Part five: Health products

Pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge and delegates who carry out their duties in a company or in an establishment of a company mentioned in 1° to 10° of article R. 5142-1 on 22 March 2003 are deemed to meet the conditions of practice mentioned in articles R. 5142-16 to R. 5142-18.

All acts relating to the activities mentioned in Article R. 5142-1 or Article R. 5142-40 are carried out under the effective control of a pharmacist or a veterinarian who meets the conditions for practising pharmacy or veterinary medicine in France, as the case may be.

The pharmacists in charge or delegated pharmacists referred to in article L. 5142-1 and the interim pharmacists referred to in article R. 5142-26 are entered on the register of section B or section E of the national order of pharmacists in the case of establishments referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 11° and 12° of article R. 5142-1 and on the register of section C or section E in the…

A pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge or delegate registers with the order to which he belongs, and registers his diploma, under the conditions provided for in article L. 4221-16 for pharmacists or under the conditions provided for in article L. 241-1 of the rural and maritime fishing code for veterinary surgeons. The diploma of the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge may only be registered for one company. The…

A pharmacist or veterinary surgeon providing a replacement must register for this purpose with the order to which he belongs and register his diploma, under the conditions provided for in article L. 4221-16 for pharmacists or under the conditions provided for in article L. 241-1 of the rural and maritime fishing code for veterinary surgeons. The acting pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge and the acting pharmacist or veterinary surgeon…

If the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon responsible or delegated is absent or unable to carry out his/her duties, he/she may not be replaced for more than one year, except in the event of national service or recall to national service. In this case, the replacement is extended until the impediment ceases. When the replacement exceeds thirty consecutive days, the person concerned must inform the Director General of the Agence nationale…

If the duties of the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge are definitively terminated, a new pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge shall be appointed without delay.

Where the undertaking is operated by a company, the competent corporate body of that undertaking shall appoint, at the same time as the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge and in order to replace them, if necessary, one or more interim pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge. The acting pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge shall be granted, for the periods of replacement, the same powers and duties as those…

Where the company is owned by a pharmacist or veterinary surgeon, he may be replaced by : 1° A pharmacist or veterinary surgeon delegate or assistant of the same company ; 2° A pharmacist or veterinary surgeon who has no other professional activity for the duration of his replacement and who registers for this purpose with the competent section of the national order of pharmacists or the regional council of…

The replacement of a delegated pharmacist or veterinarian is ensured under the following conditions : – by the interim delegated pharmacist or veterinarian mentioned in article R. 5142-26, designated by the competent corporate body ; – or, failing this, by an assistant pharmacist or veterinarian from the same company or by a pharmacist or veterinarian who has no other professional activity for the duration of the replacement.