Commission Directive 2006/86/ECShow full title

Commission Directive 2006/86/EC of 24 October 2006 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards traceability requirements, notification of serious adverse reactions and events and certain technical requirements for the coding, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (Text with EEA relevance)

[F1Article 10d U.K. Transitional period

Tissues and cells already in storage on 29 October 2016 shall be exempted from the obligations relating to the Single European Code, provided the tissues and cells are released for circulation in the Union within five years following that date and under the condition that full traceability is ensured by alternative means. For tissues and cells which remain in storage and which are only released for circulation after the expiry of this five-year period and for which the application of the Single European Code is not possible, in particular because the tissues and cells are stored under deep-freeze conditions, the tissue establishments shall use the procedures applicable to products with small labels as laid down in Article 10b paragraph 1(f).]