From a project to the registry of the Competent Authorities

Nowadays Eurocet has evolved itself into:

• a tool aiming to collect data on tissues, hematopoietic cells donation and transplantation and MAR activities provided by all EU national competent authorities (CAs); these authorities can refer to Eurocet as a practical point of reference for data collecting
• an instrument which provides a standard terminology for organs, tissues and cells thanks to a glossary (available on Eurocet website); this useful glossary has also been used as basis for other international projects
• the European Registry of the CAs for tissues and cells (T&C CAs)

The EC encouraged the use of Eurocet portal as a way to fulfil the obligations of the tissues and cells Directives, as stated during the CAs meeting on 27th May 2009 and in Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the application of Directive 2004/23 (COM/2009/0708).

In this mutual context, the Italian National Transplant Centre (which was the group leader of the initial projects, Eurodonor and Eurocet) supports the efforts of Eurocet in order to enhance the network of T&C CAs and to collect data on tissues, hematopoietic cells donation and transplantation and MAR activities.