Section 2: Health safety rules

The practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 carrying out sperm collection or oocyte retrieval with a view to donation is required : 1° Enquire about the gamete donor’s personal and family history and the clinical data he considers necessary to collect. If necessary, he will arrange for any additional examinations that he deems useful, in particular if the donor has been exposed in an…

The orders mentioned in 2° of article R. 1211-25 specify the conditions under which the practitioner mentioned in article R. 1211-25 is required to repeat the test for all or some of the biological markers of the infections mentioned in the same 2°: 1° In the case of sperm donation, at the time of donation or at the time of the last collection if donations are made on several dates;…

Gametes may only be made available if they are accompanied by a document drawn up by the practitioner mentioned in article R. 1211-25 specifying : 1° The name and address of the authorised establishment that collected the gametes and, where applicable, the name and address of the authorised establishment that carried out the in vitro fertilisation of the oocytes made available; 2° The results of the medical biology examinations provided…

The practitioner carrying out medically assisted procreation, whether this involves artificial insemination or in vitro fertilisation with gametes from a donation, is required to have prior access to the document mentioned in article R. 1211-27, to be aware of the results of the examinations mentioned in 2° of article R. 1211-25 and article R. 1211-26 and to ensure that they do not reveal a risk of transmission of an infection.

Research into risk factors for the transmission of a genetic anomaly may only be carried out with the consent of the donor and in compliance with articles R. 1131-4 and R. 1131-5 and the rules of good practice defined by the decree provided for in article L. 1131-2. Gamete donors who refuse to undergo this research cannot be retained.