Where batches of investigational medicinal products come from another Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and are manufactured or imported in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2003/94/EC and by an establishment authorised under Article 13-1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001, the batch release certificates signed by the qualified person provided for in Article 13-2 of the same Directive, held by this establishment which monitors these batches for France, are recognised by the French authorities. A copy of the batch release certificates accompanies the investigational medicinal products.