- If material is also collected for other and/or future use, this must be described in the document Compliance with use of Biological samples.
- All use of material included in a general biobank in Norway must be approved by REK. For obtaining broad consent for the collection of material to be included in a Norwegian general biobank, the general biobank’s informed consent must be used.
- If the material is to be transferred to a biobank abroad for storage and later use in research beyond the study, this must be described in the document Compliance with use of biological samples, and broad consent must be obtained for this in a separate informed consent. It is a prerequisite that the requirements in the Health Research Act §14 as well as requirements in the GDPR or similar requirements for privacy are complied. For more information, please see the section below regarding broad consent.
