Law No. 423-1Q on radiation safety of the population. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Radiation Pollution control Hazardous waste Food quality control/food safety Freshwater pollution Potable water Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Entry into force notes The Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The present Law is composed of 6 Sections dealing with: (a) general provisions (Sect. 1); (b) the competence of the state institutions and local self-government in the sphere of ensuring radiation safety (Sect. 2); (c) the state supervision over radiation safety (Sect. 3); (d) radiation safety requirements (Sect. 4); (e) protection against radiation in case of nuclear disaster (Sect. 5); (f) the rights and the duties of the population and social associations concerning radiation safety (Sect. 6). The present Law establishes the legal grounds for safe management of the sources of radiation, protection against radiation and health protection. Radiation safety shall be ensured by the following means: (a) technical, sanitary, regulatory and educational arrangements; (b) observance of rules and regulations regarding radiation safety requirements; (c) information of the population of the radiation level and radiation safety requirements (art. 4). Any activity regarding manufacturing, transportation, storage, recycling and disposal (burial) of radioactive substances shall be exclusive competence (monopoly) of the state (art. 10). Assessment of the radiation safety shall be carried out according to the following criteria: (a) radioactive environmental pollution; (b) evaluation of nuclear disaster and its scale; (c) radiation dose of the population; (d) number of persons exposed to radiation (art. 13). Foodstuffs and potable water must comply with radiation safety requirements (art. 16). Full text Russian/Azerbaijani Website e-qanun.az; www.crossna.narod.ru References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree No. 42 on special permit to the facilities of ionizing radiation sources and to the storage facilities of radioactive substances and radioactive wastes. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2004 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Radiation, Research, Transport/storage, Hazardous substances, Precautionary principle, Data collection/reporting, Business/industry/corporations, Hazardous waste, Certification, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 42 on special permit to design and develop technical equipment and devices for radiation safety of the facilities of ionizing radiation sources and of the storage facilities of radioactive substances and radioactive wastes. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2004 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Radiation, Research, Transport/storage, Hazardous substances, Precautionary principle, Data collection/reporting, Business/industry/corporations, Hazardous waste, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 42 on special permit for scientific and experimental research on the use of ionizing radiation sources. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2004 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Radiation, Research, Transport/storage, Hazardous substances, Precautionary principle, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 134 on radiological-hygienic passport. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 1999 Keyword: Data collection/reporting, EIA, Environmental standards, Governance, Hazardous waste, Business/industry/corporations, Inspection, Institution, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Public health, Radiation, Registration, Risk assessment/management, Soil pollution/quality, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 134 on registration of and control over radiation dose limits for individuals. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 1999 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Data collection/reporting, Hazardous substances, Institution, Monitoring, Pollution control, Public health, Radiation, Registration, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 42 on special permit to extraction, processing, transportation and use of radioactive substances. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2004 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Processing/handling, Radiation, Transport/storage, Certification, Inspection, Institution, Data collection/reporting, Hazardous substances, Public health, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law No. 1579-VQD amending the Law on land amelioration and irrigation, Law on radiation safety of the population, Fisheries Law, Law on electric energy and Transportation Law. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2019 Keyword: EIA, Hazardous waste, Inspection, Radiation, Transboundary effects, Transport/storage, Aquaculture, Fishery management and conservation, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Freshwater resources management, Irrigation, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX