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1. The Committee notes the information provided in the Government's latest report in reply to its General Observation of 1987. It notes that section 22 of the Radiation Safety Regulations, 1985, provides that notification of nuclear accidents must be made immediately to the competent body and that, following an on-site inspection, the measures recommended by the experts shall be immediately carried out. It notes further from the Government's latest report that a "Macro Plan in the Event of Nuclear Disaster or Radiologic Hazard" has been prepared, taking into consideration the experiences acquired from the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster and that contingency plans are being designed and revised in line with the needs and priorities laid down in the Macro Plan. In this regard, the Committee would draw the Government's attention to paragraphs 16 to 27 and 35(c) of its General Observation under this Convention concerning the limitation of occupational exposure during and after an emergency. The Government is requested to continue to supply information on the progress made in more effectively ensuring the protection of workers' health in abnormal conditions and to communicate, with its next report, copies of the Macro Plan and any contingency plans which have been elaborated.

2. The Committee would call the Government's attention more generally to the General Observation under this Convention which sets forth, inter alia, the revised exposure limits established on the basis of new physiological findings by the International Commission on Radiological Protection in its 1990 Recommendations (Publication No. 60). The Committee would recall that, under Article 3, paragraph 1, and Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Convention, all appropriate steps shall be taken to ensure effective protection of workers against ionising radiations and to review maximum permissible doses of ionising radiations in the light of current knowledge. The Government is requested to indicate the steps taken or being considered in relation to the matters raised in the conclusions to the General Observation.