The provisions of this Title apply to army hospitals, the army blood transfusion centre and other elements of the army health service. They apply, where applicable, to other elements of the Ministry of Defence with missions involving the removal, collection, preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells or their derivatives.
A Conseil d’Etat decree determines the adaptations that may be made:
1° With regard to army hospitals and the army blood transfusion centre, to the declaration and authorisation procedures applicable to health establishments, blood transfusion establishments and establishments or organisations authorised under articles L. 1243-2 and L. 1245-5;
2° With regard to the other elements of the armed forces health service and the other elements of the Ministry of Defence with missions of removal, collection, preparation, conservation and use of tissues, cells or their derivatives, subject to the declaration and authorisation procedures of this title relating to the conservation and preparation for scientific purposes of tissues and cells from the human body.