In Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects, strict ethical standards must be observed, which are regulated in the grant agreement. Further information on this can be found here.

In the case of the use of genetic resources, funding recipients of research projects in the EU programme Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe are obliged to fulfil certain obligations from the EU ABS Regulation on Access and Benefit-sharing. The information is provided via the Funding and Tender Portal in the "Project Continuos Report" on the "ABS Regulation". You can find more detailed explanations here.