Once the Data Protection Committee has issued a favourable opinion and the investigation has been authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, where applicable, any substantial modification at the initiative of the sponsor must obtain a favourable opinion from the Data Protection Committee prior to its implementation and, in the case of clinical investigations referred to in II of Article L. 1125-1, authorisation from the competent authority in accordance with the provisions of this same II. In this case, the Committee will ensure that a new consent is obtained from the persons participating in the clinical investigation, if this is necessary.
When the validation is carried out by the Data Protection Committee in application of IV of Article L. 1125-1, and the request for substantial modification gives rise to serious doubt as to the qualification of the clinical investigation, the Data Protection Committee concerned will refer the matter to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products).
In the event of an unfavourable opinion from the committee, the sponsor may request that its substantial amendment project be submitted for a second review to another personal data protection committee under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.