Opinions, studies and General Activity Reports.

EGE

Opinions 2005-2012

 

Position of the European Group on Ethics on the EC Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on Clinical Trials COM (2012) 369 final [441 KB]

 

Opinion n°27 - 16/01/2013 - An ethical framework for assessing research, production and use of energy  

• Opinion No. 27 [7 MB]
• Press release [493 KB]

 

Opinion n°26 - 22/02/2012 - Ethics of information and communication technologies

• Opinion No. 26 [3 MB]
• Press release [19 KB]

Opinion n°25 - 17/11/2009 - Ethics of synthetic biology

• Opinion No. 25 [2 MB]
• Press release [16 KB]

Opinion n°24 - 17/12/2008 - Ethics of modern developments in agricultural technologies

• Opinion No. 24 [3 MB]
• Press release [17 KB]

Opinion n°23 - 16/01/2008 - Ethical aspects of animal cloning for food supply

• opinion in extenso [3 MB]
• press release
• Proceedings of the Roundtable debate on "Ethical aspects of animal cloning for food supply [3 MB] "

Opinion n°22 - 13/07/2007 - The ethics review of hESC FP7 research projects

• opinion in extenso
• press release

Opinion n°21 - 17/01/2007 - Ethical aspects of nanomedicine

• opinion in extenso
• press release
• Speech of President Barroso to the EGE
• proceedings of the Roundtable debate on "The Ethical aspects of Nanomedicine" [2 MB]

Opinions 2000-2005

Opinion n°20 - 16/03/2005 - Ethical aspects of ICT Implants in the Human Body

• opinion in extenso [366 KB]
• press release [54 KB]
• accompanying document [2 MB]

Opinion n°19 - 16/03/2004 - Ethical aspects of umbilical cord blood banking

• opinion in extenso [290 KB]
• press release [75 KB]
• accompanying document [3 MB]
• Addenda [83 KB]

Opinion n°18 - 28/07/2003 - Ethical aspects of genetic testing in the workplace

• opinion in extenso [197 KB]
• accompanying document [673 KB]
• Statement by the EGE on advertising genetic tests via the internet [15 KB]

Opinion n°17 - 04/02/2003 - Ethical aspects of clinical research in developing countries

• opinion in extenso [207 KB]
• press release [16 KB]
• accompanying document [2 MB]

Opinion n°16 - 07/05/2002 - Ethical aspects of patenting inventions involving human stem cells

• opinion in extenso [72 KB]
• press release [10 KB]
• accompanying document [2 MB]

Opinions 1998-2000

Opinion n° 15 - 14/11/2000 - Ethical aspects of human stem cell research and use

• opinion in extenso [77 KB]
• press release [33 KB]
• accompanying document [997 KB]

Opinion n° 14 - 14/11/1999 - Ethical aspects arising from doping in sport

• opinion in extenso [86 KB]
• press release [36 KB]

Opinion n° 13 - 30/07/1999 - Ethical issues of healthcare in the information society

• opinion in extenso [66 KB]
• press release [17 KB]

Opinion n° 12 - 23/11/1998 - Ethical aspects of research involving the use of human embryo in the context of the 5th framework programme

• opinion in extenso [71 KB]
• press release [54 KB]

Opinion n° 11 - 21/07/1998 - Ethical aspects of human tissue banking

• opinion in extenso [58 KB]
• press release [28 KB]

Opinions 1991-1997

Opinion n° 10 - 11/12/1997 - Ethical aspects of the 5th Research Framework Programme

• opinion in extenso [28 KB]

Opinion n° 9 - 28/05/1997 - Ethical aspects of cloning techniques

• opinion in extenso [29 KB]

Opinion n° 8 - 25/09/1996 - Ethical aspects of patenting inventions involving elements of human origin

• opinion in extenso [38 KB]

Opinion n° 7 - 21/05/1996 - Ethical aspects of genetic modification of animals

• opinion in extenso [36 KB]

Opinion n° 6 - 20/02/1996 - Ethical aspects of prenatal diagnosis

• opinion in extenso [43 KB]

Opinion n° 5 - 05/05/1995 - Ethical aspects of the labelling of the food derived from modern biotechnology

• opinion in extenso [38 KB]

Opinion n° 4 - 13/12/1994 - The ethical implications of gene therapy

• opinion in extenso [28 KB]

Opinion n° 3 - 30/09/1993 - Opinion on ethical questions arising from the Commission proposal for a Council directive for legal protection of biotechnological inventions

• opinion in extenso [37 KB]

Opinion n° 2 - 12/03/1993 -Products derived from human blood or human plasma

• opinion in extenso [30 KB]

Opinion n° 1 - 12/03/1993 - The ethical implications of the use of performance-enhancers in agriculture and fisheries

• opinion in extenso [35 KB]

For paper version of publications (available free of charge) please contact EGE secretariat at BEPA-ETHICS-GROUP@ec.europa.eu .

	The governance of large research and medical databases in clinical and multi-centre trials [13 MB]
	The protection of fundamental ethical principles in international research and innovation programmes [14 MB]
	The role of ethics in international biomedical research: Report of the 2nd meeting of the European Commission's International Dialogue on Bioethics [8 MB]
	General Report on the Activities of the EGE (2005-2010) [2 MB]
	Satisfaction survey for readers [159 KB]
	General Report on the Activities of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies to the European Commission : 2000 - 2005 [4 MB]
	Summary of meetings with Representatives from the National Ethics Committees of the New Member States: "Ethics in the New Member States [388 KB] " (only available in English)
	"National regulations in the European Union regarding research on human embryos [670 KB] " by Brigitte Gratton. (Only available in English)
	"Study on the patenting of inventions related to human stem cells [15 MB] " by Prof. Van Overwalle. (Only available in English) This study has been carried out at the request of the EGE for the preparation of Opinion n°16.
	"A History of patenting life in the United States with comparative attention to Canada and Europe [598 KB] ", by Prof. Kevles.(Only available in English) This study has been carried out at the request of the EGE for the preparation of Opinion n°16.
	"General report on the activities of the EGE 1998-2000 [614 KB] "