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Regional Law No. 339-KZ “On ensuring radiation and chemical safety of the population”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Krasnodar
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Radiation Public participation Enforcement/compliance Non-governmental entity
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates application of complex arrnagements for ensuring radiation and chemical safety of the population. Basic principles for ensuring radiation safety of the population shall be as follows: (a) non-exceedance of maximum allowable radiation levels; (b) prohibition of all uses of ionizing radiation when individual radiation level shall not exceed possible risks (substantiation principle); and (c) keeping as low as possible individual radiation levels. Radiation safety of th population shall be ensured through complex ecological assessment of the territory. Organizations using sources of ionizing radiation shall ensure internal control and supervision over radiation safety. Non-governmental entities shall have the right to exercise public control over enforcement of provisions related to radiation safety.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 3183-KZ amending Regional Law No. 339-KZ “On ensuring radiation and chemical safety of the population”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Radiation, Public participation, Enforcement/compliance, Non-governmental entity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX