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| The second section of Title III (“preventive medicine, genetic identification and genetic research”) of the first book of the regulatory part of the Public Health Code is entitled “Detection of neonatal diseases”. This section was modified by the Decree of 4 April 2008 on the examination of genetic features of a person and the identification by genetic prints for medical purposes. According to article R 1131-21 neonatal detection can be defined as the detection of neonatal diseases, with a secondary prevention objective. It is carried out to all the new-born babies or, in certain cases, to those who present a particular risk at developing one of these diseases. The list of the neonatal diseases is drawn up by a decree of the minister in charge of health after the opinion of the Agency of Biomedicine was obtained. Article R 1131-22 refers to article R 1131-4 which regulates the information prior to consent, and stipulates that these provisions will apply to neonatal detection. The information provided to the holders of the parental authority has to specify in particular the finalities of the detection.
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