Table 4.

Overview of main rights and obligations of custodians and applicants

1. Rights and obligations in relation to the decision on access to HBM and data
A. Rights of custodian	Decide on access to HBM and data
	Evaluate availability and suitability of HBM and data for project
	Evaluate impact on existing collection of HBM and data
	Determine priorities between different research projects
B. Obligations of custodian	Have the disposal of sufficient expertise/experience
	Act independently
C. Rights of applicant	Access collection of HBM and data
	Use HBM and data in research projects
	Keep certain information confidential
	Priority access in case applicant collected HBM and data
D. Obligations of applicant	Use for specific project within certain time period
	Provide synopsis of project
2. Right to decide on leftover HBM
A. Rights of custodian	Decide on return or destruction
	Decide on use in new or follow-up project
	Verify leftover HBM
	Provide minimum amount of HBM
B. Obligation of applicant	Inform biobank about leftover HBM
	Return or destroy leftover HBM
	Submit new request for new use of HBM
	Prohibition to transfer to third party
3. Right to participate in benefits of research project
A. Rights of custodian	Charge access fee
	Request return of some of the benefits
	Share in benefits of research project
B. Right of applicant	Enjoy benefits of research project
C. Obligations of applicant	Pay access fee
	Return some of the benefits to biobank

We only included the rights and obligations on which most stakeholders agreed