Joint Order No. 173/37 validating the form of radiation hygienic passport of the user of the sources of ionizing radiation and instructive and methodical directions as regards its filling in issued by the Ministry of Public Health and by the Ministry of Emergencies.

The radiation hygienic passport shall be drawn up for the purpose of evaluation of the state of radiation safety of the organizations that are manufacturing, processing, utilizing, storing, transporting, neutralizing and burying radioactive substances and other sources of ionizing radiation. The passport shall be compulsory for all economic entities utilizing in their activity the sources of ionizing radiation and also it shall be compulsory document for the licensing of the organization’s activity. It shall be permitted to insert in the passport any additional information contributing to the more efficient evaluation of the environmental impact. The passport must be stored during the whole period of activity of the organization and for the period of fifty years after the cessation of its activity.