The German Ethics Committee, Deutscher Ethikrat, the U.K. Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the French National Ethics Advisory Committee held a trilateral seminar in Berlin on December 17, 2009.

The Agenda included the following themes:

- Nuffield Council on Bioethics: The public consultation process on dementia.

Presentation and discussion.

- Comité Consultatif National d'Ethique / National Ethics Advisory Committee:

Review process of the bioethics legislation in France.

- Deutscher Ethikrat / German Ethics Council:

Recent changes in German legislation with regard to bioethics.

- Actual work program and future perspectives of the Ethics Councils.

- Short presentation from each Council followed by discussion about

current bioethical topics.

- Actual debate on donation of human cells, tissue and organs.

A further meeting between the three Committees is due to be hosted by the French National Ethics Advisory Committee in Paris in December 2010.