Art. 7 Federal Act of 8 October 2004 on the Transplantation of Organs, Tissues and Cells (Act) - Prohibition of trade

It is prohibited: a. to trade in human organs, tissues or cells; b. to remove organs, tissues or cells from a living or deceased person or to transplant such human organs, tissues or cells if a financial gain or a comparable advantage has been offered, granted, requested or accepted for such organs, tissues or cells. {note: Amended by Annex No 1 of the FD of 19 June 2020 on the Approval of the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs and on its Implementation, in force since 1 Feb. 2021 ( AS 2020 6567; BBl 2019 5971).} This prohibition does not apply to: a. the reimbursement of expenses incurred in the context of transplantation, and in particular costs for removal, transport, preparation, storage and transplantation; b. transplant products in accordance with Article 49.

Art. 7 Act · Prohibition of trade