Intervention Ordinance.
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Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
The purpose of the present Ordinance is to transpose the following EU Council Directives into national law: EU Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996; EU Council Directive 89/618/Euratom of 27 November 1989 on informing the general public about health protection measures to be applied and steps to be taken in the event of a radiological emergency (OJ No. L 357/31 of 7 December 1989). The Ordinance contains regulations in connection with interventions in case of radiological emergencies and in case of lasting exposure from a past radiological emergency or a past practice. These include inter alia significant releases of radioactive material due to accidents involving facilities or practices, accidents during the transport of radioactive material or terrorist acts using radioactive material. The text consists of 17 articles divided into 3 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Interventions in case of radiological emergencies (2); Interventions with lasting radiation exposure (3).
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Long title of text
Ordinance by the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water Resources on Interventions in Case of Radiological Emergencies and in Case of Lasting Exposure.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
The present Ordinance enters into force on 26 June 2007.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 145, 26 June 2007, 19 pp.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung des Bundesministers für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft über Interventionen bei radiologischen Notstandssituationen und bei dauerhaften Strahlenexpositionen (Interventionsverordnung – IntV).