Article R5142-11 of the French Public Health Code
The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail may request from the applicant any additional information necessary for the examination of the application. In this case, the deadlines set out in articles R. 5142-8 to R. 5142-9 are suspended until the additional data required has been provided.