The declaration of an embryonic stem cell research protocol provided for in Article L. 2151-6 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by any means enabling receipt to be acknowledged and the declaration to be dated. It must be accompanied by a file containing all the information required to verify that the legal conditions have been met. The form and content of this file are laid down by decision of the Director General of the Agency.
After checking the admissibility of the declaration file, the Agence de la biomédecine will acknowledge receipt. Where the required documents or information are missing, the Agency will set a deadline by which they must be supplied.