Telemetric communication system for an implantable medical device comprising a radio frequency transceiver, comprising: - a remote control adapted for use by a patient in whom said medical device is implanted, said remote control comprising a radio frequency transceiver configured to communicate with said implantable medical device in a first frequency band dedicated to implantable medical devices, the transceiver of the remote control being paired with the transceiver of the implantable medical device, - a programming device for said implantable medical device adapted for use by a practitioner, comprising a user interface, and configured to communicate with the remote control through a wire connection or through a wireless connection in a second frequency band dedicated to consumer applications, the programming device being configured to, when said connection is established between the remote control and the programming device, establish communication between the implantable medical device and the programming device via the remote control, in which: - the programming device comprises a reader adapted to read a pairing code associated with the implantable device and/or a pairing code associated with the remote control, or - the user interface of the programming device is adapted to allow manual entry by the practitioner of a pairing code associated with the implantable device and/or a pairing code associated with the remote control. - a remote control adapted for use by a patient in whom said medical device is implanted, said remote control comprising a radio frequency transceiver configured to communicate with said implantable medical device in a first frequency band dedicated to implantable medical devices, the transceiver of the remote control being paired with the transceiver of the implantable medical device, - a programming device for said implantable medical device adapted for use by a practitioner, comprising a user interface, and configured to communicate with the remote control through a wire connection or through a wireless connection in a second frequency band dedicated to consumer applications, the programming device being configured to, when said connection is established between the remote control and the programming device, establish communication between the implantable medical device and the programming device via the remote control, in which: - the programming device comprises a reader adapted to read a pairing code associated with the implantable device and/or a pairing code associated with the remote control, or - the user interface of the programming device is adapted to allow manual entry by the practitioner of a pairing code associated with the implantable device and/or a pairing code associated with the remote control. the programming device being configured to, when said connection is established between the remote control and the programming device, establish communication between the implantable medical device and the programming device via the remote control, in which: - the programming device comprises a reader adapted to read a pairing code associated with the implantable device and/or a pairing code associated with the remote control, or - the user interface of the programming device is adapted to allow manual entry by the practitioner of a pairing code associated with the implantable device and/or a pairing code associated with the remote control. - the programming device comprises a reader adapted to read a pairing code associated with the implantable device and/or a pairing code associated with the remote control, or - the user interface of the programming device is adapted to allow manual entry by the practitioner of a pairing code associated with the implantable device and/or a pairing code associated with the remote control.