Legislation Bulgaria

Donation:

• A law concerning organ donation and transplantation exists
• The eye is considered as an organ, the cornea as a tissue
• There is a central register, where one can register his/her will
• If not in the register, the next of kin gives consent

Cornea banking:

• Eye banks are accredited by the Executive Agency for Transplantation under the Ministry of Health.
• Executive Agency for Transplantation performs inspections, they define the criteria.
• EU directives are implemented
• There is no national eye nor a national tissue bank.