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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
28
Nov
2011
The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics commented the government's report on a new biobank law - SOU 2010:81
Regulatory advances proposed by the Swedish Government concerning the current legal framework for biobanks used for research purposes have been commented by the National Medical Ethics Council; these comments have been published ... Read more
28
Oct
2011
EU: Public Consultation launched on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing
The European Commission launched a public consultation on the Nagoya Protocol, adopted under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), whose the scope is not excluding materials from human origin (samples/data). Deadline to participate 19 December 2011. ... Read more
28
Jul
2011
German experts discuss the need for regulation of research with human biobanks
The German Ethics Council – Nationaler Ethikrat - and TMF – Technologie- und Methodenplattform für die vernetzte medizinische Forschung invited a number of experts to Berlin for a meeting to discuss the Opinion and recommendations of the Ethics Council for placing research with human biobanks on a statutory foundation. ... Read more
08
Jul
2011
The new French Bioethics Law has been adopted and published
The new French Bioethics Law n.2011-814 is now enforceable to medical and research activities performed by national entities or on the national territory. Among the news brought by this new Act, a few number of substantial adds are of interest concerning the requirements for research establishments performing analyses on genetic characteristics. ... Read more
24
Jun
2011
A recent document from the CNIL on regulatory issues of the externalisation of informatical processing of informatical personal data
The French National Commission of Informatics and Freedom (CNIL) published in 2010 an article concerning regulatory state of the art, challenges and possible solutions to ensure privacy and data protection in transborder data processing activities. This is the result of an ad hoc Working Group. ... Read more
14
Mar
2011
The UK Nuffield Council on Bioethics organised a public consultation on the theme "Give and take? Human bodies in medicine and research"
In 2010, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics performed a public consultation and a workshop on the challenges and public concerns concerning the advances in medical research involving human body and human biological material. A feedback on these events is expected in 2011. ... Read more
15
Feb
2011
The Italian Data Protection Authority has renewed the General Authorisation for genetic data processing
The Autorità Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, which is the national Data Protection Authority in Italy, extended the application of the General Authorisation until the 30th June 2011. ... Read more
12
Jan
2011
Swedish government published a Report (SOU 2010:81) entitled "A new Biobanks Act"
The Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs published a new report proposing some amendments to the current Act on Biobanks in Medical Care (2002:297). These amendments tackle, among other, the legal frame for human samples exchanges. ... Read more
03
Dec
2010
EU Policy: The EU Commission has initiated a public consultation concerning the revision of the EU's Data Protection Framework
The Commission opened a public consultation across the EU based on its Communication concerning a "comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union", COM(2010) 609 final. This Communication encompasses the introduction of genetic data within the EU data protection framework. ... Read more
26
Oct
2010
EU Policy: EU Commission Strategy on Fundamental Rights - 2010
The EU Commission Communication of 19 October 2010 details the implementation strategy of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU Law transpositions by Member States. ... Read more
04
Aug
2010
The German National Ethics Council calls for biobanks regulation
On June 15, 2010, the German National Ethics Council has published a position paper on the legal regulation of research biobanks and related human biological databases. ... Read more
09
Jun
2010
New JRC Report on the challenges of networking European Biobanks
Consult the Report of the European Joint Research Center (JRC) interesting European Biobanks which has been recently published in 2010. ... Read more
