The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will notify the applicant of his decision on prior authorisation within two months of the date of receipt of the complete dossier. Authorisation is deemed to have been granted in the absence of a decision by the Director General of the Agency within this period.
If the applicant’s documents are not complete, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will send the applicant a list of the missing documents or elements and set a deadline for their transmission. Pending receipt of the additional documents or information, the time limit mentioned in the previous paragraph is suspended.