On the basis of the inspection reports drawn up in application of Chapter VI of this Title or the results of inspections carried out under Article R. 5141-79 which reveal breaches of the provisions of Articles L. 5145-5 and L. 5145-6, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail may initiate a sanction procedure against companies holding marketing authorisations for veterinary medicinal products or registrations for disputed homeopathic veterinary medicinal products and companies which manufacture, import or use veterinary medicinal products or which carry out non-clinical or clinical trials.
The sanction procedure mentioned in the previous paragraph may also be implemented following checks carried out to ensure compliance with the obligations mentioned in articles R. 5141-104 to R. 5141-105-1 and R. 5141-108.