Belgian Advisory Committee on Bioethics
8th Conference, open to the general public:
'15 years of the Advisory Committee on Bioethics:
round-up and prospects'
12 October 2011
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The Belgian Advisory Committee on Bioethics was established by the co-operation agreement of 15 January 1993 signed by the federal Government, the French-speaking Community, the Flemish Community, the German-speaking Community and the Joint Commission for Community Matters[1].
The Committe is completely independent of the authorities that created it. The Committee’s duties are twofold:
• To provide advice on the problems raised by research and research applications in the fields of biology, medicine and health care; these problems are studied from the ethical, social and legal points of view, particularly from the angle of the respect for human rights;
• To inform the public and the authorities about these problems.
[1] This Co-operation Agreement was published in the Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur belge of 12 May 1993; it was approved by the federal Government through an Act of 6 March 1995, and by the three Communities mentioned above through a Decree respectively dated 6 December 1993, 16 March 1994 and 15 June 1994, and by the Joint Commission for Community Matters through an Ordinance of 30 March 1995.
Secretary:
Zelfbestuurstraat 4, Rue de l'Autonomie
1070 Brussels
Tel: 02/525.09.07
Fax: 02/525.09.12
E-mail: bioeth-info@health.fgov.be
Published on 26/08/2009 – Page last updated on 27/04/2012