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Find administrative and legal information for exchanges of human biological samples for research use in Europe !
hSERN provides users with information on theoretical and practical legal aspects for exchanging biological samples across borders. The knowledge base is developed in a structured way :
Overview- provides a general comment related to the selected countries on this topic
Theory- provides an easy access to different legal notions and to the implemented legal texts
Practice- provides an access to the legal or administrative forms and to the actions to undertake
Issues- present related questions and relevant documentation
We also provide an access to relevant international and legal instruments.
News about exchanges of human biological samples
26
Jan
2012
EU: The Commission proposes a comprehensive reform of the data protection rules
Work on the new EU data protection legal framework is ongoing and the Commission reform proposals issued on the 25th of January 2012 include rules applying to data processing and transfer for scientific research purposes. ... Read more
15
Dec
2011
The Spanish Regulation part is updated
The part concerning the enforceable rules to apply in the export or import activities from Spain is now completed and validated by our contributors ... Read more
06
Dec
2011
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics published a report on donation for medicine and research
In October 2011 the Nuffield Council on Bioethics published a report entitled "Human bodies: donation for medicine and research" containing recommendations for individuals and for organisations with regards to the donation of human samples, to the ethical and regulatory framework and other practical issues ... Read more
30
Nov
2011
