As stated in Article 511-5 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below:
“The taking of tissue or cells or the collection of a product from a living person of legal age without that person’s consent having been expressed under the conditions set out in the last three paragraphs of Article L. 1241-1 of the Public Health Code is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 Euros.
Taking haematopoietic cells from bone marrow from a living minor or from a living adult who is the subject of a legal protection measure with representation of the person, whether they are collected from bone or peripheral blood, without having complied with the conditions set out in articles L. 1241-3 or L. 1241-4 of the Public Health Code , as applicable, is punishable by seven years’ imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 Euros. “