# Commission Decision of 9 December 2010 amending Decision C(2007) 2286 on the adoption of ERC Rules for the submission of proposals and the related evaluation, selection and award procedures for indirect actions under the Ideas Specific Programme of the Seventh Framework Programme (2007 to 2013) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/767/EU), Division: Proposals

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Where appropriate and/or required by the call, proposals include an Ethics section which:
Describes the potential ethical aspects of the proposed research regarding its objectives, the methodology and the potential implications of its results;
Justifies the design of the research project from an ethical viewpoint;
Explains how the ethical requirements set out in the work programme will be fulfilled;
Indicates how the proposals meets the national legal and ethical requirements of the country where the research is planned to be performed;
Indicates the timeframe for applying for opinion and/or for approval by any relevant authority at national level (such as the data protection authority, the clinical trials authority etc.).
To this end, applicants should complete the ‘Ethical Issues Table’ included in the Guide for Applicants.
The ERCEA may contact the applicant at any time during the process in order to obtain additional information pertinent to the ethical clearance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/767/annex/division/EUROPEAN/division/5/division/5.2/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-767/annex/division-EUROPEAN/division-5/division-5.2/division-2
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