Legal and Quasi-Legal Documents on Biobanks and Genetic Research

International-Regional-National Level

 

 

Organization

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Title

OECD Recommendation on Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Paris - France - 2009-10-22

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Biobank - Commercialization - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Databases - DNA - Donor - Ethical Review - Governance - Ownership - Population Genetics - Privacy - Research - Storage - Tissue

 

Organization

Council for International Organization of Medical Sciences (CIOMS)

Title

International Ethical Guidelines for Epidemiological Studies   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Geneva - Switzerland - 2008-02-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Assent/Dissent - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Ethical Review - Governance - Minor/Child - Population Genetics - Recruitment - Research - Right of Withdrawal - Socio-Economic Aspects - Waiver of Consent - Woman/Maternity

 

Organization

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Title

OECD Principles for Access to Research Data from Public Funding   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

France - 2007-04-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Benefit Sharing - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Databases - Intellectual Property - Open Source - Ownership - Privacy - Public Health - Research - Researcher - State

 

Organization

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Title

Guidance for the Operation of Biological Resource Centres Part 4: Human-Derived Material   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Paris - France - 2005-01-01

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Databases - Dignity - DNA - Ethics Review Board - Intellectual Property - Ownership - Research - Respect for Human Life - Right not to Know - Storage

 

Organization

International HapMap Project

Title

Guidelines for Referring to the HapMap Populations in Publications and Presentations     fre 

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United States - 2004-07-30

URL

URL

Key Words

Community/Population - Confidentiality - Data - Databases - Discrimination - DNA - Population Genetics - Privacy - Research

 

Organization

ECOSOC - United Nations Economic and Social Council

Title

Resolution 2004/9: Genetic Privacy and Non-Discrimination     fre   spa 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Geneva - United States - 2004-07-21

URL

URL

Key Words

Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Databases - Developing Country - Discrimination - DNA - Educational Institution - Employer/Employment - Genetic Testing - Insurer/Insurance - Population Genetics - Privacy - Professional - Research - Researcher - State - Storage - Third Party

 

Organization

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Title

Guidance for the Operation of Biological Research Centres Part 1: General Requirements for all BRCs   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Paris - France - 2004-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Biobank - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Governance - Ownership - Researcher - State - Storage

 

Organization

UNESCO - International Bioethics Committee (IBC)

Title

International Declaration on Human Genetic Data     fre   spa 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Paris - France - 2003-10-16

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Assent/Dissent - Behavioral Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - Counseling (general) - Data - Dignity - Discrimination - DNA - Ethical Review - Ethics Review Board - Family - Genetic Screening - Genetic Testing - Incompetent Adult - Minor/Child - Population Genetics - Privacy - Public Health - Research - Right not to Know - Storage - Waiver of Consent

 

Organization

UNESCO - International Bioethics Committee (IBC)

Title

Report of the IBC on the Possibility of Elaborating a Universal Instrument on Bioethics     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Paris - France - 2003-06-13

URL

URL

Key Words

Behavioral Genetics - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Developing Country - Discrimination - DNA - Embryo - Gene Therapy - Genetic Engineering - Intellectual Property - Justice - Liability - Population Genetics - Stem Cell - Tissue

 

Organization

World Health Organization (WHO)

Title

Genetic Databases Assessing the Benefits and the Impact on Human and Patient Rights   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Geneva - Switzerland - 2003-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Compensation for Participation - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Databases - Discrimination - DNA - Duty to recontact - Ethical Review - Governance - Patient/Participant/Individual - Population Genetics - Public Health - Recruitment - Research - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Tissue - Waiver of Consent

 

Organization

Human Genome Organization (HUGO)

Title

Statement on Human Genomic Databases   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - United Kingdom - 2002-12-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Benefit Sharing - Confidentiality - Data - Databases - Discrimination - Socio-Economic Aspects

 

Organization

Council for International Organization of Medical Sciences (CIOMS)

Title

International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects     fre   spa 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Geneva - Switzerland - 2002-11-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Adult - Assent/Dissent - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Disability - Discrimination - DNA - Ethical Review - Incompetent Adult - Minor/Child - Patient/Participant/Individual - Population Genetics - Recruitment - Research

 

Organization

World Medical Association (WMA)

Title

Declaration on Ethical Considerations Regarding Health Databases     fre   spa 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Washington - France - 2002-10-06

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Databases - Ethical Review - Governance - Recruitment - Right of Withdrawal - Storage

 

Organization

World Alliance of Organizations for the Prevention of Birth Defects

Title

Cape Town Declaration   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Cape Town - United States - 2002-08-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Autonomy - Benefit Sharing - Community/Population - Consultation/Collaboration - Education - Equity - Genetic Testing - Liability - Population Genetics - Preconception - Prenatal - Professional - Respect for Human Life

 

Organization

World Health Organization (WHO)

Title

Genomics and World Health     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Geneva - Switzerland - 2002-04-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Commercialization - Community/Population - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Counseling (general) - Data - Databases - Developing Country - Discrimination - DNA - Education - Educational Institution - Equity - Genetic Services - Intellectual Property - Patents - Pharmacogenomics - Population Genetics - Public Health - Research - Researcher

 

Organization

GlaxoSmithKline

Title

The Science of Genetics and Modern Medicine   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Brussels - United Kingdom - 2001-04-26

URL

URL

Key Words

Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Databases - DNA - Genetic Testing - Pharmacogenomics - Population Genetics - Privacy - Research

 

Organization

Human Genome Organization (HUGO)

Title

Statement on Benefit-Sharing   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United Kingdom - 2000-04-09

URL

URL

Key Words

Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Data - Databases - DNA - Population Genetics - Research

 

Organization

Human Genome Organization (HUGO)

Title

Statement on the Patenting of DNA Sequences - In Particular Response to the European Biotechnology Directive   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United Kingdom - 2000-04-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Biobank - Cancer - Commercialization - Consent - DNA - Embryo - Germline Therapy - Patents - Professional - Research - Researcher - Therapeutic Cloning - Tissue

 

Organization

World Health Organization (WHO)

Title

Operational Guidelines for Ethics Committees that Review Biomedical Research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Geneva - Switzerland - 2000-02-21

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Adult - Autonomy - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Education - Ethics Review Board - Population Genetics - Professional - Research - Respect for Human Life - Right of Withdrawal - Third Party

 

Organization

World Health Organization (WHO)

Title

Guideline for Obtaining Informed Consent for the Procurement and Use of Human Tissues, Cells and Fluids in Research   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Switzerland - 2000-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Assent/Dissent - Biobank - Consent - Deceased - Disability - DNA - Donor - Foetus - Incompetent Adult - Minor/Child - Newborn - Research - Storage - Tissue

 

Organization

World Alliance of Organizations for the Prevention of Birth Defects

Title

January 1999, The Hague, Netherlands   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

The Hague - United States - 1999-01-01

Key Words

Community/Population - Consultation/Collaboration - Counseling (general) - Developing Country - Genetic Testing - Liability - Population Genetics - Prenatal

 

Organization

International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE)

Title

Data Privacy, Medical Record Confidentiality, and Research in the Interest of Public Health   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Washington, DC - United States - 1998-08-19

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Autonomy - Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - DNA - Ethics Review Board - Follow-up - Liability - Patient/Participant/Individual - Population Genetics - Privacy - Public Health - Researcher - Respect for Human Life - Storage - Third Party

 

Organization

Human Genome Organization (HUGO)

Title

Statement on DNA Sampling: Control and Access   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - United Kingdom - 1998-02-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - DNA - Family - Researcher - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Third Party

 

Organization

Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism (IPCB)

Title

A Resolution to Oppose the Human Genome Diversity Project and Condemning Unethical Genetic Research on Indigenous Peoples   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Wadsworth - United States - 1998-01-15

URL

URL

Key Words

Commercialization - Community/Population - Consent - Deceased - Genetic Testing - Patents - Population Genetics - Research

 

Organization

World Health Organization (WHO)

Title

Proposed International Guidelines on Ethical Issues in Medical Genetics and Genetic Services   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Switzerland - 1997-12-15

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Adult - Autonomy - Biobank - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Counseling (general) - Discrimination - DNA - Duty to recontact - Duty to Warn - Education - Employer/Employment - Equity - Family - Follow-up - Genetic Screening - Genetic Testing - Insurer/Insurance - Minor/Child - Newborn - Patient/Participant/Individual - Population Genetics - Preconception - Prenatal - Professional - Recruitment - Research - Researcher - Respect for Human Life - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Socio-Economic Aspects - State - Storage - Third Party

 

Organization

Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism (IPCB)

Title

Ukupseni Declaration, Kuna Yala on the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP)   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Panama - United States - 1997-11-13

URL

URL

Key Words

Autonomy - Biobank - Commercialization - Community/Population - DNA - Intellectual Property - Patents - Population Genetics - Respect for Human Life

 

Organization

UNESCO - International Bioethics Committee (IBC)

Title

Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights     fre   spa 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Paris - France - 1997-11-11

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Assent/Dissent - Autonomy - Biobank - Commercialization - Community/Population - Compensation for Participation - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Disability - Discrimination - DNA - Education - Equity - Ethics Review Board - Germline Therapy - Incompetent Adult - Intellectual Property - Liability - Minor/Child - Professional - Public Health - Reproductive Cloning - Research - Researcher - Respect for Human Life - Socio-Economic Aspects - Somatic Therapy - Storage - Therapeutic Cloning

 

Organization

Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism (IPCB)

Title

The "Heart of the Peoples" Declaration   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Fort Belknap Reservation - United States - 1997-08-07

URL

URL

Key Words

Autonomy - Biobank - Commercialization - Community/Population - Consent - DNA - Genetic Testing - Patents - Population Genetics - Research - Respect for Human Life

 

Organization

Human Genome Organization (HUGO)

Title

Statement on the Principled Conduct of Genetics Research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - United Kingdom - 1996-03-21

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Compensation for Participation - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Counseling (general) - DNA - Ethics Review Board - Family - Liability - Population Genetics - Recruitment - Researcher - Storage

 

Organization

Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism (IPCB)

Title

Declaration of Indigenous Peoples of the Western Hemisphere regarding the Human Genome Project   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

N/A - United States - 1996-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Autonomy - Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Commercialization - Community/Population - Consent - DNA - Equity - Intellectual Property - Liability - Patents - Population Genetics - Respect for Human Life - Right of Withdrawal - Socio-Economic Aspects

 

Organization

World Health Organization (WHO)

Title

Control of Hereditary Diseases - Report of a WHO Scientific Group   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Geneva - Switzerland - 1996-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Adult - Autonomy - Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Commercialization - Community/Population - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Counseling (general) - Criteria - Discrimination - DNA - Education - Equity - Genetic Screening - Genetic Testing - Liability - Minor/Child - Newborn - Patents - Preconception - Prenatal - Professional - Respect for Human Life - Somatic Therapy - Storage

 

Organization

UNESCO - International Bioethics Committee (IBC)

Title

Bioethics and Human Population Genetics Research     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Ibaraki - France - 1995-11-15

URL

URL

Key Words

Autonomy - Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Diversity - DNA - Education - Ethics Review Board - Eugenics - Patents - Population Genetics - Privacy - Professional - Respect for Human Life - Socio-Economic Aspects - Storage

 

Organization

Council for International Organization of Medical Sciences (CIOMS)

Title

International Guidelines for Ethical Review of Epidemiological Studies   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Geneva - Switzerland - 1991-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Adult - Autonomy - Biobank - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Diversity - DNA - Equity - Ethics Review Board - Integrity - Liability - Patient/Participant/Individual - Population Genetics - Public Health - Research - Respect for Human Life - Right not to Know - Socio-Economic Aspects - Storage - Third Party

 

 

REGIONAL  

 

 

Organization

European Science Foundation (ESF)

Title

Population Surveys and Biobanking   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Strasbourg - France - 2008-05-26

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Data - DNA - Patient/Participant/Individual - Population Genetics - Storage

 

Organization

European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG)

Title

Patenting and Licensing in Genetic Testing - Recommendations   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Vienna - Austria - 2008-04-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Beneficence - Community/Population - Genetic Testing - Intellectual Property - Patents

 

Organization

Council of Europe

Title

Recommendation Rec(2006)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on research on biological materials of human origin     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Strasbourg - France - 2006-03-15

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Biobank - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Consent - Data - Databases - Deceased - Dignity - Discrimination - DNA - Duty to recontact - Ethical Review - Family - Governance - Integrity - Patient/Participant/Individual - Population Genetics - Research - Right of Withdrawal - Tissue

 

Organization

European Commission

Title

Commission Directive 2006/17/EC of 8 February 2006 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain technical requirements for the donation, procurement and testing of human tissues and cells   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Belgium - 2006-02-09

URL

URL

Key Words

Consent - Data - Databases - Deceased - Donor - Man/Paternity - Research - Stem Cell - Tissue - Waiver of Consent - Woman/Maternity

 

Organization

European Commission - The Independent Expert Group

Title

Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Genetic Testing: Research, Development and Clinical Applications   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Brussels - Belgium - 2004-05-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Biobank - Carrier Status - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Consent - Counseling (general) - Data - Databases - Deceased - DNA - Duty to Warn - Education - Employer/Employment - Ethics Review Board - Family - Foetus - Genetic Screening - Genetic Services - Genetic Testing - Insurer/Insurance - Minor/Child - Patient/Participant/Individual - Pharmacogenomics - Population Genetics - Prenatal - Privacy - Professional - Psychosocial Aspects - Public Health - Research - Right not to Know - Socio-Economic Aspects - State - Tissue

 

Organization

Council of the European UnionEuropean Parliament (EP)

Title

Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on Setting Standards of Quality and Safety for the Donation, Procurement, Testing, Processing, Preservation, Storage and Distribution of Human Tissues and Cells   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Estrasburgo - Belgium - 2004-03-31

URL

URL

Key Words

Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Databases - Donor - Family - State - Stem Cell - Storage - Third Party - Tissue

 

Organization

European Commission - The Independent Expert Group

Title

The 25 Recommendations on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetic Testing     fre   spa 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Brussels - Belgium - 2004-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Assent/Dissent - Biobank - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Data - Discrimination - DNA - Education - Employer/Employment - Ethics Review Board - Family - Genetic Screening - Genetic Services - Genetic Testing - Germline Therapy - Insurer/Insurance - Minor/Child - Newborn - Patient/Participant/Individual - Pharmacogenomics - Professional - Public Health - Research - Right not to Know - Socio-Economic Aspects - Somatic Therapy - Tissue

 

Organization

European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG)

Title

Data Storage and DNA Banking for Biomedical Research: Technical, Social and Ethical Issues   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Birmingham - United Kingdom - 2003-11-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - DNA

 

Organization

European Parliament (EP)

Title

Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 Concerning the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities, Contributing to the Creation of the European Research Area and to Innovation (2002 to 2006)     fre   spa 

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

France - 2002-06-27

URL

URL

Key Words

Criteria - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Research - Stem Cell

 

Organization

Eubios Ethics Institute

Title

Eubios Declaration for International Bioethics   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Tsukuba Science City - Japan - 2002-03-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Community/Population - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Education - Educational Institution - Ethical Review - Germline Therapy - Intellectual Property - Population Genetics - Reproductive Cloning - Respect for Human Life - Somatic Therapy - Therapeutic Cloning

 

Organization

The World Council of Churches, Pacific Desk, Samoa

Title

Statement of the Bio-Ethics Consultation about Genetic Research on the People of Tonga   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Suva - Fiji - 2001-03-14

URL

URL

Key Words

Adult - Autonomy - Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Commercialization - Community/Population - Consent - DNA - Education - Ethics Review Board - Genetic Engineering - Intellectual Property - Liability - Patents - Population Genetics - Professional - Research - Respect for Human Life - Socio-Economic Aspects

 

Organization

Council of the European Union

Title

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union     fre   spa 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Nice - France - 2000-12-07

URL

URL

Key Words

Adult - Autonomy - Biobank - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Consent - Disability - Discrimination - DNA - Eugenics - Intellectual Property - Reproductive Cloning - Research - Respect for Human Life

 

Organization

European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG)

Title

Population Genetic Screening Programmes - Technical, Social and Ethical Issues   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Birmingham - United Kingdom - 2000-07-21

URL

URL

Key Words

Adult - Benefit Sharing - Carrier Status - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Competence - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Counseling (general) - Criteria - Diversity - Education - Ethics Review Board - Follow-up - Genetic Screening - Genetic Testing - Minor/Child - Newborn - Patient/Participant/Individual - Population Genetics - Professional - Public Health - Research - Socio-Economic Aspects - State

 

Organization

European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (European Commission) (EGE)

Title

Opinion No.11 on the Ethical Aspects of Human Tissue Banking     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Brussels - Belgium - 1998-07-21

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Autonomy - Biobank - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - DNA - Education - Employer/Employment - Equity - Ethics Review Board - Follow-up - Genetic Testing - Insurer/Insurance - Intellectual Property - Liability - Professional - Respect for Human Life - Right of Withdrawal - Socio-Economic Aspects - Storage - Third Party

 

Organization

Council of Europe

Title

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being With Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, ETS no. 164     fre   spa 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Oviedo - France - 1997-04-04

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Assent/Dissent - Autonomy - Biobank - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Compensation for Participation - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Counseling (general) - Criteria - Discrimination - DNA - Education - Embryos (created for research) - Employer/Employment - Equity - Ethics Review Board - Eugenics - Genetic Testing - Incompetent Adult - Insurer/Insurance - Liability - Minor/Child - Patient/Participant/Individual - Privacy - Professional - Public Health - Reproductive Cloning - Research - Respect for Human Life - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Socio-Economic Aspects - Stem Cell - Surplus Embryos - Therapeutic Cloning - Third Party

 

Organization

University of Central Lancashire - Faculty of Health and Social Care

Title

Genetic Screening: Ethical and Philosophical Perspectives   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - United Kingdom - 1997-02-27

Key Words

Adult - Autonomy - Beneficence - Commercialization - Community/Population - Consent - Counseling (general) - Counseling (Pre-test) - Equity - Family - Genetic Screening - Genetic Testing - Minor/Child - Ownership - Population Genetics - Prenatal - Research - Researcher - Right not to Know - Woman/Maternity

 

Organization

Council of Europe

Title

Recommendation No R(97)5 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the Protection of Medical Data     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Brussels - Belgium - 1997-02-13

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Autonomy - Benefit Sharing - Biobank - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - DNA - Equity - Ethics Review Board - Family - Genetic Testing - Incompetent Adult - Liability - Minor/Child - Patient/Participant/Individual - Public Health - Research - Researcher - Respect for Human Life - Right of Withdrawal - State - Storage - Third Party

 

Organization

The Cancer Council Victoria

Title

Appendix 6: Proposed Guidelines on Ethical Aspects of Risk Assessment, Genetic Testing And Genetic Registers in Relation to Cancer   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Carlton South - Australia - 1996-11-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Adult - Autonomy - Biobank - Cancer - Community/Population - Compensation for Participation - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Counseling (general) - Counseling (Pre-test) - Discrimination - DNA - Education - Family - Genetic Testing - Liability - Minor/Child - Patient/Participant/Individual - Population Genetics - Preconception - Prenatal - Privacy - Professional - Research - Researcher - Respect for Human Life - Storage - Tissue

 

Organization

European Parliament (EP)

Title

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     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Strasbourg - Switzerland - 1995-10-24

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Autonomy - Confidentiality - Consent - Discrimination - Employer/Employment - Equity - Respect for Human Life - Socio-Economic Aspects - Third Party

 

Organization

Council of Europe

Title

Recommendation No R (94)1 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Human Tissue Banks     fre 

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

France - 1994-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Autonomy - Biobank - Compensation for Participation - Confidentiality - DNA - Equity - Ethics Review Board - Privacy - Researcher - Respect for Human Life - Storage

 

Organization

World Council of Indigenous Peoples (WCIP)

Title

Resolution on the Human Genome Diversity Project   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

San Jose - Costa Rica - 1993-12-10

URL

URL

Key Words

Community/Population - Population Genetics

 

Organization

The Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC)

Title

Principles and Elements for a Comprehensive Arctic Policy: Principles and Elements on Northern Scientific Research   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Canada - 1992-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Autonomy - Biobank - Communication of Results - Community/Population - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Equity - Ethics Review Board - Follow-up - Liability - Population Genetics - Researcher - Respect for Human Life

 

Organization

Council of Europe

Title

Recommendation No R(89)4 on Collection of Epidemiological Data on Primary Health Care     fre 

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

France - 1989-03-06

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Biobank - Confidentiality - DNA - Ethics Review Board - Researcher - Socio-Economic Aspects

 

 

NATIONAL   

 

Australia


 

Organization

Australia/Government - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Title

National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Canberra - - 2007-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Socio-Economic Aspects - Assent/Dissent - Autonomy - Databases - Beneficence - Biobank - Stem Cell - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Counseling (general) - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Genetic Screening - Duty to Warn - Dignity - Discrimination - Data - Donor - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Education - Embryo - Storage - Equity - State - Ethical Review - Family - Woman/Maternity - Foetus - Gamete - Population Genetics - Governance - Disability - Compensation for Participation - Integrity - Justice - Minor/Child - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Professional - Intellectual Property - Research - Recruitment - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Umbilical Cord Blood - Public Health - Genetic Services - Follow-up - Genetic Testing - Third Party - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Australia/Government - Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC)

Title

Review of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Sydney - - 2006-03-01

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Databases - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Storage - Ethical Review - Research - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Australia/Government - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Title

Values and Ethics: Guidelines for Ethical Matters in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Australia - 2003-06-05

URL

URL

Key Words

Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Dignity - Discrimination - Diversity - Data - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Equity - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Integrity - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Intellectual Property - Research - Privacy

 

Organization

Australia/ Gouvernemnt - Australian Law Reform Commission

Title

Essentially Yours: The Protection of Human Genetic Information in Australia   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Sydney - - 2003-05-29

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Insurer/Insurance - Databases - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Deceased - Genetic Screening - Duty to Warn - Duty to recontact - Discrimination - Data - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Employer/Employment - Storage - Ethical Review - Family - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Standard of Care - Newborn - Ownership - Research - Recruitment - Carrier Status - Follow-up - Genetic Testing - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Australia/Government - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Title

Guidelines for Genetic Registers and Associated Genetic Material   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Australia - 1999-11-08

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Insurer/Insurance - Databases - Biobank - Patents - Researcher - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Right not to Know - Employer/Employment - Storage - State - Family - Patient/Participant/Individual - Intellectual Property - Third Party

 

Organization

Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA)

Title

Policy Statement on the Retention, Storage and Use of Sample Cards from Newborn Screening Programs   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Australia - 1999-03-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Socio-Economic Aspects - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Criteria - Deceased - Genetic Screening - Diversity - Data - Education - Storage - Family - Minor/Child - Newborn - Patient/Participant/Individual - Professional - Ownership - Research - Public Health - Follow-up - Third Party - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA)

Title

Guidelines for Human DNA Banking   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Sydney - - 1990-07-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Storage - Family - Liability - Follow-up


Canada


 

Organization

Canadian Invitational Workshop

Title

Final Workshop Report on the Health Technology Assessment in Newborn and Prenatal Screening: Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Ottawa - - 2008-02-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Researcher - Genetic Screening - Population Genetics - Newborn - Prenatal - Research

 

Organization

Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG)

Title

CCMG's Guidelines for DNA Banking   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Ottawa - - 2008-01-23

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Databases - Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - Storage - Research - Genetic Services - Privacy

 

Organization

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Title

CIHR Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Ottawa - - 2007-05-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Autonomy - Biobank - Commercialization - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Duty to recontact - Data - Right of Withdrawal - Education - Storage - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Governance - Benefit Sharing - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Liability - Tissue

 

Organization

Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee (CBAC)

Title

A Report from the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and Health Innovation: Opportunities, Challenges and Public Policy     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Ottawa - - 2004-12-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Databases - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Consultation/Collaboration - Intellectual Property - Research - Public Health

 

Organization

Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee (CBAC)

Title

Genetic Research and Privacy     fre 

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Canada - 2004-02-27

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Biobank - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Data - Education - Population Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Research - Privacy

 

Organization

Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS)

Title

Ethical Principles for the Conduct of Research in the North   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Ottawa - - 2003-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Researcher - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Dignity - Right of Withdrawal - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Privacy

 

Organization

Tri-Council (CIHR, SSHRC and NSERC)

Title

Tri-Council Policy Statement — Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans, 1998 (with 2000, 2002, 2005 amendments)     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Ottawa - - 1998-08-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Assent/Dissent - Autonomy - Databases - Biobank - Stem Cell - Researcher - Reproductive Cloning - Therapeutic Cloning - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Counseling (general) - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Criteria - Duty to Warn - Discrimination - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Education - Embryos (created for research) - Surplus Embryos - Equity - Eugenics - Family - Foetus - Disability - Integrity - Minor/Child - Patient/Participant/Individual - Prenatal - Professional - Research - Recruitment - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Follow-up - Genetic Testing - Gene Therapy - Germline Therapy - Somatic Therapy - Third Party - Privacy

 

Organization

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Title

Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (Appendix E: Ethical Guidelines for Research)     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Ottawa - - 1996-10-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Assent/Dissent - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Education - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Professional - Recruitment - Liability - Genetic Testing

 

Organization

Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG)

Title

Policy Statement Concerning DNA Banking and Molecular Genetic Diagnosis   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Toronto - - 1991-01-01

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Researcher - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Right not to Know - Storage - Population Genetics - Patient/Participant/Individual - Liability - Genetic Testing - Third Party


Denmark


 

Organization

The Danish Council of Ethics (Det Etiske Râd)

Title

The Danish Council of Ethics' 9th Annual Report 1996   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Copenhagen - - 1997-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality

 

Organization

The Danish Council of Ethics (Det Etiske Râd)

Title

Health Science Information Banks - Biobanks   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Copenhagen - - 1996-01-01

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Researcher - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Right of Withdrawal - Education - Storage - Ethical Review - Governance - Patient/Participant/Individual - Professional - Ownership - Research - Liability


Estonia


 

Organization

Estonian Genome Project Foundation

Title

Estonian Genome Project   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Tartu - - 2003-02-27

URL

URL

Key Words

Databases - Ethics Review Board - Consent - Dignity - Discrimination - Data - Donor - Education - Storage - Population Genetics - Integrity - Research - Genetic Testing - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Estonia/Government

Title

Personal Data Protection Act   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Estonia - 2003-02-12

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Data - Storage - Woman/Maternity - Population Genetics - Man/Paternity - Minor/Child - Newborn - Professional - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Estonia/Government

Title

Human Genes Research Act   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Tallinn - - 2000-12-13

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Incompetent Adult - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Criteria - Duty to recontact - Discrimination - Data - Donor - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - State - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Governance - Compensation for Participation - Justice - Minor/Child - Patient/Participant/Individual - Ownership - Research - Recruitment - Public Health - Third Party - Tissue


France


 

Organization

National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences (CCNE)

Title

Opinion (No.77) Ethical issues raised by collections of biological material and associated information     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Paris - - 2003-03-20

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Autonomy - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Criteria - Duty to recontact - Data - Donor - Storage - Ethical Review - Family - Population Genetics - Governance - Justice - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Research - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Follow-up - Third Party - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences (CCNE)

Title

Opinion (No. 74) Umbilical Cord Blood Banks for Autologous Use or for Research     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Paris - - 2002-12-12

URL

URL

Key Words

Commercialization - Umbilical Cord Blood - Tissue

 

Organization

Association des Épidémiologistes de Langue Française (ADELF)

Title

Recommendations on Deontology and Good Practices in Epidemiology   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Geneva - - 1999-01-01

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Autonomy - Biobank - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Storage - Population Genetics - Integrity - Minor/Child - Research - Respect for Human Life - Third Party

 

Organization

National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences (CCNE)

Title

Avis sur les problèmes posés par le diagnostic prénatal et périnatal (Avis No. 5 - 13 mai 1985) réédité en 1997   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

France - 1997-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Psychosocial Aspects - Insurer/Insurance - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Employer/Employment - Storage - Eugenics - Family - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Standard of Care - Patient/Participant/Individual - Prenatal - Professional - Public Health - Privacy

 

Organization

National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences (CCNE)

Title

Opinion (No. 25) Regarding the Application of Genetic Testing to Individual Studies, Family Studies and Population Studies. (Problems Related to DNA "Banks", Cell "Banks" and Computerisation)     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Paris - - 1991-06-24

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Autonomy - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Dignity - Discrimination - Family - Educational Institution - Integrity - Genetic Testing - Third Party


Gambia


 

Organization

MRC - Gambia

Title

Guidelines of the National DNA Bank, The Gambia   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Gambia - 2001-09-19

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Patents - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Duty to recontact - Right not to Know - Storage - Ethical Review - Governance - Research


Germany


 

Organization

German National Ethics Council (Geschäftsselle des Nationalen Ethikrates)

Title

Biobanks for Research     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Berlin - - 2004-03-17

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - Biobank - Researcher - Commercialization - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Data - Donor - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Ownership - Research - Recruitment

 

Organization

German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)

Title

Predictive Genetic Diagnosis - Scientific Background, Practical and Social Implementation   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bonn - - 2003-03-27

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Socio-Economic Aspects - Insurer/Insurance - Autonomy - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Genetic Screening - Duty to Warn - Duty to recontact - Discrimination - Data - Donor - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Disability - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Recruitment - Genetic Services - Genetic Testing - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)

Title

Access to Human Genetic Resources-Materials from a transnational Stakeholder Dialogue   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Berlin - - 2003-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Databases - Patents - Researcher - Community/Population - Consent - State - Benefit Sharing - Professional - Intellectual Property - Third Party


Greece


 

Organization

Greece - National Bioethics Commission

Title

Recommendation on the Collection and Use of Genetic Data   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Athens - - 2002-09-02

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Insurer/Insurance - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Right not to Know - Embryo - Employer/Employment - Storage - Population Genetics - Genetic Testing - Third Party


Iceland


 

Organization

Icelandic National Bioethics Committee

Title

Guidelines Concerning Informed Consent for Participation in Genetic Research Projects or other Projects Utilising Biological Samples   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Reykjavík - - 2005-04-15

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Consent - Duty to recontact - Storage - Ethical Review - Patient/Participant/Individual

 

Organization

deCode Genetics

Title

Joint Statement of the Icelandic Medical Association and deCode Genetics on the Health Sector Database   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Reykjavik - - 2001-08-27

URL

URL

Key Words

Databases - Data

 

Organization

Iceland/Government - Ministry of Health and Social Security

Title

Regulations on the Keeping and Utilisation of Biological Samples in Biobanks No 134/2001   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Reykjavik - - 2001-02-06

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Databases - Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - Storage - Population Genetics - Research

 

Organization

Iceland/Government - Ministry of Health and Social Security

Title

Act on Biobanks   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Iceland - 2000-05-13

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Duty to recontact - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Governance - Compensation for Participation - Professional - Ownership - Recruitment - Follow-up - Third Party

 

Organization

Iceland/Government - Ministry of Health and Social Security

Title

Regulation on a Health Sector Database No. 32/2000   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Reykjavik - - 2000-01-20

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Databases - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Data - Right of Withdrawal - Employer/Employment - Ethical Review - Woman/Maternity - Population Genetics - Governance - Patient/Participant/Individual - Professional - Research - Follow-up - Privacy

 

Organization

deCode Genetics

Title

Code of Ethics   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Reykjavik - - 2000-01-01

Key Words

DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Autonomy - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Counseling (general) - Consent - Education - Storage - Population Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Professional - Research - Respect for Human Life - Liability

 

Organization

Iceland/Government - Ministry of Health and Social Security

Title

Act on Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data No. 77/2000   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Iceland - 2000-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Confidentiality - Data - Research

 

Organization

Iceland/Government - Ministry of Health and Social Security

Title

Act on a Health Sector Database No 139/1998   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Iceland - 1998-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Socio-Economic Aspects - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Consent - Storage - State - Patient/Participant/Individual - Liability

 

Organization

Iceland/Government - Ministry of Health and Social Security

Title

Act on the Rights of Patients no. 74/1997   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bessastaðir - - 1997-05-28

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Genetic Screening - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Minor/Child


India


 

Organization

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Title

Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research on Human Subjects   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

New Delhi - - 2006-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Psychosocial Aspects - Socio-Economic Aspects - Insurer/Insurance - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Genetic Screening - Discrimination - Data - Employer/Employment - Eugenics - Family - Genetic Engineering - Minor/Child - Newborn - Patient/Participant/Individual - Pre-implantation - Prenatal - Professional - Public Health - Genetic Testing - Gene Therapy - Germline Therapy - Somatic Therapy - Privacy

 

Organization

India / Government - Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology

Title

Ethical Policies on the Human Genome, Genetic Research and Services   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

India - 2001-06-01

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Autonomy - Beneficence - Biobank - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Discrimination - Data - Equity - Justice - Benefit Sharing - Intellectual Property - Research - Genetic Testing - Gene Therapy - Privacy

 

Organization

India/Government

Title

Guidelines for Exchange of Human Biological Material for Biomedical Research Purposes   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

India - 1997-11-19

URL

URL

Key Words

Databases - Biobank - Patents - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Confidentiality - State - Ethical Review - Developing Country - Intellectual Property - Research - Tissue


Ireland


 

Organization

Irish Council for Bioethics (Comhairle Bitheitice na hÉireann)

Title

Human Biological Material: Recommendations for Collection, Use & Storage in Research 2005   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Dublin - - 2005-06-29

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Autonomy - Databases - Biobank - Patents - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Criteria - Deceased - Duty to recontact - Dignity - Discrimination - Data - Donor - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Equity - Ethical Review - Family - Governance - Compensation for Participation - Minor/Child - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Research - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Public Health - Third Party - Tissue - Privacy


Israel


 

Organization

Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Bioethics Advisory Committee

Title

Population-Based Large-Scale Collections of DNA Samples and Databases of Genetic Information   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Jerusalem - - 2002-12-01

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Databases - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Population Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Ownership - Research - Public Health - Tissue - Privacy


Italy


 

Organization

Italian Society of Human Genetics (Societa à Italiana di Genetica Umana)

Title

Guidelines for Genetic Biobanks   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Verona - - 2003-08-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Incompetent Adult - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Donor - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - State - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Governance - Minor/Child - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Research - Recruitment - Tissue

 

Organization

Italy/Government - National Bioethics Committee

Title

Bioethical Guidelines for Genetic Testing   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Italy - 1999-11-19

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Insurer/Insurance - Autonomy - Cancer - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Counseling (general) - Counseling (Pre-test) - Consent - Criteria - Genetic Screening - Discrimination - Right not to Know - Embryo - Family - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Standard of Care - Newborn - Patient/Participant/Individual - Pre-implantation - Prenatal - Professional - Respect for Human Life - Follow-up - Genetic Testing - Third Party - Privacy


Japan


 

Organization

Japan/Government - Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryJapan/Government - Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyJapan/Government - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Title

Ethical Guidelines for Analytical Research on the Human Genome/Genes   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Tokyo - - 2001-03-29

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Autonomy - Biobank - Patents - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Duty to Warn - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Equity - Family - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Intellectual Property - Research - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Genetic Testing - Third Party

 

Organization

Council for Science and Technology, Bioethics Committee

Title

Fundamental Principles of Research on the Human Genome   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Japan - 2000-06-14

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Autonomy - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Diversity - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Family - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Intellectual Property - Research - Respect for Human Life - Liability

 

Organization

Japan Society of Mass Screening

Title

Guidelines on Mass Screening   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Christchurch - - 1997-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Adult - Ethics Review Board - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Genetic Screening - Storage - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Newborn - Research - Follow-up


Latvia


 

Organization

Latvia/Government

Title

Human Genome Research Law   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Latvia - 2002-07-03

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Incompetent Adult - Databases - Biobank - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Duty to recontact - Data - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - State - Governance - Compensation for Participation - Research - Recruitment - Genetic Testing - Tissue - Privacy


Netherlands


 

Organization

Dutch Federation of Medical Scientific Societies (FMWV)

Title

Code for Proper Secondary Use of Human Tissue in the Netherlands   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Netherlands - 2003-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Donor - Embryo - Storage - Foetus - Minor/Child - Newborn - Research - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Health Council of the Netherlands

Title

Heredity: Science and Society — On the Possibilities and Limits of Genetic Testing and Gene Therapy   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

The Hague - - 1989-12-29

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Socio-Economic Aspects - Insurer/Insurance - Autonomy - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Discrimination - Family - Compensation for Participation - Respect for Human Life - Genetic Testing - Third Party - Privacy


Norway


 

Organization

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Title

Medical Technology: Health Surveys and Biobanking. A Foresight Analysis towards 2020.   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Norway - 2004-07-05

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Genetic Screening - Data - Donor - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Newborn - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Research - Public Health

 

Organization

Norway/Government

Title

Act Relating to Biobanks   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Norway - 2003-07-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Incompetent Adult - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Deceased - Data - Donor - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Ethical Review - Family - Population Genetics - Governance - Compensation for Participation - Minor/Child - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Recruitment - Liability - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Norway/Government

Title

Act of 18 May 2001 No. 24 on Personal Health Data Filing Systems and the Processing of Personal Health Data (Personal Health Data Filing System Act)   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Norway - 2001-05-18

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Databases - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Duty to Warn - Data - Right not to Know - Storage - Compensation for Participation - Educational Institution - Integrity - Research - Public Health - Privacy


Portugal


 

Organization

Portugal/Government

Title

40/CNECV/01 - Report and Opinion on the Ethical implications of Genomics   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Portugal - 2001-11-06

URL

URL

Key Words

Socio-Economic Aspects - Autonomy - Commercialization - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Genetic Screening - Population Genetics - Compensation for Participation - Newborn - Patient/Participant/Individual - Respect for Human Life - Genetic Testing


Singapore


 

Organization

Singapore/Government - Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC)

Title

Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Genetic Testing and Genetics Research - A Consultation Paper   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Singapore - 2005-04-05

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Psychosocial Aspects - Insurer/Insurance - Databases - Beneficence - Cancer - Stem Cell - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Counseling (Post-test) - Counseling (Pre-test) - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Criteria - Deceased - Genetic Screening - Dignity - Discrimination - Data - Donor - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Embryo - Embryos (created for research) - Employer/Employment - Storage - Equity - Eugenics - Ethical Review - Family - Woman/Maternity - Foetus - Population Genetics - Man/Paternity - Minor/Child - Newborn - Patient/Participant/Individual - Pharmacogenomics - Preconception - Pre-implantation - Prenatal - Professional - Research - Genetic Services - Follow-up - Genetic Testing - Gene Therapy - Germline Therapy - Third Party - Tissue

 

Organization

Singapore/Government - Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC)

Title

Human Tissue Research: A Report by the Bioethics Advisory Committee Singapore   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Singapore - 2002-11-12

URL

URL

Key Words

Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - Ethical Review - Compensation for Participation - Research - Tissue


Sweden


 

Organization

Sweden/Government

Title

Statute concerning the ethical vetting of research involving humans   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Stockholm - - 2004-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Adult - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Consent - Data - Ethical Review - Woman/Maternity - Population Genetics - Man/Paternity - Minor/Child - Newborn - Tissue

 

Organization

Sweden/Government

Title

Biobanks in Medical Care Act (2002:297)   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Sweden - 2003-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Incompetent Adult - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Consent - Duty to recontact - Data - Donor - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Embryo - Storage - State - Ethical Review - Foetus - Population Genetics - Governance - Minor/Child - Newborn - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Recruitment - Third Party - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Swedish Medical Research Council (MFR)

Title

Research Ethics Guidelines for Using Biobanks, Especially Projects Involving Genome Research   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Sweden - 1999-06-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Duty to Warn - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Population Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Liability - Follow-up

 

Organization

Sweden/Government

Title

Personal Data Act (1998:204)   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

Sweden - 1998-04-29

URL

URL

Key Words

Confidentiality - Data

 

Organization

Swedish Medical Research Council (MFR)

Title

Guidelines for Ethical Evaluation of Medical Research Involving Human Subjects   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Stockholm - - 1996-01-01

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Autonomy - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Consent - Duty to Warn - Storage - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Recruitment - Respect for Human Life - Liability


Switzerland


 

Organization

Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS)

Title

Biobanques: Prélèvements, conservation et utilisation de matériel biologique humain; Directives médico-éthiques et recommandations   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bâle - - 2006-05-23

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Deceased - Data - Education - Storage - Ethical Review - Governance - Educational Institution - Professional - Tissue - Privacy


United Kingdom


 

Organization

National Cancer Research Institute

Title

Samples and Data for Research: Template for Access Policy Development   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2009-06-19

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Databases - Biobank - Cancer - Ethics Review Board - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Right of Withdrawal - Ethical Review - Governance - Research - Tissue

 

Organization

The UK Biobank

Title

Public Attitudes to Third Party Access and Benefit Sharing: Their Application to UK Biobank   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Manchester - - 2008-06-30

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Biobank - Patents - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Consent - Duty to recontact - Benefit Sharing - Intellectual Property

 

Organization

UK Newborn Screening Programme Centre

Title

Guidelines for Newborn Blood Spot Sampling   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2008-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Communication of Results - Consent - Genetic Screening - Data - Storage - Woman/Maternity - Man/Paternity - Newborn - Research

 

Organization

The Wellcome Trust

Title

Wellcome Trust Policy on Data Management and Sharing   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2007-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Databases - Researcher - Communication of Results - Data - Storage - Ethical Review - Governance - Benefit Sharing - Professional - Research - Liability

 

Organization

Nuffield Council on Bioethics

Title

Genetic Screening - A Supplement to the 1993 Report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2006-07-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Socio-Economic Aspects - Insurer/Insurance - Biobank - Researcher - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Genetic Screening - Education - Employer/Employment - Family - Population Genetics - Patient/Participant/Individual - Pharmacogenomics - Professional - Genetic Services - Carrier Status - Genetic Testing - Predictive Testing

 

Organization

Medical Research Council (MRC)The Wellcome Trust

Title

Access to Collections of Data and Materials for Health Research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2006-03-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Databases - Biobank - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Storage - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Governance - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Research - Tissue

 

Organization

UK Academy of Medical Sciences

Title

Personal data for public good: using health information in medical research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2006-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - Autonomy - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Ethical Review - Governance - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research

 

Organization

British Medical Association (BMA)

Title

Population Screening and Genetic Testing: A Briefing on Current Programmes and Technologies   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2005-08-01

Key Words

Psychosocial Aspects - Insurer/Insurance - Community/Population - Consent - Genetic Screening - Discrimination - Education - Surplus Embryos - Population Genetics - Patient/Participant/Individual - Pharmacogenomics - Pre-implantation - Professional - Genetic Testing

 

Organization

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Title

Medical Research Council Position Statement on Research Regulation and Ethics   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2005-05-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Psychosocial Aspects - Beneficence - Biobank - Stem Cell - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Criteria - Data - Embryo - Employer/Employment - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Liability - Genetic Testing

 

Organization

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Title

MRC Operational and Ethical Guidelines: Human Tissue and Biological Samples for use in Research Clarification following passage of the Human Tissue Act 2004   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2005-04-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Consent - Storage - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Tissue

 

Organization

United Kingdom / Government

Title

Human Tissue Act 2004   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2004-11-15

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Assent/Dissent - Databases - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Consent - Deceased - Duty to recontact - Donor - Storage - State - Ethical Review - Minor/Child - Research - Tissue

 

Organization

Medical Research Council (MRC)The Wellcome TrustUnited Kingdom/Department of Health

Title

UK Biobank Ethics and Governance Framework - Background Document   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2003-10-10

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Databases - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Criteria - Deceased - Duty to recontact - Data - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Population Genetics - Governance - Compensation for Participation - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Research - Recruitment

 

Organization

Generation Scotland

Title

Generation Scotland - Legal and Ethical Aspects   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Dundee - - 2003-09-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - Discrimination - Data - Right of Withdrawal - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Governance - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Public Health - Third Party - Privacy

 

Organization

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Title

Code of Practice for the UK Stem Cell Bank   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2003-08-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Biobank - Stem Cell

 

Organization

The Wellcome Trust

Title

Sharing Data from Large-scale Biological research projects: A system of tripartite Responsibility (Fort Lauderdale Rules)   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2003-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Databases - Data - Research

 

Organization

The Nuffield Trust

Title

Learning from Experience: Privacy and the Secondary Use of Data in Health Research   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United Kingdom - 2002-11-28

URL

URL

Key Words

Databases - Biobank - Confidentiality - Storage - Research

 

Organization

Human Genetics Commission (HGC)

Title

Inside Information - Balancing Interests in the Use of Personal Genetic Data   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2002-05-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Insurer/Insurance - Databases - Confidentiality - Consent - Employer/Employment - Carrier Status - Genetic Testing

 

Organization

Human Genetics Commission (HGC)

Title

Comments to Inform the Government response to the House of Lords report on Genetic Databases   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United Kingdom - 2001-06-13

Key Words

DNA - Databases - Ethics Review Board - Consent - Data - Right of Withdrawal - Research

 

Organization

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Title

Human Tissue and Biological Samples for Use in Research- Operational and Ethical Guidelines   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2001-04-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Biobank - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Consent - Storage - Research - Tissue

 

Organization

United Kingdom / Government

Title

Fourth Report - Human Genetic Databases: Challenges and Opportunities   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2001-03-20

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Databases - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Data - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Governance - Benefit Sharing - Ownership - Research - Recruitment - Follow-up

 

Organization

Foresight Healthcare Panel

Title

Health Care 2020   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 2000-12-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Insurer/Insurance - Biobank - Patents - Stem Cell - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Genetic Screening - Right not to Know - Education - Storage - Population Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Professional - Intellectual Property - Liability - Genetic Testing - Third Party

 

Organization

United Kingdom / Government

Title

Data Protection Act 1998   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United Kingdom - 1998-07-16

URL

URL

Key Words

Confidentiality - Data

 

Organization

Nuffield Council on Bioethics

Title

Human Tissue: Ethical and Legal Issues   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

London - - 1995-04-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Socio-Economic Aspects - Biobank - Patents - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Consent - Storage - Compensation for Participation - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Third Party


United States


 

Organization

United States/Government

Title

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-204, 122 Stat. 705   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Washington - - 2008-04-24

URL

URL

Key Words

Counseling (general) - Genetic Screening - Education - Family - Woman/Maternity - Man/Paternity - Minor/Child - Newborn - Patient/Participant/Individual - Professional - Public Health - Carrier Status - Follow-up

 

Organization

International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER)

Title

2008 Best Practices for Repositories: Collection, Storage, Retrieval and Distribution of Biological Materials for Research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bethesda - - 2008-03-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Data - Storage - Tissue

 

Organization

American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG)

Title

Technical Standards and Guidelines for Reproductive Screening in the Ashkenazi Jewish Population   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bethesda - - 2008-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Counseling (general) - Consent - Genetic Screening - Education - Family - Preconception - Prenatal - Professional - Liability - Carrier Status - Genetic Testing

 

Organization

American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG)

Title

Carrier Screening in Individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish Descent   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bethesda - - 2008-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - Adult - Psychosocial Aspects - Community/Population - Counseling (general) - Counseling (Post-test) - Counseling (Pre-test) - Consent - Genetic Screening - Education - Family - Preconception - Prenatal - Professional - Carrier Status - Genetic Testing

 

Organization

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title

Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS)   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bethesda - - 2007-08-22

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Researcher - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Population Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Public Health - Privacy

 

Organization

National Cancer Institute (NCI)National Institutes of Health (NIH)United States - Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Title

National Cancer Institute Best Practices for Biospecimens Resources   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bethesda - - 2007-06-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - DNA - Databases - Biobank - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Education - Storage - Ethical Review - Governance - Intellectual Property - Research - Liability - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS)

Title

Policy Issues Associated with Undertaking a New Large U.S. Population Cohort Study of Genes, Environment, and Disease   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bethesda - - 2007-03-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Consultation/Collaboration - Data - Education - Population Genetics - Intellectual Property - Research - Privacy

 

Organization

United States - Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Title

Guidance on Informed Consent for In Vitro Diagnostic Device Studies Using Leftover Human Specimens that are not Individually Identifiable   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Rockville - - 2006-04-25

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Conflict of Interest - Consent - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Tissue

 

Organization

National Academy of Science - Institute of Medicine (IOM)

Title

Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Washington - - 2005-04-14

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Biobank - Stem Cell - Confidentiality - Consent - Donor - Storage - Woman/Maternity - Man/Paternity - Minor/Child - Newborn - Research

 

Organization

International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER)

Title

Best Practices for Repositories I: Collection, Storage, and Retrieval of Human Biological Materials for Research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bethesda - - 2005-03-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Researcher - Confidentiality - Consent - Storage - Governance - Professional - Tissue

 

Organization

National Coalition for Health Professionals Education in Genetics (NCHPEG)

Title

Core Competencies in Genetics Essential for All Health-Care Professionals (2005)   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Lutherville - - 2005-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Adult - Autonomy - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Diversity - Education - Eugenics - Population Genetics - Professional - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Follow-up - Genetic Testing - Privacy

 

Organization

Coriell Institute for Medical Research

Title

Secondary Distribution and Shared Use of Cell Cultures and DNA Samples   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Camden - - 2004-08-26

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Researcher - Consent - Ethical Review - Research

 

Organization

Coriell Institute for Medical Research

Title

Policy for the Responsible Collection, Storage, and Research Use of Samples from Named Populations for the NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United States - 2004-08-25

URL

URL

Key Words

Databases - Biobank - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Storage - Population Genetics - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Follow-up

 

Organization

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Title

Ethical Considerations in Research With Socially Identifiable Populations   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United States - 2004-01-02

URL

URL

Key Words

Community/Population - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Population Genetics - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research

 

Organization

National Cancer Institute (NCI)National Dialogue on Cancer (NDC)

Title

National Biospecimen Network Blueprint   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Washington - - 2003-09-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Databases - Biobank - Cancer - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Data - Donor - Storage - Governance - Patient/Participant/Individual - Intellectual Property - Public Health - Genetic Testing - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title

Final NIH Statement on Sharing Research Data   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Washington - - 2003-02-26

URL

URL

Key Words

Communication of Results - Data - Research

 

Organization

Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (The) (ASTHO)

Title

Public Health Genetics Policy Statement   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Washington - - 2002-09-11

URL

URL

Key Words

Insurer/Insurance - Community/Population - Competence - Confidentiality - Genetic Screening - Discrimination - Employer/Employment - Eugenics - Research - Public Health - Genetic Testing - Privacy

 

Organization

American Medical Association (AMA)

Title

E-2.079 Safeguards in the Use of DNA Databanks in Genomic Research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Chicago - - 2002-06-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Commercialization - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Duty to recontact - Discrimination - Data - Right of Withdrawal - Education - Population Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Professional - Research - Follow-up - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Consortium on Pharmacogenetics

Title

Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Research and Clinical Practice   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United States - 2002-04-01

Key Words

Databases - Biobank - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Discrimination - Data - Storage - Standard of Care - Patient/Participant/Individual - Pharmacogenomics - Research - Carrier Status - Genetic Testing - Privacy

 

Organization

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title

NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Washington - - 2002-04-01

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Biobank - Confidentiality - Consent - Criteria - Ethical Review - Prenatal - Research - Follow-up - Germline Therapy - Somatic Therapy

 

Organization

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title

Points to Consider when Planning a Genetic Study that Involves Members of Named Populations   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United States - 2002-01-04

URL

URL

Key Words

Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Consultation/Collaboration - Data - Population Genetics - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research

 

Organization

National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC)

Title

Ethical and Policy Issues In Research Involving Human Participants   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Rockville - - 2001-05-18

URL

URL

Key Words

Adult - Assent/Dissent - Autonomy - Databases - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Competence - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Consent - Diversity - Education - Equity - Population Genetics - Professional - Research - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Privacy

 

Organization

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title

Report of the First Community Consultation on the Responsible Collection and Use of Samples for Genetic Research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bethesda - - 2001-01-03

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Beneficence - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Competence - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Data - Education - Storage - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Behavioral Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Professional - Ownership - Research - Follow-up - Tissue

 

Organization

American College of Epidemiology (ACE)

Title

American College of Epidemiology Ethics Guidelines   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Raleigh - - 2000-01-24

URL

URL

Key Words

DNA - Adult - Socio-Economic Aspects - Autonomy - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Diversity - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Education - Equity - Population Genetics - Benefit Sharing - Professional - Research - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Privacy

 

Organization

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Title

Serving the Family From Birth to the Medical Home. Newborn Screening: A Blueprint for the Future - A Call for a National Agenda on State Newborn Screening Programs   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Elk Grove Village - - 2000-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - Socio-Economic Aspects - Insurer/Insurance - Databases - Biobank - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Counseling (Post-test) - Counseling (Pre-test) - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Genetic Screening - Discrimination - Education - Storage - Equity - State - Family - Woman/Maternity - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Newborn - Prenatal - Professional - Research - Public Health - Genetic Services - Carrier Status - Follow-up - Genetic Testing - Third Party - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)

Title

Cystic Fibrosis Screening   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United States - 1999-12-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Counseling (general) - Family - Population Genetics - Preconception - Prenatal - Genetic Testing

 

Organization

National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC)

Title

Research Involving Human Biological Materials: Ethical Issues and Policy Guidance   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Maryland - - 1999-09-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Socio-Economic Aspects - Autonomy - Databases - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Data - Right not to Know - Education - Population Genetics - Patient/Participant/Individual - Professional - Research - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Public Health - Follow-up - Third Party - Tissue

 

Organization

Office for Protection from Research Risk, (OPRR)

Title

Issues to Consider in the Research Use of Stored Data or Tissues   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Rockville - - 1997-11-07

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Databases - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Storage - Ethical Review - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

Office for Protection from Research Risk, (OPRR)

Title

Guidance on Protections for Human Subjects in the National Institute of General Medical Sciences: Human Genetic Mutant Cell Repository   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Rockville - - 1997-05-21

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Databases - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Donor - Storage - Ethical Review - Patient/Participant/Individual - Research - Tissue - Privacy

 

Organization

National Research Council (The) - Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS)

Title

Evaluating Human Genetic Diversity   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Washington, DC - - 1997-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Socio-Economic Aspects - Autonomy - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Right of Withdrawal - Population Genetics - Compensation for Participation - Patient/Participant/Individual - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Follow-up - Third Party

 

Organization

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)

Title

Statement on Informed Consent for Genetic Research   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bethesda - - 1996-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Insurer/Insurance - Autonomy - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Discrimination - Right not to Know - Employer/Employment - Storage - Family - Research - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Follow-up - Genetic Testing - Third Party - Privacy

 

Organization

Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Services (CORN)

Title

Guidelines for the Retention, Storage, and Use of Residual Dried Blood Spot   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Atlanta - - 1995-04-02

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Consent - Deceased - Genetic Screening - Discrimination - Storage - State - Family - Population Genetics - Minor/Child - Newborn - Professional - Ownership - Research - Genetic Testing - Privacy

 

Organization

United States/Government - Department of Energy (DOE)- Office of Science

Title

The Genetic Privacy Act and Commentary   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Boston - - 1995-02-28

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Consent - Storage - State - Family - Minor/Child - Patient/Participant/Individual - Liability - Genetic Testing - Third Party

 

Organization

American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG)

Title

Statement on Storage and Use of Genetic Materials   

Text adopted at (Country, Date)

United States - 1995-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Researcher - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Counseling (general) - Consent - Duty to recontact - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Family - Compensation for Participation - Benefit Sharing - Research - Genetic Testing

 

Organization

National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)

Title

Genetic screening   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Wallingford - - 1994-10-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Counseling (general) - Genetic Screening - Family - Population Genetics - Preconception - Prenatal

 

Organization

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)

Title

DNA Banking and DNA Analysis: Points to Consider   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Bethesda - - 1988-01-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Consent - Right not to Know - Storage - Family - Liability - Third Party

 

 

PROVINCIAL (CANADA)   

 

 

Organization

Quebec/ Government- Science and Technology Ethics Commission (CEST)

Title

The Ethical Issues of Genetic Databases: Towards Democratic and Responsible Regulation   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Sainte-Foy - Canada - 2003-02-13

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Insurer/Insurance - Databases - Biobank - Patents - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Education - Employer/Employment - Benefit Sharing - Patient/Participant/Individual - Professional - Intellectual Property - Research - Genetic Testing

 

Organization

Network of Applied Genetic Medicine

Title

Statement of Principles on the Ethical Conduct of Human Genetic Research Involving Populations     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Montreal - Canada - 2003-01-01

Key Words

Waiver of Consent - DNA - Autonomy - Biobank - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Confidentiality - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Duty to recontact - Discrimination - Data - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Storage - Equity - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Governance - Compensation for Participation - Justice - Benefit Sharing - Ownership - Intellectual Property - Research - Recruitment

 

Organization

Québec/Assemblée nationale et gouvernement

Title

An Act respecting medical laboratories, organ, tissue, gamete and embryo conservation, and the disposal of human bodies   

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Québec - Canada - 2001-12-19

URL

URL

Key Words

Biobank - Storage - Tissue

 

Organization

Conseil de la santé et du bien-être (CSBE)

Title

Health and Welfare in the Age of Genetic Information: Managing the Individual and Social Issues at Stake     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Quebec - Canada - 2001-04-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Insurer/Insurance - Databases - Ethics Review Board - Community/Population - Confidentiality - Consent - Data - Employer/Employment - Ethical Review - Population Genetics - Professional - Research - Genetic Testing - Privacy

 

Organization

Network of Applied Genetic Medicine

Title

Statement of principles: Human Genomic Research     fre 

Text adopted at (City, Date)

Montreal - Canada - 2000-04-01

URL

URL

Key Words

Access Info/Material - DNA - Adult - Incompetent Adult - Socio-Economic Aspects - Insurer/Insurance - Autonomy - Biobank - Researcher - Ethics Review Board - Commercialization - Community/Population - Communication of Results - Competence - Confidentiality - Conflict of Interest - Counseling (general) - Consent - Consultation/Collaboration - Duty to Warn - Discrimination - Right not to Know - Right of Withdrawal - Education - Employer/Employment - Storage - Equity - State - Governance - Compensation for Participation - Minor/Child - Benefit Sharing - Professional - Intellectual Property - Research - Recruitment - Respect for Human Life - Liability - Follow-up - Third Party