Personal health data intended for public services or establishments of the State or local authorities, health professionals or social security bodies may be processed in the public interest, in compliance with Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. Such processing may not have the purpose or effect of violating the privacy of the persons concerned. Under no circumstances may they be used for the direct or indirect identification of these persons.
Citizens, users of the health system, health professionals, health establishments and their representative organisations, as well as organisations participating in the financing of health risk cover or carrying out processing of data concerning health, State services, public institutions competent in health matters and media organisations have access to the data mentioned in the first paragraph under the conditions defined by the aforementioned law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 and, where applicable, by the provisions specific to such processing.