Resolution No. 534 of 2004 defining the requirements and conditions for handling and production of radioactive materials. Country/Territory Egypt Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No.18, 26 January 2005, 19 pp. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Radiation Pollution control Geographical area Africa, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden Abstract This Resolution is composed of 2 articles and 3 Annexes. Article 1 deals with various requirements and conditions for authorized installations and industries producing, using, trading, operating and treating with radioactive materials, and in particular with: (a) the concentration of radioactivity in the air, which shall not exceed the maximum residues limit as illustrated in Annex 1; (b) the concentration of radioactivity in the workplace which shall not exceed the maximum residues limit as indicated in Annex 2; and (c) the total concentration of radioactivity in the workplace in 5 consecutive years, which shall not exceed the maximum residues limit as indicated in Annex 3. The regularization of the position of the already established industries and installations shall be carried out within 6 months from the date of entry into force of this Resolution (art. 2). Full text Arabic