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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1131-1

The examination of a person's genetic characteristics or their identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes consists of analysing their genetic characteristics inherited or acquired a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statute of limitations.

Article R1131-5

In a patient presenting a symptom of a genetic disease, a genetic characteristics test may only be prescribed as part of an individual medical consultation. In the case of an asymptomatic person with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-6

Any person of full age or a minor of at least thirteen years of age may be entered on the register in order to make known their refusal to have organs removed from their body after their death, either…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-10

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 1232-2 concerning minors, no organs may be removed from a deceased person over the age of thirteen for therapeutic purposes, or to investigate the cau…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-5

The automated national register instituted by Article L. 1232-1 shall be operated and managed by the Agence de la biomédecine under the conditions laid down in this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-9

A refusal to take a sample may be revoked at any time by the person concerned, under the same conditions as those laid down for the application for registration by article R. 1232-7. A certificate of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-7

Applications for inclusion on the register are made on plain paper or by filling in the form made available to the public by the Agence de la biomédecine.The application for registration must be sent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-12

The response to the request to query the register is sent by an official of the Agence de la biomédecine expressly authorised for this purpose by the Director General of this establishment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-11

The request to consult the register is made by the director of the health establishment in which the removal is planned or, failing this, by another official of the establishment expressly authorised…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-8

A certificate of registration on the register will be sent to the applicant as soon as their registration is recorded, unless they expressly state that they do not wish to receive a certificate.

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