7079, bekræftede Domstolen, at en grundlæggende ret til menneskelig værdighed er et element i EU-retten, og at den inden for lægevidenskab og biologi omfatter donors og modtagerens frie og informerede samtykke.  
In its judgment of 9 October 2001 in case C-377/98 Netherlands v European Parliament and Council [2001] ECR 7079, at grounds 70, 78 to 80, the Court of Justice confirmed that a fundamental right to human integrity is part of Union law and encompasses, in the context of medicine and biology, the free and informed consent of the donor and recipient.  