41989X0722(05)

CONCLUSIONS of the Council and the Ministers for Health of the Member States meeting within the Council of 16 May 1989 regarding future activities on AIDS prevention and control at Community level (89/C 185/06)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE MINISTERS FOR HEALTH OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

CONSIDERING the conclusions adopted hitherto at Community level on the fight against AIDS, and the ongoing activities and preoccupations in Member States, 1. CALL UPON the Commission to: - examine, within the framework of the internal market, the possibilities for technical harmonization to ensure that condoms available in Member States are of the necessary quality, and submit a proposal to the Council on this matter,

- examine, within the framework of the internal market, the possibilities for harmonization of the technical requirements and limitation of availability of HIV self-testing kits, and submit a proposal to the Council on this matter;

2. INSTRUCT the ad hoc Working Party on AIDS, in close cooperation with, and with the participation of, the Commission: - to develop further the exchange of information on the results of the evaluation of national prevention measures, including information campaigns, and on problems which may concern women or certain specific categories of individuals,

- to examine the possibilities for improving at Community level the HIV-related technical safety requirements for organs, tissues, semen and blood.