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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-89/annex/division-1/division-2/division-2.2/division-2.2.4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/89",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 10 February 2006 adopting the work plan for 2006 for the implementation of the programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008), including the annual work programme for grants (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/89/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-89",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.2.4",
  "heading": "Safety of blood, tissues and cells, organs (Article 3.2.a., Annex — points 2.6., 2.7.)",
  "text": "Activities related to substances of human origin aim to promote quality, safety and sufficiency not only to prevent the transmission of diseases but also to give backing to (sanction) their therapeutic use for the benefit of patients.\nSignificant progress has been made with the entry into force of the legislation on blood . There is now a need to give an impetus to ensuring equivalent recognition of inspections of blood establishments among Member States through the development and implementation of commonly accepted criteria and standards;\nPrevious efforts to support the optimal use of blood have met with limited success. In order to ensure better therapeutic use of substances of human origin, support needs to be given to the development of tools that promote evidence-based best practice;\nIn spite of the adoption of the Directive related to tissues and cells, specifications related to their designation and therapeutic use in the EU lack commonality. In order to facilitate the exchange of substances of human origin and to monitor the health of living donors, actions are needed to improve measures and procedures, such as common terminologies and development of registers .\nThere is a need to encourage donation and the optimal use of blood products. Actions should be directed towards the sharing of best practice and information on recruitment of donors and on training in the use of blood components.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood components and amending Directive 2001/83/EC (OJ L 33, 8.2.2003, p. 30)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Directive 2004/33/EC of 22 March 2004 implementing Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain technical requirements for blood and blood components (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 91, 30.3.2004, p. 25)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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 (OJ L 102, 7.4.2004, p. 48)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Refer also to FP6 Scientific Support to Policies, 5th Call, SSP-5A Areas 2.1 & 2.2. See: http://fp6.cordis.lu/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP6ActivityCallsPage&ID_ACTIVITY=500"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/89/annex/division/1/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:17:42.791617+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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