Marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies and organisations exploiting or distributing a medicinal product in France ensure, within the limits of their respective responsibilities, an appropriate and continuous supply to pharmacies and persons authorised to supply medicinal products, so as to cover the needs of patients in France.
Marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies exploiting medicinal products ensure an appropriate and continuous supply to all establishments authorised to carry out the activity of wholesaler-distributor mentioned in 5° of article R. 5124-2 in order to enable the latter to fulfil the obligations set out in article R. 5124-59 and to cover the needs of patients in France.
In addition, marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies exploiting medicinal products may call upon the companies engaged in the activity of depository mentioned in 4° of article R. 5124-2 to prevent and manage any situation of shortage.