For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply
1° Incident: an accident or error related to activities involving the elements, products or derivatives mentioned in 1° of the I of article R. 1211-29, resulting or likely to result in:
a) an adverse reaction in the persons mentioned in 3° of the I of article R. 1211-29;
b) A loss of the element, product or derivative;
c) A quality or safety defect in the element, product or derivative;
2° Serious incident:
a) Any incident resulting or likely to result in :
– a serious adverse reaction or an unexpected adverse reaction in the persons mentioned in 3° of the I of article R. 1211-29;
– any significant loss of the element, product or derivative preventing the graft from being carried out or the product from being administered;
b) Any abnormally high frequency of occurrence of expected adverse events or reactions;
c) Any information concerning the donor or the donation, discovered incidentally after the procurement and the consequences of which are likely to involve a risk for the health of patients and recipients;
3° Adverse reaction: harmful reaction occurring in the persons mentioned in 3° of the I of Article R. 1211-29 linked or likely to be linked to an element, product or derivative mentioned in 1° of the I of Article R. 1211-29 or to the activities mentioned in 1° of the I of Article R. 1211-29. 1211-29 or to the activities mentioned in 2° of the same I;
4° Serious adverse reaction: an adverse reaction resulting in death or life-threatening, disabling or incapacitating, or which results in or prolongs hospitalisation or any other morbid condition;
5° Unexpected adverse reaction: a serious or non-serious adverse reaction, the nature, severity or evolution of which is not expected with regard to the criteria defined by the Agence de la biomédecine under the conditions provided for in 7° of Article R. 1211-33 or taking into account the state of health of the persons mentioned in 3° of the I of Article R. 1211-29;
6° Surveillance: the fact that professionals involved in the activities mentioned in 2° of the I of Article R. 1211-29 to record all incidents and undesirable effects;
7° Reporting: the fact that professionals involved in the activities mentioned in 2° of the I of Article R. 1211-29 inform the local biovigilance correspondent of any serious incident or unexpected undesirable effect that they have identified as part of their monitoring mission;
8° Declaration: the fact that the local biovigilance correspondents or, where applicable, any professional involved in the activities mentioned in 2° of I of Article R. 1211-29, inform the Agence de la biomédecine by means of the declaration mentioned in 9° of Article R. 1211-33 the information relating to serious incidents or unexpected adverse reactions enabling this Agency to implement the actions mentioned in 3° and 4° of Article R. 1211-33 and in Article R. 1211-34.