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European Union Ministers from the 27 Member States have informally agreed to explore a plan that would enable the exchange of personal data across national borders. 22/01/07
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The US House of Representatives has introduced legislation aimed at protecting individuals against potential genetic discrimination in the areas of employment and the provision of health insurance. 22/01/07
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A white paper has been published with proposed revisions to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act. 19/12/06
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The Academy of Medical Sciences has called on regulators to reform guidance on the use of personal medical data in research. 19/01/06
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Patents on human DNA should be granted only for 'concrete applications', argues a resolution from the European Parliament. 28/10/05
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The European Commission has released its second report on the implementation of the Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (98/44/EC). 08/08/05
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The UK Department of Health has announced the membership of the Human Tissue Authority. 04/04/05
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After fierce debate on human cloning, the Sixth Committee (Legal) reach agreement on a non-binding ban. 24/02/05
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The US Senate has approved, by a vote of 98-0, 'A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.' 18/02/05
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As part of a package of measures addressing genetic engineering and biotechnology, the German government has drafted legislation to allow employers to require job seekers to take genetic tests. 25/10/04
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Couples can seek permission to choose an embryo with a tissue type that matches a seriously ill sibling. 22/07/04
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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and proposed Human Tissue Authority will merge to form the Regulatory Authority for Fertility and Tissue. 22/07/04
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Progress towards strategic vision for life sciences and biotechnology up to 2010. 27/04/04
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Directive on human cells and tissues for therapeutic use nears approval. 17/12/03
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Bill published almost five years after the first internal inquiry into organ retention at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool. 05/12/03
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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has announced its recommendations to the Government on gender selection. 12/11/03
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The UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee has announced that it will review the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. 06/11/03
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Prohibiting the use of genetic information by insurers or employers. 17/10/03
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New report urges the UK Department of Health to take an active role in policy for intellectual property rights and genetics. 06/08/03
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Proposing that research be allowed on embryonic stem-cells derived from embryos 'left over' after IVF treatment. 17/07/03
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Protocol on measures to protect people taking part in biomedical research projects. 03/07/03
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£50 million to help integrate genetics into health services. 26/06/03
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Europe's Council of Ministers approves Commission's amendments to draft Directive on human cells and tissues for therapeutic use. 24/06/03
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US Senate Committee approved new bill. 04/06/03
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Full judgement points out specific nature of the licence granted for the Hashmi's treatment. 25/05/03
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Balancing public benefits from scientific research against intellectual property rights: the Royal Society reports. 28/04/03
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Appeal Court decides that HFEA has power to allow preimplantation genetic diagnosis with tissue typing. 10/04/03
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Directive on "standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, storage, and distribution of human tissues and cells". 11/03/03
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EC threatens nine states over their failure to comply with 1998 patents directive. 05/02/03
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The upper house of Australia's Federal Parliament (the Senate) has passed a bill, which has already successfully passed through the lower house (the House of Representatives), to ban all forms of human cloning. 26/11/02
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The Information Commissioner has issued legal guidance on the application of the Data Protection Act 1998 to the use and disclosure of health data. 22/05/02
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The Health Privacy Project at Georgetown University in the US has published a report on the extent to which the US federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), passed in 1996 and in force since April 2001, protects genetic information. 09/05/02
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