Regional Law No. 73-OZ “On radiation safety of the population”. Pays/Territoire Fédération de Russie Sous-division territoriale Voronezh Type du document Législation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition, Eau Mot clé Radiation Accès-à-l'information Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Transformation/manutention Pollution des eaux douces Eau potable Normes de qualité de l'eau Lutte contre la pollution Aire géographique Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Mer Noire, Mer Caspienne, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on 1 January 2005. Résumé 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). Texte intégral Russe Site web www.vrnoblduma.ru