Within ninety days of the inspection of a pharmaceutical establishment referred to in article R. 5124-2, a certificate of compliance with good practice is issued to the pharmacist in charge if, at the date of the inspection, the establishment complies with the good manufacturing or wholesale distribution practices referred to in article L. 5121-5. This certificate may be issued for all or part of the activities inspected. It may not be used as a guarantee for the safety or quality of individual batches of medicinal products manufactured or distributed.
When the inspection reveals serious breaches of the good practices mentioned in article L. 5121-5 by an establishment holding the certificate mentioned in the first paragraph, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may withdraw it or shorten its duration or reduce the scope of its activities by issuing a new certificate, after the pharmacist responsible for the pharmaceutical establishment has been given the opportunity to present his observations.
The new certificate or the mention of non-compliance with the good manufacturing or wholesale distribution practices mentioned in article L. 5121-5 by the establishment is recorded in the database set up by the European Medicines Agency, in accordance with article 111 of directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use.