French Public Health Code
In forceI.-The part of the dispensary accessible to the public includes:
1° A clearly delineated area for receiving customers and dispensing medicines, allowing conversations to be held away from third parties;
2° For the specialised activities of opticians, audioprosthetists and orthopaedics, an individualised section and, where appropriate, an area allowing the patient to try out the product under conditions that comply with the provisions of this code.
II.- The part of the dispensary not accessible to the public includes: 1° A room, or an area, reserved for carrying out and checking magistral and officinal preparations and of a size appropriate to this activity.The dispensary includes, in the part not accessible to the public:
1° A room, or area, reserved for the execution and control of magistral and officinal preparations and of a size appropriate to this activity. Where appropriate, this room may be used non-simultaneously for the preparation of doses to be administered, as referred to in article R. 4235-48 of this Code;
2° A cupboard or safety room for the storage of medicines and products classified as narcotics, as provided for in article R. 5132-80;
3° A place for the storage of unused medicines within the meaning of article L. 4211-2;
4° Where applicable, a place for storing the waste mentioned in article R. 1335-8-1, collected in permanently closed collectors, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 1335-6;
5° Where applicable, an area or premises suitable for the activity of electronic commerce in medicinal products as defined in article L. 5125-33 of this code;
6° Gases for medical use and flammable liquids are stored separately, in an appropriately sized cupboard or room that meets the storage recommendations specific to these products.
