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Section 9: Authorisation of health establishments carrying out activities involving advanced therapy medicinal products as part of the research referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 1121-1

Article R4211-53 of the French Public Health Code

The provisions of this section apply to health establishments which hold the authorisation referred to in Article L. 1243-2 and which meet the conditions for obtaining the authorisation provided for in Article L. 4211-9-2 to carry out, in the context of the research referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 1121-1, the activities of manufacturing, importing, exporting and distributing advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in Article 2…

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Article R4211-54 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The application for authorisation for a health care organisation to carry out the activities mentioned in Article R. 4211-53 is sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by any means giving a date certain, by the legal entity requesting this authorisation. This application specifies, for each establishment and, where applicable, for each of the sites of this establishment, the…

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Article R4211-55 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Establishments applying for the authorisation required to carry out the activities mentioned in article R. 4211-53 appoint a responsible person and one or more interim responsible persons to replace him/her, with the same powers and responsibilities as those conferred on the responsible person. The responsible person is responsible for: 1° Ensuring that advanced therapy medicinal products used in the context of research mentioned in the first paragraph of article L….

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Article R4211-56 of the French Public Health Code

Applicant establishments are required to have: 1° Premises fitted out, arranged and maintained in accordance with the rules of good practice provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 5121-5 and, where applicable, in accordance with the containment requirements adopted pursuant toArticle L. 532-1 of the Environmental Code ; 2° Staff whose skills and qualifications comply with these rules of good practice; 3° Equipment that complies with these rules…

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Article R4211-57 of the French Public Health Code

In the event of cessation of activity of an establishment mentioned in Article R. 4211-53 authorised to manufacture advanced therapy medicinal products intended for use in research mentioned in Article L. 1121-1, the sponsor of this research may either terminate it or continue it. If he decides to continue it, he shall put in place agreements or procedures to transfer the advanced therapy medicinal products to another establishment or other…

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Article R4211-58 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Substantial changes to the activities authorised under this section relating to … are subject to authorisation by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé: 1° A new activity, among those mentioned in article L. 4211-9-2 ; 2° The manufacture or import of a new category of investigational advanced therapy medicinal product; 3° The manufacture or import of a new pharmaceutical form…

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Article R4211-59 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The following changes to the authorisation are subject to declaration: 1° Change in the corporate name of the establishment or the administrative address of the authorisation holder; 2° Appointment of a new responsible person; 3° Cessation of a pharmaceutical activity or operation in the establishment. II – Within one month of their implementation, changes, with the exception of those relating to the person in charge, are declared to the Agence…

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Article R4211-61 of the French Public Health Code

In the event of non-compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions or the conditions of the authorisation, the suspension, which may not exceed one year, and the withdrawal of the authorisation are ordered by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. These decisions may concern all or part of the authorised activity and may only be taken after the party concerned…

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Article R4211-62 of the French Public Health Code

The authorised health care organisation sends the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the Director General of the Regional Health Agency an annual activity report containing, in particular, all the information necessary for the evaluation of all the activities for which it is authorised. The form and content of this report are laid down by decision of the Director General…

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