The terms of membership
The terms of membership in ACRO-CZ (an internal regulation for the recruitment
of members, as approved by the executive committee of ACRO-CZ on 7th April 2020 and
authorized by the plenary session of ACRO-CZ on 27th April 2020)
- Membership :
- A. Full-time membership
- B. Affiliated membership
- ad A) FULL-TIME MEMBERSHIP:
Criteria:
A Full-Time member:
- Is registered as a legal person in the Czech Republic and is active in the field of clinical trials of
medication or health resources as a Contract Research Organization (CRO)
- Has a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) covering the whole spectrum of provided services
- Will agree to abide by the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the legal regulations
- Has established an internal system of quality and a person responsible for this system
- Is performing periodical training of the employees
- In the course of last calendar year, the member has participated at minimum of 4 clinical trials of medications phase 1-3 or clinical trials of health resources in Czech Republic or the countries of EU
- Is in the Czech bussiness for at least one year
- Has enclosed a liability insurance
- Is not in liquidation or has not declared bankruptcy
- Has at least 5 employees for the time period of 1 year before applying for the membership
- ad B) Affiliated member
An Affiliated member:
- Is registered as a legal person in the Czech Republic and is active in the field of clinical trials of medication or health resources, but does not meet some of the criteria above (A6, A7, A10)
- Is a natural person in the Czech Republic who is active in the field of
clinical trials of medication or health resources, which:
- Will agree to abide by the GCP and the legal regulations of the Czech Republic and the EU
- Is performing periodical training of their employees or education of their own in case of an individual member
- Is on the Czech market for at least one year
- Has enclosed responsibility insurance
- Is not in liquidation or has not declared bankruptcy
The affiliated member partakes in the Plenary Meetings of ACRO-CZ without the right to vote. The price of the yearly membership fee for both Full-time and Affiliate Membership is proposed by the Executive Committee and approved at the Meeting of ACRO-CZ Members for the current calendar year, no later than at the first meeting of that year. The Members’ Meeting claims the right of individual decision about every single applicant for membership.