Any organisation that ensures the conservation and preparation of tissues and cells, organs, blood, its components and derived products, derived from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use must hold an authorisation issued by the Minister responsible for research. Where the organisation is a health establishment, the authorisation is issued jointly by the Minister for Research and the Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction.
By way of derogation, the activities provided for in the first paragraph carried out as part of research involving the human person are governed by Title II of Book I of Part One of this Code.