Performance studies relating to dentistry may only be carried out under the direction and supervision of a dental surgeon or a doctor with appropriate experience.
Performance studies relating to midwifery may only be carried out under the direction and supervision of a doctor or a midwife.
Performance studies involving only minimal risks and constraints in the field of nursing may only be carried out under the direction and supervision of a nurse or doctor.
Performance studies involving only minimal risks and constraints and which have no influence on the medical care of the person undergoing them, as well as performance studies involving no risks or constraints and in which all procedures are carried out and products used in the usual way, may be carried out under the direction and supervision of a qualified person. The Personal Data Protection Committee ensures that the qualifications of the investigator(s) are appropriate to the characteristics of the performance study.
The persons responsible for the quality control of a performance study and duly authorised for this purpose by the sponsor have access, subject to the absence of opposition from the duly informed data subjects, to the individual data strictly necessary for this control. They are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions defined by articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.