{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-53/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-53/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2010/53",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2010/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-53",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Transport of organs",
  "text": "1. Member States shall ensure that the following requirements are met:\n(a) the organisations, bodies or companies involved in the transportation of organs have appropriate operating procedures in place to ensure the integrity of the organs during transport and a suitable transport time;\n(b) the shipping containers used for transporting organs are labelled with the following information:\n(i) identification of the procurement organisation and the establishment where the procurement took place, including their addresses and telephone numbers;\n(ii) identification of the transplantation centre of destination, including its address and telephone number;\n(iii) a statement that the package contains an organ, specifying the type of organ and, where applicable, its left or right location and marked ‘HANDLE WITH CARE’;\n(iv) recommended transport conditions, including instructions for keeping the container at an appropriate temperature and position;\n(c) the organs transported are accompanied by a report on the organ and donor characterisation.\n2. The requirements laid down in paragraph 1(b) need not be met where the transportation is carried out within the same establishment.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/53/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:07.251759+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."
}