# Commission Directive 2005/62/EC of 30 September 2005 implementing Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Community standards and specifications relating to a quality system for blood establishments (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Actions shall be taken within pre-defined periods of time and shall include tracing all relevant blood components and, where applicable, shall include trace-back. The purpose of the investigation is to identify any donor who might have contributed to causing the transfusion reaction and to retrieve available blood components from that donor, as well as to notify consignees and recipients of components collected from the same donor in the event that they might have been put at risk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/62/annex/division/9/division/9.3/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-62/annex/division-9/division-9.3/division-3
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