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Article L1161-4 of the French Public Health Code

The programmes or actions defined in articles L. 1161-2 and L. 1161-3 may not be developed or implemented by companies engaged in the exploitation of a medicinal product, persons responsible for marketing a medical device or its accessory or an in vitro diagnostic medical device or its accessory or companies offering health-related services. However, these companies and persons may take part in the actions or programmes mentioned in articles L. 1161-2 and L. 1161-3, in particular with regard to their financing, where health professionals and the associations mentioned in article L. 1114-1 draw up and implement these programmes or actions.

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Article L1161-4

Les programmes ou actions définis aux articles L. 1161-2 et L. 1161-3 ne peuvent être ni élaborés ni mis en œuvre par des entreprises se livrant à l’exploitation d’un médicament, des personnes responsables de la mise sur le marché d’un dispositif médical ou de son accessoire ou d’un dispositif médical de diagnostic in vitro ou de son accessoire ou des entreprises proposant des prestations en lien avec la santé. Toutefois, ces entreprises et ces personnes peuvent prendre part aux actions ou programmes mentionnés aux articles L. 1161-2 et L. 1161-3, notamment pour leur financement, dès lors que des professionnels de santé et des associations mentionnées à l’article L. 1114-1 élaborent et mettent en œuvre ces programmes ou actions.

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