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Article R5121-103 of the French Public Health Code

When registration is suspended or withdrawn, the holder informs the stockholders without delay. They must take all necessary steps to stop the distribution of the medicinal product. If these steps are not taken within a timeframe compatible with the interests of public health, the Director General of the Agency will take all appropriate measures.

Independently of suspension or withdrawal decisions and for the reasons that justify them, the Director General of the Agency may prohibit, as a precautionary measure, the supply of a registered medicinal product, limiting this prohibition, where appropriate, solely to the batches that are the subject of dispute, and recall the corresponding batches.

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Article R5121-103

Lorsque l’enregistrement est suspendu ou supprimé, le titulaire en informe les détenteurs de stocks sans délai. Ceux-ci prennent toutes les dispositions utiles pour faire cesser la distribution du médicament. Si ces dispositions n’interviennent pas dans les délais compatibles avec l’intérêt de la santé publique, le directeur général de l’agence prend toutes les mesures appropriées.


Indépendamment des décisions de suspension ou de suppression et pour les motifs qui les justifient, le directeur général de l’agence peut interdire à titre conservatoire la délivrance d’un médicament enregistré, en limitant le cas échéant cette interdiction aux seuls lots de fabrication qui font l’objet de contestation, et faire procéder au rappel des lots correspondants.

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