The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé carries out an inspection of each blood establishment at least once every two years. The purpose of these inspections is to ensure that the establishment’s blood transfusion activities comply with the good practices referred to in article L. 1222-12 and with the operating and equipment standards applicable to them.
As part of these inspections, the Agency may also carry out inspections at the head office of the Etablissement Français du Sang if they are necessary to achieve the objective mentioned in the previous paragraph or if they are intended to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to promotional communication provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 1221-11.
To this end, the Director General of the Agency may request the Etablissement Français du Sang and the blood transfusion establishments to provide all necessary information.