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Article R1333-157 of the French Public Health Code

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…

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Article R1333-158 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Any holder of radioactive sources, accelerators or electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation subject to one of the regimes mentioned in Articles L. 1333-8 or L. 1333-9 shall have an inventory of the radioactive sources, accelerators or electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation that it holds, enabling it to provide permanent proof of their origin and location. II – The person responsible for the nuclear activity sends a copy of the inventory…

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Article R1333-159 of the French Public Health Code

Any supplier of particle accelerators or electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation must keep an up-to-date list of transfers of the equipment it has distributed. This list includes the nature and characteristics of the equipment distributed and the contact details of each purchaser.

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Article R1333-160 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Any appropriate measure is taken by the person responsible for the nuclear activity to prevent the loss of any source of ionising radiation, their deterioration or damage of any kind other than that mentioned in Article R. 1333-147. II -After any event likely to have damaged an ionising radiation source, in particular a fire or flood, the person responsible for the nuclear activity shall check the physical condition of each…

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Article R1333-161 of the French Public Health Code

I.-A sealed radioactive source is considered to have expired at the latest ten years after the date of the first registration on the supply form or, failing this, after the date on which it was first placed on the market, unless an extension is granted by the competent authority. If the Nuclear Safety Authority remains silent for more than six months on a request for an extension, this will be…

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Article R1333-162 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The supplier provides the financial guarantee provided for in Article L. 1333-15. The guarantee may be provided by the final holder if the latter is himself the beneficiary of a guarantee covering the take-back costs mentioned in Article R. 1333-163. The obligation to provide financial guarantees remains in force notwithstanding any guarantee that may be provided for sealed radioactive sources in another Member State of the European Union. However, it…

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Article R1333-163 of the French Public Health Code

The amount of the financial guarantee required by Article R. 1333-162 is established on the basis of a national scale which defines a take-back cost taking into account the nature of the radionuclide, the initial activity of the sealed radioactive source and the existence or absence of a disposal route in France. This amount takes into account the take-back cost set by the national scale and the number of sealed…

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Article R1333-165 of the French Public Health Code

The procedures for applying the provisions of this section are defined in decisions of the Nuclear Safety Authority approved by the Minister responsible for radiation protection as regards : 1° The registration of radioactive sources and products or devices containing them referred to in Articles R. 1333-154, R. 1333-156 and R. 1333-157 ; 2° The rules for monitoring ionising radiation sources and transmitting records to the Institut de Radioprotection et…

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