Tissue transplants and the administration of cell therapy preparations may only be carried out in health establishments. When these activities are costly or require special arrangements in the interests of public health, they may only be carried out in health establishments authorised for this purpose, after obtaining the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine, under the conditions laid down in Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Six.
However, cell therapy tissues and preparations appearing on a list drawn up by the Minister for Health on a proposal from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and after obtaining the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine may be used by doctors and dental surgeons outside health establishments, provided that they are used in compliance with the rules of good practice drawn up in accordance with the same procedures.
Health establishments carrying out medical teaching and medical research activities, as well as health establishments linked to the above by agreement, may be authorised to carry out haematopoietic cell allografts, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II of Title IV of Book I of Part Six. The competent administrative authority issues the authorisation after obtaining the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine.
Composite vascularised tissue transplants are treated in the same way as organ transplants and are subject to the same provisions.
This article does not apply to the transplants and administration of elements and products of the human body mentioned in article L. 1211-8.