The provisions of this sub-section may, on public health grounds, be applied, in whole or in part, to medicinal products containing substances or preparations which, although not classified as narcotics, are manufactured from narcotics or give rise to the formation of narcotics during their manufacture. The same applies to medicinal products or products which, in the case of misuse as defined in article R. 5121-153 or in the case of pharmacodependence as defined in article R. 5132-97 or in the case of abuse as defined in articles R. 5121-153 and R. 5132-97, may require monitoring at certain stages of their marketing and prescription.
The provisions of this sub-section applicable to the medicinal products mentioned in the first paragraph of this article are laid down by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.
Where these medicinal products or products are used in veterinary medicine, the Director of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall seek the opinion of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail prior to his decision.