[Evaluation of a technique for determining blood ethanol levels by gas chromatography. Committee for "determination of blood ethanol levels"].

Art. R.24-1 of the Code governing distribution of beverages and preventive measures against alcoholism: "If the verifications are performed following a traffic accident having occurred under the conditions provided at article L.88 of the present code or in application of articles L.1 and L.3 of the traffic code, the requesting authority keeps a copy of form A and sends: 1. The first blood specimen samples, along with four copies of forms A, B and C, to a laboratory of an establishment part of the public hospital system as defined at article 3 of law n. 70-1318 of December 31 1970 or to an expert biologist registered on the list held by the court of appeals as provided by article R.32 of the code governing distribution of beverages and preventive measures against alcoholism; 2. The second sample, along with one copy of forms A, B and C, to another expert biologist registered on the same list and in charge of eventually performing a control analysis. The laboratory or the expert biologist having performed the analysis reports the results on forms C and forwards one copy of forms A, B and C directly, under separate cover and stamped confidential to the competent Procureur de la Republique, to the region in which the misdemeanor or the accident occurred. The results reported on the form are immediately transmitted to the requesting authority.