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Article L1273-4 of the French Public Health Code

As stated in Article 511-11 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below:

“The act of collecting or taking gametes from a living person with a view to medically assisted procreation without carrying out the screening tests for transmissible diseases required under Article L. 1211-6 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. “

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L1273-4

Comme il est dit à l’article 511-11 du code pénal ci-après reproduit :

” Le fait de recueillir ou de prélever des gamètes sur une personne vivante en vue d’une assistance médicale à la procréation sans procéder aux tests de dépistage des maladies transmissibles exigés en application de l’article L. 1211-6 du code de la santé publique est puni de deux ans d’emprisonnement et de 30 000 euros d’amende. “

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