Translation of "Comité national de protection radiologique " (French → English) :

The Group of Experts appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee has advised that the basic safety standards, established according to Articles 30 and 31 of the Euratom Treaty, should take into account the new recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), in particular those in ICRP Publication 103 (7), and should be revised in the light of new scientific evidence and operational experience.

(6) The Group of Experts appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee has advised that the basic safety standards, established according to Articles 30 and 31 of Euratom Treaty should take into account the new recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), in particular those in Publication 103 (2007) and should be revised in the light of new scientific evidence and operational experience.

1. Each Member State shall establish a national committee for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.

It should be built on: (a) draft document ‘SOPs for the HSC Network for the risk assessment and risk management of chemical events’ prepared by the Commission with input from the Chemical, Biological and Radio Nuclear (CBRN) Section of the Health Security Committee (HSC) and which is available as part of the outcomes of the CARRA-NET initiative; (b) input provided by the ‘Chemical and Radiation Risk Assessment Network (CARRA-NET)’ project that started in October 2010 under service contract No EAHC/2010/Health/12 for the implementation of framework contract No EAHC/2009/Health/06 Lot 2 concerning multiple framework contracts with reopening of competition on external assistance concerning activities in the area of health security ‘For establ ...[+++]ishing risk assessment networks of toxic industrial chemicals and radioactive threats and risks’ — the tender was awarded to the Health Protection Agency and the results will pave the way for establishing future networks for chemicals and radioactive threats; (c) lessons learnt from the three regional table top ‘IRIDIUM’ exercises on chemical events implemented in 2011 — the three exercises have been implemented under the specific subject ‘Chemical exercises’ under the framework contract No SANCO/C3-2007-01 (8); and (d) input provided by the initiative ‘Chemical and Radiological Inventory of Medical Countermeasures (CARIMEC)’ that was launched in December 2010 under service contract No EAHC/2010/Health/17 for the implementation of framework contract No EAHC/2009/Health/06 Lot 2 concerning multiple framework contracts with reopening of competition on external assistance concerning activities in the area of health security ‘For establishing an inventory of public health measures and medical countermeasures to respond to toxic industrial chemicals and radioactive threats and risks’. The CARIMEC initiative is carried out by the Health Protection Agency.

Various public and private sector organisations (chambers of commerce, professional associations, consumer protection organisations, employers and employees organisations etc.) are involved in the work of the National Coordination Committee.

to strengthen the national regulatory infrastructure for radiation safety and security of radioactive sources.