The preparation, preservation, distribution and transfer, for autologous or allogeneic therapeutic purposes, of tissues and their derivatives and cell therapy preparations may be carried out by establishments and organisations authorised for this purpose, after obtaining the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine, by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, which shall ensure compliance with the provisions of Title I of this Book.
The authorisation issued by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, and distribution of human tissues and cells, specifies the category of tissues and their derivatives or cell therapy preparations and mentions the agreements between an establishment and third parties for carrying out these activities, the preparation and preservation processes used and the recognised therapeutic indications.
Any substantial change to the information contained in the initial authorisation which affects one or more of the activities carried out by the establishment or authorised body must be the subject of a new authorisation. Other changes are subject to a declaration to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.
Only cord blood and placental blood cells and cord and placental cells collected under the conditions mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 1241-1 may be prepared, stored, distributed or transferred. Each of these establishments dedicates part of its storage to the dedicated donation mentioned in the same last paragraph.
The Agence de la biomédecine is informed of the authorisations issued in application of this article.