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Strategic plan for the IFBDO 2002-2004

Blood donations in North and South America

Whole Blood donations in Europe, the enlarged EU and the EEA in 2001

DIRECTIVE 2002/98/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 January 2003 setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood components

European Parliament amendments to the Directive setting standards of quality and safety for the collection testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood components.

Blood transfusion in Luxembourg

EU Commission proposal for an EU-Directive setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood components, dok COM (2000) 816

A position statement by the European Blood Alliance on "Precautionary measures against any risk of transmission of vCJD through blood products". - (pdf).

Le rapport Brigaud : Analyse du risque de transmission de la nouvelle variante de la maladie de Creutzfeldt Jakob par le sang et ses dérivés. - (pdf)

Communique de L'Agence Francaise de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé du 19 décembre 2000 sur les mesures de réduction du risque de transmission du nouveau variant de la maladie de Creutzfeldt-Jakob (nv-MCJ) par les produits sanguins. - (pdf)