{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-59/annex-VI",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-59/annex-VI.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2013/59",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-59",
  "path": "annex/VI",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "VI",
  "heading": "List of industrial sectors involving naturally-occurring radioactive material as referred to in Article 23",
  "text": "When applying Article 23 the following list of industrial sectors involving naturally-occurring radioactive material, including research and relevant secondary processes, shall be taken into account:\nExtraction of rare earths from monazite\nProduction of thorium compounds and manufacture of thorium-containing products\nProcessing of niobium/tantalum ore\nOil and gas production\nGeothermal energy production\nTiO2 pigment production\nThermal phosphorus production\nZircon and zirconium industry\nProduction of phosphate fertilisers\nCement production, maintenance of clinker ovens\nCoal-fired power plants, maintenance of boilers\nPhosphoric acid production,\nPrimary iron production,\nTin/lead/copper smelting,\nGround water filtration facilities,\nMining of ores other than uranium ore.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/59/annex/VI",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:50.860989+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}