The safety features may only be replaced by equivalent safety features in order to verify the authenticity, identify and provide proof of unlawful handling of the medicinal product. This replacement is carried out without opening the immediate packaging as defined in 3° of article R. 5121-1 and in compliance with the good practices mentioned in article L. 5121-5.
Safety devices are considered equivalent if :
1° They meet the requirements set out in Commission Delegated Regulation No 2016/161 EU of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning safety features on the packaging of medicinal products for human use ;
2° They make it possible to verify the authenticity and identify the medicinal products, with the same effectiveness, and to provide proof of the unlawful handling of medicinal products.