Regional Law No. 73-OZ “On radiation safety of the population”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Voronezh Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Radiation Access-to-information Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Freshwater pollution Potable water Water quality standards Pollution control 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 1 January 2005. Abstract This Regional Law establishes legal grounds for ensuring radiation safety of the population. The scope of this Regional Law shall be to determine rights and duties of legal and natural persons involved in ensuring radiation safety of the population. The purpose of this Regional Law shall be to ensure protection of public health and to safeguard constitutional right of citizens to favourable environment (art. 1). Basic principles of radiation safety shall be: (a) rate setting for the prevention of excess of radiation levels; (b) substantiation with a view of prevention of ionizing radiation when costs exceed benefits originating from radiation; and (c) optimization i.e. keeping the lowest possible level of ionizing radiation (art. 5). Population shall be informed of radiation levels and the arrangements for ensuring it (art. 6). Radiation safety requirements shall be applicable to food and potable water production (art. 7). Full text Russian Website www.vrnoblduma.ru