Article L1245-7 of the French Public Health Code
November 8, 2023
The procedures for applying this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
The procedures for applying this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
The provisions of this Title apply to army hospitals, the army blood transfusion centre and other elements of the army health service. They apply, where applicable, to other elements of the Ministry of Defence with missions involving the removal, collection, preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells or their derivatives. A Conseil d’Etat decree determines the adaptations that may be made: 1° With regard to army hospitals and the army…
Only persons registered on a national list, regardless of where they live, may receive an organ, cornea or other tissue transplant, the list of which is set by decree, after receiving the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine.
A person of full age may consent to donate their body after their death for the purposes of medical teaching and research. The donor’s consent must be expressed in writing. This paragraph does not apply to persons of full age who are the subject of a legal protection measure with representation relating to the person. This donation may only be made to a health, training or research establishment holding an…
Carrying out the activities referred to in article L. 1222-1-1 or any other activity related to blood transfusion without holding the approval provided for in article L. 1222-11 or, where applicable, the authorisations provided for in articles L. 1221-10, L. 1221-12, L. 1222-3 and L. 1223-1, or in breach of the requirements laid down by these approvals or authorisations, is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000…
Contravening a decision to withdraw or suspend approval or authorisation taken pursuant to articles L. 1222-13 and L. 1221-10-2 is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.
Taking or attempting to take blood from a living person without that person’s consent is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros. The same penalties shall apply to taking or attempting to take blood in breach of the provisions of article L. 1221-5 from a minor or a person of full age who is the subject of a legal protection measure with representation relating to the…
Obtaining or attempting to obtain blood from a person in return for payment, in any form whatsoever, is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros. Providing or attempting to provide assistance in obtaining blood in return for payment, in any form whatsoever, is punishable by the same penalties.
The distribution, supply or use of blood, its components or derivatives without the biological analyses and screening tests for transmissible diseases required under article L. 1221-4 shall be punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.
Altering or attempting to alter the characteristics of a person’s blood prior to sampling in breach of the provisions of article L. 1221-6 is punishable by a fine of 45,000 euros. In the event of a repeat offence, a six-month prison sentence may also be imposed. The same penalties shall apply to contravening or attempting to contravene the obligation imposed by article L. 1222-9 on the Etablissement Français du Sang…
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