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Background & Mission
Background
The work of the Council of Europe in the area of organ transplantation started in the 1950's. The responsible committee is the European Committee on Organ Transplantation (CD-P-TO).
The following principles guide its work:
- ensuring human dignity;
- the maintenance and realisation of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
- the non-commercialisation of substances of human origin;
- the protection of donors and recipients of organs, tissues and cells.
Mission
The Committee focuses on elaborating and promoting the principle of non-commercialisation of organ donation, strengthening measures to avoid organ trafficking and, elaborating high ethical, quality and safety standards in the field of organ transplantation.
Products & Services
NEW: 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.
Newsletter Transplant
Newsletter Transplant Vol. 16 No. 1, Sept. 2011
Newsletter Transplant VoL. 15 No. 1, Sept. 2010
Previous issues can be found on the Download section.
Additional Information & Documentation
The Declaration of Istanbul: In October 2008, the CD-P-TO officially endorsed the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism. (International Summit on Transplant Tourism and Organ Trafficking convened by The Transplantation Society and International Society of Nephrology in Istanbul, Turkey, April 30-May 2, 2008).
Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells.
General Information Leaflet on the EDQM's Organ Transplantation Activities (English & French)
General Information Leaflet on the EDQM's Organ Transplantation Activities (English & Russian)
Organ Transplantation Activities - EDQM Factsheet (English)
Organ Transplantation Activities - EDQM Factsheet (Russian)
Related Links
Council of Europe - Bioethics
European Commission - DG For Health & Consumers (DG SANCO)
DG SANCO - Blood, tissues and organs
World Health Organisation (WHO)
European Association of Tissue Banks (EATB)
Organización Nacional de Transplantes (ONT)
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