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Article L1113-3 of the French Public Health Code

The liability provided for in article L. 1113-1 extends without limitation to objects of any kind held, at the time of their admission to the institution, by persons who are unable to express their wishes or who need to receive emergency care and who, as a result, are unable to carry out the formalities for deposit under the conditions provided for in article L. 1113-1. In this case, these formalities…

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Article L1113-4 of the French Public Health Code

The establishments mentioned in article L. 1113-1 or the State shall only be liable for the theft, loss or deterioration of objects not deposited under the conditions provided for in article L. 1113-1 or not removed under those provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 1113-3, when their holders were in a position to do so, if fault is established against the establishments or against the persons for…

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Article L1113-5 of the French Public Health Code

The establishments mentioned in article L. 1113-1 or the State are not liable when the loss or deterioration results from the nature or a defect of the item. The same applies when the damage was made necessary for the performance of a medical or care procedure.

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Article L1113-6 of the French Public Health Code

Objects abandoned on the departure or death of their owners in one of the establishments mentioned in article L. 1113-1 are deposited in the hands of agents appointed for this purpose or a public accountant by the staff of the establishment. The liability regime set out in articles L. 1113-1 and L. 1113-2 then applies.

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Article L1113-7 of the French Public Health Code

Subject to the provisions of article L. 6145-12, unclaimed items are handed over, one year after the departure or death of their holder, to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in the case of sums of money, securities and transferable securities or, in the case of other movable property, to the administration in charge of the estates for the purpose of being put up for sale. The administration in charge…

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Article L1113-8 of the French Public Health Code

The provisions of article L. 1113-7 are brought to the attention of the person admitted or accommodated or their legal representative in the case of a minor, at the latest on the day of their discharge from the establishment or, in the event of death, to the attention of their heirs, if known, at least six months before the items held by the establishment are handed over to the administration…

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Article L1113-10 of the French Public Health Code

The procedures for implementing this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, and in particular : 1° The conditions under which the institution’s agents or the public accountants authorised to receive objects on deposit are designated, depending on their nature; 2° The terms and conditions under which deposits must be made with officials appointed for this purpose or with a public accountant, particularly when these deposits relate to…

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Article L1114-1 of the French Public Health Code

I. – Associations that have been duly registered and are active in the field of health quality and patient care may be approved by the competent administrative authority at either regional or national level. Approval is granted with the assent of a national commission comprising representatives of the State, including a member of the administrative courts and a member of the Cour de Cassation (Court of Cassation), both active and…

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Article L1114-2 of the French Public Health Code

When public prosecution has been initiated by the public prosecutor or the injured party, and subject to the victim’s agreement, associations approved at national level under the conditions set out in article L. 1114-1 may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences set out in articles 221-6, 222-19 and 222-20 of the French Criminal Code as well as the offences set out in the provisions…

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