TABLE 2.
The acceptance of electronic informed consent in the European Union and United States.
| EU Member States | United States | ||
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| eIC is allowed | eIC is not allowed | eIC is allowed | |
| Group 1: | Group 2: | Group 3: | Regulated and clarified by a regulatory body |
| Explicitly regulated | Not regulated | Explicitly regulated | |
| (e.g., Belgium) | (e.g., Finland) | (e.g., Switzerland) | |
eIC, electronic informed consent; EU, European Union.