The application for authorisation or renewal of authorisation to carry out the activities of importing or exporting gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations must be sent with a dossier to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt.
The dossier shall include the information mentioned in Article R. 1243-4 and an attestation that the gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations have been prepared in accordance with rules of good practice at least equivalent to those laid down in Article L. 5121-5 .
Articles R. 1243-4 to R. 1243-10 are applicable to establishments or organisations carrying out the activities of importing or exporting gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations, with the exception, for activities relating to gene therapy preparations, of the provisions concerning the Agence de la biomédecine.
The establishment or organisation that imports the gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations must ensure that they are prepared in accordance with rules that are at least equivalent to those laid down in the good practices referred to in Article L. 5121-5.