French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body
Article 16-7
Any agreement concerning procreation or gestation on behalf of another person is null and void.
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Any agreement concerning procreation or gestation on behalf of another person is null and void.
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The provisions of this chapter are of public order.
Everyone has the right to respect for his or her body. The human body is inviolable. The human body, its elements and products may not be the subject of a property right.
…t of the Investigating Chamber. The latter rules in a reasoned decision that is not subject to appeal. This article shall not apply where the expert examination operations and the submission of the co…
The provisions of articles 168 and 169 are applicable to persons called upon either to make findings or to assess the nature of the circumstances of a death, in accordance with articles 60 and 74.
By way of derogation from Chapters I to V of Subtitle I of this Title, adults accused of a crime punishable by fifteen years or twenty years of criminal imprisonment, when it is not committed in a sta…
The provisions of this section do not apply to minors under the age of eighteen or in respect of press offences, manslaughter or political offences.
Subject to the provisions of this section, the sports resources, expertise and performance centres are subject, as regards their financial and accounting regime, to the provisions of Title I of Decree…
Before any decision on suspension or withdrawal is taken, the person concerned shall be given the opportunity to submit written or oral observations.Where the application for suspension or withdrawal…
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