Bioethics

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)