ARTICLES

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

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

CASE LAW

BELGIUM

-Judgement allowing the return of nuclear waste from France (2000)

FRANCE

Council of State Judgement on the Risk Analysis within the Licensing Application (1999)

-Judgement of the Cour de Cassation on the Operation of a Classified Installation without a Licence (1999) JAPAN

-Rejection of claims calling for permanent closure of the Monju reactor (2000)

NETHERLANDS

-Decision invalidating the limitation in time of the operating licence of the Borssele plant (1999)

-Decision rejecting licences for storage and transport of nuclear fuel (1999)

UNITED STATES

-Decision rejecting a request barring MOX fuel shipment (1999)

EUROPEAN UNION

-Lirussi v. Bizzaro (1999)

EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Athanassoglou and Others v. Switzerland (2000)

A DMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS

ARGENTINA

-Decision on the establishment of the Interministerial Commission for Atucha II (2000)

SWEDEN

-Agreement on a compensation plan for the early shutdown of Barsebäck 1 (1999)

SWITZERLAND

-Rejection of the constitutional initiative requesting shutdown of the Mühleberg NPP (1999)

NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ACTIVITIES

ARMENIA

-Law for the Safe Utilisation of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes (1999)

-Decree on State Regulation of Nuclear and Radiation Safety (2000)

-Law on Public Protection in Emergency Situations (1998)

BELARUS

-Decree establishing a Uniform State System of Accounting and Control of Radiation Sources (1999)

BRAZIL

-Decree on Bodies within the Federal Public Administration (1999)

-Resolution of the CNEN on Protection against Fire in NPPs (1999)

-Resolution of the CNEN on Quality Assurance for NPPs (1999)

-Resolution of the CNEN on the Control of Nuclear Materials (1999)

CANADA

-Nuclear Safety and Control Act (1997)

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

-Restructuring of the Public Nuclear Sector in China (1999)

-Regulations on the Export Control of Nuclear Dual-Use Items and Related Technologies (1998)

HONG KONG, CHINA

-Adaptation of the Ordinance on Nuclear Materials (1999)

CROATIA

-Act on Protection against Ionising Radiation (1999)

-Ordinance on the Conditions governing the Licensing of Expert Activities on Ionising Radiation Protection (1999)

ESTONIA

-Decree establishing a National Dose Register of Radiation Workers (1999)

-Decree establishing the Procedure for Management, Registration and Transfer of Radioactive Waste (1998)

-Act on Export, Import and Transit of Strategic Goods (1999)

FRANCE

-Amendment to the Tax Regime Applicable to Major Nuclear Installations (1999)

-Decree on Major Nuclear Installations classified as Secret (1999)

-Order setting out General Technical Rules to Prevent and Limit Pollution and External Risks resulting from the Operation of Major Nuclear Installations (1999)

-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)

-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)

GERMANY

Reliability Assessment Ordinance for Licence Applications (1999)

-Re-organisation of Advisory Bodies in the Nuclear Sector (1998) on Protection against Catastrophes in the Surroundings of Nuclear Installations (1999)

Ordinance on Exceptions from the Provisions of the RID (1999)

-Air Transport Act (1999)  

-Amendments to the Dangerous Goods Ordinances (1999)

-Amendments to the Foreign Trade Ordinance (1999, 2000)

-Act implementing the Verification Agreement as Revised by the 1998 Protocol (2000)

JAPAN

-Amendment to the Regulation Law (1999)

-Transfer of the Nuclear Safety Commission to the Prime Minister’s Office (1999)

-Special Law on Emergency Preparedness for Nuclear Disaster (1999)

-Ordinances implementing the Law on Compensation for Nuclear Damage and the Law on the Indemnity Agreement for Compensation of Nuclear Damage (1999)

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

-Amendment to the Atomic Energy Act (1999)

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

-Law on Licensing of Certain Activities (1999)

MYANMAR

Atomic Energy Law (1998)

ROMANIA

-Regulation on the Accreditation of Bodies in the Nuclear Field (1999)

SLOVENIA

-Act on Transport of Dangerous Goods (1999)

SOUTH AFRICA

-Nuclear Energy Act and National Nuclear Regulator Act (1999)

SWITZERLAND

Amendment to the Radiological Protection Ordinance (1999)

-Ordinance on Individual Dosimetry (1999)

-Ordinance on the Fund for the Management of Radioactive Waste from NPPs (2000)

UKRAINE

-Restructuring of the Nuclear Sector (1999)

-Law on the Licensing of Activities in the Field of Nuclear Energy (2000)

INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ACTIVITIES

EUROPEAN UNION

-Amendments to the 1990 Regulation on imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the Chernobyl accident (2000)

BILATERAL AGREEMENTS

BELGIUM – FRANCE

-Co-operation Agreement on Chooz NPP and Exchange of Information (1998)

BULGARIA – SLOVAK REPUBLIC

-Agreement for Co-operation on the State Control of Safety in the Use of Atomic Energy (1999)

CROATIA – HUNGARY

-Agreement on the Early Exchange of Information in the Event of a Radiological Emergency (1999)

CROATIA – SLOVENIA

-Agreement on Early Exchange of Information in the Event of a Radiological Emergency (1999)

FRANCE – UNITED KINGDOM

-Collaboration Agreement in the Field of Nuclear Waste Management and Dismantling of Nuclear Installations (1999)

GERMANY – HUNGARY

-Agreement on Mutual Assistance in the Event of Catastrophe or Severe Accident (1998)GERMANY – ROMANIA

-Agreement on Co-operation and Information Exchange in the Field of Nuclear Safety (1998)

INDONESIA – UNITED KINGDOM

-Memorandum of Agreement concerning Co-operation in Research & Development, Production and Marketing of Radioisotopes for Medical or other Use (2000)

ISRAEL – UNITED STATES

-Letter of Intent on Co-operation in the Fields of Non-proliferation, Arms Control, and Regional Security (2000) KAZAKHSTAN – UNITED STATES

-Agreement for the Exchange of Technical Information and Co-operation in Nuclear Safety Matters (1999)

-Co-operation Arrangement concerning Decommissioning of the BN-350 Reactor (1999)

LITHUANIA – SWEDEN

Framework Agreements for Co-operation in the field of Nuclear Safety (2000)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC – SLOVENIA

-Agreement for the Exchange of Information in the Field of Nuclear Safety (1999)

SWEDEN – UKRAINE

-Agreement on Co-operation in the Field of Nuclear Safety (1999)

MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS

Status of Conventions in the field of Nuclear Energy

BIBLIOGRAPHY

NEA, INLA, Sweden

LIST OF CORRESPONDENTS