Translation of "don non réalisé " (French → English) :

A. whereas the People’s Republic of China performs more than 10 000 organ transplants per year and 165 Chinese organ transplant centres advertise that matching organs can be found within two to four weeks, yet as things stand China does not have an organised or effective public system of organ donation or distribution; whereas the organ transplant system in China does not comply with the World Health Organisation’s requirements for transparency and traceability in organ procurement pathways, and whereas the Chinese Government has resisted independent scrutiny of the system; whereas voluntary and informed consent is a precondition for ...[+++]ethical organ donation;

A. whereas the People’s Republic of China performs more than 10 000 organ transplants per year and 165 Chinese organ transplant centres advertise that matching organs can be found within two to four weeks, yet as things stand China does not have an organised or effective public system of organ donation or distribution; whereas the organ transplant system in China does not comply with the World Health Organisation’s requirements for transparency and traceability in organ procurement pathways, and whereas the Chinese Government has resisted independent scrutiny of the system; whereas voluntary and informed consent is a precondition for ...[+++]ethical organ donation;

A. whereas the People’s Republic of China performs more than 10 000 organ transplants per year and 165 Chinese organ transplant centres advertise that matching organs can be found within two to four weeks, yet as things stand China does not have an organised or effective public system of organ donation or distribution; whereas the organ transplant system in China does not comply with the World Health Organisation’s requirements for transparency and traceability in organ procurement pathways, and whereas the Chinese Government has resisted independent scrutiny of the system; whereas voluntary and informed consent is a precondition for e ...[+++]thical organ donation;

2. Supports an appropriate Community legal instrument on organ donation and transplantation, following cost benefit analysis and comprehensive impact assessment, while taking into consideration the specificities of organ transplantation and the work carried out by the Council of Europe alongside strengthened cooperation between Member States by respecting their existing national provisions; stresses that any legislation should not add administrative burdens which divert resources from care and, given the shortage of organs for donation, must allow clinicians to continue to take a risk-based approach to assessing potential organ donors;

To continue a limited number of basic projects already being carried out under different EU programmes (see MEMO/06/251). To promote active coordination between Member States on organ donation and transplantation e.g. establishing guidelines for quality and safety standards; sharing experiences and best practice; promoting European registers on transplantation; identifying the main problems at EU-level when it comes to organ exchanges; and reviewing the legal framework on organ trafficking. To carry out active coordination between Member States in which they would work together on the actions outlined in Point 2 above, while the Comm ...[+++]ission would study how EU legislation could complement and reinforce these actions.

Examples of projects supported are : - A project in Russia, led by the Italian Association for Women in Development, which aims to increase knowledge and understanding of the condition of women in Russia and of international legislation relating to women; - A project in Slovakia led by the Institut de Coopération Sociale Internationale (ICOSI) designed to develop democratic practices in the Union of Cooperatives of Slovakia; - In Bulgaria, a project by the Dutch Novib Foundation to encourage citizen participation in local community decision-making processes; - In Tajikistan, a project to be managed by the German Counterpart Foundation ...[+++] aiming at the development of NGO's through training and information activities; - In Poland and Hungary, a project sponsored by the Hungarian Civil Society Development Foundation aiming to develop corporate giving to voluntary organisations as well as enhancing advocacy and fund-raising skills; - In Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, a project by the UK Thomson Foundation aiming to provide skills training for 40 journalists in the areas of media and authority.