French Public Health Code
In forceI.-Each year, manufacturers, importers and distributors of tobacco products, as well as companies, professional organisations or associations representing them, submit a report to the Minister for Health detailing all expenditure relating to lobbying or interest representation activities.
II.The following are considered to be expenditure relating to activities of influence or representation of interests:
1° Remuneration of staff employed in whole or in part to carry out activities of influence or representation of interests;
2° Purchases of services from consultancy firms for activities of influence or representation of interests;
3° Benefits in kind or in cash, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, the value of which exceeds €10, provided to :
a) Members of the Government;
b) Members of ministerial cabinets or assistants to the President of the Republic;
c) Assistants to the President of the National Assembly or the President of the Senate;
d) Members of Parliament;
e) Persons entrusted with a public service mission whose mission or the nature of their function requires them to take or prepare decisions and opinions of public authorities relating to tobacco products;
f) Experts, whether natural or legal persons, entrusted, under an agreement with a public entity, with a consultancy mission on behalf of a public entity whose mission is to take or prepare decisions and opinions of public authorities relating to tobacco products.
III - The report mentioned in I indicates, for each company required to draw it up:
1° The total amount of the remuneration mentioned in 1° of II and the number of persons concerned;
2° The total amount and the identity of the beneficiaries of the expenditure mentioned in 2° of II;
3° The nature and the identity of the beneficiary of each expenditure mentioned in 3° of II.
