Law No. 423-1Q on radiation safety of the population.

The present Law is composed of 6 Sections dealing with: (a) general provisions (Sect. 1); (b) the competence of the state institutions and local self-government in the sphere of ensuring radiation safety (Sect. 2); (c) the state supervision over radiation safety (Sect. 3); (d) radiation safety requirements (Sect. 4); (e) protection against radiation in case of nuclear disaster (Sect. 5); (f) the rights and the duties of the population and social associations concerning radiation safety (Sect. 6). The present Law establishes the legal grounds for safe management of the sources of radiation, protection against radiation and health protection. Radiation safety shall be ensured by the following means: (a) technical, sanitary, regulatory and educational arrangements; (b) observance of rules and regulations regarding radiation safety requirements; (c) information of the population of the radiation level and radiation safety requirements (art. 4). Any activity regarding manufacturing, transportation, storage, recycling and disposal (burial) of radioactive substances shall be exclusive competence (monopoly) of the state (art. 10). Assessment of the radiation safety shall be carried out according to the following criteria: (a) radioactive environmental pollution; (b) evaluation of nuclear disaster and its scale; (c) radiation dose of the population; (d) number of persons exposed to radiation (art. 13). Foodstuffs and potable water must comply with radiation safety requirements (art. 16).