# Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom of 25 June 2009 establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations, Article 1: Objectives

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The objectives of this Directive are:
(a) to establish a Community framework in order to maintain and promote the continuous improvement of nuclear safety and its regulation;
(b) to ensure that Member States shall provide for appropriate national arrangements for a high level of nuclear safety to protect workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiations from nuclear installations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/71/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-71/article-1
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