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The Order In Which Available Licenses And Permits Operations With Radioactive Substances And Other Sources Of Ionizing Radiation

Original Language Title: Kārtība, kādā izsniedzamas licences un atļaujas darbībām ar radioaktīvajām vielām un citiem jonizējošā starojuma avotiem

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 Specified in 16.07.1996., Latvian Journal No. 120 (605) Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 223 (32.4) in the available licenses and permits operations with radioactive substances and other ionizing radiation sources Issued under the law "on radiation safety and nuclear safety" 6 and 7 article 9 i. General questions 1. These rules shall determine any of the licenses and permits to be issued for transactions with other radioactive substances and to ionizing radiation sources (the "licenses and permits").
2. Any transaction with the radioactive substances if their activity beyond this provision in annex l, and other sources of ionising radiation, except those recognized as exceptions, do not require a license or permit for other business activities. License and permit type-sample forms — this provision in annex 2.
3. Licenses and permits issued by the following institutions: 3.1 under the Ministry of welfare and monitoring existing State institutions — activities with radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation in medicine (annex 2 2 and 3 of form);
3.2. The Latvian Development Agency for export and import control and accounting department, the export of nuclear material, the importation and the transit of under the Cabinet of Ministers of 26 June 1995 on rules of no 179 ' strategic goods, products, services and technologies for export, import and transit provisions "(Latvian journal, 1995, 1996, 104 No; 70. No.);
3.3. environmental State Inspectorate of radiation and nuclear safety authority (hereinafter referred to as "the radiation and nuclear safety inspection"): any other operation with radioactive substances and other sources of ionising radiation (annex 2 of 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of the form).
4. Licenses and permits issued by the relevant authority of the Licensing Commission created.
5. Licenses and permits are issued for a fee, set out in annex 3 of these rules. Those funds are credited to the Ministry of welfare or the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry of Latvia, a special budget or development agencies for export and import control and tracking the Department's account.
6. Licenses and permits are issued for long term and can refer to a number of sources. Licenses and permits can be renewed.
7. Permission to send radioactive substances from one user to another shall be issued only if the recipient already has a license or permit certain activities with saņemamaj of radioactive substances.
II. Radioactive Substances and other sources of export, import or transit licences and permits 8. Decision on the license or authorisation of radioactive and nuclear material for exporting or importing (2.6, 7 and 8 of the form) if they are not included in the strategic export and import control Committee approved of dual-use strategic goods, products, services and technologies list, has power to accept only the radiation and nuclear safety inspectorate.
9. Latvian development agency of export and import control and accounting department under the strategic export and import control regulations shall be issued a license to export radioactive and nuclear materials, import, or transit, contained in the strategic export and import control Committee approved of dual-use strategic goods, products, services and technologies in the list, if the natural or legal persons concerned have received a licence or permission for certain activities with the following materials.
III. rights and duties of persons carrying out activities with radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation 10. Any natural or legal person (hereinafter referred to as "the person") who wants to make this provision in paragraph 2 and the 12 steps to notify the provision of paragraph 3 referred to the relevant authorities and obtain the appropriate license or permit. The license or permit issued by the recipient, as well as a license or permission to re-register after payment of legal fees in the State and the rules laid down in annex 3.
11. in accordance with the law "on radiation safety and nuclear safety" (Latvian journal, 1994, no. 147) Article 6 of the licence or permit is not required for the following: 11.1. use of radioactive substances or disposal if the activity of the substances does not exceed this provision for table A of the annex. 2. box the specified size;
11.2. the use of radioactive substances or disposal if the specific activity at unit mass do not exceed the terms of the annex table 1 3 the size specified in box;
11.3. any operations with cathode-ray tube, which the potential difference is less than 5 kV, or which in normal operating conditions do not cause doses power greater than luSv/st. 0.1 m from any accessible surface of the apparatus of the point;
11.4. the radioizotopisk smoke detector for use using the isotope, if activity Am241 one detector does not exceed 50 Kbq, and their total number: 100 pieces. 12. The permit or licence is required: 12.1. any company or facility construction, operation or termination, which used nuclear fuel;
12.2. disposal of radioactive substances or materials containing radioactive substances for processing if the activity exceeds this provision in table A of annex 1 the specified size;
12.3. adding radioactive substances to produce medical preparations or consumer goods, and the transfer of such product on the market;
12.4. the use of radioactive substances in humans or animals in human or veterinary medicine (diagnosis, treatment or research purposes);
12.5. particle accelerator, rentgenaparatūr or use of radioactive sources for people (diagnosis, treatment or research purposes);
12.6. rentgenaparatūr radioactive substances or radiation sources for use in industrial radiography or production;
12.7. particle accelerators except electron microscopes;
12.8. the electric machine production, import, export, transportation, sale, transfer, leasing, acquisition of property, use, storage, repair and installation, which contain components that use the potential difference of more than 5 kV and under normal operating conditions, doses a power greater than luSv/st. 0.1 m from any accessible surface of the apparatus of the point;
12.9. the production of radioactive substances for the import, export, transportation, sale, transfer, leasing, acquisition of property, use, storage and handling when the activity exceeds this provision in table A of annex 1 the specified size.
13. License or permit this provision in accordance with the procedure laid down in chapter V, may receive any of the jurisdiction of the Republic of Latvia. If the person is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Republic of Latvia, the licence or permit be obtained for authorized by the person concerned and the Republic of Latvia to the jurisdiction of the legal person, which in this case is responsible for carrying out the activities concerned.
14. The Person has received a decision on refusal to issue a licence or permit, within 30 days, it can be appealed to the Ministry concerned; the Ministry's decision can be appealed against in the form prescribed by law.
15. If a person wishes to radioactive substances or other ionizing radiation sources to make this provision referred to in article 11, it has the opportunity to receive a certificate that the following license or permission is required. Certificate request (form 4 to annex 2) shall be submitted to the radiation and nuclear safety authorities. Certificate (annex 5 form 2) are valid for six months from the date of issue.
16. recipient of licence or permit all documentation associated with transactions with radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation, and a copy of the documents submitted, requires a licence, must be stored for not less than three years after: 16. l. transfer of radioactive substances for the disposal of radioactive waste disposal point (except for the documents that are passed along with the radioactive waste);
16.2. an isotopic source of ionising radiation stuff about unusable, if using them run out and there is a corresponding Act.
17. If the transactions with radioactive substances and other sources of ionising radiation is being terminated, the permission handling radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation passing to another person who has obtained the appropriate license or permit and taken over all responsibility for these substances and radiation sources, then that person is then transferred to the technical documentation related to the respective radioactive substances and other sources of ionising radiation.
IV. issue of licences and permission conditions 1. Fees for the import of radioactive substances in the Republic of Latvia 18. for licence to import radioactive substances licence applicant to pay for the import of radioactive substances in the Republic of Latvia and the licence application shall be accompanied by proof of payment. The amount of the fee is determined according to the activity of radioactive substances and toxic (4. and annex 5).

19. Free you can import radioactive substances containing only such radionuclides whose half-life is less than 30 days and which arise as a result of the decay of long-lived radioactive isotopes.
20. If the licence is issued several separate import operations, then, subject to authorization by the individual import consignments of radioactive substances, the documentary to demonstrate that the required payments are made.
21. If necessary, the license applicant and nuclear radiation inspection can receive instructions regarding the fee (according to the rules of annex 4) on a specific importation of radioactive substances in the Republic of Latvia.
22. the fees for the import of radioactive substances must be placed in the national company of "Radon" current account. These funds are used in accordance with the following breakdown: 22.1.20% — environmental protection measures for the enterprise;
22.2.30% — as investment to prepare for the disposal of radioactive waste;
22.3.10% to be transferred to the municipality baldone;
22.4.40% — to be transferred to national company "Radon," a guarantee fund.
23. the State company "Radon" guarantee fund is used to cover the expenses incurred in preparing the disposal and storing radioactive waste arising in the Republic of Latvia imported radioactive substances, but the rest of the part of the charge — to ensure the ability to perform the job.
24. the contribution of the State Enterprise "Radon" guarantee fund calculated taking into account the activity of radioactive substances at the time of importation, but the rest of the relevant payments — activity the scheduled transfer of radioactive waste.
25. Close the source of radionuclides in case their total activity is greater than 10 Tbq, the fees for the import of radioactive substances must apply a downward factor 5 (payment rules for calculating this annex 4, table, box 4).
26. From the fees for the import of radioactive substances in the Republic of Latvia, except payments of State Enterprise "Radon," a guarantee fund, the recipient of the radioactive substances are exempt if a purchase-sales contract guarantees the sources used in the return country.
27. If the consignee of radioactive substances demonstrates that all radioactive substances are sent back to their country, the State Enterprise "Radon" environmental protection and regional development Minister in the form prescribed in the guarantee fund repayment of funds.
2. requirements for radioactive materials and other sources of natural protection 28. To get a licence or authorization shall provide the material or equipment concerned physical protection under the Ministry of the Interior security police and nuclear safety and radiation inspection requirements: 28. l. burglar alarm and the attacker holding systems should ensure the retention probability exceeding 75%, but the national nuclear facilities — at least 85%;
28.2. the physical protection system used for analysis of the US National Laboratory, Sandia software applications developed by BASS and his or ASSA.
29. Licence applications must be accompanied by the provision of physical protection systems, as well as the description of the calculation based on the Interior Ministry's security police.
3. the requirements for liability insurance against damage to third party 30. for a licence or permit, the applicant according to the law "on radiation safety and nuclear safety" article 3, paragraph 4 should be subjected to radioactive substances and other sources of ionising radiation operating staff (hereinafter "staff") compulsory insurance and civil liability insurance against damage that may be caused to third party property and the environment, and request as proof of the licence must be accompanied by a copy of the insurance policy.
31. The minimum liability insurance is defined in annex 6 of these rules. The insurance premium is determined according to the Insurance Authority, the expert assessment of the size of the potential risk and the probability of harm.
4. requirements for ionizing radiation equipment technical safety 32. to receive the license or permit activities with ionizing radiation equipment, the applicant should ensure that the operation of an installation, or storage for such equipment technical requirements and demands together with the licence application must be submitted and approved by authorized technical supervision authorities a copy of the permit to operate or store the appliances concerned.
  5. Qualification requirements for the personnel and work led 33. to receive the license or permit, license request as a testament to the skills of the staff according to add the qualification checks on compliance with the opinion of the Commission on the work of the staff and driver qualifications.
34. the minimum requirements for the driver's qualification is the highest technical or medical education with papildapmācīb radiation safety and nuclear security issues, and at least three years of work experience, this artist, including the length of time it acquired special education radiation safety matters.
35. The aptitude test, the Commission should be representative of the relevant authorities, who check the professional education of radiation safety and nuclear safety in conformity with the nature of the work, which will be led by the applicant. Professional compliance assessed concerned professional associations experts or, in their absence, the teacher training institutions.
36. If a company (the company) are used only in the simplest closed source, which does not provide direct service for the operator's presence, and the radiation exposure dose rate power on l metres away is less than l/h, u.s.v.i. job manager may exceptionally be average special education with papildapmācīb radiation safety and nuclear security issues, and with at least five years work experience in the artist.
37. the staff is compulsory secondary education with papildapmācīb radiation safety and nuclear safety issues. Professional compliance staff valued work, knowledge and driving skills test involving concerned professional associations experts or, failing that, a related institution managers.
V. obtaining of licences and permission procedures 38. a Person who wishes to obtain a licence or permit, fill in the application (annex 2 of the form) and submit it to the relevant licensing Commission. The documents must be submitted in the language of the country. The exception may be the only technical documentation on radioactive substances and other sources of ionising radiation, if the supplier is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Republic of Latvia. In this case, these documents must be in one of the official languages of the United Nations, but if the Licensing Commission so requests, the applicant must provide a translation of the documents concerned.
39. At the same time with the application of the Licensing Commission must produce the following documents originals and copies thereof must be submitted to: 39.1. purchase-sales contract or a gift card for the radioactive substance or other source of acquisition of ownership or possession;
24.4. the certificate or technical documentation containing information on radioactive substances and other sources of ionising radiation;
39.3. legal person — the certificate of registration, a natural person – Passport;
24.5. the civil and staff policy in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 30;
24.5. the social security system of physical protection and security of the Ministry of the Interior police opinion, in accordance with paragraph 29 of these rules;
24.6. the staff performing work under conditions of ionising radiation list and information on medical examinations and qualifications in accordance with paragraph 33 of these rules;
 24.7. the contract with the State Enterprise "Radon" for radioactive waste disposal, if the planned works will result in the result;
24.7. the space or area scheme, and describing that work is carried out with radioactive substances or other sources of ionizing radiation.
40. where an export licence is required, the Commission should submit to the licensing of the export licence to the applicant addressed to the written sources receiving notification that the beneficiary of the sources will all relevant regulations in the country of destination. Analog communication to receive radiation and nuclear safety inspectorate that the export licence shall notify the claimant of the decision taken, to issue an export licence or refusal to issue it.
41. If a licence or operating licence applicant or owner changes his address or place of work, then 10 days to notify the relevant licensing Commission; otherwise, the Licensing Commission is entitled not to issue a license or suspend its operation.
42. the members of the Licensing Commission in accordance with the law, guarantee the confidential information submitted.
43. The Licensing Commission examines the documents submitted data, 20 days from the date of receipt of documents shall take a decision on the issue of a licence or permit or refusal to issue a licence or permit and notify the applicant of the licence.

44. If licence necessary to carry out a complex examination (national nuclear facilities or in other special cases), the Licensing Commission notifies the license applicant and the final decision to adopt the 50 days from the date of receipt of documents.
45. The radiation and nuclear safety inspection, issuing a license to the applicant a licence to export or import, notify the State revenue service Customs Department.
46. If the license applicant can provide only a storage security requirements, you can assign permissions only for storage, but the license for other activities with relevant sources awarded to the person who performs this service, the source and the person there full responsibility for use of these sources.
47. The Person who conducts the radioizotopisk smoke detectors installation or maintenance of the license shall be issued only to the following, as with the authorization or license to smoke detectors for home use or for rental to others. Sales license shall not be issued in this case.
48. The Person who just used in smoke detectors, radioizotopisko must receive permission just to store it.
Vi. National sources of licensing arrangements for 49. If the license requires national ionizing radiation sources: State Enterprise "Radon" radioactive waste disposal point or the Latvian Academy of Sciences nuclear research center-nuclear, radiation and nuclear safety inspection by the relevant authorities, the newspaper "journal" of Latvia and Riga District the newspaper about such request shall inform the population.
50. The municipal and district residents of Riga and nuclear radiation inspection you can familiarize yourself with the information contained in the Declaration, with the exception of the application: 50.1. information about the security of physical protection;
50.2. the information provided for the protection of Cabinet of Ministers of 26 June 1995 on rules of no 179 ' strategic goods, products, services and technologies for export, import and transit provisions ";
50.3. other information in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.
51. The radiation and nuclear safety inspection on the issue or refusal to issue a license to decide within 30 days from when the local authorities concerned and the citizens of this provision in paragraph 49 in that order are aware of the license request to the national source of ionizing radiation. Licence takes into account the municipality and residents submitted a written reasoned objections and proposals.
52. If a timely and objections submitted in writing and addressed controversial issues in the proposals, the applicant together with the licence of the radiation and nuclear safety inspection and objection or proposal for authors, agree on the solutions. If 20 days, no agreement is reached, the dispute shall be settled in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law. After receiving objections checks of a site inspection.
VII. Applications for licences and permission of the dissolution or Reregistration 53. Licenses and permits for export or import the validity period is determined for each lot separately, all other license and permit the validity is three years.
54. Licenses and permits are void if the person in the operation of the inspection result: 54.1. the licence or permit is found, not in the action;
54.2. being found significant radiation or nuclear safety violations.
55. the licenses and permits you must re-register if significant change in a person's action or legislation. In that case, all these rules the documents referred to in chapter V Licensing Commission. If only the person responsible changed address, you need to submit only information about the changes.
VIII. Procedures for the control of radioactive materials and other sources of import and export of 56. the Customs authorities may authorise the export or import only if the person has the appropriate licence and the import licence for the radioactive substance.
57. Persons who export or import radioactive substances or other sources of ionizing radiation, or is this the dispatch or arrival of prepared, each calendar quarter during the last 21 days to submit to the relevant competent authority the following information about shipments during the quarter concerned: 57.1. names and addresses of the consignees;
57.2. number of consignments and the total activity for each isotope in each consignment;
57.3. post type (closed or other sources).
58. A Person who imports or exports of radioactive substances, within 10 days of the radiation and nuclear safety inspection must present control certificate (form 9 to annex 2) as proof that the item is moved across the State border of the Republic of Latvia.
59. If the required radiation safety and nuclear safety expert involvement of customs control, radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation to the completion of inspections should only State Revenue Service Department of the Customs bonded warehouses in special sections that have adequate protection against ionizing radiation and the relevant physical protection. The State revenue service, the Customs Department in order to determine the radioactive substances and other sources storage, authorisation must be obtained from the radiation and nuclear safety inspections on the use of such inventory of radioactive substances and other sources.
IX. Liability 60. The Cabinet of Ministers in certain licensing procedures of non-compliance activities with radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation a person held accountable in accordance with the laws and other legal acts.
X. transitional issues 61. Persons who perform actions with radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation, in accordance with the temporary permission or license, or sanitary passports issued before the entry into force of these rules: 61.1. until September 1, 1996 must receive a license or permit, if the institution concerned has already submitted all the rules mentioned in chapter V of the temporary document to obtain the necessary documents. In this case the license or authorization need only proof of payment of the State fee;
61.2. If the institution has not submitted all the provisions referred to in chapter V of the necessary documents until September 1, 1996 must submit the remaining documents;
38.1. by 1 September 1996, the following activities must obtain a licence or permit in accordance with the procedure laid down in these provisions.
62. the Ministry of Finance until 1996 l September to prepare and submit the draft regulation in the Cabinet of the national company "Radon" establishment of the guarantee fund.
63. the Ministry of Welfare to the 1996 September 1 prepare amendments: 39.2. the list of dangerous equipment that need to perform technical security controls;
39.3. The Cabinet of Ministers on 31 October 1995 No. 321 the provisions of the "rules of business restrictions" (Latvian journal, 1995, 175, 184. no; 1996, nr. 86), providing for the Welfare Ministry and under its authority and under the supervision of the national authorities entitled to issue licences for transactions with radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation in medicine.
Prime Minister a. slice of environmental protection and regional development Minister, Deputy Prime Minister m. cock in 1996 in Riga on June 20.