The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is responsible for implementing haemovigilance and transfusion safety. It defines the guidelines, leads and coordinates the actions of the various parties involved and ensures compliance with the monitoring procedures organised by this section. Where necessary, it shall take appropriate measures to ensure transfusion safety or refer the matter to the competent authorities.
In order to carry out this task, the Agency shall receive the following documents and information:
1° Under the conditions laid down in articles R. 1221-50 and R. 1221-51, reports of serious incidents, serious adverse reactions in blood donors and adverse reactions in recipients of labile blood products, as well as post-donation information reports;
2° Any information collected during the various stages of the transfusion chain that could compromise the quality and safety of labile blood products;
3° Data from epidemiological surveillance of blood donors and candidates for programmed autologous transfusion carried out by the Agence nationale de santé publique.
The Agency also carries out or commissions epidemiological surveys and studies relating to the collection, biological qualification of donations, preparation and conditions of use of labile blood products.