Decree No. 88-328 establishing the National Commission on Medicine and Reproductive Biology, 8 April 1988.
This Decree has been made in pursuance of certain provisions of French Law Number 70-1318 of 31 December 1970 on the reform of the hospital system, as amended.  Section 1 establishes the Commission on Medicine and Reproductive Biology; it consists of two Sections, viz., the Section for Prenatal Diagnosis and the Section for Medically Assisted Procreation.  Sections 2-5 specify the members of these Sections, which comprise ex officio members and members appointed by the Minister responsible for Health.  Sections 6-13 deal with the functions and working procedures of the Commission, the former Section being consulted for decisions taken by the Minister responsible for Health concerning the practice of examinations carried out in connection with prenatal diagnosis and the latter Section being consulted on the issue, suspension, or withdrawal of the license referred to in Section 2 of Decree Number 88-327 of 8 April 1988 and on granting of exemptions as referred to in Section 7 of that Decree.  Section 11 lays down that the Minister is to transmit to the Commission reports and documents, particularly of a statistical nature, concerning the practice of prenatal diagnosis and activities involved in medically assisted procreation.
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