Germany
Legislation
- 2003 Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz) Link to law
- Laender (State) Data Protection Acts (Landesdatenschutzgesetze)
- German Basic Law (The Constitution) (Grundgesetz)
- 2008 Gesetz über genetische Untersuchungen bei Menschen (Gendiagnostik-Gesetz – GenDG) or the Human Genetic Examination Act (Genetic Diagnosis Act - GenDG). Covers genetic testing for medical purposes, testing for the purposes of determining descent, as well as testing in the insurance and employment sectors, but not to testing for research purposes. Link to law (in German) ; Link to unofficial translation provided by EuroGenTest
References
- Löhr, W. (2008): Forschungsdaten sind ungeschützt, in: die tageszeitung, 29 August 2008.
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