On Thursday 17 May, the European Commission went to the European Court of Justice in a case against Italy for failing to transpose directive 2012/39 on controlling human derived tissues and cells.
The directive in question amends the annexes in a 2006 directive on the technical requirements relating to controlling human derived tissues and cells. It stipulates, for example, that the taking of blood samples can be carried out at arranged intervals for which the maximum duration would be 24...