The penalties for importing or exporting organs, tissues, cells and cell products for therapeutic purposes in breach of the provisions adopted for the application of articles L. 1235-1, L. 1245-5 and L. 1245-5-1 of this Code are set out in article 511-8-2 of the Criminal Code.
As stated in Article 511-19-1 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 511-19-1 -The removal, preservation or use of embryonic or foetal tissues or cells following termination of pregnancy under conditions that do not comply with those set out in the first, second and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 1241-5 of the Public Health Code or for purposes other than diagnostic, therapeutic or scientific purposes is punishable by two years’…
As stated in Article 511-6 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below: “The act of collecting or taking gametes from a living person without their written consent is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros. “
As stated in Article 511-9 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below: “Obtaining gametes in return for payment, in whatever form, with the exception of payment for services provided by establishments preparing and preserving these gametes, is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros. The same penalties shall apply to any person who assists in obtaining gametes in return for payment in any form whatsoever, or…
As stated in article 511-10 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: “Except in the case provided for in Article 16-8-1 of the Civil Code, disclosing information that makes it possible to identify both a person or couple who has donated gametes and the couple or unmarried woman who has received them is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. “
As stated in Article 511-11 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: “The act of collecting or taking gametes from a living person with a view to medically assisted procreation without carrying out the screening tests for transmissible diseases required under Article L. 1211-6 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. “
As stated in Article 511-12 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below: “Artificial insemination using fresh sperm or a mixture of donated sperm in breach of article L. 1244-3 of the French Public Health Code is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. “
As stated in Article 511-13 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: “Making the benefit of a gamete donation conditional on the designation by the recipient couple of a person who has voluntarily agreed to make such a donation to a third party couple, in breach of Article L. 1244-7 of the Public Health Code, is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. “
Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in this Title shall also be liable to the additional penalty of disqualification, for a period of up to ten years, from engaging in the professional or social activity in the exercise of which or in connection with which the offence was committed.
Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in this Title shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39 of the same Code. The prohibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 applies to the activity in the exercise or…
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