By way of derogation from 1° and 4° of Article L. 4211-1 and in the context of the research referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 1121-1, the manufacture, import, export, distribution and use of advanced therapy medicinal products defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 may be carried out by health establishments which hold the authorisation referred to in Article L. 1243-2 and which have an authorisation issued by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé for these activities.
A Conseil d’Etat decree sets the conditions for issuing, amending, suspending and withdrawing this authorisation.