I. – The application for authorisation provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 1245-5 for products from Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that do not have the authorisation provided for in Article 6(2) of Directive 2004/23/EC on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale sécurité du médicament, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells is sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, together with supporting documentation, by the establishment or body authorised under Article L. 1243-2 which applies for this authorisation by any means enabling the authorisation application to be dated with certainty.
II. – This file includes a copy of the authorisation issued under Article 6(1) of Directive 2004/23/EC by the competent authorities of the suppliers, accompanied by a translation into French, as well as the information mentioned in Article R. 1245-5(II)(1), (6) and (7). Its form and content are specified by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, published on the website of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.
III. – The application is deemed to be complete if, within one month of its receipt, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has not informed the applicant, by any means that can be relied upon to provide a definitive date, of the information that is missing or incomplete and indicating the deadline for providing it.
IV. – The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé sends a copy of the application to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, who gives his opinion within one month. Failure to reply within this time limit will be considered as a favourable opinion.