The authorisation to import or export gametes or germ tissue is issued in response to a request from a couple or an unmarried woman for the purposes of medically assisted procreation or at the request of a person whose gametes or germ tissue are stored for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, or the preservation and restoration of fertility or the restoration of hormonal function, pursuant to Articles L. 2141-1, L. 2141-11 and L. 2141-12.