Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No. 115) - Latvia (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee notes with interest the adoption of the Radiation Safety and Nuclear Safety Act of 26 October 2000, enshrining the main basic principles governing radiation protection. It further notes the number of regulatory texts adopted during the reporting period, and in particular the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 149 of 9 April 2002, on regulations for protection against ionising radiation, which reflect the dose limits for exposure to ionizing radiation of the different categories of workers and the general public which are in conformity with the 1990 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) to which the Committee refers in its 1992 general observation under the Convention. In this respect, it also notes the Government’s indication that the above legislation has been adopted by taking into consideration the respective EU Directive and the requirements set forth in the relevant documents of the ILO and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The Committee is addressing a request on certain other points directly to the Government.