The Committee’s missions are
- to formulate opinions on research projects or sections thereof submitted to it and that may raise ethics issues;
- to take a position or formulate doctrine with regard to ethics-related aspects of research;
- to shed light on collective and individual attitudes and issue recommendations for conduct in given situations.
The Ethics Committee meets for at least two day-long sessions a year. Its annual report and opinions are public.
The Committee has a minimum of ten members and is balanced both in terms of gender—5 women and 5 men—and institutional membership: 5 INED and 5 outside members. Committee members are known for their professional or personal interest in ethics questions and are appointed intuitu personae.
