1
Ethics committees must be composed in such a way that they have the professional skills and experience required to discharge their duties. The members must include:
a.
experts in various disciplines, in particular medicine, ethics and law; and
b.
at least one person representing patients.18
2
Ethics committees may call in external specialists to serve as experts.
3
The Federal Council shall enact additional regulations concerning the composition of ethics committees and the requirements to be fulfilled by their members. In doing so, it shall have regard to recognised international regulations.