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# Human Research Ordinance (HRO)

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## Human Research Ordinance (HRO)

SR 810.301 — Ordinance of 20 September 2013 on Human Research with the Exception of Clinical Trials (Human Research Ordinance, HRO).

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English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 1 November 2024, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Swiss Federal Council, on the basis of the Human Research Act of 30 September 2011 (HRA), ordains:

SR 810.30

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 7 articles 2. Research Involving Measures for Sampling of Biological Material or Collection of Health-Related Personal Data from Persons — 23 articles 3. Further Use of Biological Material and Health-related Personal Data for Research — 17 articles 4. Research Involving Deceased Persons — 3 articles 5. Research involving Embryos and Foetuses from Induced Abortions and from Spontaneous Abortions including Stillbirths — 3 articles 6. Final Provisions — 4 articles

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