free publication (in English only)

Guide to the Safety and Quality Assurance for Organs, Tissues and Cells - 4th Edition (2010)

For more information, go to the Blood Transfusion & Organ Transplantation Guides section. You can order it online from the EDQM Online Store.