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Decree No. 34 of 2009 (II. 20.) Korm. of the Government on the authorization of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel across Hungarian borders.

Country/Territory
Hungary
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Hazardous waste Transboundary movement of waste Transport/storage Waste management
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
First entry into force on 21 February 2009. The last consolidated version of the Decree entered into force on 1 April 2015.
Abstract

This Decree applies to the authorization and to the consent of authorization of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel across the borders of the Republic of Hungary. The competent authority in this context is the Hungarian National Nuclear Energy Office. According to Chapter II, the request for authorization must be presented to the Office by filling in the request form shown in the Annex to this Decree, in so many copies how many are the countries interested in the shipment. Chapter III deals with the consideration of requests for authorization and for consent of authorization. Provisions regarding rules of return are laid down in Chapter IV. The realization or the failure of shipment, and the cases in which corrective security measures are needed, are ruled by Chapter V. Chapter VI deals with the acknowledgement of the receipt of shipment which, in case of transport to Hungary, must be sent to the Office in 15 days from the receipt of the shipment. The Office must inform the EU Commission according to the provisions of Chapter VII, in case of unmotivated delay or lack of cooperation by one of the Member States. The Office must present its report to the EU Commission every three years, for the first time before 25th December 2011.

Full text
Hungarian
Website
njt.hu

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Transboundary movement of waste, Authorization/permit, Transport/storage, Hazardous waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX