I.- Human induced pluripotent stem cells are cells which do not originate from an embryo and which are capable of multiplying indefinitely and of differentiating into all the cell types which make up the body.
II.-Without prejudice to Article L. 1243-3 and, where applicable, Article L. 1121-1, research protocols conducted on human induced pluripotent stem cells with the aim of differentiating these cells into gametes, obtaining models of embryonic development in vitro or inserting these cells into an animal embryo with the aim of transferring it into a female are subject to declaration to the Agence de la biomédecine prior to their implementation.
III. – The General Director of the Agence de la biomédecine is responsible for ensuring that the Agency is informed of the results of the research.The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine shall, within a period set by regulation, oppose the implementation of a research protocol thus declared if the protocol or the conditions under which it is implemented do not comply with the fundamental principles set out in Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code, the ethical principles set out in this Title and those set out in Title I of Book II of Part One of this Code. This decision is taken after a public opinion has been given by the Agency’s Orientation Council.
In the absence of opposition from the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, the research protocol may begin on expiry of the period mentioned in the first paragraph of this III.
IV.-The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may at any time, after a public opinion has been given by the Agency’s Orientation Council, suspend or prohibit the research mentioned in II which no longer meets the requirements mentioned in III.