Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

The doctor may waive the prohibition mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1211-14 when, despite the risk of transmission of a virus by the donor, the therapeutic alternatives to the transplant or to the use of human body products for therapeutic purposes are inappropriate and the prognosis is life-threatening. An order of the Minister for Health specifies the cases in which, despite the risk of transmission of a…

In situations of vital urgency and in the absence of therapeutic alternatives, the doctor may also waive the prohibition mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1211-14. An order by the Minister for Health specifies the cases in which, despite the risk of transmission of a virus by the donor, the graft or the use of products of the human body for therapeutic purposes may take place in the…