About CEC
Under the provisions of the Ordinance on Clinical trials and Good Clinical Practice (Official Gazette No. 121/07) and Ordinance on Clinical Trials of Medicinal Products and Good Clinical Practice (Official Gazette No. 25/15) the scope of work of Central Ethics Committee (CEC) is:
- to issue opinions in the procedure of granting approvals for clinical trials of medicinal products and/or medical devices, including academic clinical trials;
- to issue opinions in the procedure of granting approvals for non-interventional trials;
- to accept non-substantial amendments to previously approved clinical trial protocols;
- to issue opinions in the procedure of granting approvals for substantial amendments to the approved clinical trial protocols; and
- to accept final clinical trial reports.
The Central Ethics Committee is an independent committee of 19 members, healthcare professionals and members of non-medical professions.
The president of Central Ethics Committee, his deputy and members of the Committee are appointed by the minister responsible for health.
Administrative support for the activities of the Central Ethics Committee is provided by the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices.
CEC Structure
President:
- Prof. Iveta Merćep, M.D., Ph.D.
President's Deputy:
- Assoc. Prof. Srećko Marušić, M.D., Ph.D.
Members:
- Ivica Belina, M.A. (Education and Rehabilitation Sciences)
- Prof. Ana Borovečki, M.D., Ph.D.
- Miran Cvitković, M.D.
- Ivan Ćelić, M.D., Ph.D.
- Davorka Herman Mahečić, M.D.
- Prof. Antonio Juretić, M.D., Ph.D.
- Prof. Neven Ljubičić, M.D., Ph.D.
- Prof. Jasminka Milas-Ahić, M.D., Ph.D.
- Academician Davor Miličić, M.D.
- Prof. Dinka Pavičić Baldani, M.D., Ph.D.
- Marija Pećanac, L.L.B.
- Assist. Prof. Delfa Radić-Krišto, M.D., Ph.D.
- Prof. Nadan Rustemović, M.D., Ph.D.
- Academician Miroslav Samaržija, M.D.
- Prof. Hrvoje Tiljak, M.D., Ph.D.
- Prof. Marina Titlić, M.D., Ph.D.
- Prof. Miroslav Vukić, M.D., Ph.D.
The President, President's Deputy and members of the Central Ethics Committee were appointed by the Decree of the Minister of Health from August 2, 2018 (Class: 011-01/18-01/28, Not. Nr.: 534-02-3-2/1-18-2).
CEC rules of procedure governing its work may be seen at the links below:
