Order No. 254/2023 approving the Radioactivity Environmental Monitoring Programme (PRAD). Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário Da República, I Série, No. 151, 4 August 2023. Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Air quality/air pollution Pollution control Monitoring Surface water Groundwater Hazardous substances Radiation Public health Data collection/reporting Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Toxicity/poisoning Access-to-information Food quality control/food safety Hazardous waste Waste management Freshwater pollution Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Order enters into force the day after its publication. Abstract This Order approves the Radioactivity Environmental Monitoring Programme (PRAD). It aims to control the degree of radioactivity in the environment, foodstuff and water for human consumption, defining the means of sampling, the types of measurements, their periodicity and the minimum requirements for each record. These provisions are not applicable, nor do they conflict with the National Environmental Radioactivity Alert Network (RADNET). The Portuguese Environment Agency, I.P. (APA, I.P.), as the competent authority for radiological protection and nuclear safety, is the coordinating entity for the application of the PRAD, with technical functions of planning, supervising and evaluating its implementation. The execution of the PRAD follows the terms defined in the attached Annex. For the implementation of the PRAD, APA, I.P., may resort to technically qualified and equipped entities for the purpose and to the technical support entities provided for in article 14 of Decree-Law No. 108/2018 of 3 December. The PRAD is reviewed every five years and the APA, I.P., may annually make changes to the Programme, namely in the means of sampling, in the types of measurements and their periodicity. Full text Portuguese Website diariodarepublica.pt