# Commission Directive 2006/17/EC of 8 February 2006 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain technical requirements for the donation, procurement and testing of human tissues and cells (Text with EEA relevance), Division 4.3

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

Sperm donations other than by partners will be quarantined for a minimum of 180 days, after which repeat testing is required. If the blood donation sample is additionally tested by the nucleic acid amplification technique (NAT) for HIV, HBV and HCV, testing of a repeat blood sample is not required. Retesting is also not required if the processing includes an inactivation step that has been validated for the viruses concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/17/annex/III/division/4/division/4.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-17/annex-III/division-4/division-4.3
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