A medical biology examination takes place in three phases:
1° The pre-analytical phase, which includes taking a biological sample from a human being, collecting the relevant clinical elements, preparing, transporting and storing the biological sample until it reaches the place where it is analysed;
2° The analytical phase, which is the technical process used to obtain a biological analysis result;
3° The post-analytical phase, which includes validation, contextual interpretation of the result and appropriate communication of the result to the prescriber and, under the conditions set out in Article L. 1111-2, to the patient, within a timeframe compatible with the state of the art.