The marketing authorisation is renewable on application by the holder to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail no later than six months before its expiry date.
The application for renewal is accompanied by a summary list of the documents submitted relating to quality, safety and efficacy, including all the changes authorised since the initial authorisation or the last renewal was issued. The Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail may at any time request communication of the documents mentioned in this list;
The authorisation is not renewed if the risk-benefit balance for the use of the veterinary medicinal product assessed by the Director General of the Agency is no longer favourable.
If no decision is notified or if no request for additional justification is sent to the applicant within a period of three months following receipt of the application, the authorisation is considered to have been renewed on expiry of this period.
Once renewed, the marketing authorisation is issued for an unlimited period. However, at the time of renewal, the Agency may decide, for reasons relating to pharmacovigilance, that this authorisation should be subject to an additional renewal. This is then granted for a period of five years. At the end of this period, the marketing authorisation holder applies for renewal of the marketing authorisation under the conditions laid down in this article.