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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L1115-1

…ctly from the persons concerned without holding the authorisation or certificate of compliance provided for in article L. 1111-8 or processing this data without complying with the conditions of the au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-12

…ame social or medico-social establishment or service mentioned in I of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-21

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés and the national councils of the health professions, shall set the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L1115-2

Legal entities declared to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in article L. 1115-1 shall incur, in addition to the…

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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 IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-20

The procedures for applying this chapter are defined, unless otherwise provided, by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular :1° The conditions for approval, funding, operation and appointment of t…

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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 L1125-16

…y a doctor representing him. Where the investigator is a qualified person, this information is provided by that person or by another qualified person representing him. The information shall be communi…

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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 L1125-29

The provisions of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, as well as the provisions of Regulation (…

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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 III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-8

No one may carry out any research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 without authorisation from the competent authority issued within a period set by regulation.If the competent authority informs th…

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