French Public Health Code
In forceThe authorisation referred to in article R. 5132-88 may only be granted to a natural person.
In the companies mentioned in articles L. 5124-2 and L. 5142-1, authorisation may be requested for the pharmacist in charge, the acting pharmacist in charge, the delegated pharmacists and the assistant pharmacists as well as for the veterinary surgeon in charge, the acting veterinary surgeon in charge, the delegated veterinary surgeons and the assistant veterinary surgeons. In the event of the absence of the holders of the authorisation for a period not exceeding fifteen days, the authorisation is granted under the same conditions to those who replace them, duly registered in this capacity on the roll of the national order of pharmacists or the roll of the order of veterinary surgeons.
The authorisation specifies the substances or preparations and the plants or parts of plants whose production, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, supply, transfer, acquisition or use is authorised.
It may impose special conditions on the possession of substances or preparations, plants or parts of plants classified as psychotropic and on the monitoring of their extraction, manufacture and processing.
It sets the quantity of psychotropic substances that may be transferred or handed over when the authorisation is granted for research or teaching purposes. However, no quantity is set for government programmes for the collection of psychotropic substances for public health research purposes.
It may not be granted and is automatically withdrawn from a person convicted of an offence under the provisions of this section.
Where the substance or preparation is a raw material for pharmaceutical use, authorisation may only be granted if the establishment has been authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 5138-1.
