Subsection 3: Storage of embryonic stem cells

The declaration of embryonic stem cell storage provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 2151-9 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 shall be accompanied by a file designating the person responsible for storage and specifying his or her responsibilities. The file includes a general description of…

Any organisation wishing to change a substantial part of the declared activity must submit a new declaration, which is examined under the same conditions as the initial declaration. The Director General of the Agency may at any time ask the person responsible for conservation to report on the declared activity.

The provisions of article R. 2151-12-6, with the exception of its last paragraph, are applicable to the activities covered by the declaration provided for in this sub-section.