The authorisation provided for in Article R. 2131-5-5 is issued for a period of seven years, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to R. 6122-44. However, before taking the opinion of the specialised commission of the Regional Health and Autonomy Conference competent for the health sector, the Regional Health Agency shall, by virtue of 12° of Article L. 1418-1, obtain the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine on the application for authorisation and, where applicable, on the application for renewal.
The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine sends his opinion to the Regional Health Agency within two months of the date of receipt of the application.
The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine is informed by the Regional Health Agency of authorisations granted and refused, as well as decisions relating to the renewal of authorisations and decisions taken in application of the procedure provided for in Article L. 6122-12 .
The Agence de la biomédecine keeps an up-to-date list of authorised health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories and makes it available to the public.
The documents in the supporting file provided for in article R. 6122-32 are supplemented or replaced by the documents in a special file, the composition of which is set by order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine.
This file contains the documents proving the competence of the practitioners provided for in article R. 2131-3.