EC's Byrne underlines positive value of safe sourcing vote
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The European Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne has welcomed the European Parliament's adoption of the proposed directive setting quality and safety standards for human tissues and cells used in therapy throughout the EU. "The compromise text which Parliament, Council and Commission agreed on is a good compromise," he said, optimistic that the final step in the process of introducing this directive, adoption by the Council, will now be a formality.