Subsection 2: Installation conditions

I.-The surface area, layout, arrangement and equipment of a pharmacy’s premises are appropriate to its activities and enable compliance with the good practices referred to in Article L. 5121-5. The pharmacy’s premises are subject to the provisions of Articles L. 161-1 and L. 162-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code, unless they benefit from an exemption under Article L. 164-3 of the same code, or if they are located…

I.-The part of the dispensary accessible to the public includes: 1° A clearly delineated area for receiving customers and dispensing medicines, allowing conversations to be held away from third parties; 2° For the specialised activities of opticians, audioprosthetists and orthopaedics, an individualised section and, where appropriate, an area allowing the patient to try out the product under conditions that comply with the provisions of this code. II.- The part of…

Authorisations to set up, transfer or group pharmacies are subject to compliance with the conditions set out in articles R. 5125-8 and R. 5125-9 and in 2° of article L. 5125-3-2.

Any change to the conditions under which the pharmacy is set up, relating to the surface area of the premises, the addition or removal of a storage room within the meaning of article R. 5125-8, alterations to the building, or related to the implementation of a new activity, must be declared in advance to the general director of the regional health agency and to the competent council of the national…

A person who fulfils the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of article L. 5125-2 and intends to practise pharmacy concurrently with one of the professions of doctor, dental surgeon, midwife or veterinary surgeon shall make a declaration to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. In addition to documents proving that the required conditions have been met, the application must include a copy of the undertaking on…