How was the EU Tissues and Cells Directive (EUTCD) brought into UK law?
From 7 April 2006, the European Commission required that Members States bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Parent Directive (Directive 2004/23/EC). In order to comply with the European Directive the HTA commenced licensing the storage of human tissues and cells for transplantation on 7 April 2006. Alongside the commencement of licensing the HTA issued Directions (Directions 001/2006), summarising the requirements of the Parent Directive and the first technical Directive (Directive 2006/17/EC) to licensed establishments. All establishments were required to comply with Directions 001/2006 by April 2007. The Parent Directive, the first technical Directive and the second technical Directive (Directive 2006/86/EC) were formally adopted into UK law on 5 July 2007 via a statutory instrument called ‘The Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human application) Regulations 2007, in short ‘the Regulations’. The HTA issued a second set
