Enacted parts

ARTICLE 716-13
(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 511-22 is drafted as follows:
"Carrying out medically assisted procreations other than in an institution authorised to that effect is punished by two
years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000."
ARTICLE 716-14
(Act no. 96-1240 of 30th December 1996 Article 5 Official Journal of 1st January 1997)
(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 511-24 is drafted as follows:
"Five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 is incurred by carrying out medical assistance for procreation where
this not in response to the request of a couple and the benefiting couple does not consist of a living man and woman, of
an age to produce children, married or able to show that they have lived together for more than two years and having
given their prior consent to the transfer of embryos or the artificial insemination.
The same penalty applies to carrying out medical assistance for procreation for any other purpose than as a remedy
for infertility the pathological nature of which has been diagnosed medically, or to prevent the transmission to a child of a
particularly serious disease."
ARTICLE 716-15
(Act no. 96-1240 of 30th December 1996 Article 5 Official Journal of 1st January 1997)
Updated 12/10/2005 - Page 128/132

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PENAL CODE
(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 511-25 is drafted as follows:
"The transfer of an embryo without having ascertained the results of the tests for infectious diseases as required by
provisions in force locally is punished by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000."