Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 74 |
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Detailed table of contents |
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Articles |
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| The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - Eight Years After the Opening of the Treaty for Signature: What is the Situation?, by Gilbert Le Goff and Denys Rousseau |
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| The Concept of Responsibility to Future Generations for the Management and Storage of Radioactive Waste, by Eugénie Vial | 15 |
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Studies |
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| Transposition into Swiss Law of the Paris Convention and the Brussels Supplementary Convention, as amended, by Renato Tami and Sandra Daina | 27 |
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Case Law |
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| FRANCE | |||
| Judgement of the Appeal Court of Limoges regarding the Dumping of Radioactive Waste by Cogema (2004) | 33 |
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| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | |||
| Judgement of the Slovak Constitutional Court on Greenpeace Claim (2004) | 35 |
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| Administrative Decisions | |||
| SWEDEN | |||
| Decision on the Environmental Court on Permits for Studsvik Nuclear AB and Svafo AB (2004) | 36 |
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities |
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| AUSTRALIA | |||
| National Directory for Radiation Protection (2004) | 39 |
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| CAMEROON | |||
| Decree on the National Radiation Protection Agency (2002) | 40 |
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| CHINESE TAIPEI | |||
| Nuclear Emergency Response Act (2003) | 41 |
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| ESTONIA | |||
| Radiation Act and its implementing regulations (2004) | 42 |
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| FRANCE | |||
| Act on Public Health Policy (2004) | 44 |
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| Order establishing Special Conditions for the use of Industrial Radiography Devices using Gamma Radiation (2004) | 45 |
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| Amendment to the Order on the Organisation of a National Network to Measure Radioactivity in the Environment (2004) | 45 |
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| Order on the General Regime governing Licences and Declarations as defined in Chapter V-I "Ionising radiation" of the Public Health Code (2004) | 45 |
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| Order setting out Techinical Conditions for the Accounting of Nuclear Materials (2004) | 46 |
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| GABON | |||
| Act setting out Guidelines in respect of the Prevention and Protection Polocy Applicable to Ionising Radiation (2001) | 47 |
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| Order establishing the National Centre for the Prevention of and Protection against Ionising Radiation (2002) | 47 |
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| GERMANY | |||
| Amendment to the Ordinance on Advanced Financial Contributions for Final Disposal Repositories (2004) | 48 |
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| Ordinances to Amend the RID Regulations (2003, 2004) | 48 |
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| Ordinance on the Transportation of Dangerous Gods by Road and Rail (2004) | 48 |
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| Amendments to the 1961 Foreign Trade Act (2004) | 48 |
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| Amendments to the Import List (2004) | 49 |
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| Amendments to the Export List (2004) | 49 |
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| GHANA | |||
| Atomic Energy Commission Act (2000) | 49 |
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| ICELAND | |||
| Act on Radiation Protection (2002) | 49 |
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| IRELAND | |||
| Containement of Nuclear Weapons Act (2003) and Regulations (2004) | 50 |
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| ITALY | |||
| Act Restructuring the Energy Sector (2004) | 51 |
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| Ordinance on Radioactive Waste Management (2004) | 52 |
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| LATVIA | |||
| Regulations on Procedural Requirements for the Construction of Radiation Facilities (2004) | 52 |
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| Regulations on the Procedure Governing Activities Involving Nuclear Materials, Related Materials and Equipment (2003) | 52 |
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| Act on Circulation of Strategic Goods (2004) | 52 |
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| Regulations on Foods and Food Ingredients Treated with Ionising Radiation (2004) | 53 |
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| MAURITIUS | |||
| Radiation Protection Act (2003) | 53 |
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| NIGERIA | |||
| Basic Ionising Radiation Regulations (2003) | 54 |
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| POLAND | |||
| Amendments to the Atomic Energy Act (2004) | 55 |
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| PORTUGAL | |||
| Council Resolution Providing for the Elaboration of a National Plan for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (2004) | 56 |
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| ROMANIA | |||
| Decision Amending the Regulations on the Organisation and Functioning of the National Commission for the Control of Nuclear Activities (CNCAN) (2004) | 56 |
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| Decision on the Reorganisation of the National Uranium Company (2004) | 57 |
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| Health Norms for the Safe Conduct of Nuclear Activities (2004) | 57 |
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| Radiological Safety Norms - Licensing Procedures for Mining, Uranium and Thorium Ore Processing Activities, Processing of Raw Materials and Production of Nuclear Fuel | 57 |
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| Radiological Safety Norms - Measurement Systems for Radiation Sources (2004) | 58 |
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| Radiological Safety Norms - Radiotherapy Practice (2004) | 58 |
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| Norms on the Classification of BOdies Qualified for the Exercise of Activities in the Nuclear Fiels (2004) | 58 |
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| Norms on Exemption from Authorisation Requirements for Certain Materials (2004) | 58 |
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| Decision Establishing the List of Dual-use Products and Technologies Subject to the Export and Import Control Regime (2004) | 58 |
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| Order on the Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste (2004) | 59 |
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| Norms on the Safe Mangement of Radioactive Waste (2004) | 59 |
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| Norms on the Collection of Contributions from Licensees for the Financing of the Activities of the National Agency for Radioactive Waste (2004) | 59 |
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| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | |||
| Establishment of New Federal Agencies in the Nuclear Energy Field(2004) | 60 |
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| Decree on the List of Dual-use Equipment and Materials Subject to Export Controls (2003) | 61 |
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| Decree on the List of Dual-use Goods and Technologies Subject to Export Controls (2004) | 61 |
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| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | |||
| Atomic Act (2004) | 61 |
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| SWEDEN | |||
| New SKI Regulations on Safety in Nuclear Facilities (2004) | 63 |
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| UKRAINE | |||
| Amendments to the 1995 Law on the Use of Nuclear Energy and Radiation Safety (2004) | 63 |
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| UNITED STATES | |||
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (2004) | 64 |
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| Price-Anderson Act (2004 renewal) | 66 |
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| URUGUAY | |||
| Decree Establishing the National Directorate of Energy and Nuclear Technology (2004) | 69 |
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International Regulatory Authorities |
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| INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY | |||
| Resolutions Adopted by the IAEA General Conference (2004) | 71 |
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| Establishment of INLEX | 74 |
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| EUROPEAN UNION | |||
| Directive on Public Access to Environmental Information (2003) | 75 |
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| Directive on Public Participation in Respect of Certain Plans and Programmes Relating to the Environment (2003) | 76 |
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| Proposals for Directives on Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Waste Management (2004) | 76 |
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Bilateral Agreements |
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| GERMANY - RUSSIAN FEDERATION | |||
| Agreement Concerning Co-operation and Exchange of Information and Experience in the Field of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (2003) | 79 |
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| ROMANIA - UKRAINE | |||
| Agreement on Early Notification of Nuclear Accidents and Exchange of Information in the Field of Nuclear and Radiation Safety (2004) | 80 |
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Multilateral Agreements |
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| Observations on the First Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, by Gordon Linsley | 81 |
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| Protocol Amending the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (2003) | 89 |
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| Status of Conventions in the Field of Nuclear Energy | 90 |
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Bibiliography and News Briefs |
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| NEA, Austria, United Kingdom, Uruguay, INLA, WNU | 91 |
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List of Correspondents |
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Supplement |
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| Iceland: Act on Radiation Protection (2002) | |||