Commentaries: Art. 30

A sample of every collected blood donation used for transfusion or to manufacture labile blood products must be tested in accordance with the testing requirements listed in Annex 5 number 2.
The tests must be performed using appropriate methods or procedures that are validated in accordance with the state-of-the-art scientific and technical knowledge and are suitable for testing donated blood and plasma.
Before blood or erythrocyte preparations are transfused, their compatibility with the recipient's blood must be established using appropriate methods.