French Public Health Code
In forceI.-The person responsible for the nuclear activity, as referred to in Article L. 1333-8, is required to have the rules that have been put in place in terms of :
1° Collective protection, taking into account the applicable requirements under its regime;
2° Management of ionising radiation sources;
3° Collection, treatment and disposal of effluents and waste contaminated or likely to be contaminated by radionuclides;
4° Maintenance and quality control of medical devices and assessment of doses delivered to patients during medical diagnostic examinations.
II - Applications for approval or renewal of approval from the organisations mentioned in I above must be submitted to the Nuclear Safety Authority. The application must be accompanied by a dossier containing information on the organisation, its quality, its activity, the qualifications of its staff and the measurement methods and equipment it uses.
The Nuclear Safety Authority will give its decision within six months. If no response is received within this period, the application will be rejected.
III - An order by the Minister for Radiation Protection and, in cases covered by 1° of VI of Article L. 1333-9, by the Minister for Defence, defines the procedures and frequency of the verifications provided for in I.
