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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-17

When the authority designated in article L. 1123-12 or in II of articles L. 1125-1 and L. 1126-1 does not have agents with the level of clearance required for national defence confidentiality, given t…

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

Article L1121-12

For each piece of research mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 1121-1, the dossier submitted to the Committee for the Protection of Individuals and, where applicable, to the competent authority, shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-1

Only in health establishments, at the Établissement Français du Sang (French Blood Establishment), in army hospitals or other elements of the army health service mentioned in article L. 6147-7 or at t…

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

Article L1121-10

The sponsor is responsible for compensation for the harmful consequences of research involving the human person for the person who undergoes the research and for those of his successors in title, unle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-1

As stated in article 223-8 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The fact of carrying out or having carried out on a person the research mentioned in 1° or 2° of article L. 1121-1 or a clinical tri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1

Prior to the performance of research involving the human person, information is provided to the person participating in the research by the investigator or by a doctor representing the investigator. W…

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

Article L1121-13

Research may only be carried out in a place that has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the research and compatible with the safety requirements of the persons undergoing the r…

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

Article L1121-17

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The minimum guarantees for the insurance provided for in the third par…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Defence or security concession contracts

Article L1122-1

A defence or security concession contract is a concession contract entered into by the State or its public establishments for the purpose of carrying out the works or services referred to in article L…

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

Article L1121-1

Research organised and carried out on human beings with a view to developing biological or medical knowledge is authorised under the conditions set out in this Book and is hereinafter referred to as "…

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