An on-call system is organised to meet urgent requirements for medicinal products outside the opening days generally used by wholesaler-distributors in their territory of distribution.
All the wholesaler-distributors mentioned in the first paragraph are required to participate in this system.
The organisation of the on-call system is regulated by the organisations representing the profession. In the absence of an agreement, or if the organisation chosen does not meet public health needs, a decision by the Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction governs the organisation of the said system.
The procedures for organising the on-call system are determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.