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<strong>the</strong> right to request that <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation should bewithheld and not be transmitted to <strong>the</strong>request<strong>in</strong>g competent authority. Thewithhold<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> consent is to be notified to <strong>the</strong>request<strong>in</strong>g competent authority15. Paragraph 2 <strong>of</strong> this Article deals with <strong>the</strong>rights <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> request<strong>in</strong>g competent authority<strong>in</strong> such cases. The action which <strong>the</strong> latter maytake varies accord<strong>in</strong>g to whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> refusalconcerns <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation about <strong>the</strong> generalstandards <strong>of</strong> manufactur<strong>in</strong>g practice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>firm or concerns a specific product only. TheArticle has been drafted on <strong>the</strong> assumptionthat <strong>the</strong> rights conferred upon <strong>the</strong> request<strong>in</strong>gcompetent authority will not be used wherethis concerns <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation which is <strong>of</strong> m<strong>in</strong>orimportance only. Genu<strong>in</strong>e healthconsiderations, however, are always paramount.Article 5 Article 516. It can happen <strong>for</strong> example that <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>course <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> manufacture <strong>of</strong> apharmaceutical product or <strong>of</strong> a particularbatch, an error occurs which causes animmediate and serious danger to personsus<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> product <strong>in</strong> question. In such a case,<strong>the</strong> competent authority discover<strong>in</strong>g this,whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> course <strong>of</strong> its <strong>in</strong>spections oro<strong>the</strong>rwise, shall immediately notify <strong>the</strong>competent authorities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rContract<strong>in</strong>g States <strong>in</strong> order that <strong>the</strong> dangerousproduct or batch can be removed from <strong>the</strong>market. It is evident that <strong>in</strong> such a case, noprior consent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> manufacturer is required,but he should be <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>med <strong>of</strong> it.<strong>Inspections</strong>Article 6 Article 617. Paragraph 1 states <strong>the</strong> extent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>in</strong>spections. It describes <strong>the</strong> essential facts,circumstances and data to be covered <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>course <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>spections. At <strong>the</strong> same time, <strong>the</strong>paragraph represents <strong>the</strong> basic elements <strong>of</strong>good manufactur<strong>in</strong>g practice.législation nationale. Le fabricant a le droitde refuser que des <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mations soienttransmises à 1'autorite compétenterequérante. Le refus doit être notifié àl’autorité compétente requérante.15. Le paragraphe 2 du présent articletraite des droits de l'autorité compétenterequérante en pareils cas. Les mesures quecette dernière peut prendre diffèrent selonque le refus concerne les <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mations surles normes générales des pratiques defabrication de 1'entreprise ou ne concernequ'un produit particulier. L'article admetpour hypothèse qu'il ne sera pas fait usagedes droits conférés à l’autorité compétenterequérante lorsque les <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mations n'ontqu'une importance m<strong>in</strong>eure. Lespréoccupations véritables relatives à lasanté sont cependant toujoursprépondérantes.16. Il peut arriver, par exemple, qu'aucours de la fabrication d'un produitpharmaceutique ou d'un lot particulier, uneerreur se produise qui cause un dangerimmédiat et sérieux pour les personnes quiutilisent le produit en question. En pareilcas, 1'autorité compétente, qui découvre1'erreur pendant ses <strong>in</strong>spections ouautrement, en donne notificationimmédiate aux autorités compétentes desautres Etats Contractants af<strong>in</strong> que leproduit ou le lot dangereux puisse êtreretiré du marché. Il est évident qu'en pareilcas le consentement préalable du fabricantn'est pas requis; il devrait cependant enêtre <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mé.<strong>Inspections</strong>17. Le paragraphe 1 délimite 1'etenduedes <strong>in</strong>spections. Il décrit les faitsessentiels, les circonstances et les donnéesà prendre en considération au cours des<strong>in</strong>spections. En même temps, leparagraphe pose les élémentsfondamentaux des bonnes pratiques defabrication.18

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