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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-30

The description of the procedures for implementing the provisions of articles L. 1111-26 to L. 1111-29 and the related documentation shall be made accessible to the persons receiving care and the prof…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-3

…y of care must be ensured whatever the circumstances, under the conditions laid down in article L. 6315-1 of this Code.The procedures for applying this article shall be laid down by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3

Everyone has the right to information about the costs they may incur in the course of preventive, diagnostic and health care activities and, where applicable, about the conditions for reimbursement an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Participation of users in the operation of the healthcare system

Article L1114-3

…iation referred to in article L. 1114-1 are entitled to the representation leave provided for by L. 3142-51 of the Labour Code when they are called upon to sit on : 1° Either on the supervisory board,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-3

The liability provided for in article L. 1113-1 extends without limitation to objects of any kind held, at the time of their admission to the institution, by persons who are unable to express their wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-3

…ormation are required, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code, to keep secret any information which may come to their knowle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-3

…his control; they are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions defined by articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-30

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 1123-15 to L. 1123-20, the provisions of this chapter apply to clinical investigations which are classified as national defence secrets within the meaning of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-3

Once the Data Protection Committee has issued a favourable opinion and the investigation has been authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, where applicabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L1115-3

Drawing up a certificate in breach of article L. 1110-2-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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