The application for authorisation to advertise the medical devices referred to in Article L. 5213-4 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the person for whose benefit the advertising is to be disseminated, by registered letter or by electronic means with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receipt. Each application for authorisation must be accompanied by at least the following documents:
1° A draft advertisement containing at least the information listed in articles R. 5213-1 and R. 5213-2;
2° A file justifying the characteristics and performance of the medical device concerned as advertised in the draft advertisement.
The applicant shall also allocate an internal reference number to each of the advertising media, in accordance with the rules defined by a decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. The advertisement will mention this number, except in the case of advertisements broadcast on radio.