Section 2: General authorisation conditions

Where they provide an optimum supply of medicinal products in relation to the needs of the resident population and the location chosen by the applicant pharmacist within a district defined in article L. 5125-3-1, a municipality or the municipalities referred to in article L. 5125-6-1, are authorised by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, under the following conditions: 1° Transfers and mergers of pharmacies, provided that they do…

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency defines the district of a municipality on the basis of its geographical unit and the presence of a resident population. The geographical unit is determined by natural or communal boundaries or by transport infrastructure. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall mention in the order provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 5125-18 the names of the roads,…

The optimal supply of medicinal products with regard to needs, as provided for in Article L. 5125-3 , is satisfied if the following cumulative conditions are met: 1° Access to the new pharmacy is easy or facilitated by its visibility, pedestrian facilities, parking and, where applicable, public transport services; 2° The premises of the new pharmacy meet the accessibility requirements set out in articles L. 164-1 to L. 164-3 of…

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 5125-3-2, the optimal nature of the response to the needs of the resident population is assessed solely with regard to the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of the same article in the following cases: 1° The transfer of a pharmacy within the same district, or within the same municipality when it is the only pharmacy present within this…

I.-The opening by transfer or grouping of a pharmacy in a municipality, or in a new municipality as defined in article L. 2113-1 of the General Local Authorities Code or in the municipalities mentioned in article L. 5125-6-1 of this Code may be authorised when the number of inhabitants counted is at least equal to 2,500. The opening of an additional dispensary may be authorised by means of a transfer…

Two or more pharmacies are authorised to group together if their original location is situated in a municipality with a number of pharmacies in excess of the thresholds provided for in article L. 5125-4. The place where these pharmacies are grouped together is the location of one of them or any other location on national territory. If the grouping takes place in a new location, the new pharmacy may not…

Any restructuring of the pharmacy network within the same municipality or neighbouring municipalities at the initiative of one or more pharmacists or pharmacists’ associations and giving rise to compensation for the permanent cessation of activity of one or more pharmacies must be subject to the prior approval of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. The permanent cessation of activity of the pharmacy or pharmacies concerned is recorded under…