The activities of the Etablissement Français du Sang are carried out in accordance with :
1° The approval referred to in III of Article L. 1222-11 issued by the Agence nationale du médicament et des produits de santé to the Etablissement français du sang or its blood establishments, depending on the geographical area in which the transfusion activities are carried out;
2° The rules applicable to these activities;
3° The procedures defined by its board of directors;
4° the geographical and technical fields of activity determined within the framework of the national blood transfusion master plan.