I. – Authorisation to set up or transfer a pharmacy or to group together pharmacies, except for those mentioned in article L. 5125-10, is requested from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency of the place where the operation is planned, by the pharmacist(s) applying on their own behalf, or on behalf of the company they represent, to obtain this authorisation. Where the application is submitted by a company or by several pharmacists in joint ownership, it is signed by each partner or joint owner who is to work in the pharmacy.
The application must be accompanied by a file containing :
1° the identity and qualifications of the pharmacists and, where applicable, the identity and legal form of the company or companies behind the project;
2° the proposed location of the dispensary and that of the dispensary or dispensaries whose transfer or grouping is envisaged, where applicable;
3° evidence of the applicant’s rights to the proposed premises;
4° evidence of compliance with the minimum installation conditions laid down in articles R. 5125-8 and R. 5125-9.
The list of corresponding supporting documents is set by order of the Minister for Health.
The Director General of the Regional Health Agency registers the application on the date and at the time of receipt of the complete application. He will issue the applicant with a receipt stating the date and time of registration.
In the case of applications for transfers or mergers involving several regions, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the intended place of operation will send a copy of the complete application to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the original place of operation, or to the Regional Health Agencies for the original places of operation, with a view to taking the joint decision provided for in Article L. 5125-18.
II. – The opening of an annex to a pharmacy located in an airport, as provided for in article L. 5125-7-1, is subject to prior declaration to the Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction. The composition of the application and the conditions under which it is examined are specified by order of the Minister for Health.