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Section 6: Main administrative regime for nuclear activities, excluding the transport of radioactive substances

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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Article R1333-106 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Subject to the provisions of Article R. 1333-107, the following are exempt from the authorisation, registration or declaration provided for in Article L. 1333-8: 1° The possession, manufacture, use, distribution, import and export of radioactive sources and products or devices containing them if the value of the coefficient Q corresponding to the weighted sum of the radionuclide activities present at any time in the place where the activity is carried…

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Article R1333-107 of the French Public Health Code

The manufacture, possession and use of batches of Category A, B or C radioactive sources, high activity sealed sources as defined inAnnex 13-7, the management of radioactive waste as defined in Article L. 542-1-1 of the Environment Code and the use on humans of any source of ionising radiation for any purpose whatsoever cannot benefit from the provisions of article R. 1333-106.

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Article R1333-109 of the French Public Health Code

The manufacture, possession or use of ionising radiation sources is subject to declaration when the activity meets one of the following two conditions: 1° The weighted sum of the radionuclide activity mass concentrations divided by the declaration limit value set in the fourth column of table 2 ofappendix 13-8 for each of these radionuclides is less than 1 and the activity is not exempt pursuant to article R. 1333-106. This…

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Article R1333-110 of the French Public Health Code

Following the generic review referred to in Article R. 1333-135, the Nuclear Safety Authority may decide that a nuclear activity falls under the declaration regime when the general requirements it has imposed for the performance of this activity are complied with.

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Article R1333-111 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The declaration referred to in articles R. 1333-109 and R. 1333-110 must be submitted to the French Nuclear Safety Authority before the nuclear activity is carried out. II – If a nuclear activity mentioned in articles R. 1333-109 and R. 1333-110 is carried out by the same person in charge in the same establishment as a nuclear activity subject to authorisation, a single application for authorisation may be submitted for…

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Article R1333-113 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The nuclear activities defined in Article R. 1333-104 and included on a list drawn up by decision of the Nuclear Safety Authority approved by the Minister responsible for radiation protection are subject to registration. This decision is drawn up taking into account, in particular, the justification for the nuclear activity, the characteristics of the ionising radiation sources, their design, their conditions of use and the measures planned to ensure effective…

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