Table I.

Regulations, indications, and funding for OoC in 2015 for 27 European countries.

Country	Specific regulation	ART register		Indications for freezing			Funding
		General	OoC*	Age (years)	Medical	Non-medical	Medical	Non-medical
Austria	Law	Yes	No	No	Yes	Forbidden	No	No
Belarus	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Belgium	No	Yes	Yes	<45	No	No	Yes	No
Bulgaria	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Czech Republic	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Denmark	Law	Yes	2016	<46	Yes	No	Yes	No
Estonia	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Finland	Law	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
France	Law/COP	Yes	2017	18–42	Yes	Forbidden**	Yes	No
Germany	Law/COP	Yes	Yes	20–49	Yes	Yes	No	No
Greece	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hungary	Law	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Italy	Law	Yes	2016	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ireland	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Lithuania	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Malta	Law/COP	Yes	No	25–42	Yes	Forbidden	Yes	No
Netherlands	Law/COP	No	2016	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Norway	Law	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Romania	COP	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Russia	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Slovakia	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Slovenia	Law	No	No	<45	Yes	No	Yes	No
Spain	Law	Yes	No	>18	No	No	Yes	No
Sweden	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Switzerland	Law/COP	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
UK	Law/COP	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Ukraine	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No

OoC, oocyte cryopreservation; COP, code of practice.

*Dates later than 2015 mean a specific registry is planned (putative date in italics).

**Except for childless egg donors who may self cryo-preserve some oocytes since 2016.