French spell out checks for European clinical laboratories:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The criteria applied by the French health ministry when carrying out checks on non-French, EEA-based clinical laboratories to ensure conformity with French standards have been laid out in decree form. Published in the Journal officiel on March 17, the decree covers in two sections (general organisation and carrying out analyses): quality assurance; personnel; facilities and their condition; laboratory materials; information systems; taking samples; testing; results; and post-testing procedures.