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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-767/annex/division-EUROPEAN/division-5/division-5.2/division-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/767",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-767",
  "path": "annex/division/EUROPEAN/division/5/division/5.2/division/4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Specific procedural modalities for research activities involving human embryonic stem cells",
  "text": "When evaluating, and selecting proposals involving the use of human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and before preparing the related grant agreements, the ERCEA uses the following procedure:\nThe general scientific peer review procedure, as described at section 3 above applies. In addition, the scientific peer review independent experts assess whether:\nthe project serves important research aims to advance scientific knowledge in basic research in Europe or to increase medical knowledge for the development of diagnostic, preventive or therapeutic methods to be applied to humans,\nthe use of hESC is necessary in order to achieve the scientific objectives set forth in the proposal. In particular, applicants must document that appropriate validated alternatives (in particular, stem cells from other sources or origins) are not suitable and/or available to achieve the expected goals of the proposal. This latter provision does not apply to research comparing hESC with other human stem cells.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Taking into account the statement of the Commission of 24 July 2006 (OJ L 412, 30.12.2006, p. 42)."
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:56.395033+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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