S.L. 483.7 Art. 6Common procedural rules. S.L. 483.06

(1) Information transmitted between the Licensing Authority, or the delegated bodies, procurement organisations and, or transplantation centres shall:

(a) be transmitted in writing either electronically or by fax;

(b) be written in a language mutually understood by the sender and the addressee or, in absence thereof, in a mutually agreed language, or, in absence thereof, in English;

(c) be transmitted without undue delay;

(d) be recorded and can be made available upon request;

(e) indicate the date and time of the transmission;

(f) include the contact details of the person responsiblefor the transmission;

(g) contain the following reminder: ‘Contains personal data. To be protected against unauthorised disclosure or access’.

(2) In case of urgency, the information may be exchanged in a verbal form, in particular for exchanges pursuant to regulation 7 of the Organ Transplants (Quality and Safety) Regulations. These verbal contacts must be followed by a transmission in writing in accordance with those regulations.

(3) The receipt of the information transmitted in accordance with these regulations shall be confirmed to the sender, in accordance with the requirements set out in sub-regulation (1).

(4) Organ procurement centres and transplant centres shall ensure that designated personnel -

(a) are available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, for urgent situations;

(b) are able to receive and transmit information pursuant to these regulations without undue delay. INTENDED FOR TRANSPLANTATION [