As a public health institution, Tours University Hospital has legal and regulatory obligations regarding the possibility of free transfers of equipment:
- The donation must be made only to associations governed by the French 1st July 1901 Act (and not to foreign hospital structures, for instance) and the resources of these associations must be allocated to assistance works ;
- The material transferred has been acquired by TUH, CE marked and in compliance with the essential health and safety requirements applicable to it, taking into account its intended purpose (Article R5211-4-2 ° of the French Public Health Code).
- The donated material must not be intended for use within the European Union.
Only both depreciated and functional medical equipment, as well as hotel equipment, are eligible to transfer.