The authorisation holder shall inform the Director General of the Agency of the commencement of the activity covered by the authorisation. He shall also inform him of the definitive cessation of this activity. The authorisation document is then returned to the Agency. The authorisation is also returned to the Director General of the Agency when it has been withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of article R. 5139-8 and article R. 5139-11.
On expiry of the authorisation or in the event of withdrawal of the authorisation, the holder must send the Director General of the Agency within one month a certificate stating that he does not hold any micro-organisms or toxins covered by the authorisation. In the event of suspension of the authorisation as provided for in Article R. 5139-11, the Director General of the Agency may, if the circumstances so require, ask the holder to provide this certificate within the same time limit.