Where it appears that a reagent presents risks to public health, including as a result of non-compliance with the rules laid down in this chapter, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall notify the manufacturer, importer or distributor, informing it of his intentions and inviting it to submit its observations within a period which may not exceed one month. In the light of the response, the Director General of the Agency may, by reasoned decision, order the temporary or definitive withdrawal of the reagent from the market.
In an emergency, the Director General of the Agency may, as a precautionary measure, immediately order the withdrawal of the reagent by means of a reasoned decision. In this case, the decision taken in accordance with the procedure set out in the previous paragraph must be taken within two months.
The manufacturer, distributor or importer shall immediately recall from users, including in the case of a precautionary withdrawal, the reagents whose withdrawal has been ordered.