Clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation, with the exception of artificial insemination and ovarian stimulation, may only be carried out in health establishments.
Subject to the following paragraph, the biological activities of medically assisted procreation may only be carried out in medical biology laboratories accredited in accordance with the provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book II of Part Six.
The clinical and biological activities of medically assisted procreation relating to gametes for donation may only be carried out in public health organisations and establishments, or in private not-for-profit health organisations and establishments. Practitioners may not be remunerated on a fee-for-service basis for these activities.
With the exception of artificial insemination and ovarian stimulation, both clinical and biological activities in medically assisted procreation must be authorised in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II of Title II of Book I of Part VI of this Code.
To be authorised to carry out these activities, the establishments, laboratories and organisations mentioned in the first, second and third paragraphs and, where applicable, the health cooperation groups must use practitioners who can prove their competence and meet the conditions determined in application of the aforementioned provisions of part VI of this code and the operating conditions determined by regulation.
The authorisation covers one or more medically assisted procreation activities, with or without a third-party donor. It is issued for a period of seven years.
The implementation of in vitro fertilisation is subject to the combination of the clinical and biological authorisations mentioned in the fourth paragraph.