Maureen Millington-Brodie Sep 21, 2018:

nothing to do with employment law but to do with application of medical ethics

Björn Vrooman Oct 25, 2017:

Hello Gudrun I don't think you can take this literally. "Freier Antrag" is in contrast to "AMG" and "MPG" studies. What they mean, IMHO, is "freie Studien," e.g. studies that aren't regulated by either of these two acts. This becomes pretty clear when you look for the source page online.

Cf https://www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/forschung/medizinische-eth...

Similar to:
"Some IRBs will consider this to be non-FDA regulated research that is exempt from IRB review and informed consent based on HHS regulation 45 CFR 46.101(b)(4)."
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp-committee/recommendations/20...

Gudrun Maydorn (X) Oct 23, 2017:

Freier Antrag (@gangels) Freier Antrag bedeutet evtl., dass der Antrag frei formuliert wird, also formlos und nicht förmlich (d. h. auf einem vorgeschriebenen Formular oder gemäß bestimmter Formvorschriften) gestellt wird. Das hat mit frei im Sinne von kostenlos vermutlich nichts zu tun.