Subsection 1: General provisions

I.-A person may refuse to have an organ removed from him or her after his or her death, primarily by registering on the automated national register of organ removal refusals under the conditions set out in sub-section 2 of this section. II -A person may also express their refusal in writing and entrust this document to someone close to them. This document must be dated and signed by the author,…

Refusal of removal may concern all the organs and tissues likely to be removed or only some of these organs or tissues.

Refusal of organ removal may be reviewed and revoked at any time. The hospital organ procurement coordination team takes into account the most recent expression of wish.

The procedures for expressing refusal as defined in article R. 1232-4-4 are the subject of public information provided by the Agence de la biomédecine.