Regulations of the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Created by Res. n° 3733/2008.

Considering the principles of inalienable nature and universal application that govern research activity in science, technology and innovation; the ethical standards included in article 3 of Law No. 25.467 that regulates the National System of Science, Technology and Innovation; the constituent principles of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, in accordance with article 1 of its Statute and the provisions of the Rector in Resolution No. 2638/2008 and Resolution No. 2022/2010, as well as the provisions of Res CS 1091/2010, the Ethics Committee of the Investigation the following Regulations are given for its organization and future operation:

1. Integration and Coordination of the Committee.
The Committee will be made up of a delegate and one or two substitutes appointed by each Faculty, a delegate from the University Research Council and the coordinators. The Coordination of the Committee may be unipersonal or collegiate. The Coordinators must be professors, professors, researchers or researchers of the University and will be appointed by the Rector of the same. The members of the Committee will hold office for four years and may be appointed indefinitely for equal periods.

2. Functions of the Committee.
They are functions of the Committee

2.1. encourage reflection and practice of ethics in the community of scientific and technological researchers of the University.

2.2. analyse, intervene and issue an opinion on scientific-technological ethical problems that arise at the University and in its relationship, or that of any of its members, with society.

2.3. recommend the necessary measures to guarantee the observance of ethical norms in scientific-technological research at the University and with respect to the institutions with which it is linked in projects of this nature, with the intention of promoting respect for human dignity and in defense of the common good.

2.4. analyze the cases related to the ethics of research that are submitted to its consideration by the University, by any public or private person and those that it adopts on its own initiative, issuing an opinion in this regard. and. receive and evaluate from an ethical point of view the research projects that are submitted for its consideration when the Rector and/or the Superior Council consider it appropriate due to their relevance or when the areas to which said projects correspond lack organizations of ethical evaluation.

2.5. Promote links and exchanges with public bodies in the country and with ethics committees in the international arena in order to unify criteria and coordinate actions.

2.6. set up ad-hoc commissions when necessary.

3. Faculties of the coordinators.
The functions of the Coordinators are:

3.1. convene and preside over ordinary and extraordinary sessions.

3.2. plan and implement the necessary actions for the best fulfillment of the functions of the Committee.

3.3. propose to the Committee the priorities of the topics to be discussed.

3.4. propose the formation of ad hoc commissions when necessary.

3.5. Promote links and exchanges with similar institutions at the national and international level.

3.6. represent the committee.

4. Operation.
The Committee will act according to the following rules:

4.1. it must designate one of its members to act as Secretary, who will be in charge of the minutes, documentation and correspondence of the Commission.

4.2. It must meet in ordinary session, at least once a month. The members may be summoned by the Coordination to an extraordinary session, 48 hours in advance. Communications to members may be made by email.

4.3. In order to hold a valid session, it must have the presence of half of its members. When the titular member is present, the one or two substitute members can also attend and have a voice, but only the titular member has the right to vote. Decisions will be adopted by simple majority, and, in the event of a tie, the Coordination will have a double vote.

4.4. One or more rapporteur members from among the members of the Committee will be appointed to study the cases or issues to be considered, who will prepare a preliminary report on the recommendation.

4.5. the Committee's recommendations and decisions must be well-founded and include a reference to the documentation examined, the consultations carried out and a summary of the arguments for and against, considered to adopt the decision.

4.6. may request any member of the university community the pertinent information that is essential to dispatch the matters that are pending.

4.7. may invite to its sessions or request information from experts outside of it.

4.8. for the evaluation of research projects submitted for consideration from an ethical point of view, it will use the qualification of acceptable or not acceptable, and, in the first case, it may be issued with the qualification of acceptable with observations. The rejection of a project from the ethical point of view must be founded. The opinion of the Committee will be binding.

4.9. The Secretariat of the Superior Council of the UNR will be in charge of logistically supporting the Commission in the exercise of its functions.

4.10. The decisions of the Committee will be made known through the services of the Secretariat of the Superior Council of the UNR.

5. Duties of members.
The members of the Committee and the experts who are consulted or invited to participate in the meetings must respect the principle of confidentiality with respect to all matters and protocols under treatment. When a member is directly related to a matter under treatment in the Committee, he must refrain from participating in the respective deliberations.

6. Final provisions.
These Regulations may be modified at a meeting called for that purpose and with the agreement of two thirds of the members.