# Commission Implementing Decision of 22 November 2013 on setting up the Biobanks and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (2013/701/EU), Article 18: Access

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

1. BBMRI-ERIC shall make samples and data in databases affiliated with or developed by BBMRI-ERIC Partner Biobanks available to researchers and research institutions according to the access procedure and criteria as approved by the Assembly of Members. Access shall respect conditions set by sample and data providers that affiliate their databases to BBMRI-ERIC. No provision in these Statutes should be understood as seeking to restrict the right of owners of Biobanks or Biomolecular Resources affiliated with BBMRI-ERIC to decide on providing access to any samples and data.
2. BBMRI-ERIC shall provide access to samples and related clinical data based on the scientific excellence of the proposed project as determined by an independent peer review and after ethical review of the research project proposal.
3. BBMRI-ERIC shall seek to ensure that the source of samples and data be appropriately acknowledged and shall request that such attribution be maintained in subsequent use of the samples and data.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/701/annex/I/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-701/annex-I/article-18
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