Abstract

The draft of the working group of experts for a Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Xenotransplantation was finalised in September 2001, ending a working period of two and a half years. This paper will briefly reflect upon the development of the recommendation up to this point in time. A selection of specific articles in the document, which played a significant role in its creation, will be explained in greater detail. The last section addresses the most recent developments with regard to the Draft Recommendation and sketches out the way towards its finalisation.