Section 3: Special provisions for certain territories

I.-The Director General of the Regional Health Agency assesses the drug supply needs of the population in the territory for which he is responsible as part of the regional health plan provided for in 2° of article L. 1434-2. It determines by decree the territories in which access to medicines for the population is not guaranteed in a satisfactory manner. A decree determines the conditions under which these territories are…

In the territories defined in article L. 5125-6, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will draw up an order, after consulting the relevant local council of the Ordre des pharmaciens and the regional representative appointed by each trade union representing the profession within the meaning ofarticle L. 162-33 of the Social Security Code, listing contiguous municipalities without a pharmacy, one of which has a population of at least…

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 5125-3-2, within the territories referred to in Article L. 5125-6, the optimum response to the population’s need for medicinal products is assessed solely with regard to the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of Article L. 5125-3-2. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, within these territories, authorise the opening of a pharmacy by means of transfer…