Legislation Spain

Donation:

Law 30/27, 1979, concerns extraction and transplantation of organs.
All activities concerning the use of human tissue is regulated by Royal decree 411/1, March 1996.
Royal decree 2070, 1999 regulates all activities concerning organ donation.
Depending on regional laws the eye is considered as organ or tissue, while the cornea is always considered as tissue.
Depending on regional laws, organ donation is an opting out or opting in system.
In practice, donation procedures only start with a written authorization of the next of kin.

An accreditation by the Regional Health Authorities as the competent authority is required.
Inspection of eye banks occurs by the Regional Health Authorities, also defining the criteria.
Dependent on regional laws there are requirements for the storage solution.