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Article R2141-22 of the French Public Health Code

A practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 working in a medical biology laboratory authorised for the activities mentioned in c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-1 ensures that the results of the biology tests carried out on the person donating gametes do not reveal any of the risks mentioned in article R. 1211-25. These tests must have been carried out at least…

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Article R2141-23 of the French Public Health Code

Where gametes, initially stored with a view to medically assisted procreation on the basis of article L. 2141-2, or pursuant to articles L. 2141-11 and L. 2141-12, are donated, the provisions of Chapter IV of Title IV of Book II of Part One of the Code and the health safety rules relating to gametes for donation apply.

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Article R2141-23-1 of the French Public Health Code

The couple or unmarried woman whose embryos are stored are consulted, in writing, each calendar year on whether they wish to continue this storage method under the conditions set out in Article L. 2141-4. An order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, sets the model for the annual consultation referred to in I and specifies the procedures.

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Article R2141-23-2 of the French Public Health Code

In the event of the death of one of the members of the couple at the origin of the conception of the embryo, and in the event that the couple had, in application of III of article L. 2141-4, expressed their consent during an annual consultation to one of the options for the future of the embryos provided for in 1° or 2° of II of the same article, the…

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Article R2141-24 of the French Public Health Code

The authorisation to import or export gametes or germ tissue is issued in response to a request from a couple or an unmarried woman for the purposes of medically assisted procreation or at the request of a person whose gametes or germ tissue are stored for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, or the preservation and restoration of fertility or the restoration of hormonal function, pursuant to Articles L. 2141-1,…

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Article R2141-25 of the French Public Health Code

Only establishments, organisations, health cooperation groups and laboratories authorised to carry out the biological activities of medically assisted procreation mentioned in 2° of article R. 2142-1 may obtain authorisation to import and export gametes or germ tissue. The authorisation referred to in article R. 2141-24 is issued for each planned import or export operation.

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Article R2141-26 of the French Public Health Code

Any health establishment, organisation, health cooperation group or medical biology laboratory mentioned in article R. 2141-25 and which imports or exports gametes from donations for the purposes of medically assisted procreation shall ensure that they have been obtained in accordance with the principles mentioned in article L. 2141-11-1 and applicable to such donations. Health establishments, organisations, health cooperation groups or medical biology laboratories must not divulge any information that could…

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Article R2141-27 of the French Public Health Code

The application for authorisation shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by any means capable of establishing a date of receipt. The applicant must enclose with the application a file containing all the information required to verify compliance with the provisions of Article L. 2141-11-1 and this Title, the model for which is laid down by decision of the Director General of the Agence…

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Article R2141-29 of the French Public Health Code

When gametes or germinal tissue are transported, they are accompanied by a document that cannot be separated from the primary packaging. It contains the following information 1° A copy of the import or export authorisation issued by the Agence de la biomédecine ; 2° The precise designation of the gametes or germinal tissues concerned; 3° Information enabling the gametes or germ tissue to be traced, including the date of collection…

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