The authorisations referred to in Article R. 1243-6 may be suspended or withdrawn in whole or in part, pursuant to Article L. 1245-1, and in particular in the event of danger to public health or the environment or breach of the rules of good practice provided for in Article L. 1245-6, by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, following a reasoned opinion from the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine. However, this opinion is not required in the case of an emergency provisional suspension as provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 1245-1.
The suspension decision continues until the implementation of the corrective measures requested by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé from the establishment and its verification by the Agency.
Prior to any decision to withdraw the authorisation, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will send, one month before the withdrawal, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a formal notice to the legal entity benefiting from the authorisation referred to in Article R. 1243-6 in which he/she specifies the grievances and asks it to implement corrective measures so that the establishment or organisation complies with the rules in force.
The legal entity benefiting from the authorisation immediately sends a copy of this formal notice to the responsible person mentioned in article R. 1243-12.
From the date of receipt of this formal notice, the legal entity benefiting from the authorisation has a period set by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé to submit its observations to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It will send a copy of these observations to the responsible person.
The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé sends the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine and the Director of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction the suspension or withdrawal measures he has ordered.
These decisions are made public.