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The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s last report in response to its comments. It notes the Government’s indication that the 1993 Approved Code of Practice made by the Employment and Social Security Committee under article 10 of the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law 1989 is currently under revision in the light of the basic safety standards laid down in the Council Directive 96/29/EURATOM of 13 May 1996, and the Ionizing Radiations Regulations No. 3232 of 1999 (IR 99) of the United Kingdom. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the present state of the revision work and the progress yet accomplished in this regard. The Committee, while hoping that the revised Approved Code of Practice will be adopted soon, invites the Government to refer to its comments made on the Ionizing Radiations Regulations No. 3232 of 1999 (IR 99) of the United Kingdom with regard to the application of this Convention by the United Kingdom, in order to ensure that the revised Approved Code of Practice, once it has been adopted, will address the issues covered in the previous direct requests, which were related to the need to review the existing limits of workers’ exposure with a view to incorporating the dose limits recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) in order to give effect to Article 3, paragraph 1, Article 6, paragraph 2, and Article 8 of the Convention and the specific protection measures to be taken against accidents and during emergency situations in the light of the indications given in paragraphs 16 to 27 and 35(c) of its 1992 general observation under the Convention.

The Committee finally requests the Government to supply a copy of the revised Approved Code of Practice as soon as it has been adopted.