I. – Stools and faecal microbiota preparations may only be imported from a State in which the donor selection, tests and analyses mentioned in the rules of good practice provided for in article L. 513-11-2 are carried out in compliance with standards equivalent to these rules.
II. – The establishments or organisations mentioned in article R. 513-11-10 which import faeces and preparations of faecal microbiota for therapeutic purposes including research involving the human person mentioned in Title II of Book I of Part One of this Code, including the clinical trials mentioned in article L. 1124-1, ensure that the provisions of article L. 513-11-4 are complied with.
For the importation of faeces, the establishments and organisations mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 513-11-10 ensure that they have been collected in compliance with protection standards equivalent to the rules of good practice provided for in article L. 513-11-2.
For the importation of faecal microbiota preparations, the pharmacies for internal use mentioned in the third paragraph of Article R. 513-11-10 ensure that they have been produced in compliance with protection standards equivalent to the rules of good practice provided for in Article L. 5121-5.
III. – Importing establishments or organisations shall immediately forward to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé any information obtained from their suppliers that could call into question the quality or safety of the imported product, and in particular any information obtained after the donation that could have an impact on the quality and safety of the stool.