The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail may ask veterinary pharmacovigilance centres to carry out veterinary pharmacovigilance investigations and work. It may also ask the poison control centres mentioned in article L. 6141-4 to provide it with the information and carry out the studies it considers useful for veterinary pharmacovigilance purposes. It may also ask the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé for any information it considers useful for veterinary pharmacovigilance purposes.
Companies exploiting veterinary medicinal products shall provide, at the reasoned request of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, any information mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 5141-90. The information thus requested is necessary for veterinary pharmacovigilance.