ECJ CASES
March 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission is to take Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Portugal to the European Court of Justice for allegedly failing to fully implement the EU Basic Safety Standards Directive on protecting the health of workers and the public against dangers from ionising radiation. The legislation covers medical and industrial used of radioactive material as well as energy generation. The directive reduces previously existing radiation exposure limits, sets new requirements for the justification for all practices involving ionising ...
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