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IRQ-1980-L-89063
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Title_of_text
Iraqi Law on Prevention of Ionizing Radiation, No. 99 of 1980.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Iraq
Subjects (Classification)
Protection against particular hazards
Adopted on (Date of text)
1980-05-04
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
قرار مجلس قيادة الثورة رقم (652) باصدار القانون رقم (99) لسنة 1980م بشأن الوقاية ضد الاشعاع الايوني
Abstract/Citation
Repeals Law No. 80 of 1971 on the same subject.
Prescribes that the acquisition, use, manufacture, storage, loan, transportation, sale, purchase, import, export or possession of ionizing radiation sources are prohibited in the absence of a licence (sect. 3). The Radiation Control Agency shall be established under the Environmental Protection Board. Its competences are to: define radiation control policies; draw up and supervise implementation plans and programmes in this area; coordinate and supervise radiation control activities; and approve plans of radiation-emitting installations and installations for the storage of radioactive substances (sect. 4). Section 5 provides for the establishment of the Radiation Control Centre under the Radiation Control Agency. Duties and competences of the centre are to: monitor all peaceful use of ionizing radiations; ensure protection against the exposure to radiations and form pollution caused by them; identify radiation sources which require a licence; issue licences (sect. 6). The Agency shall lay down the conditions for granting licences and for licensing procedures (sect. 7). The Agency shall lay down conditions concerning protective measures such as maximum permitted exposure or contamination levels, maximum permitted concentration levels of radioactive substances in air and water according to the recommendations issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency and other competent international organizations (sect. 8). The transport of ionizing radiation sources shall be subject to instructions laid down by the Agency in the light of similar international recommendations (sect. 9). The Agency shall set out instructions regarding the prevention of accidents and the elimination of their consequences (sect. 10). Duties of owners of ionizing radiations sources are defined in section 12 and 13. Section 18 provides for the establishment of a medical committee under the Radiation Protection Centre. The aims of the committee are to: determine the occurrence of radiation accidents and the level of exposure of radiation; report on the diagnosis and on medical treatments in connexion with such incidents; and grant staff leave or advise on their assignment to other jobs (sect. 18).
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1980-05-26
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Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Food and Agricultrual Organization of the United Nations (FAOLEX)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
IRQ89063 ENG.pdf (PDF of summary of Law in English)
Monograph region
Monograph title
CD of the Law
Author
Premanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the UN Office in Geneva
Date
2011-11-29
Page range
4 p.
File
F1404811722/IRQ89063 ARB.pdf (PDF of Law in Arabic)