Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 (repealed)Dangos y teitl llawn

TITLE XIV U.K. THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCES OF HUMAN ORIGIN AND BLOOD-GROUPING AND TISSUE-TYPING REAGENTS

Article 61 U.K.

1. Subject to Article 62, the following shall be admitted free of import duties:

(a) therapeutic substances of human origin;

(b) blood-grouping reagents;

(c) tissue-typing reagents.

2. For the purposes of paragraph 1:

• ‘therapeutic substances of human origin’ means human blood and its derivatives (whole human blood, dried human plasma, human albumin and fixed solutions of human plasma protein, human immunoglobulin and human fibrinogen),

• ‘blood-grouping reagents’ means all reagents, whether of human, animal, plant or other origin used for blood-type grouping and for the detection of blood incompatibilities,

• ‘tissue-typing reagents’ means all reagents whether of human, animal, plant or other origin used for the determination of human tissue-types.

Article 62 U.K.

Relief shall be limited to products which:

(a)

are intended for institutions or laboratories approved by the competent authorities, for use exclusively for non-commercial medical or scientific purposes;

(b)

are accompanied by a certificate of conformity issued by a duly authorized body in the third country of departure;

(c)

are in containers bearing a special label identifying them.

Article 63 U.K.

Relief shall include the special packaging essential for the transport of therapeutic substances of human origin or blood-grouping or tissue-typing reagents and also any solvents and accessories needed for their use which may be included in the consignments.