Enacted parts

ARTICLE 716-16
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11th July 2001, Article 75 Official Journal 13th July 2001)
- ARTICLE 521-2 is drafted as follows:
"Carrying out experiments or experimental or scientific research on animals without complying with the provisions in
force locally is punished by the penalties set out under article 511-1."
ARTICLE 726-1
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11 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 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
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 referred to in the paragraphs above 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."
ARTICLE 726-2
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 Article 75 Official Journal of 13 July 2001)
The second paragraph of article 511-5 is drafted as follows:
"The same penalties apply to the removal of human tissues or cells and to collecting a product from a living adult
donor who is the subject of a protective guardianship order."