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Georgia - Protection against particular hazards - Law, Act

Law of Georgia on Radioactive Waste No. 4487-IS, adopted on 11 November 2015 -

Adoption: 2015-11-11 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-04 | GEO-2015-L-104538

Article 1 - Scope of the Law
Article 2 - Objectives of the Law
Article 3 - Principles of radioactive waste management
Article 4 - Definition of terms
Article 5 - Competent authorities in the field of radioactive waste management
Article 6 - National strategy for radioactive waste management and the action plan for its implementation
Article 7 - Selection of locations for radioactive waste management facilities and radioactive waste disposal facilities
Article 8 - Establishment of protection zones for radioactive waste disposal facilities and radioactive waste management facilities
Article 9 - Radioactive waste disposal
Article 10 - General requirements for the owners of radioactive waste
Article 11 - Duties of other persons in the field of radioactive waste management
Article 12 - Rights of citizens of Georgia, stateless persons and aliens in the field of radioactive waste management
Article 13 – Import, export, transit, re-export and transportation of radioactive waste
Article 14 - Liability for non-compliance with the requirements established by the legislation of Georgia in the field of radioactive waste management
Article 15 - Normative acts to be adopted in relation to the entry into force of the Law
Article 16 - Transitional provision
Article 17 - Entry into Force of the Law.

This Law regulates legal relations between the public authorities and the natural and legal persons performing the management of radioactive waste, the handling of radioactive waste and/or activities related to the generation of radioactive waste. This Law also determines the security and safety requirements of radioactive waste management for activities related to radioactive waste and relevant operations.

Georgia - Protection against particular hazards - Law, Act

Nuclear and Radiation Safety Law of Georgia (No. 5912 of 20 March of 2013). -

Adoption: 2012-03-20 | Date of entry into force: 2012-03-23 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2012-05-01 | GEO-2012-L-94748

Governs legal relations between public authorities and natural and legal persons performing activities related to nuclear and radioactive materials and other sources of ionizing radiation as well as other measures to protect against nuclear materials and other sources of ionizing radiation.
Repeals the previous Law on Nuclear and Radiation Safety (Legislative Herald of Georgia No 5, 1998, Art. 40).