Book II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

The layout of the premises and the reception arrangements for donors and recipients are such as to ensure the anonymity of the donation and the confidentiality of activities. A room has been set aside for interviews prior to the donation or provision of gametes.

The donor’s consent as provided for in article L. 1244-2, as well as the collection or removal of gametes, are preceded by at least one interview with the multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team mentioned in article L. 2141-2. These interviews make it possible in particular to: 1° Check that the donor meets the conditions laid down in article L. 1244-2; 2° Inform the donor of the legislative and regulatory provisions relating…

Gametes from a donation may only be made available to the practitioner carrying out the medically assisted procreation or to the couple or unmarried woman receiving the donation.

In order to verify the conditions laid down in article L. 1244-2 and to enable the implementation of article L. 1244-6, the organisations, health establishments and health cooperation groups authorised for the activities mentioned in d of 1° and c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-1 keep information on the donor. The donor’s file contains: 1° The donor’s written consent, expressed in application of article L. 1244-2; 2°…

In order to comply with the provisions of Article L. 1244-4 : 1° For donations made before the first day of the thirteenth month following the promulgation of Law No 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021 on bioethics, the donor file mentioned in Article R. 1244-5 of this Code shall contain the number of children born as a result of the donation; 2° For donations made after the date mentioned in…

For the application of the provisions of article L. 2143-2, the doctor of the organisation, health establishment or health cooperation group authorised for the activities mentioned in d of 1° and c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-1 collects the data mentioned in article R. 2143-5 and sends it to the Agence de la biomédecine when the donation is used.