Article 24

Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood components and amending Directive 2001/83/EC · European Union

Data protection and confidentiality Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that all data, including genetic information, collated within the scope of this Directive to which third parties have access have been rendered anonymous so that the donor is no longer identifiable. For that purpose, they shall ensure: EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, REPORTS AND PENALTIES that data security measures are in place as well as safeguards against unauthorised data additions, deletions or modifications to donor files or deferral records, and transfer of information; that procedures are in place to resolve data discrepancies; that no unauthorised disclosure of such information occurs, whilst guaranteeing the traceability of donations. CHAPTER VIII

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.