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International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. C. ch. 10.3, pp. 964-967
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Chapter 10.3. Responsible bodies

D. C. Creagha and S. Martinez-Carrerab

a Division of Health, Design, and Science, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, and bSan Ernesto, 6-Esc. 3, 28002 Madrid, Spain

This chapter lists the regulatory authority and legislation for a number of countries. Be aware that the items listed here are subject to change, and that more recent information may be found on the International Atomic Energy Agency website.

Keywords: precautions against radiation injury; radiation injury; regulatory authorities.

It has been stressed that the foregoing information is of an advisory nature only and that it has no legal force. Countries that have responded to the questionnaire on radiation safety produced by the Commission on Crystallographic Apparatus by 1 October 1997 are shown in Table 10.3.1[link]. It is to the regulatory authorities designated in Table 10.3.1 that questions on radiation safety should be referred.

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Regulatory authorities

CountryLegislationProclaimedResponsible authority
Argentina––Ministereo de Educacion, Consejo Nacional de Investigacion Científica y Técnica.
AustraliaCode of Practice for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation Emitted from X-ray Analysis Equipment1/6/84National Health and Medical Research Council, PO Box 100, Woden, ACT 2606.
Note: Each state and territory has its own specific regulations.
AustriaStrahlen Schutzgesetz (Radiation Protection Law)11/6/69Federal Ministry for Health and Environment Protection, Stubenring 1, A-1010 Wien.
BelgiumProtection of the Population Against the Hazards of Ionizing Radiations29/3/58Service de Protection Contrôles Radiations Ionisantes.
Royal Decrees12/3/94Ministère de la Santé Publique, Cité Administrative de l'Etat, Quartier Vesale 2/3, B-1010 Bruxelles.
BrazilNormas Bãsicas de Radioproteção (Basic Norms of Radiation Protection)19/9/73Comissão National de Energia Nuclear, Rua General Severiano, 90-Botafogo, 22.290, Rio de Janeiro.
CanadaRadiation Emitting Devices Regulations (1981)–Radiation and Protection Bureau, Health and Welfare (Canada), Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9.
ChileDecree Concerning Radiological Protection (1976)–Comisión Nacional de Investigacion, Cientifica y Tecnologica, Cassilia 308, Santiago.
China––National Environmental Protection Agency, 115 Nanxiaouie, Xizhemen, Beijing 100035.
Cyprus––Senior Medical Physicist, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia.
Czech RepublicAct of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic30/6/72State Office for Nuclear Security, Sleszka 9, 12029 Praha 2.
Czechoslovak State Norm No. 34172524/7/68
DenmarkOrder Concerning X-ray Analytical Equipment15/4/30National Institute of Radiation Hygiene, 378 Fredrikssundsvej, DK-2700 Brønshøj, Copenhagen.
Egypt––Atomic Energy Authority, 101 Kasr El-Eini Street, Cairo.
FinlandRadiation Protection Act26/4/57Finnish Centre for Radiation and Protection, PO Box 14, FIN-00881 Helsinki.
France––Ministère de la Santé Publique, 31 rue de l'Ecluse, BP 35, 78110 Levesinet.
CEA, 31–33 rue de la Fédération, 75752 Paris CEDEX 15.
GermanyGesetz über die friedliche Verwendung der Kernenergie und den Schutz gegen ihre Gefahren (Atomgesetz)23/12/59Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Referat A 13, Robert-Schumann Platz, D-53175 Bonn.
Verordnung über den Schutz vor Schäden durch Ionisierende Strahlen (Strahlenschutz Verordnung)13/10/78
Verordnung über den Schutz vor Schäden durch Röntgenstrahlen (Röntgen Verordnung)8/1/87
GreeceProtection from Ionizing Radiation18/1/74Greek Atomic Energy Commission, 153 10 Aghia paraskevi-Attiki, PO Box 60228.
HungaryAct 1/19801/6/80National Atomic Energy Commission, 1374 Budapest Pf 365.
IndiaAtomic Energy Act of 19621962Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, 4th Floor, Vikram Sarabhai Bkavan Anushaktinagar, Bombay 400 094.
IrelandOrder No. 166, Nuclear Energy Act of 19711971Nuclear Energy Board, 20–22 Lr Hatch Street, Dublin 2.
Sealed Sources SI No. 171972
Unsealed Sources SI No. 2491972
IsraelOccupational Radiation Protection Regulation of 19811981The Licensing Division, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box 7061, Tel Aviv 61070.
Employment of Women1980
ItalyLegislative Act No. 18513/2/64Nuclear Safety and Health Protection Directorate, ENEA, Via Vitaliano, Brancati 48, 00144 Rome-EUR.
JapanThe Atomic Energy Basic Law; Law concerning Prevention from Radiation Hazards due to Radioisotopes etc.–Radiation Council, 2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Korea, SouthThe Atomic Energy Law11/3/58Atomic Energy Bureau, Ministry of Science and Technology, The Second Integrated Government Building, Gwacheon, Kyunggi-D, 427 760.
New ZealandRadiation Protection Act1965National Radiation Laboratory, Department of Health, PO Box 25-099, Christchurch.
NorwayAct Relating to the Use of X-rays, Radium, etc.18/6/38National Institute of Radiation Hygiene, PO Box 55, N-1345 Østeras.
PakistanPakistan Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Ordinance No. IV of 198426/1/84Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Directorate of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection, PO Box 1912, Islamabad.
Peru––Insituto Peruano de Energia Nuclear, Direccion de Seguridad Nuclear y Proteccion Radiologica, Direccion Av. Canada No. 1470, Lima 41.
PortugalNormas Cerais parra Protecção das Pessons contra as Radiações Ionizantes25/11/61Ministerio da Saúde, Direcção-Geral da Saúde, Almeda D. Alfonso Henriques, 45, P-1056, Lisboa Codex.
Russian Federation––Ministry for Atomic Energy, Committee on Safety, Ecology, and Emergency Situations, ul. B. Ordynka 24/26, 101000 Moscow.
SingaporeThe Radiation Protection Act 19B and Regulations 19741/9/74Radiation Protection Inspectorate, Department of Scientific Services, Outram Road, Singapore 0316.
Slovak RepublicAct of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Socialist Republic No. 6512/9/72Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, Limbová 2, SK-83341 Bratislava.
Czechoslovak State Norm No. 45172524/7/68
SpainLey Reguladora de la Energia Nuclear29/4/64Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, Paseo de La Castellana 135, Madrid.
Reglamento Sobre Instalaciones Nucleares y Radiactivas21/7/72
Reglamento s. Protection-Sanitaria contra Radiaciones Ionizantes8/10/82
South Africa––Department of Health and Welfare, Civitas Building, Cnr Andrew Struken St, Pretoria 0001 (Private Bag X63).
SwedenAct Concerning Protection Against Radiation14/3/58Swedish Radiation Protection Institute, S-17116 Stockholm.
SwitzerlandFederal Order (1980)–Office Fédéral de la Santé Publique, Division of Radiation Protection, CH-3003 Berne.
TurkeyRadiological Health and Safety1967Turkish Atomic Energy Authority, Radiological Health and Safety Department, Karantil Sk. No. 67, Bakanliklar-Ankara.
United KingdomHealth and Safety at Work Act1974Health and Safety Executive, Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HS.
Ionizing Radiation Regulations1/1/86
United States of AmericaAtomic Energy Act of 19541954Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Matomic Building, 1717th Street NW, Washington, DC 20555.
Executive Order 10831 Department of Energy, Forestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.

Other publications containing relevant material

Information relevant to precautions against radiation injury may be obtained from the sources listed below.

Recommendations of the International X-ray and Radiation Protection Commission (1931). Br. J. Radiol. 4, 485.
International Commission on Radiological Protection, Clifton Avenue, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PU, England.
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1016, Washington, DC 20013, USA
International Atomic Energy Agency, Wagramerstrasse 5, PO Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria.
World Health Organization, CH-1211 Genève 27, Switzerland.
National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, PO Box 100, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia.
International Labour Organization, 4 route des Morillons, CH-1211 Genève 22, Switzerland.
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, 38 Bd Suchet, F-75016 Paris, France.
National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurement, C/- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
Her Majesty's Stationery Office, PO Box 598, London SE1 9NH, England.
National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, Oxford OX11 0RQ, England.
Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, USA.
Hospital Physicists Association, 47 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QX, England.
National Competent Authorities Responsible for Approvals and Authorizations in Respect of the Transport of Radioactive Material (1997). List No. 28. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna.








































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