Will ISO 20387 cancel NF S96-900?

Nothing prevents certification under NF S96-900, and since this standard is not cited in a regulatory text, any certification body can continue to respond to a certification request under this standard.

The decision of the national standardization body to withdraw a standard from its catalogue does not prevent its continued use (numerous examples exist in technical standards).

The market for the provision and valorization of biobanks will dictate the longer-term approach on the coexistence of ISO 20387 and NF S96-900, or even, as currently, on a more targeted international recognition focused on ISO 9001.