Any creation of a new pharmacy, any transfer of a pharmacy from one location to another and any grouping of pharmacies are subject to the granting of a licence issued by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency under the conditions set out in Articles L. 5125-3, L. 5125-3-1, L. 5125-3-2, L. 5125-3-3, L. 5125-4 and L. 5125-5.
In the case of a transfer or grouping of pharmacies from one region to another, the licence is issued by a joint decision of the Directors General of the regional health agencies with territorial jurisdiction.
The licence specifies the location where the pharmacy will be operated.
When a request for the creation, transfer or regrouping of a pharmacy is submitted, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency consults the professional organisations mentioned in Article L. 5125-6-1 or, in the case of Réunion, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, French Guyana and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Central Council of Section E of the National Order of Pharmacists.
It may determine the sector or sectors of the municipality in which the pharmacy is to be located. The decision to authorise or refuse the application is taken by order of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.