Registration of the traditional herbal medicinal product is refused by the Director General of the Agency if the application does not comply with the provisions of Articles L. 5121-14-1, R. 5121-97, R. 5121-107-4 and R. 5121-107-5, or if at least one of the following conditions is met:
1° The qualitative or quantitative composition of the medicinal product does not correspond to that declared;
2° The medicinal product could be harmful under normal conditions of use;
3° The data on traditional use are insufficient, in particular on the grounds that the pharmacological effects or efficacy are not plausible despite the age of use and experience;
4° The pharmaceutical quality is not satisfactorily demonstrated.
Where the application for registration concerns a herbal substance, a herbal preparation or a combination of substances included on the list drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, 2° and 3° do not apply.