The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will send a copy of the dossier to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, who will give his opinion within one month. If no response is received within this period, this will be deemed to be a favourable opinion.
The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will give his opinion within three months of receipt of the complete application by his departments. If no response is received within this period, the authorisation is deemed to have been refused.
The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may request, by any means capable of ensuring a date certain, any additional information he considers necessary. In this case, the period provided for in the second paragraph is suspended until the additional information required has been provided.