ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of July 17, 2002 No. 931-N

About approval of the Procedure for safe transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials

Accepted the Government of the Republic of Armenia on June 27, 2002

Assuming as a basis the Item "N" of part 1 of article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "About safe use of atomic energy in the peace purposes", the Government of the Republic of Armenia decides:

1. Approve procedure for safe transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials according to Appendix.

2. This Resolution becomes effective since September 1, 2002.

Appendix

to the Order of the Government of the Republic of Armenia of June 27, 2002 No. 931-N

Procedure for safe transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials

1. General provisions

1. This Procedure governs the relations connected with safety control during transportation in the Republic of Armenia of nuclear and radioactive materials with the characteristics which are subject to safety regulation for ensuring security of people, property and the environment from harmful effects of ionizing radiation.

The characteristics of nuclear and radioactive materials which are subject to safety regulation are established by the special rules of transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials approved by the Order of the Government of the Republic of Armenia of December 24, 2001 No. 1263 "About approval of rules of transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials" (further - special rules).

2. Action of the Procedure extends to transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials in the territory of the Republic of Armenia by any transport and the legal entities performing any activities connected with it.

3. Questions of import and export of radioactive materials, export and transit transportation of nuclear substances, observance of customs regime are regulated by other legal acts of the Republic of Armenia.

4. In this Procedure the following concepts are used:

internal transportation - the transportation on the territory of the Republic of Armenia which is not crossing customs border;

transit transportation - transportation through the territory of the Republic of Armenia under customs supervision between two Items of frontier of the Republic of Armenia without change of delivery note;

the transportation performed in special conditions - transportation with variation from special rules of transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials and requirements of regulations of safety.

2. Permission to safe transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials

5. Transportations of nuclear and radioactive materials in the Republic of Armenia are performed in the presence of the permission to safe transportation issued by the state regulating authority in the field of use of atomic energy (further - regulating authority).

6. The form of permission to safe transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials is established by regulating authority.

7. For the purpose of receipt of permission to safe transportation for each internal transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials the supplier of the load containing nuclear and radioactive materials shall submit the request in which shall be specified to regulating authority:

a) name of the supplier of load;

b) location, number of state registration of the supplier of load;

c) type and amount of deliverable nuclear or radioactive material (substances);

d) the transport index of load, and for the load containing nuclear substance - also safety index from the point of view of criticality;

e) for the transportation performed in special conditions - specifying about it;

e) class (category) of load;

g) number of the UN specified on packaging;

h) load name of a consignee;

i) location of the consignee;

j) basis for cargo delivery (agreement, agreement and other);

k) means of cargo hauling (in case of multi-stage transportation - all vehicles);

l) name (names) of carrier (carriers) of load;

m) location of carrier (carriers) of load;

o) cargo hauling period;

o) the provided transportation route load and the program of transportation.

8. The following documents shall be attached to the request:

a) the copy of the license of the consignee on activities with nuclear and radioactive materials;

b) copy of the license of carrier of load for transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials;

c) copy of the certificate of packaging of load;

d) in transit, performed in special conditions - the certificate of any special technical and administrative action for compensation for the purpose of safety control of variations from requirements of special rules and regulations of safety;

e) copy (copies) of the emergency card (emergency cards) of cargo hauling;

e) copy of the declaration of the supplier of load.

9. Ceased to be valid

9.1. In the presence in the request or the enclosed documents of insignificant shortcomings (mistakes, typographical errors and other similar omissions) or the incomplete list of the documents attached to the request regulating authority within two working days after receipt of the request informs on it the applicant, having given it opportunity within five working days after its notice to correct shortcomings or to fill up the list of documents.

9.2. Regulating authority within 5 working days from the moment of receipt of the request and the enclosed documents:

a) in case of transportation by road transport sends route traveled and the program of transportation for approval to the state authorized bodies of the Republic of Armenia polices and in the field of the environment, and in case of passing of route across the administrative territory of the city of Yerevan - also to the mayor of Yerevan;

b) in case of transportation by air transport sends route traveled and the program of transportation for approval to the state authorized body of the Republic of Armenia in the field of air transport.

9.3. The state authorized bodies of the Republic of Armenia of police, in the field of the environment, air transport, having received the route pattern and the program of transportation, the stipulated in Item 9.2 presents of the Procedure, within three working days represent the consent or offers on the route pattern and (or) the program of transportation provided to them to regulating authority. The regulating authority within 2 working days after receipt of the provided offers informs on them the applicant, having given it opportunity within five working days after its notice to bring route into accord to the specified offers.

9.4. If the applicant does not agree with the offer of the state authorized body on provision of new route, it can appeal this decision in administrative or legal process.

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