CELEX: 62006CJ0155
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations
Directive 96/29/Euratom
Protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers from ionising radiation
Failure to transpose fully within the prescribed period

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Failure to adopt all the provisions necessary to comply with Article
54 of Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of
workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation (OJ 1996 L 159, p. 1) – Absence of provisions
enabling the implementation of all appropriate intervention in all situations leading to lasting exposure resulting from the
after-effects of a radiological emergency or a past or old practice or work activity.
Operative part:

By not adopting, within the prescribed period, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to allow
for appropriate intervention in all situations leading to lasting exposure to ionising radiation resulting from the after-effects
of a radiological emergency or a past practice, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil
its obligations under Article 53 of Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for
the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is ordered to pay the costs.