The provisions of this sub-section apply to any removal of organs, tissues or cells and any collection of products carried out with a view to their use or that of their derivatives for therapeutic purposes for others, including in the context of biomedical research within the meaning of Article L. 1121-1. The provisions of this sub-section also apply in the case of incorporation of these elements or products, in particular in medical devices used for therapeutic purposes in humans or in the case of their use with a view to preparing proprietary medicinal products or other industrially manufactured medicinal products.
The following are excluded
1° Gametes ;
2° Blood, its components and their derivatives within the meaning of Article L. 1221-8 ;
3° The reagents mentioned in article L. 5133-1.