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Ethics Summary Report
Call Reference
HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01
Proposal Number
101061700
Acronym
DWARC
Ethics Issues
Humans
Yes
Personal data
Yes
Non-EU countries
Yes
Analysis of the ethical dimension
Overall, the applicant demonstrates good ethics awareness in this project and as such may receive ethics
clearance. However, given the sensitive nature of the research activities, especially the research activities to be
carried out in China, an Ethics Board must be appointed to monitor and advise on the ethics issues in the project,
and an Ethics Check is to be conducted at Month 13 to ensure compliance with ethical standards.
Ethics Opinion
Conditional ethics clearance (clearance is subject to conditions, i.e. ethics requirements. The
requirements  must either be fulfilled before grant signature or become part of the grant agreement)
External Independent Ethics Advisor/Board
In your opinion, would it be exceptionally necessary to appoint an external independent
ethics advisor or an ethics board (with a minimum of three experts) reporting periodically to
Yes (Ethics Board)
the Commission/Agency/funding body?
An independent Ethics Board must be established and include members with the relevant expertise to monitor the
ethical concerns of this project. Periodic reports from the Ethics Board must be provided at months 12, 24, and 36.
Each ethics report should discuss how ethical issues were handled by the research team during the reporting period, if
any new issues emerged, and how they can be addressed. The applicant is invited to send the CVs of the suggested
members of the Board and discuss their appointment with the Project Officer at the beginning of the project.
Ethics Check or Review during the project
In your opinion, would an Ethics Check or Ethics Review be necessary during the project?
Yes (Ethics Check)
Given the sensitive nature of this project, including research activities in China, an Ethics Check should be conducted
at Month 13 of the project, after reception of the 1st Ethics Board report.
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General requirement applicable to all grants
The beneficiaries must ensure that all ethics issues related to activities in the grant are addressed in compliance with
ethical principles, the applicable international and national law, and the provisions set out in the Grant Agreement. This
includes the ethics issues identified in this report and any additional ethics issues that may emerge in the course of the
grant. In case any substantial new ethics issues arise, beneficiaries should inform the granting authority. For each ethics
issue applicable, beneficiaries must follow the guidance provided in the How to complete your ethics self-assessment.
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