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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-59/article-27",
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  "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": "article/27",
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  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Registration or licensing",
  "text": "1. Member States shall require either registration or licensing of the following practices:\n(a) the operation of radiation generators or accelerators or radioactive sources for medical exposures or for non-medical imaging purposes;\n(b) the operation of radiation generators or accelerators, except electron microscopes, or radioactive sources for purposes not covered by point (a).\n2. Member States may require registration or licensing for other types of practices.\n3. The regulatory decision to submit types of practices to either registration or licensing may be based on regulatory experience, taking into account the magnitude of expected or potential doses, as well as the complexity of the practice.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/59/article/27",
    "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."
}