Website Addresses:
EC Basic Documents on Ethics:
1.Science and Society
Structuring the European Research Area - http://www.cordis.lu/sciencesociety/
2. Science and Society. Ethics-Highlites- http://www.cordis.lu/sciencesociety/ethics.htm
3. Directives of the European Union- - http://www.cordis.lu/sciencesociety/ethics.htm#direu
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Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 4 April 2001 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the
implementation of good clinical practice in the conduct of clinical
trials on medicinal products for human use.
Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to
the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such
data.
Council Directive 83/570/EEC of 26 October 1983 amending
Directives 65/65/EEC, 75/318/EEC and 75/319/EEC on the
approximation laid down by law, regulation or administrative action
relating to proprietary medicinal products
Directive of 24 November 1986 on the approximation of laws,
regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States
regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other
scientific purposes (86/609/EEC)
Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions
Directive 90/219/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the contained use of
genetically modified micro-organisms
Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of
genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive
90/220/EEC
4. Ethical rules of the Fifth Framework Programme -http://www.cordis.lu/science-society/ethics.htm#direu
Decision No 182/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 22 December 1998 concerning the fifth framework programme of the
European Community for research, technological development and
demonstration activities (1998 to 2002):
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Article 7: "All research activities conducted pursuant to the Fifth
Framework Programme shall be carried out in compliance with
fundamental ethical principles, including animal welfare
requirements, in conformity with Community law".
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Annex II, First Activity - Theme 1 "Quality of Life and Management
of Living Resources" (footnote 2):
5. Opinions from the European Group on Ethics in science and new
technologies - -- http://www.cordis.lu/science-society/ethics.htm#direu
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About the European Group on Ethics in science and new
technologies (EGE):
Opinions relevant to research activities
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Opinion No 4 of 13 December 1994 - Gene therapy
Opinion No 7 of 21 May 1996 - The genetic modification of animals
Opinion No 8 of 25 September 1996 - The patenting of inventions
involving elements of human origin
Opinion No 9 of 28 May 1997 - The cloning techniques
Opinion n° 10 of 11 Dec. 1997 - The Fifth Research Framework
Programme
Opinion n°11 of 21 July 1998 - Human tissue banking
Opinion n° 12 of 23 November 1998 - Research involving the use of
human embryo in the context of the 5th Framework Programme
Opinion n°13 of 30 July 1999 -Ethical issues of healthcare in the
information society
Opinion n°15 of 14 November 2000 - Ethical aspects of human
stem cell research and use
Opinion n°16 of 7 May 2002: "Ethical aspects of patenting
inventions involving human stem cells"
6. Resolution of the European Parliament on Human Cloning http://www.cordis.lu/science-society/ethics.htm#direu
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European Parliament resolution on human cloning - 7 September
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7. Policy Briefings of the European Science Foundationhttp://www.cordis.lu/science-society/ethics.htm#direu
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Human stem cell research: Scientific uncertainties and ethical
dilemmas
Controlled clinical trials
Genetically modified plants
Are we daring enough ? Conservatism in the science system
Good Scientific Practice in Research and Scholarship
Use of Animals in Research