The time limit for examining an application for a substantial amendment is set at thirty-five days from receipt of all the information required concerning this application.
Where the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products considers that additional information, consultations or specific studies are necessary to enable him to reach a decision on the application, the period provided for in the previous paragraph may be extended by up to sixty days.
If the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé considers that the request for amendment cannot be accepted, he will inform the sponsor and set a time limit for him to submit his observations. This period is not in addition to the period available to the sponsor to decide on the application. If no response is received within the time limit, the promoter is deemed to have withdrawn his application.
The decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is sent by the sponsor to the Comité de protection des personnes for information.