Nuclear Law Bulletin

Issue: 65, 1

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Case Law

• Belgium Judgement allowing the return of nuclear waste from France (2000)  21 - 21
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Estonia Act on Export, Import and Transit of Strategic Goods (1999)  37 - 37
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Bibliography and News Briefs

• NEA, INLA, Sweden  75 - 76
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Administrative Decisions

• Switzerland Rejection of the constitutional initiative requesting shutdown of the Mühleberg NPP (1999)  28 - 28
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List of Correspondents

• List of Correspondents  77 - 79
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Brazil Decree on Bodies within the Federal Public Administration (1999)  30 - 30
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• Hong Kong, China Adaptation of the Ordinance on Nuclear Materials (1999)  33 - 34
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• South Africa Nuclear Energy Act and National Nuclear Regulator Act (1999)  51 - 53
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• Japan Transfer of the Nuclear Safety Commission to the Prime Minister’s Office (1999)  44 - 45
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Case Law

• United States Decision rejecting a request barring MOX fuel shipment (1999)  24 - 25
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Bilateral Agreements

• Indonesia - United Kingdom Memorandum of Agreement concerning Co-operation in Research & Development, Production and Marketing of Radioisotopes for Medical or other Use (2000)  62 - 63
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Ukraine Law on the Licensing of Activities in the Field of Nuclear Energy (2000)  56 - 56
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• Estonia Decree establishing a National Dose Register of Radiation Workers (1999)  36 - 36
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• Canada Nuclear Safety and Control Act (1997)  32 - 32
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• Brazil Resolution of the CNEN on Quality Assurance for NPPs (1999)  31 - 31
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Bilateral Agreements

• Kazakhstan - United States Co-operation Arrangement concerning Decommissioning of the BN-350 Reactor (1999)  64 - 64
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Switzerland Ordinance on Individual Dosimetry (1999)  53 - 54
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• Switzerland Ordinance on the Fund for the Management of Radioactive Waste from NPPs (2000)  54 - 55
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• Japan Ordinances implementing the Law on Compensation for Nuclear Damage and the Law on the Indemnity Agreement for Compensation of Nuclear Damage (1999)  46 - 47
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Bilateral Agreements

• Croatia - Slovenia Agreement on Early Exchange of Information in the Event of a Radiological Emergency (1999)  61 - 61
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Case Law

• European Union Lirussi v. Bizzaro (1999)  25 - 25
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• Netherlands Decision invalidating the limitation in time of the operating licence of the Borssele plant (1999)  23 - 24
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Bilateral Agreements

• Germany - Romania Agreement on Co-operation and Information Exchange in the Field of Nuclear Safety (1998)  62 - 62
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Administrative Decisions

• Sweden Agreement on a compensation plan for the early shutdown of Barsebäck 1 (1999)  27 - 28
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Germany Reliability Assessment Ordinance for Licence Applications (1999)  40 - 41
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Bilateral Agreements

• Belgium - France Co-operation Agreement on Chooz NPP and Exchange of Information (1998)  59 - 59
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• Lithuania - Sweden Framework Agreements for Co-operation in the field of Nuclear Safety (2000)  64 - 65
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• France Order setting out General Technical Rules to Prevent and Limit Pollution and External Risks resulting from the Operation of Major Nuclear Installations (1999)  38 - 39
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International Regulatory Activities

• European Union Amendments to the 1990 Regulation on imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the Chernobyl accident (2000)  57 - 58
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Brazil Resolution of the CNEN on the Control of Nuclear Materials (1999)  31 - 32
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Case Law

• European Court of Human Rights Athanassoglou and Others v. Switzerland (2000)  25 - 25
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Bilateral Agreements

• Sweden - Ukraine Agreement on Co-operation in the Field of Nuclear Safety (1999)  66 - 66
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Administrative Decisions

• Argentina Decision on the establishment of the Interministerial Commission for Atucha II (2000)  26 - 27
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Articles

• The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Process for Its Enhanced Review on the Eve of the 2000 Review Conference  13 - 20
  Pinel, Cyril

National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Republic of Moldova Law on Licensing of Certain Activities (1999)  48 - 49
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• People's Republic of China Restructuring of the Public Nuclear Sector in China (1999)  32 - 33
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• Slovenia Act on Transport of Dangerous Goods (1999)  50 - 51
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• Myanmar Atomic Energy Law (1998)  49 - 50
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• Estonia Decree establishing the Procedure for Management, Registration and Transfer of Radioactive Waste (1998)  36 - 37
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• Romania Regulation on the Accreditation of Bodies in the Nuclear Field (1999)  50 - 50
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• France Amendment to the Tax Regime Applicable to Major Nuclear Installations (1999)  37 - 37
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• Germany Amendments to the Foreign Trade Ordinance (1999, 2000)  42 - 43
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• Germany Air Transport Act (1999)  42 - 42
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Multilateral Agreements

• Status of Conventions in the field of Nuclear Energy  67 - 74
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Switzerland Amendment to the Radiological Protection Ordinance (1999)  53 - 53
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• France Decree on Major Nuclear Installations classified as Secret (1999)  37 - 38
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• Croatia Act on Protection against Ionising Radiation (1999)  34 - 36
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Case Law

• France Council of State Judgement on the Risk Analysis within the Licensing Application (1999)  21 - 22
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Republic of Korea Amendment to the Atomic Energy Act (1999)  47 - 48
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• Germany Re-organisation of Advisory Bodies in the Nuclear Sector (1998)  41 - 41
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• Croatia Ordinance on the Conditions governing the Licensing of Expert Activities on Ionising Radiation Protection (1999)  36 - 36
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• France Order modifying the Order establishing the Technical Conditions for Certain Controls carried out by “Well-known Senders” or by Air Carriers in order to Ensure the Safety of Air Freight (1999)  40 - 40
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Case Law

• Netherlands Decision rejecting licences for storage and transport of nuclear fuel (1999)  24 - 24
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Bilateral Agreements

• Kazakhstan - United States Agreement for the Exchange of Technical Information and Co-operation in Nuclear Safety Matters (1999)  63 - 64
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• People's Republic of China Regulations on the Export Control of Nuclear Dual-Use Items and Related Technologies (1998)  33 - 33
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Case Law

• Japan Rejection of claims calling for permanent closure of the Monju reactor (2000)  22 - 23
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Armenia Law on Public Protection in Emergency Situations (1998)  29 - 30
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• Armenia Law for the Safe Utilisation of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes (1999)  29 - 29
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• Ukraine Restructuring of the Nuclear Sector (1999)  55 - 56
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Bilateral Agreements

• Israel - United States Letter of Intent on Co-operation in the Fields of Non-proliferation, Arms Control, and Regional Security (2000)  63 - 63
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• France Order setting out General Technical Rules on the Limits and Conditions governing Samples and Waste subject to Licensing, carried out by Major Nuclear Installations (1999)  39 - 40
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• Belarus Decree establishing a Uniform State System of Accounting and Control of Radiation Sources (1999)  30 - 30
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• Germany Recommendations on Protection against Catastrophes in the Surroundings of Nuclear Installations (1999)  41 - 41
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• Bulgaria - Slovak Republic Agreement for Co-operation on the State Control of Safety in the Use of Atomic Energy (1999)  59 - 60
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• Armenia Decree on State Regulation of Nuclear and Radiation Safety (2000)  29 - 29
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Bilateral Agreements

• Slovak Republic - Slovenia Agreement for the Exchange of Information in the Field of Nuclear Safety (1999)  65 - 66
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Case Law

• France Judgement of the Cour de Cassation on the Operation of a Classified Installation without a Licence (1999)  22 - 22
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Japan Amendment to the Regulation Law (1999)  44 - 44
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• Germany Act implementing the Verification Agreement as Revised by the 1998 Protocol (2000)  43 - 44
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Bilateral Agreements

• France - United Kingdom Collaboration Agreement in the Field of Nuclear Waste Management and Dismantling of Nuclear Installations (1999)  61 - 61
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Japan Special Law on Emergency Preparedness for Nuclear Disaster (1999)  45 - 46
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• Germany Ordinance on Exceptions from the Provisions of the RID (1999)  41 - 42
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• Brazil Resolution of the CNEN on Protection against Fire in NPPs (1999)  30 - 31
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Bilateral Agreements

• Germany - Hungary Agreement on Mutual Assistance in the Event of Catastrophe or Severe Accident (1998)  61 - 62
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National Legislative and Regulatory Activities

• Germany Amendments to the Dangerous Goods Ordinances (1999)  42 - 42
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Articles

• A Code of Conduct on the Safety of Radiation Sources and the Security of Radioactive Materials  7 - 12
  Boustany, Katia

Bilateral Agreements

• Croatia - Hungary Agreement on the Early Exchange of Information in the Event of a Radiological Emergency (1999)  60 - 61
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