Book III: Health protection and the environment

I.-It is forbidden 1° To transfer, whether temporarily or permanently, electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation, accelerators and radioactive sources, whether in return for payment or free of charge, to any natural or legal person who is not in possession of a receipt for a declaration or who is not the holder of a registration or authorisation decision under one of the regimes mentioned in article L. 1333-8 or L. 1333-9…

Any transfer or acquisition of radioactive sources is subject to prior registration with the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, using a form issued by this body, except in the cases defined by the decision provided for in 1° of Article R. 1333-165. If no response is received within two months, the registration application referred to in the previous paragraph is rejected.

Any acquisition of an ionising radiation source or a batch of radioactive sources in category A, B or C as defined in appendix 13-7 shall give rise to the establishment, by the purchaser, of an acknowledgement of receipt of the ionising radiation source or batch of radioactive sources transmitted to the transferor in accordance with the procedures defined by an order of the Minister responsible for energy.

The declaration provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1493/93 of 8 June 1993 on shipments of radioactive substances between Member States shall be deposited with the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire. The record of deliveries provided for in Article 6 of the same Regulation shall be drawn up for each transfer and filed with the Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety.

All imports or exports of radioactive sources from or to non-EU countries must be registered in advance with the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire. The exporter or importer completes and attaches to the registration application a form issued by the Institute specifying, in particular, the nature and quantities of radionuclides imported or exported. The form registered by the Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety is presented in…