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Article R1221-49-1 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Any healthcare professional who observes or is aware of a serious adverse reaction occurring in a blood donor shall report it without delay to the haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent of the blood establishment where the product was collected. If he is unable to identify the donor, he will report it to any haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent in a blood establishment or health establishment, who will forward this information to the relevant haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent.

II – The competent haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent carries out the appropriate investigations and examinations and draws up an adverse reaction report form for a donor, a copy of which is placed in the donor’s file.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R1221-49-1
I.-Tout professionnel de santé qui constate ou a connaissance d’un effet indésirable grave survenu chez un donneur de sang le signale sans délai au correspondant d’hémovigilance et de sécurité transfusionnelle de l’établissement de transfusion sanguine dans lequel a été prélevé le produit. A défaut de pouvoir l’identifier, il le signale à tout correspondant d’hémovigilance et de sécurité transfusionnelle d’un établissement de transfusion sanguine ou d’un établissement de santé, qui transmet cette information au correspondant d’hémovigilance et de sécurité transfusionnelle compétent.


II.-Le correspondant d’hémovigilance et de sécurité transfusionnelle compétent procède aux investigations et examens appropriés et rédige une fiche de déclaration d’effet indésirable survenu chez un donneur dont copie est versée au dossier du donneur.



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