The integrity of the human body may only be infringed in the event of medical necessity for the person concerned or exceptionally in the therapeutic interest of others. The consent of the person concerned must be obtained beforehand except in cases where his or her condition makes necessary a therapeutic intervention to which he or she is not in a position to consent.
No one may harm the integrity of the human species. Any eugenic practice tending to organise the selection of persons is prohibited. Any intervention whose purpose is to bring about the birth of a child genetically identical to another person, whether living or deceased, is prohibited. Without prejudice to research tending to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, no transformation may be made to genetic characteristics with the aim…
Agreements having the effect of conferring a proprietary value on the human body, its elements or its products are void.
No remuneration may be allocated to a person who lends himself to an experiment on his person, to the removal of elements from his body or to the collection of its products.
Any agreement concerning procreation or gestation on behalf of another person is null and void.
No information enabling both the person who has donated an element or product of their body and the person who has received it to be identified may be disclosed. The donor may not know the identity of the recipient, nor may the recipient know the identity of the donor. In the event of therapeutic necessity, only the doctors of the donor and of the recipient may have access to information…
In the case of gamete donation or embryo reception, the recipients are the persons who have given their consent to medically assisted procreation. The principle of anonymity of the donation does not preclude access by a person of full age born of medically assisted procreation with a third-party donor, at their request, to non-identifying data or to the identity of the third-party donor, under the conditions laid down in Chapter…
The provisions of this chapter are of public order.
I.-An examination of a person’s constitutional genetic characteristics may only be undertaken for medical or scientific research purposes. It is subject to the express consent of the person, obtained in writing prior to the examination being carried out. II -The consent provided for in I shall be obtained after the person has been duly informed of: 1° the nature of the examination; 2° The purpose of the examination, in the…
The identification of a person by his or her genetic fingerprints may only be sought: 1° In the context of investigation or enquiry measures carried out in the course of legal proceedings; 2° For medical or scientific research purposes; 3° For the purpose of establishing, where unknown, the identity of deceased persons; 4° Under the conditions provided for in the article L. 2381-1 of the Defence Code; 5° For anti-doping…
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