S.L. 483.6 Art. 9Transplantation centres.

(1) Transplantation shall take place in, or shall be carried out by, transplantation centres that are duly authorised.

(2) The Licensing Authority shall indicate in the authorisation which activities the transplantation centre concerned may undertake.

(3) The transplantation centre shall verify before proceeding to transplantation that:

(a) the organ and donor characterisation are completed and recorded in accordance with regulation 6 and the Schedule;

(b) the conditions of preservation and transport of shipped organs have been maintained.

(4) The Licensing Authority shall, upon the request of the European Commission or another Member State, provide information on the national requirements for the authorisation of transplantation centres.