The reports, whether mandatory or optional, provided for in articles R. 5212-14 and R. 5212-15 are made by manufacturers or their representatives, users or third parties who observe or are aware of incidents or risks of incidents involving a medical device.
Third parties are considered to be persons who are neither manufacturers or their agents or users of medical devices nor patients. In particular, distributors of medical devices fall into this category if they are aware of incidents or risks of incidents.