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Article L1111-26 of the French Public Health Code

A digital copy of a document referred to in article L. 1111-25, which meets the conditions of reliability set out in the second paragraph of article 1379 of the Civil Code, has the same evidential value as the original paper document.

Where a reliable digital copy has been made, the original document may be destroyed before the end of the legal retention period or, failing that, the period provided for in article 4, paragraph 5 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties.

If this original document falls within the scope of public archives within the meaning ofarticle L. 211-4 of the French Heritage Code, authorisation for destruction is subject to approval by the archive administration, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 212-3 of the French Heritage Code.

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Article L1111-26

La copie numérique d’un document mentionné à l’article L. 1111-25, remplissant les conditions de fiabilité prévues par le deuxième alinéa de l’article 1379 du code civil, a la même force probante que le document original sur support papier.

Lorsque une copie numérique fiable a été réalisée, le document original peut être détruit avant la fin de la durée légale de conservation ou, à défaut, de celle prévue au 5° de l’article 4 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l’informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

Si ce document original relève du champ des archives publiques au sens de l’article L. 211-4 du code du patrimoine, l’autorisation de destruction est soumise au visa de l’administration des archives, conformément aux dispositions de l’article L. 212-3 du code du patrimoine.

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