The Agency shall appoint inspectors from among its staff to monitor the application of laws and regulations, in particular the application of the rules of good practice defined by decision of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or by order of the Minister for Health pursuant to this code, as well as the common specifications or standards concerning the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745, transposing the harmonised European standards whose references have been published in the Journal officiel de la République française, relating to the activities and products mentioned in Article L. 5311-1. They are also responsible for collecting the information required to carry out the Agency’s tasks as defined in Articles L. 5311-1 and L. 5311-2, as well as the inspections mentioned in Article L. 5311-2.
The provisions of articles L. 1421-2, L. 1421-3, L. 5127-2 and L. 5425-1 are applicable to the performance of this task. Inspections are carried out in accordance with the best practices defined by the Director General of the Agency.
They may be assisted by experts appointed by the Director General of the Agency and may carry out joint inspections with agents belonging to the departments of the State and its public establishments.