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Article R1333-96 of the French Public Health Code

The reference level to which a person may be exposed over one year, excluding radon in buildings, in the context of a polluted site mentioned in article R. 1333-95 is 1 mSv in effective dose over one year. The effective dose is calculated taking into account the use of the site. Where man-made radon is present in buildings, the reference level for radon is that set in article R. 1333-28.

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Article R1333-97 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The public utility easements referred to in article L. 1333-26 are instituted by the representative of the State in the département at the request of the party responsible for the pollution, the owners of the polluted plots, the mayors of the municipalities concerned, the Nuclear Safety Authority, the Regional Health Agency or on its own initiative. II – When the Nuclear Safety Authority or the Regional Health Agency does not…

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Article R1333-98 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The representative of the State in the département shall draw up a plan defining the public utility easements, from among those provided for in article L. 1333-26, designed to limit the risks associated with environmental pollution due to the presence of radioactive substances or the exposure of persons to ionising radiation that may result therefrom. II – The perimeter of the public utility easements is delimited taking into account the…

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Article R1333-99 of the French Public Health Code

I.-In application of the second paragraph of II of article L. 1333-26, the representative of the State in the département submits the draft order defining the public utility easements for written consultation. The representative requests the written opinion of the party responsible for the pollution, the owners of the polluted plots and other holders of rights in rem or their successors where known, the mayors of the municipalities concerned and…

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Article R1333-100 of the French Public Health Code

Public utility easements may be modified on the initiative of the representative of the State in the department or at the request of persons or organisations entitled to request their establishment. The draft amendment is examined, submitted for consultation and adopted according to the procedures defined in articles R. 1333-97 to R. 1333-99. However, modifications whose sole purpose is to remove or limit public utility easements may be exempted from…

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Article R1333-101 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Any discovery of a radioactive source outside of a regulated use within the framework of a nuclear activity regime is declared without delay to the representative of the State in the department, who informs the Nuclear Safety Authority. Old radioactive objects are considered to be radioactive sources. II – The management of the radioactive source depends on its origin and its owner: 1° When the radioactive source originates from a…

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Article R1333-102 of the French Public Health Code

Means of detecting radioactive sources and procedures adapted to their discovery and safekeeping pending their recovery are put in place in the main port and airport areas where goods are imported. A decree by the ministers responsible for radiation protection and transport specifies the list of ports and airports concerned and the conditions of application.

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Article D1333-103 of the French Public Health Code

The following sites and facilities implement radioactivity detection means and management procedures: 1° Hazardous and non-hazardous waste storage facilities mentioned in article L. 511-2 du code de l’environnement ; 2° Installations for the thermal treatment of hazardous waste or waste containing hazardous substances or mixtures referred to in Article L. 511-2 of the Environment Code; 3° Installations for the transit, grouping or sorting of metals or non-hazardous metal waste, metal…

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Article R1333-104 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The following nuclear activities are subject to the declaration, registration or authorisation system mentioned in Article L. 1333-8, subject to the provisions of Article L. 1333-9: 1° For radioactive sources and products and devices containing them: a) Manufacture ; b) Use or possession ; c) Distribution, import from a country outside the European Union or export from the European Union. 2° For all types of particle accelerators and electrical equipment…

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Article R1333-105 of the French Public Health Code

I.-For the nuclear activities referred to in Article L. 1333-10, the person responsible for the nuclear activity and, where applicable, the head of the establishment when a different person is involved, shall send a dossier to the Nuclear Safety Authority containing : 1° In the case of a natural person, their surname, first name, position and contact details; 2° In the case of a legal entity, its name or corporate…

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