The Etablissement Français du Sang may only use labile blood products from collections made outside French territory with the authorisation of the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé.
This authorisation may only be granted if the needs of blood transfusion so require and on condition that the blood or derived products in question offer sufficient guarantees with regard to the safety of blood transfusion, in particular that it can be shown that the obligations set out in article L. 1221-4 have been fulfilled.
Exports of labile blood products may only be carried out, after verification that national requirements have been met, by the Etablissement Français du Sang, which informs the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé, or by the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre. The conditions under which the armed forces blood transfusion centre carries out these exports are specified by decree.