TAIEX is the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument of the European Commission. It is largely needs-driven and delivers appropriate tailor-made expertise to address issues at short notice in three ways:

·         Workshops: EU Member State experts present specific areas of EU legislation in workshops to a large number of beneficiary officials.

·         Expert missions: EU Member States expert(s) are sent to the beneficiary administration to provide in-depth advice on the transposition, implementation or enforcement of a specific part of EU legislation.

·         Study visits: a group of three practitioners from a beneficiary administration take part in a study visit to an EU Member State’s administration.

Organs, tissues and cells

Directive No 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells

Commission Directive No 2006/17/EC of 8 February 2006 implementing Directive  No 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain technical requirements for the donation, procurement and testing of human tissues and cells

Commission Directive No 2006/86/EC of 24 October 2006 implementing Directive No 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards traceability requirements, notification of serious adverse reactions and events and certain technical requirements for the coding, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells

Directive No 2010/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation

Blood

Directive No 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 No 2001/83/EC

Commission Directive No 2004/33/EC of 22 March 2004 implementing Directive No 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain technical requirements for blood and blood components

Commission Directive No 2005/62/EC of 30 September 2005 implementing Directive No 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Community standards and specifications relating to a quality system for blood establishments

Commission Directive No 2005/61/EC of 30 September 2005 implementing Directive No 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards traceability requirements and notification of serious adverse reactions and events

Expert missions:  Review of Georgian legislation, comparison with European legislation and preparation of recommendations for implementation or enforcement of a specific part of EU legislation.

Workshops: Introducing recommendations for stakeholders

Ketevan Goginashvili, MPH

Head of Health Policy Division

Health Care Department

Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs

144 Tsereteli Ave

Tbilisi 0119, Georgia

Tel: +995 32 251 00 38 ext 1108

Mob: 995 577717984