Page 3 - Federal Decree-Law No. (5) of 2016 on the Regulation of Human Organs and Tissues Transplantation
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Article (3)

                                                      Aims of the Law
               This Decree-Law aims as the following:
               1.  Regulate  and  develop  transplantation  operations,  preservation,  and  transferring  of  human
                   organs and tissues.
               2.  Ban human organs and tissues trafficking.
               3.  Protect rights of persons who receive (recipients) and persons who donate (donors) human
                   organs and tissues.
               4.  Regulate the process of donating human organs and tissues.
               5.  Prevent the exploitation of patient's or donor’s needs.


                                                         Article (4)
                                                          Licenses

               The operation of transferring or transplanting a human organ or part thereof or tissues is only
               allowed to be performed by specialized physicians in the medical facilities licensed by competent
               health authorities, and the executive regulations of this Decree-Law provides for the licensing
               conditions and procedures.

                                                         Article (5)
                                                        Prohibitions

               The following is prohibited:
               1.  Buying or selling the human organs or parts thereof or tissues by any means whatsoever or
                   through receiving any return for that.
               2.  Performing or taking part in the operation of transferring or transplanting a human organ or
                   part thereof or tissue if such surgeries violate this Decree-Law.
               3.  Making  propaganda,  advertisement,  promotion  or  brokerage  for  unlicensed  operation  of
                   transferring or transplanting a human organ or part thereof or tissue.
               4.  Financing the operation of transferring or transplanting a human organ or part thereof or tissue
                   if it is known that the donation was made in return for money


                                                         Article (6)

                             Costs of Human Organs and Tissues Transplantation Operations
               The Health Facilities and their staff are prohibited to receive any amounts of money exceeding the
               actual  costs  of  services  provide  by  such  facilities  and  stuff  for  performing  the  operation  of
               transferring  or  transplanting  a  human  organ  or  part  thereof  or  tissue  in  accordance  with  the
               decisions of the competent health authorities in this regard.






               *In case of any misinterpretation, the Arabic version of this legislation prevails.
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