The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Act 1990 (as amended), in the Code of Practice established by the HFEA (hereinafter the Authority), defines third party agreements as follows:
For the purposes of this Act, a “third party agreement” is an agreement in writing between a person who holds a license and another person which is made in accordance with any licence conditions imposed by the Authority [...]
Third-party agreements are required in all cases before starting a fertility treatment using donor gametes or embryos.
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Andrea Rodrigo
BSc, MSc
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction from the University of Valencia along with the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI). Postgraduate course in Medical Genetics.
