Subsection 4: Duties of pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge.

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Article R5142-35

French Public Health CodeIn force
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Updated 1 Nov 2023

With a view to applying the rules laid down in the interests of public health, the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge shall carry out the following duties insofar as they correspond to the activities of the company in which he works:

1° He/she organises and supervises all the pharmaceutical operations of the company, and in particular the supply, manufacture, advertising, information, pharmacovigilance, release, monitoring and withdrawal of batches, distribution, import and export of veterinary medicinal products as well as the corresponding storage operations;

2° He ensures that transport conditions guarantee the proper conservation, integrity and safety of these veterinary medicinal products;

3° After examining the dossier, he/she signs the applications for marketing authorisation for veterinary medicinal products submitted by the company and any other application relating to the activities he/she organises and supervises;

4° He/she takes part in drawing up the research and study programme:

5° It has authority over the pharmacists or veterinary delegates and assistants; it approves their recruitment and is consulted on their dismissal;

6° It appoints interim delegate pharmacists or veterinary surgeons;

7° He shall inform the other managers of the company of any obstacle or limitation to the exercise of these powers.

The pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge takes part in the deliberations of the management, administrative, executive or supervisory bodies, or those of any other body with an executive function, of the company, when these deliberations concern or may affect the performance of the tasks for which he is responsible and listed from 1° to 7° of this article.

In the event of a disagreement between a management, administrative, executive or supervisory body and the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge concerning the application of rules enacted in the interests of public health, the latter shall inform the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail.

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