Art. 5 Federal Act of 8 October 2004 on the Transplantation of Organs, Tissues and Cells (Act) - Removal for purposes other than transplantation

If organs, tissues or cells have been removed for purposes other than transplantation, they may only be stored, transplanted or used to obtain transplant products if the regulations concerning information and consent contained in Articles 8, 12 letter b, 13 paragraph 2 letter f and g, 39 paragraph 2 and 40 paragraph 2 have been complied with.

The regulations concerning information and consent in paragraph 1 also apply to the handling of blood stems obtained from umbilical cord blood.