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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-2

The judge may prescribe any appropriate measures to prevent or stop unlawful interference with the human body or unlawful acts involving elements or products thereof, including after death.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-9

The provisions of this chapter are of public order.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-3

…ed in the event of medical necessity for the person concerned or exceptionally in the therapeutic interest of others. The consent of the person concerned must be obtained beforehand except in cases wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-1

…tioner who refers a patient to a health care organisation accompanies his request with a liaison letter summarising the information required for the patient's care.The practitioner who referred the pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: The profession of genetic counsellor

Article L1132-1

…o persons and their families who may be or have been the subject of an examination of genetic characteristics for medical purposes as defined in Article L. 1131-1, or an analysis for the purposes of p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-1

…n years' imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 euros. The same penalties shall apply to acting as an intermediary to obtain an organ in return for payment, or to transferring such an organ from another p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from a deceased person.

Article L1232-1

…ned removal, of its nature and purpose, in accordance with the best practices laid down by the Minister for Health on a proposal from the Biomedicine Agency. The sample may be taken from a person who…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisation of establishments taking samples.

Article L1242-1

…tic purposes in health establishments authorised for this purpose by the administrative authority after obtaining the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine. Cells for autologous or allogeneic admini…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-1

…cles L. 1332-7 and L. 1332-8. Each year, the municipality shall carry out a survey of all bathing waters within the meaning of article L. 1332-2, whether or not they are equipped, for the first time b…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-1

…Health Code. Inside the points of sale defined in article R. 3323-2, the size of an advertising poster for an alcoholic beverage may not exceed 0.35 square metres. In the rooms of public houses, rest…

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