Enacted parts

ARTICLE 725-5
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11TH July 2001 Article 75 Official Journal of 13th July 2001)
The provisions of articles 433-20 and 433-21 are not applicable to persons whose civil status is a common law one.
ARTICLE 725-6
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11TH July 2001 Article 75 Official Journal of 13th July 2001)
(Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 into force 1 January
2002)
- ARTICLE 443-3 is drafted as follows:
"A penalty of one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000 is incurred by manufacturing, selling, transporting or
distributing any articles, printed documents or forms which resemble documents of title or other fiduciary securities
issued by the State, local councils, public corporation, or of the public operators running the postal and
telecommunications public service, so as to facilitate the acceptance of such articles, printed documents or forms in lieu
of the securities they resemble."
ARTICLE 715-5
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11th July 2001, Article 75 Official Journal 13th July 2001)
- ARTICLE 443-3 is drafted as follows:
"A penalty of one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000 is incurred by manufacturing, selling, transporting or
distributing any articles, printed documents or forms which resemble documents of title or other fiduciary securities
issued by the State, local councils, public corporation, or of the public operators running the postal and
telecommunications public service, so as to facilitate the acceptance of such articles, printed documents or forms in lieu
of the securities they resemble."
CHAPTER VI
ADAPTATION OF BOOK V
Articles 716-1 to 726-15
ARTICLE 716-1
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11th July 2001, Article 75 Official Journal 13th July 2001)
(Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000, Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 coming into force on
1st January 2002)
- ARTICLE 511-3 is drafted as follows:
"The removal of an organ from a living adult person without obtaining the person's consent or without having
informed him of the risks and consequences of the act is punished by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of €100,000.
The same penalties apply to the removal of an organ from a living adult donor placed under a judicial protective
order. Nevertheless, the removal of bone marrow from a minor in favour or his brother or sister may be authorised by a
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PENAL CODE
medical committee instituted in conformity with the rules applicable locally subject to the consent of each of those vested
with parental authority or the legal representative of the minor.
The consents provided for under the preceding paragraphs are given before the president of the Tribunal of First
Instance or the judge or prosecutor appointed by him. They may be revoked informally at any time.
In the event of emergency, the consent may be received by the Procureur de la République by any means.
The medical committee ensures that the minor was informed of the intended removal in order to enable him to
express his wishes, if capable of doing so. The refusal of the minor is a bar to the removal operation."