I. – The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will notify the applicant of his decision within ninety days from the date of receipt of the application accompanied by a file containing all the documents mentioned in the decision provided for in Article R. 4211-34.
The Director General may request any additional information or carry out an investigation to enable him to decide on the request. The time limit mentioned in the previous paragraph is suspended from the date on which the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé notifies this decision until receipt of the information requested or the results of the investigation.
In the case of an application for initial authorisation, the absence of a decision on expiry of the ninety day period is equivalent to rejection of the application. In the case of an application for renewal of authorisation for the same activities, if no decision has been taken by the end of the same period, the application is deemed to have been accepted.
Authorisations and renewals of authorisations for establishments or organisations are issued for five years. They specify, in particular, the address of the establishment or organisation and the type of activities authorised.
II – The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will send a copy of the authorisations granted to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine and to the Director General of the relevant regional health agency.
III – The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will keep an up-to-date list of authorised establishments or organisations. This list is accessible to the public.