# Standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation

European Parliament procedure 2008/0238(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 151 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2010-01-12 and 2010-03-04.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier sets standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation. Amendments address risks of disease transmission, national quality programmes, competent authorities and authorisation, donor characterisation, and the exchange of organs between Member States and with third countries. They invoke the subsidiarity principle and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, data protection, voluntary and unpaid donation, and confidentiality.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ | Spain | S&D | 60 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96989.md |
| Anja WEISGERBER | Germany | PPE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28227.md |
| Thomas ULMER | Germany | PPE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28221.md |
| Horst SCHNELLHARDT | Germany | PPE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1930.md |
| Marisa MATIAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96820.md |
| Frédérique RIES | Belgium | RE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4253.md |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1927.md |
| Kartika Tamara LIOTARD | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28182.md |
| Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS | Greece | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97018.md |
| Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK | Slovakia | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28178.md |
| Christa KLASS | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1929.md |
| Oreste ROSSI | Italy | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97196.md |
| Eva LICHTENBERGER | Austria | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28253.md |
| Tadeusz ZWIEFKA | Poland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28301.md |
| Sari ESSAYAH | Finland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96682.md |

## Official source documents

- PE438.152: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-438.152+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.155: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.155+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0238-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0238-COD.json

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