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. 2022 May 25;9:906448. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.906448

TABLE 2.

The acceptance of electronic informed consent in the European Union and United States.

EU Member States United States

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.