Human Blood and Blood Components Quality and Safety Directive
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, storage, and distribution of human blood and blood components and amending Council Directive 89/381/EEC
- Stage
- In force, reached 8 Feb 2003
- In force
- In force since 8 Feb 2003 · CELEX 32002L0098
- Transposition deadline
- 8 Feb 2005
- Procedure
- Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Last activity
- 8 Feb 2003
Documents
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- Text adopted · OJ L 256 01.10.2005, p. 0032-0040Commission · 1 Oct 2005
- Text adopted · OJ L 091 30.03.2004, p. 0025-0039Commission · 30 Mar 2004
- Text adopted · OJ L 033 08.02.2003, p. 0030-0040Commission · 8 Feb 2003
- Text adopted · Directive 2002/0098Commission · 27 Jan 2003
- OJ C 019 22.01.2002, p. 0006Commission · 22 Jan 2002
- OJ C 221 07.08.2001, p. 0106Commission · 7 Aug 2001
- Text adopted · 32004L0033Commission
- Text adopted · 32005L0061Commission
- Text adopted · 32005L0062Commission
- Report · A5-0141/2002Parliament
- Report · A5-0272/2001Parliament
- Report · A5-0442/2002Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2016)0224Commission
- SEC(2002)0233Commission
- Text adopted · T5-0300/2002Parliament
- Text adopted · T5-0443/2001Parliament
- Text adopted · T5-0618/2002Parliament
Summary
GeneratedDirective 2002/98/EC sets quality and safety standards for collecting, testing, processing, storing and distributing human blood and blood components. It covers blood establishments and hospital blood banks, requiring designation or licensing, a quality system, traceability from donor to recipient, and haemovigilance reporting. Member States had to transpose it by 8 February 2005. It is in force.
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