Enacted parts

ARTICLE 726-10
(Act no. 96-1240 of 30 December 1996 Article 10 Official Journal 1st January 1997)
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 Article 75 Official Journal of 1h July 2001)
(Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 into force 1 January
2002)
- ARTICLE 511-19 is drafted as follows:
"The study of or experimentation on embryos is punished by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of €100,000.
The previous paragraph does not apply to a study made, in exceptional circumstances, for medical purposes
provided it does not harm the embryo and concerns an embryo from a couple who have consented in writing following
the favourable advice of the commission instituted in accordance with the conditions laid down by the rules locally
applicable."
ARTICLE 726-11
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 Article 75 Official Journal of 1h July 2001)
(Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 into force the 1st
January 2002)
- ARTICLE 511-20 is drafted as follows:
"The making of an ante-natal diagnosis other than in an institution authorised to that effect is punished by two years'
imprisonment and a fine of €30,000."
ARTICLE 726-12
(Act no. 96-1240 of 30 December 1996 Article 10 Official Journal 1st January 1997)
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 Article 75 Official Journal of 1h July 2001)
(Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 into force the 1 January
2002)
- ARTICLE 511-21 is drafted as follows:
"LThe making of a pre-implantation diagnosis without the certificate of a doctor practising in an institution referred to
under article 511-20 that there is a serious likelihood of the couple giving birth to a child affected by a particularly serious
genetic illness recognised as incurable at the time of the diagnosis is punished by two years' imprisonment and a fine of
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PENAL CODE
€30,000.
Proceeding to a pre-implantation diagnosis:
1° without having received the written consent of both parties;
2° or for purposes other than those of diagnosing, preventing or treating illness;
3° or other than in an institution authorised to that effect is subject to the same penalties.