In the event of failure to comply with the legislative and regulatory requirements, the conditions for granting or monitoring the authorisation referred to in Articles R. 5121-212 and R. 5121-213, or where it appears, particularly following evaluation, that the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product is not favourable or that the claimed therapeutic effect is lacking, or in the event of danger to public health, the authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.
Except in cases of urgency relating to the safety of individuals, the decision to suspend or withdraw an authorisation may only be taken after the holder of the authorisation has been invited to present its observations within a period determined by the Director General of the Agency.
Authorisation may be suspended for a period not exceeding one year if the risk-benefit balance of the medicinal product is not favourable, if the claimed therapeutic effect is lacking or if there is a danger to public health, or until compliance is achieved if legislative or regulatory provisions are infringed or if the conditions for granting and monitoring the authorisation are not met.