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Table 1 National rules on the CTA in the DEEP-2 countries

From: Ethical and procedural issues for applying researcher-driven multi-national paediatric clinical trials in and outside the European Union: the challenging experience of the DEEP project

Country

National rules

National rule on paediatric trial

GCP application

EU

Cyprus

YES according to Directive 2001/20/EC [3]

YES

Implemented in the national Law

Greece

YES according to Directive 2001/20/EC [3]

YES

Implemented in the national Law

Italy

YES according to Directive 2001/20/EC [3]

YES

Implemented in the national Law

UK

YES according to Directive 2001/20/EC [3]. Besides the EC approval and CA authorisation, another approval from the CRN-NHS highly recommended

YES

Implemented in the national Law

Non-EU

Albania

NO

NO

Not implemented

Egypt

YES but national law prevents to move biological samples beyond the borders

YES

Implemented but no legislative disposition exists

Tunisia

YES

paediatric trials with a non-marketed IMP not allowed

Implemented but no legislative disposition exists