1. Biomedical Research (Loi Huriet-Sérusclat), Articles L1121-1 to L1126-7 (2004) (French)
2. Decree No. 97-555 Concerning the National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences (1997) (French)
3. Medications for Human Use, Articles L5121-11, L5124-1, and L5126-1) (2004)
4. Law 2004-801 of August 6, 2004 Modifying Law 78-17 of January 6, 1978 Relating to the Protection of Data Subjects as Regards the Processing of Personal Data

Regulations (GHA):

1. Protection of Persons who Participate in Biomedical Research (Public Health Code, Regulatory Section, Additional Book II, Articles R.2001 to R.2053)  
2. Decision of August 20, 2002

Guidelines (CCNE) :
[Note: Only guidelines issued since 1992 are listed here]

1. Opinion on Ethics Committees (1992)
2. Cooperation in the Field of Biomedical Research between French Teams and Teams from Economically Developing Countries. Report (1993)
3. Opinion on the Ethics of Research in the Sciences of Human Behaviour. Report (1993)
4. Informed Consent of and Information to Persons Accepting Care or Research Procedures (1998)
5. Opinion on the Preliminary Draft Revision of the Laws on Bioethics (2001)
6. Disparity in Access to Health Care and Participation in Research on a Global Level – Ethical Issues (2003)
7. Phase I Trials in Cancer (2002)
8. Transposition into French Law of the European Directive Relating to Clinical Trials on Medicinal Products: A New Ethical Framework for Human Research (2003)
9. Ethical Questions Arising from the Transmission of Scientific Information Concerning Research in Biology and Medicine (1995)
10. Biometrics, Identifying Data and Human Rights (2007)