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Article R6231-1 of the French Public Health Code

When the General Director of the Regional Health Agency is informed of facts constituting an imminent danger to the safety of patients or persons working in the laboratory, he shall order the immediate suspension, in whole or in part, of the activity in question after informing the legal representative of the laboratory without delay.

Within fifteen days, the legal representative shall send the Regional Health Agency his observations and a description of the corrective measures he intends to take. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall terminate the suspension of activity if he finds that the proposed measures will ensure the safety of patients or persons working in the laboratory.

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Article R6231-1

Lorsque le directeur général de l’agence régionale de santé est informé de faits constituant un danger imminent pour la sécurité des patients ou des personnes exerçant dans le laboratoire, il prononce la suspension immédiate, totale ou partielle, de l’activité en cause après en avoir informé sans délai le représentant légal du laboratoire.

Le représentant légal transmet à l’agence régionale de santé dans un délai de quinze jours ses observations et la description des mesures correctrices qu’il entend prendre. Le directeur général de l’agence régionale de santé met fin à la suspension d’activité lorsqu’il constate que les mesures proposées permettent d’assurer la sécurité des patients ou des personnes exerçant dans le laboratoire.

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