Oviedo Convention
This international Convention, signed by most of the European States, sets out the fundamental principles applicable in day-to-day medicine as well as those applicable to new technologies in human biology and medicine.
Links
Map of signatures and ratifications
Chart of signatures and ratifications (CETS 164, CETS 186, CETS 195, CETS 203)
Treaty Office of the Council of Europe
Documents
Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (CETS 164)
Other languages: Dutch translation Finnish translation German: Convention and Explanatory Report Greek translation Italian translation Polish translation Slovenian translation Spanish translation: Convention and Erratum
Related documents: Preparatory work on the Convention Addendum I Addendum II
Additional Protocols: Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings (CETS 168)
Other languages: Finnish translation German translation Italian translation Polish translation Russian translation Spanish translation
Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, on Transplantation of Organs and Tissues of Human Origin (CETS 186)
Other languages: Finnish translation German translation Italian translation
Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, concerning Biomedical Research (CETS 195) and its Explanatory Report
Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning Genetic Testing for Health Purposes (CETS 203)
