No research involving the human person may be carried out :
– if it is not based on the latest scientific knowledge and on sufficient pre-clinical experimentation ;
– if the foreseeable risk incurred by the persons who take part in the research is out of all proportion to the anticipated benefit for these persons or the interest of this research;
– if its aim is not to extend scientific knowledge of human beings and the means likely to improve their condition;
– if the research involving the human being has not been designed in such a way as to minimise pain, discomfort, fear and any other foreseeable inconvenience associated with the disease or the research, taking particular account of the degree of maturity of minors and the capacity for understanding of adults who are unable to give their consent.
The interests of the persons taking part in research involving the human person always take precedence over the sole interests of science and society.
Research involving the human person can only begin if all these conditions are met. Compliance with them must be maintained at all times.