Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat : 1° The conditions under which, in the interests of patients and their relatives, examinations of a person’s genetic characteristics or their identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes may be prescribed and carried out, as well as the conditions under which the examinations of somatic genetic characteristics referred to in Article L. 1130-2 may be prescribed; 2° The…

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to examinations to check tissue or blood compatibility, carried out in the context of the donation of human body parts and products, which are subject to the provisions of Book II of Part One.