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Committee opinions on scientific research



Opinion by letter No 19 - Communication of incidental findings during an exploratory study aimed at developing a population-wide screening

 

Publication on December 18, 2024 of opinion by Letter No 19 concerning the communication of incidental findings during an exploratory study aimed at developing a population-wide screening.



Opinion by letter No 17 -  Relevance of mentioning race/ethnicity in clinical trial protocols involving healthy volunteers

 

Opinion by Letter No 17 dated September 9, 2024, concerning the relevance of mentioning race/ethnicity in clinical trial protocols involving healthy volunteers.



Opinion by letter No 13 -retrospective scientific studies and informed consent   

 

Opinion by Letter No 13 dated October 25, 2022, concerning retrospective scientific studies and informed consent.



Opinion No 69 - Eperiments and other scientific research involving inmates

 

Opinion No 69 of 13 February 2017 on experiments and other scientific research involving inmates  



Opinion No 62 - Implications for pregnant women of participation by male partner in clinical trial

 

Opinion No 62 of 12 October 2015 on the ethical implications of the "statute" of the pregnant partner of a male participant in a clinical trial.



Opinion No 54 -  Post mortem removal of human body material for medical applications or for scientific research purposes

 

Opinion No 54 of 10 December 2012 on consent for the post mortem removal of human body material for human medical applications of for scientific research purposes.



Opinion No 51 -  Publication of the results of human experimentation

 

Opinion No 51 of 12 March 2012 on the publication of the results of human experimentation.



Opinion by letter No 7 -  Ethical opinions regarding trials examining environmental influences on the health of population groups

 

Opinion by Letter No 7 dated September 23, 2011, concerning ethical opinions regarding trials examining environmental influences on the health of population groups.



Opinion by letter No 5 -  Relevance of mentioning race/ethnicity in clinical trial protocols involving healthy volunteers

 

Opinion by Letter No. 5 dated June 23, 2009, concerning the relevance of mentioning race/ethnicity in clinical trial protocols involving healthy volunteers.



Opinion No 45 -  Human biological material banks for research

 

Opinion No 45 of 19 January 2009 on human biological material banks intended for research. 



Opinion No 36 -  Ethical testing of research in the life sciences

 

Opinion No 36 of 11 September 2006 on the ethical testing of research in certain branches of the life sciences  



Opinion No 19 - intended use of frozen embryos

 

Opinion No 19 of 14 October 2002 on the intended use of frozen embryos



Opinion No 18 - Research on human embryos in vitro 

 

Opinion no. 18 of 16 September 2002 on research on human embryos in vitro.



Opinion No 12 - Protection of biotechnological inventions

 

Opinion No 12 of 10 January 2000 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions. 



Opinion No 5 - protection of biotechnological inventions

 

Opinion No 5 of 9 February 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions