2008/0238(COD)COM(2008)818

Human Organs Quality and Safety Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation

Stage: In force, reached 6 Aug 2010
In force: In force since 26 Aug 2010 · CELEX 32010L0053
Transposition deadline: 27 Aug 2012
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity: 26 Aug 2010

4 entries · record as of 12 Oct 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 6 Aug 2010.

15 Dec 2008
- Referral of the legislative proposal to the EP committee responsible (announced in plenary)
19 May 2010
- EP position at first reading
7 Jul 2010
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
6 Aug 2010
- Publication in the Official Journal

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2012/25	Implementing · Directive	Published

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13 documents

Documents

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Text adopted · OJ L 243 16.09.2010, p. 0068Commission · 16 Sept 2010
Text adopted · OJ L 207 06.08.2010, p. 0014Commission · 6 Aug 2010
Text adopted · Directive 2010/0053Commission · 7 Jul 2010
SEC(2008)2957Commission · 8 Dec 2008
Report · A7-0106/2010Parliament
Proposal · COM(2016)0809Commission
Proposal · COM(2022)0671Commission
Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32010L0053R(01)Commission
Committee opinion · PE430.861Parliament
Report · PE430.898Parliament
Amendments · PE439.155Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2010)3805Parliament
Text adopted · T7-0181/2010Parliament

Summary

Generated

Directive 2010/45/EU sets quality and safety standards for human organs intended for transplantation, covering donation, testing, characterisation, procurement, preservation, transport and transplantation. Member States had to transpose it by 27 August 2012.

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