Amendments to ordinances in radiation protection law

The last major reform of the German Radiation Protection Ordinance took place on July 26, 2001. The "First Ordinance Amending Ordinances in Radiation Protection Law" now proposed is to cover primarily the necessary changes and supplements resulting from experience in the execution of the ordinances. They mainly relate to these issues: (1) the scope of application of the Radiation Protection Ordinance and of the -ray Ordinance in medical research (2) the scope of application of the Radiation Protection Ordinance and the -ray Ordinance in unjustified types of activities (3) electronic communication ("e-government") (4) changes in the provisions about permits and announcements in the Radiation Protection Ordinance (5) new clearance levels in the Radiation Protection Ordinance (6) cross-border transports of "NORM" materials (7) other changes in the scope of application of the Radiation Protection Ordinance (8) other changes in the -ray area.