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Article 16-3 of the French Civil Code

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.

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Article 16-3

Il ne peut être porté atteinte à l’intégrité du corps humain qu’en cas de nécessité médicale pour la personne ou à titre exceptionnel dans l’intérêt thérapeutique d’autrui.

Le consentement de l’intéressé doit être recueilli préalablement hors le cas où son état rend nécessaire une intervention thérapeutique à laquelle il n’est pas à même de consentir.

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