Chapter IV: Donation and use of gametes.

Gamete donation involves a third party donating sperm or eggs for medically assisted procreation.

Gynaecologists regularly inform their patients about egg donation.

GPs regularly inform their patients about gamete donation.

The donor must be of age. An emancipated minor may not be a donor. Prior to the donation, the donor shall be duly informed of the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to gamete donation, in particular the provisions of article L. 2143-2 relating to access by persons conceived by medically assisted procreation with a third party donor to non-identifying data and to the identity of the third party donor. The…

Artificial insemination using fresh donated sperm and the mixing of sperm are prohibited.

The use of gametes from the same donor may not deliberately lead to the birth of more than ten children.

The donor is granted leave of absence by her employer to attend the examinations and undergo the procedures required for ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval. If the donor is an employee, authorisation is granted under the conditions set out in the last paragraph of article L. 1225-16 of the French Labour Code.

A doctor may access non-identifying medical information, in the event of medical necessity, for the benefit of a person conceived from gametes derived from a donation or for the benefit of a gamete donor.

The benefit of a gamete donation may in no way be made subject to the designation by the recipient couple of a person who has voluntarily agreed to make such a donation to an anonymous third party couple. The oocyte donor must be specifically informed of the conditions for ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval, and of the risks and constraints associated with this technique, during interviews with the multidisciplinary medical…

The procedures for applying this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.