Article 21 Access policy

EATRIS ERIC shall ensure as a general rule open access to services and infrastructures supporting and promoting excellence in translational research as well as a culture of ‘best practices’ through training activities.

EATRIS ERIC shall provide guidance for users of EATRIS infrastructure to best ensure that research which has been undertaken using the resources of the EATRIS infrastructure recognises and respects compliance with any property, personal privacy, ethical and data owner’s protection rights as well as secrecy and confidentiality obligations as defined in Rules of Procedure, further ensuring that users comply with access terms and conditions, security arrangements for the internal storage and handling of (bio) materials and handling of information of research institutions participating in EATRIS infrastructure.

The criteria and procedures that provide or restrict access to EATRIS ERIC infrastructure data and tools shall be defined in Rules of Procedure and decided by the Board of Governors after advice from the Board of National Directors and the Scientific Advisory Board.