I. – The provisions of this section apply to the categories of establishments or organisations defined in the second paragraph of this article which meet the conditions for obtaining the authorisation provided for in I of Article L. 4211-9-1 to prepare, store, distribute and transfer individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in 17° of Article L. 5121-1, including in the context of biomedical research as referred to in Article L. 1121-1, as well as, in the same context, to import and export these medicinal products.
Pharmaceutical establishments, health establishments, the Etablissement Français du Sang (French Blood Establishment), the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre and, when the purpose of these establishments, foundations or associations is health or biomedical research, public scientific and technological establishments, scientific cooperation foundations governed by articles L. 344-11 et seq. of the Research Code, public interest foundations governed by law no. 87-571 of 23 July 1987 on the development of sponsorship and associations governed by the law of 1 July 1901.
II – For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply
1° Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis: advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in 17° of article L. 5121-1 ;
2° Transfer: the transfer of punctually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products from an establishment or organisation authorised pursuant to this section to another establishment or organisation authorised pursuant to this section;
3° Distribution: making available an individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal product on medical prescription with a view to its administration to a specific patient.