Editing DNA paternity testing (section)

===France===
DNA paternity testing is conducted only at the discretion of a judge during judicial proceedings aimed at either establishing or contesting paternity, or for the purposes of obtaining or denying child support.<ref>Art. 16-10 of the Civil Code</ref> Non-consensual private DNA paternity testing is illegal, even if carried out through laboratories in other countries. Violation of this law is punishable by up to one year in prison and a fine of €15,000.<ref>Art. 226-25 to 226-30 of the Penal Code. These articles only ban non consensual testing and don't apply to testing by parents of minors.</ref>  The [[Conseil d'État (France)|French Council of State]] has described the purpose of this law as upholding the "French regime of filiation" and preserving "the peace of families".<ref>{{Cite news |title=French men's insecurity over paternity of offspring creating 'a society of doubt' |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/french-men-s-insecurity-over-paternity-of-offspring-creating-a-society-of-doubt-1.773569 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref>