Article R2151-19 of the French Public Health Code
Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2151-9, the Director General of the Biomedicine Agency shall authorise the storage of embryos, after obtaining the opinion of the Steering Committee, for a fixed period, which may not exceed five years, renewable under the same conditions. The authorisation shall state the name of the person responsible for the storage activity. Prior to the Director General’s decision, the Agence…