Objection to a decision by the CCMO

If you do not agree with a decision made by the CCMO then you can, as an interested party, and under certain conditions, submit an objection to the CCMO. This must be done within 6 weeks of the day on which the decision was reached. The General Administrative Law Act (Algemene Wet Bestuursrecht, in Dutch) also states conditions which have to be met.

Your objection must state at the least the following:

• your name and address;
• a description of the decision against which you are objecting;
• the date;
• your signature;
• the grounds of the objection (the reasons why you do not agree with the decision of the CCMO).

How to submit

• WMO, Embryo Act, MDR and IVDR studies: submit the signed administrative appeal through the Research Portal with an Other Notification.
• CTR studies: the signed administrative appeal may be submitted digitally to the CCMO via tc@ccmo.nl.

The CCMO has in principle 6 weeks to reach a decision regarding your objection. This timeline starts on the day after the 6 week period for submitting an objection has elapsed. The CCMO can extend this timeline with a further 6 weeks.

An interested party can be present at a hearing to explain their standpoint.

An appeal can be made to a court of law against a decision made by the CCMO regarding an objection. The General Administrative Act Law (Algemene wet bestuursrecht, Awb, in Dutch) states the conditions which have to be met for submitting an appeal.