Law No. 42 “On radiation safety”. Pays/Territoire Tadjikistan Type du document Législation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Radiation Énergie nucléaire Risques Autorisation/permis Lutte contre la pollution Aire géographique Asie, Asie Centrale, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe et Asie Centrale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Asie du Nord Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Résumé The scope of this Law is to ensure radiation safety and to protect life, health and property of citizens, and also environment against negative impact of ionizing radiation. Basic principles of ensuring radiation safety shall be: (a) prohibition of any use of ionizing radiation that may cause additional radiation dose to already existing natural radiation background; (b) maintenance of low radiation doses caused by ionizing radiation; (c) keeping within established safe levels radiation from all sources of ionizing radiation; and (d) decontamination of environment in case of radiation accident or disaster. State regulation of radiation safety shall be carried out through the following functions: (a) protection of population against impact of ionizing radiation; (b) licensing of all types of activity related to use of nuclear energy; and (c) prevention of radioactive pollution of environment. The population shall be informed of the state of radiation and arrangements for ensuring radiation safety. Texte intégral Russe Site web www.ecocentre.tj