| Legal status |
PERMISSIVE WITH RESTRICTIONS |
| Key organization |
Ministry of Health, National Bioethics Committee |
| Policy |
hESC research using IVF embryos is allowed if adequate protection of the embryo is ensured. No legal regulation on hES. Cloning is prohibited by the additional protocol to the convention for the protection of human rights and dignity of human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine, on the prohibition of cloning of human beings (2002). |
| Legislation |
Additional protocol to the convention for the protection of human rights and dignity of human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine, on the prohibition of cloning of human beings (2002) |
| Legislation Link |
http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/ChercheSig.asp?NT=168&CM=&DF=&CL=ENG |
| Embryo donation and cryopreservation |
Two opinions presented by the National Bioethics Committee of Cyprus (CNBC): it is prohibited the creation of supernumerary embryos and HER using surplus IVF embryos is allowed if adequate protection of the embryos is ensured. |
| Somatic cell nuclear transfer |
Cloning of human beings is prohibited. |
| Privacy and data protection |
Processing of Personal Data (Protection of Individuals) Law of 2001:http://www.dataprotection.gov.cy/dataprotection/dataprotection.nsf/697e70c0046f7759c2256e8c004a0a49/f8e24ef90a27f34fc2256eb4002854e7/$FILE/138(I)-2001_en.pdf |
