Applicant establishments or organisations appoint a responsible person who ensures compliance with the regulations relating to the quality and safety of tissues or their derivatives or cell therapy preparations, as well as one or more interim responsible persons who, for the period of replacement, are entrusted with the same powers and duties as those conferred on the responsible person and effectively exercise them for the duration of the replacement.
The person in charge is responsible for :
-ensuring that tissues or their derivatives or cell therapy preparations used for therapeutic purposes are prepared, preserved, distributed or transferred in accordance with the legislative and regulatory provisions in force;
-ensuring that the quality assurance system is set up, evaluated and updated in accordance with the rules of good practice;
-ensuring that the biovigilance system is applied.
With the exception of establishments or organisations authorised under article R. 1243-3, when an establishment or organisation carries out the activities mentioned in article R. 1243-1 on different sites, a person responsible for the activities is appointed by the person responsible for each site where the activities are carried out. Sites do not include places where storage or distribution activities are carried out under an agreement referred to in I of Article R. 1243-3-1.
For each site, the person responsible for the activities carries out the tasks mentioned in the first and second paragraphs under the authority of the person in charge. In the case of a blood transfusion establishment, this activity leader is appointed by the director of this establishment and acts under his authority. In the event of duly justified impediment, the activity leader is replaced by an acting activity leader appointed by the person in charge, who may be responsible for the activities of another site of the same establishment or organisation. For the period of the replacement, the Acting Operations Manager will be entrusted with the same powers and duties as those conferred on the Operations Manager for the site and will exercise them effectively for the duration of the replacement.