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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8421

15 March 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/justice
Greek proposal for harmonising penalties for organ trafficking

Brussels, 14/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Greek Presidency is proposing that Member States harmonise the definition of organ trafficking and the trafficking of tissue of human origin and adopt a common minimum level of at least ten years imprisonment for the most serious offences.

All legislation would define the situation as "trafficking" when: a) an organ is removed from a live donor using force, threat or trickery; b) an organ is taken from a donor who has given his/her consent upon...

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