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Article L1211-6 of the French Public Health Code

Elements and products of the human body may not be used for therapeutic purposes if the risk to the potential recipient, measurable in the light of current scientific and medical knowledge, is greater than the expected benefit to the recipient.

The removal of elements and the collection of products of the human body for therapeutic purposes, as well as the activities for the same purposes mentioned in this book and relating to these elements and products, are subject to the health safety rules in force, particularly with regard to screening tests for transmissible diseases.

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Article L1211-6

Les éléments et produits du corps humain ne peuvent être utilisés à des fins thérapeutiques si le risque mesurable en l’état des connaissances scientifiques et médicales couru par le receveur potentiel est supérieur à l’avantage escompté pour celui-ci.

Le prélèvement d’éléments et la collecte de produits du corps humain à des fins thérapeutiques, ainsi que les activités ayant les mêmes fins, mentionnées dans le présent livre et relatives à ces éléments et produits, sont soumis aux règles de sécurité sanitaire en vigueur, concernant notamment les tests de dépistage des maladies transmissibles.

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