Commission Directive 2006/17/ECShow full title

4. General requirements to be met for determining biological markers U.K.

4.1. The tests must be carried out in accordance with Annex II, points 2.1 and 2.2. U.K.

[F1 4.2. For donations other than by partners, blood samples must be obtained at the time of each donation. U.K.

For donation by partners (not for direct use), blood samples must be obtained within three months before the first donation. For further partner donations by the same donor, further blood samples must be obtained according to national legislation, but no later than 24 months from the previous sampling.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2012/39/EU of 26 November 2012 amending Directive 2006/17/EC as regards certain technical requirements for the testing of human tissues and cells (Text with EEA relevance).

4.3. 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. U.K.