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Article R1341-4 of the French Public Health Code

If the manufacturer, importer or downstream user wishes to contest the request made to him, he shall refer the matter to the Minister for Health and send a copy of his appeal to the requesting body. This appeal must be lodged before the expiry of the deadline set by the applicant for providing the information. The Minister responsible for health takes a decision and notifies the manufacturer, importer or downstream user and the poison control centre or the applicant organisation of its decision within fifteen days. In the absence of notification within this period, the challenge is deemed to have been rejected.

Where the requesting body has indicated an emergency situation in its request, the appeal submitted to the Minister does not exempt the manufacturer, importer or downstream user from providing the information requested within the prescribed time limit.

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Article R1341-4

Si le fabricant, l’importateur ou l’utilisateur en aval entend contester la demande qui lui est faite, il saisit le ministre chargé de la santé et envoie copie de son recours à l’organisme demandeur. Ce recours doit être formé avant l’expiration du délai fixé par le demandeur pour la fourniture des informations. Le ministre chargé de la santé statue et notifie sa décision, dans un délai de quinze jours, au fabricant, importateur ou utilisateur en aval et au centre antipoison ou à l’organisme demandeur. A défaut de notification dans ce délai, la contestation est réputée rejetée.

Lorsque l’organisme demandeur a fait état dans sa demande d’une situation d’urgence, le recours présenté au ministre ne dispense pas le fabricant, l’importateur ou l’utilisateur en aval de transmettre les informations demandées dans le délai prescrit.

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