# 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, Article 34: Consultations with a radiation protection expert

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

Member States shall require undertakings to seek advice from a radiation protection expert within their areas of competence as outlined in Article 82, on the issues below that are relevant to the practice:
(a) the examination and testing of protective devices and measuring instruments;
(b) prior critical review of plans for installations from the point of view of radiation protection;
(c) the acceptance into service of new or modified radiation sources from the point of view of radiation protection;
(d) regular checking of the effectiveness of protective devices and techniques;
(e) regular calibration of measuring instruments and regular checking that they are serviceable and correctly used.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/59/article/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-59/article-34
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