In accordance with § 2 Para. 4 of the Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Health, Family and Youth, which contains more detailed regulations on the operation and quality system of blood establishments and establishments which process, store or distribute blood or blood components intended exclusively for transfusion (QS-VO-Blut), Federal Law Gazette II No. 156/2007 as amended, the Federal Office issues this guideline: Full reference is made to the provisions of the current Best Practice Guidelines jointly developed by the European Commission and the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Health Care of the Council of Europe and published by the Council of Europe.

"Blood Guide - European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (edqm.eu)"