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Amendments To The Law "on Radiation Safety And Nuclear Safety"

Original Language Title: Grozījumi likumā "Par radiācijas drošību un kodoldrošību"

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law "on amendments to the radiation safety and nuclear safety" make law "on radiation safety and nuclear safety" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2000, nr. 22; 2002, 21; 2005, nr. 5. no no, 22; 2008; 2009, no. 15; Latvian journal nr. 206., 2010; 173. in 2011, no; 13, 193. No.) the amendments are as follows: 1. Article 1: expressions of paragraph 1 by the following: "1) activities with ionizing radiation sources — human activity (source of the production, import, export, transport, sales, leasing, acquisition, possession or use of the storage, repair and other related activities) which can increase human exposure from artificial radiation sources or natural radiation from sources where natural radionuclides in view of their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties of except in cases of emergency exposure; "; Add to article 1.1 as follows: ' 11)-Insert the radioactive waste radioactive waste disposal facility, to not take them out; " Express 6 and 6.1 points by the following: "6) operator, natural or legal person to whom a licence for activities with ionizing radiation sources or who are registered in the transactions with ionizing radiation sources and is responsible for the operations of the nuclear radiation safety and its controlled area; 61) processing, process or action that aims to obtain fissile material from spent fuel and the redesigned materials for later use or convert radioactive waste the hard way according to the package chosen, so that they can be safely transported and disposed of; " Replace paragraph 7, the words "employees of the company" with the word "people"; Replace paragraph 8, the words "employees, citizens" with the word "people"; make paragraph 9 by the following: "9) radioactive waste: radioactive material in gaseous, liquid or solid state, which does not provide for or do not plan to use the future;" Add to article 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 of the paragraph by the following: ' 91) radioactive waste disposal object: an object or plant in which radioactive waste is disposed of and the operation of which a licence has been obtained; 92) radioactive waste management — all the activities associated with radioactive waste pre-treatment, treatment, conditioning, storage, or disposal of waste, excluding transport outside the operator's control zone; 93) radioactive waste management object: an object or equipment which is taken for the management of radioactive waste and the operation of which a licence has been obtained; " make paragraph 10 by the following: ' 10) national ionizing radiation of objects — nuclear, radioactive waste disposal facilities, radioactive waste management facilities and objects, which are made with radioactive substances, of which the total radioactivity of more than one billion times more than the Cabinet the limits that require license. ". 2. in article 3: make the first part of paragraph 4 and 5 by the following: "4) operator is insured by civil liability for their actions or inaction due to damage caused by third parties or the life and health, property or the environment; 5) activities with ionizing radiation sources shall be carried out after receiving a licence or transactions, except for the Cabinet of Ministers as provided for in the regulations. "; make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) prohibited nuclear and radioactive waste disposal facility or radioactive waste management objects to place strict nature reserve, in a built-up area or in residential areas in the vicinity." 3. in article 5: to express the point 3 and 4 by the following: "3) ionizing radiation measurement and individual dosimeters the use of checks and monitoring, as well as to ensure control; 4) to issue licences for transactions with ionizing radiation sources and record transactions with these sources; " Replace paragraph 13, the words "on the radiation exposure of workers whose work involves the" with the words "for the exposure of the persons who work in"; Replace paragraph 15, the word "employees" with the word "persons". 4. Put the second part of article 6, paragraph 2 as follows: "2) also suspended operations, which do not require a license or registration in the event of a threat to human life and health." 5. Express article 8, fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) the Council approved the establishment of the protection of the environment and Minister for regional development." 6. in article 9: make first and second subparagraph by the following: "(1) the Ministry of health and its subordinated institutions: 1) provides compulsory health checks for persons who work with sources of ionizing radiation;
2) in collaboration with the Centre shall be carried out in the ionising radiation used in medical devices the technical supervisory control. (2) in cooperation with the State border guard of the State revenue service, the Customs authorities, the food and veterinary service centers and other institutions under the competency checks at border crossing points, to prevent the movement of goods, luggage, personal and vehicle movements, in which radioactive substances exceeding permissible norms, and unauthorised sources. "; Add to article 2.1 part as follows: "(21) Cabinet determines the order in which goods, persons, luggage and radiometric control of vehicles at border crossing points, and requirements in radiometric control of the training of the people involved in radiation safety issues." 7. To make the title of chapter III, the following: "chapter III authorisation and registration". 8. Express article 11 by the following: ' article 11. Licensing activities with ionizing radiation sources and activities with ionizing radiation sources (1) any action with ionizing radiation sources are licensed or registered. To get started and take action with the following sources, take into account the relevant decision of the licence or registration under certain restrictions. (2) the cabinet shall determine: 1) criteria, which to start operating with ionizing radiation sources; 2) activities with ionizing radiation sources, which do not require licensing or registration because of human action, these activities do not affect the ability or potential to ionizing radiation dose and the radiation exposure is so small that the radiation safety point of view it can be not be taken into account; 3) activities with ionizing radiation sources that require registration; 4) order in which issue, suspend or revoke a license for transactions with ionizing radiation sources; 5) procedures for the register and suspend activities with ionizing radiation sources, and the order in which supersedes the following registration. (3) the Authorization of such transactions with ionizing radiation sources: 1) the radioactive substances-the use of ionizing radiation sources in medical irradiation, not if the activities are carried out in different rooms without a specific space plan (mounting plan), outside the buildings or the company; 2) radioactive substances-source-computed tomography equipment and electron accelerators — not in medical radiation use; 3) radioactive substances-source service (maintenance), technical specifications, installation, repair, disassembly and disposal services; 4) activity with sources of ionizing radiation in medicine; 5) activities with radioactive substances or sources of ionizing radiation sources that its performance lead to radioactive substances, if their total radioactivity more than 103 times exceed the limits under which requires registration activities with ionizing radiation sources. (4) a decision on the issue or transaction with ionizing radiation sources register adopted Center. License and registration decision Center determines what actions and ionizing radiation sources are allowed. (5) the issue of a licence and activity reporting duty payable, which includes the general public. Government fees and the payment arrangements determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. " 9. in article 12: replace the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the words "special permit (license)" with the word "licence"; Replace paragraph 2 of the first paragraph, the words "special permission (license)" with the word "licence"; make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) a decision on an issue of national significance to ionizing radiation to create the object or a substantial change in the performance of the Centre shall be adopted within 60 days after receipt of the application." 10. Article 13: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) To the natural or legal persons recognized as operator and the natural or legal person should start with ionizing radiation sources, it shall designate the work of managers and empowered him to prepare and Cabinet in order to submit an application to the Centre licence or registering the transaction. If the Center issued a license or register the transaction, the person or entity becomes an operator. The operator is responsible for radiation safety and nuclear safety its controlled area. "; make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) the Operator shall ensure that every person working in the controlled area, is protected against the effects of ionising radiation."; replace the words "in part 3.1 employee" with the word "person"; replace the fourth subparagraph, the word "employee" with the word "Person"; replace the words "in part 4.1 employee" with the words "referred to in the third subparagraph of the person"; to make a fifth by the following: "(5) to protect the third part of this article that person against ionizing radiation, the operator provided with personal and collective protective equipment." off the seventh; Supplement to the eighth article as follows: "(8) the cabinet shall determine any fillable and report on activities with ionizing radiation sources, as well as approve this review sample form." 11. in article 14: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) work with ionizing radiation sources wired operator authorized to work. Minimum qualification requirements for the Manager is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. " Replace paragraph 2 of the second paragraph, the words "employees, citizens" with the word "people"; Replace paragraph 4 of the second paragraph, the words "employees, citizens" with the word "people"; to make the second part of paragraph 5 by the following: "(5)) provides that persons carrying out activities with ionizing radiation sources are sufficiently trained in activities for the protection, management and regulatory requirements as well as to be informed of the possible risks associated with these jobs;" replace the second part of paragraph 7, the words "those employees who" with the words "such persons". 12. in article 15: to express the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) nuclear facilities, radioactive waste disposal facility or radioactive waste management facility operator each year up to 31 January notify the municipality in whose territory the objects concerned, for the previous calendar year, the changes you make in connection with safety and nuclear radiation, as well as on monitoring results and upcoming events. The operator inserts the information on its website on the internet. "; turn off third. 13. Make the text of article 16 as follows: "(1) the Director shall immediately notify the operator of a centre and State fire and rescue service for all the crashes and accidents that have occurred by the actions of national importance in ionizing radiation. (2) If the person who work with sources of ionizing radiation, accident or other accident is harmed, it shall immediately notify the foreman or the operator. Foreman shall forthwith report to the Centre and the State Labour Inspectorate ". 14. Replace the name of chapter V, the word "employees" with the word "persons". 15. in article 17: put the name of the article as follows: "article 17. With sources of ionizing radiation of persons working obligations "; replace the introductory part of the first subparagraph, the words ' trained staff who have reached the "with the words" trained persons who have achieved "; replace the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the words "which are acquainted" with the words "which are presented in"; replace the first subparagraph of point 2 and 3, the word "which" with the word "which"; replace the second paragraph, the introductory paragraph, the word "employee" with the word "persons"; Replace paragraph 1 of the second paragraph, the words "employees, citizens" with the word "people"; Add to the second part of paragraph 3 with the following: "3) is responsible for the health inspection under regulations establishing procedures for mandatory health check." replace the third paragraph of the introductory paragraph, the word "employee" with the word "persons" and the words "the employee" with the words "that person"; to supplement the article with the fourth, fifth and sixth part as follows: "(4) the second subparagraph of this article, paragraph 3, also applies to those persons who according to the employment protection provisions of the law are not obliged to make a mandatory medical examination. (5) students and trainees the mandatory health check provides educational institution. (6) students and apprentices compulsory health checks costs shall be borne by the education authority, but other employees in cases not covered by the Labour Protection Act conditions of minimum health checks — the same person. " 16. the express article 18, second paragraph, the second sentence as follows: "when a person has notified the operator of pregnancy, pregnant women are moving work that is not related to ionising radiation, if the operator is unable to provide the working conditions that the irradiation dose, you could get the fetus throughout pregnancy, shall not exceed a specified limit for the effective dose to people — 1 millisieverts, thus enabling to avoid ionising radiation negative effects on the safety and health of pregnant women." 17. Replace article 19, second sentence, the words "the relevant person to take the job only for the employee, who is entitled to work with sources of ionizing radiation" with the words "job done only to persons who have the right to work with sources of ionizing radiation". 18. off article 20. 19. Replace article 23, first paragraph, introductory paragraph, the word "businessman" with the word "Operator". 20. Replace article 25, the word "businessman" with the word "Operator". 21. Article 27: adding to article 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 with 1.4 part as follows: "(11) Radioactive waste outside the Republic of Latvia may be, if, before the transport of the Republic of Latvia has concluded an agreement with the other Member States of the European Union or a third country for the disposal of radioactive waste, the use of the object in another European Union Member State or in a third country. (12) the decision of the Republic of Latvia in the disposal of radioactive waste in a different Member State of the European Union or a third country for the disposal of radioactive waste in the Cabinet of Ministers adopted by the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry. (13) Before sending the disposal of radioactive waste to a third country for the protection of the environment and regional development, the Ministry shall inform the European Commission of the Republic of Latvia agreement with a third country. (14) the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a decision on the disposal of radioactive waste to a third country, provided that the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry's proposal satisfies the following conditions: 1) the third country has concluded an agreement with the European Union and this agreement is included in the scope of management of radioactive waste or that third country is one of the global safety of spent fuel management and on the safety of radioactive waste management the Contracting Parties to the Convention; 2) third country's radioactive waste management and disposal program, the objective of which is the high level of security, and the security level is lower than this Act and other legislation on radioactive waste management required level; 3) third country's radioactive waste disposal facility is allowed to bury radioactive waste, sent to this object running before sending and is managed according to the third national radioactive waste management and disposal requirements set out in the programme. "; replace the second paragraph, the words "special permissions (licenses) or permit" with the words "licence or registration action"; Add to article 2.1 part as follows: "(21) Operator, which works with ionizing radiation sources generate radioactive waste, is responsible for: 1) the design of measures, actions and methods of elimination (including material recycling and use) check to ensure that the amount of radioactive waste and radioactive level is so low, as far as practicable; 2) radioactive waste management costs. " 22. Make article 29 the fourth paragraph as follows: "(4) the Operator is obliged to insure their civil liability for the Act or omission of a third party damage to the life and health of third persons, damages to property and environmental damage. The Cabinet determines which activities with ionizing radiation sources need civil liability insurance, and insurance against civil liability in respect of the minimum sum insured. " 23. Replace article 30, first and second paragraph, the words "radioactive waste disposal or management company" with the words "radioactive waste disposal facility or radioactive waste management facility operator". 24. transitional provisions be supplemented with 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the following: "5. This law, article 9 of the second paragraph of the new final and 2.1 part shall enter into force on May 1, 2015. 6. Article 1 of the law of 6 and paragraph 10, article 3, paragraph 5, first subparagraph, point 4 of article 5, article 6, paragraph 2, of part two, chapter III, article 11, article 12, third paragraph in article 13, first paragraph, the new final and eighth part, article 14, first paragraph, of the fourth part of article 29 of the new final, amended article 12, first paragraph, point 1 and 2, and article 27, second paragraph shall enter into force on January 1, 2016. 7. special permission (license) and permissions to operations with ionizing radiation sources issued by 2015. December 31, are valid until the date specified in them. 8. Until the new radiation safety and nuclear safety regulatory act date of entry into force of the term "person" (which work with ionizing radiation sources) on the basis of this Act, regulations issued, understand the terms used therein, the "employee" (the person exposed to ionizing radiation, when operating with ionizing radiation sources at work, and as a result, you can get a dose of ionising radiation that exceeds any of the legislation on protection against ionising radiation dose limits laid down by the population). " 25. To complement the informative reference to directives of the European Union with paragraph 10 by the following: ' 10) Council of 19 July 2011-2011/70/Euratom directive establishing a Community system on the safety of spent fuel management and on the safety of radioactive waste management of the responsible and secure. " The Parliament adopted the law on 29 may 2014. The President of the Parliament instead of the President s. Āboltiņ in Riga 2014 on June 11.