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A great variety of regulations for biomedical research on human beings has been enacted in the last few years1 that came about as a result of an often longlasting and controversial discussion of different groups of experts working in many professions on a governmental and non-governmental basis. These include recommendations for professional research workers as well as binding guidelines that have to be implemented in National law. During the International Symposium in Göttingen it was decided to give advice to an international audience on the following minimum conditions for human trials:

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Rittner, C. (2002). The Significance of an Independent and Interdisciplinary Assessment of Research Projects — the Role of Ethics Committees in a Worldwide Survey. In: Taupitz, J. (eds) Das Menschenrechtsübereinkommen zur Biomedizin des Europarates — taugliches Vorbild für eine weltweit geltende Regelung? / The Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine of the Council of Europe — a Suitable Model for World-Wide Regulation?. Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Deutsches, Europäisches und Internationales Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht und Bioethik der Universitäten Heidelberg und Mannheim, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59424-3_6

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