For the purposes of this sub-section, the following definitions shall apply
1° Adverse event: any harmful manifestation occurring in a donor, in a person who takes part in research involving the human person carried out within the framework of medically assisted procreation or in a child born or to be born as a result of this medically assisted procreation, whether or not this manifestation is linked to the research or to the experimental product used within the framework of this research;
2° Undesirable effect: any undesirable event caused by the research;
3° Incident: any accident or error likely to cause an adverse effect in a donor, in a person who takes part in research involving the human person carried out as part of medically assisted procreation, in a child born or to be born as a result of this medically assisted procreation, or a loss of gametes, germinal tissue or embryos without loss of the chances of procreation;
4° Serious adverse event or effect, any adverse event or effect which results in death, endangers the life of the donor, of the person undergoing research involving the human person carried out within the framework of medically assisted procreation or of the child born or to be born, requires their hospitalisation or the prolongation of their hospitalisation, causes significant or lasting disability or handicap, or results in a congenital anomaly or malformation ;
5° Unexpected adverse reaction: any adverse reaction whose nature, severity or course is not consistent with the information relating to the products, procedures and methods used during the research;
6° Serious incident: any incident likely to lead to serious adverse reactions. Any incident likely to result in an error of allocation or loss of gametes, germinal tissue or embryos with the loss of the chances of procreation must also be considered as a serious incident.