HRA Organisation Ordinance (OrgO-HRA)
Amended by No I of the O of 7 June 2024, in force since 1 Nov. 2024 (AS 2024 324).
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Art. 10 Duties of the Federal Office of Public Health and of the Coordination Office
1 The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has, in particular, the following duties: a. it operates a Coordination Office to ensure coordination between ethics committees and other supervisory authorities, as specified in Article 55 paragraph 1 HRA; b. it oversees the coordination responsibilities delegated to third parties under Article 10a; c. it issues guidelines concerning the content of the reports to be submitted by the ethics committees in accordance with Article 55 paragraph 2 HRA; d. it provides information for the public, preparing in particular a summary of the annual reports submitted by ethics committees and a statistical overview of the research projects approved. 2 The Coordination Office, in particular, ensures regular exchanges between the supervisory authorities concerned. 3 It may, in cooperation with the ethics committees and, where appropriate, other supervisory authorities concerned, issue recommendations on approval and notification procedures and on specific a
Art. 10a Delegation of coordination responsibilities to the Swiss Association of Research Ethics Committees
1 Coordination between the ethics committees shall be delegated to the Swiss Association of Research Ethics Committees (Swissethics). For its demonstrable efforts in this connection, Swissethics shall receive federal compensation. 2 The details of the delegation of responsibilities and the compensation shall be determined in a public law contract between the FOPH and Swissethics.