Council of Europe/EDQM supports draft legislative proposal for a new EU Regulation on the safety and quality of Blood, Tissues and Cells

15/07/2022

On 14 July 2022, the EU Commission issued its draft legislative proposal for a new EU Regulation on Blood, Tissues and Cells (BTC), in which the EU Commission proposes to leverage on the technical standards and proven expertise of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM)1 of the Council of Europe as expert bodies.