# 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, Annex VI: List of industrial sectors involving naturally-occurring radioactive material as referred to in Article 23

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

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:
Extraction of rare earths from monazite
Production of thorium compounds and manufacture of thorium-containing products
Processing of niobium/tantalum ore
Oil and gas production
Geothermal energy production
TiO2 pigment production
Thermal phosphorus production
Zircon and zirconium industry
Production of phosphate fertilisers
Cement production, maintenance of clinker ovens
Coal-fired power plants, maintenance of boilers
Phosphoric acid production,
Primary iron production,
Tin/lead/copper smelting,
Ground water filtration facilities,
Mining of ores other than uranium ore.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/59/annex/VI (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-59/annex-VI
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