Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

1. The Committee notes the provision of section 28, subsection 4, of Act No. 2583-XII on hygiene and the epidemiological well-being of the population, 1993. According to this provision, the organization and carrying-out of measures against radiation in the event of accidents and emergency situations resulting in a danger for the population shall be governed by special regulations. The Committee accordingly asks the Government to specify the regulations adopted in application of this provision. Furthermore, the Committee would refer the Government's attention to its 1992 general observation under this Convention, in particular paragraphs 16 to 27 concerning the limitation of occupational exposure during and after an emergency. It requests the Government to indicate, in its next report, the steps taken in relation to the matters raised in the conclusions to the general observation, particularly as concerns paragraph 35(c).

2. The Committee draws the Government's attention more generally to its 1992 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 recalls that, under Articles 3, paragraph 1, and 6, paragraph 2, of the Convention, all appropriate steps shall be taken to ensure effective protection of workers against ionizing radiations and to review maximum permissible doses of ionizing radiation in the light of current knowledge. The Government is requested to indicate the steps taken or contemplated in relation to the matters raised in the conclusions to the general observation.