The following do not constitute benefits within the meaning of this chapter
1° Remuneration, compensation and expenses for activities provided for in a contract of employment or a contract of practice, provided that the purpose of this contract is the direct and exclusive practice of one of the professions provided for in article L. 1453-4;
2° Proceeds from the exploitation or transfer of intellectual property rights relating to a health product;
3° Commercial advantages offered within the framework of agreements governed by articles L. 441-3 and L. 441-9 of the French Commercial Code and whose purpose is the purchase of goods or services by the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-4 from the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-5 provided that they comply with the obligations set out in article L. 138-9 of the French Social Security Code for the specialities and under the conditions mentioned in the same article L. 138-9 ;
4° Benefits in cash or in kind relating to the exercise of the beneficiary’s profession and of negligible value, which may not exceed the amounts stipulated, by type of benefit and over a given period, by order of the ministers responsible for the economy and health.