As stated in Article 511-4 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below:
“Obtaining the removal of tissues, cells or products from a person’s body in return for payment, in whatever form, is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.
The same penalties shall apply to assisting in the procurement of human tissues, cells or products in return for payment, in whatever form, or to transferring for consideration tissues, cells or products from the body of another person. “