Research Ethics Committees

• Present system of local research ethics committees; content and institutional affiliation:

According to the Act No. 378/2007 on pharmaceuticals, there are two types of ethics committees:

• Local ethics committees established by the director of the relevant health care institution or research institution. They review all research projects.
• Ethics committees for multi-centre (MEC) studies are also established by the director of the relevant health care institution or research institution, but recommended by SUKL and approved by the Ministry of health. They play the role of a Central EC. Each MEC is inspected annually by SUKL.

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