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Rights of Users of Genetic Services| ESTONIA
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| 1. Estonia is world wide known because of the Estonian Genome Project. One of the corner stones of this project is the Human Genes Research Act of 13 December 2000 that entered into force on 8 January 2001. However, this act does not apply on genetic testing. Until now a specific law on genetic testing does not exist. As a consequence the provisions of the Law of Obligations 2001 which have been discussed in the previous part have to be applied. 2. The Human Genes Research Act 2000 prohibits to restrict the rights and opportunities of a person or to confer advantages on a person on the basis of the structure of the person’s DNA and the genetic risks resulting thereof. |