A request for authorisation must be submitted for any changes which have an impact on the quality, safety and efficacy of the medicinal product. This application must be accompanied by a technical dossier, the model for which is laid down by decision of the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products.
The decision of the Director General of the Agency is taken within ninety days of receipt of the complete application. If no decision has been taken by the end of this period, the application will be rejected.
All other proposed modifications are subject to an application for authorisation and are deemed to be authorised if the Director General of the Agency has not made a decision within sixty days of receipt of the application.
If the modification is refused, the initial authorisation remains in force if this refusal is not such as to call the authorisation into question.