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Presidential Decree No. 137 validating the Regulation on licensing of activities in the field of the use of nuclear energy and sources of ionizing radiation.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Nuclear energy Radiation Authorization/permit
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Presidential Decree enters into force six months after its official publication.
Abstract

This Presidential Decree regulates relations in the field of the use of nuclear energy and sources of ionizing radiation. It shall not be applicable to the use of ionizing radiation for military activities. Licensing of activities in the field of nuclear energy and sources of ionizing radiation shall be intended a complex of measures implemented by the state related to the issuance of licenses, their duplicates, modification thereof, extension of terms, suspension, renewal, termination, revocation of licenses, control over compliance by licensees of licensing terms and conditions when carrying out activities in the field of the use of nuclear energy and sources of ionizing radiation in conformity with licensing legislation, licensing requirements and conditions. Licensing body is the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Licensing of activities in the field of nuclear energy and sources of ionizing radiation are carried out on the principles of: (a) the priority of protecting human life and health, environment and state security; (b) equality of rights of subjects of economic activity; (c) determination of exhaustive lists of pre-licensing requirements and conditions, license requirements and conditions; (d) independence of the licensing authority and Gosatomnadzor in the adoption of decisions on licensing issues and in exercising control over compliance by licensees with legislation on licensing, licensing requirements and conditions, including special license requirements and conditions; (e) inadmissibility of charging fees from license applicants (licensees) for the implementation of licensing (with the exception of payment of state fees in the cases and in the manner prescribed by law, paying a fee for conducting a safety review in accordance with the procedure stipulated by the agreement on its implementation, as well as compensation expenses for conducting a safety review, transferred to the national budget); and (f) openness and accessibility of information on the procedure for licensing, pre-licensing requirements and conditions, license requirements and conditions, as well as licensees.

Full text
Russian
Website
president.gov.by