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Article L1123-3 of the French Public Health Code

The members of the Committees, the persons called upon to collaborate in their work, and the agents covered by the general statute of civil servants or the general statute of military personnel who are in possession of such information are required, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code, to keep secret any information which may come to their knowledge by virtue of their duties and which relates to the nature of the research, to the persons organising or participating in it or to the products, objects or methods tested.

Persons who are not independent of the sponsor and the investigator of the research being examined may not validly take part in a deliberation.

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Article L1123-3

Les membres des comités, les personnes appelées à collaborer à leurs travaux, et les agents relevant du statut général des fonctionnaires ou du statut général des militaires qui en sont dépositaires sont tenus, dans les conditions et sous les peines prévues aux articles 226-13 et 226-14 du code pénal, de garder secrètes les informations dont ils peuvent avoir connaissance à raison de leurs fonctions et qui sont relatives à la nature des recherches, aux personnes qui les organisent ou qui s’y prêtent ou aux produits, objets ou méthodes expérimentés.

Ne peuvent valablement participer à une délibération les personnes qui ne sont pas indépendantes du promoteur et de l’investigateur de la recherche examinée.

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