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EU Sues Member States Over Radiation, Pollution Rules



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EU Sues Member States Over Radiation, Pollution Rules



LONDON (Reuters Health) Mar 15 - The European Union's executive arm said on

Thursday it would take six member countries to the European Court of Justice

for failing to implement measures to protect power plant workers, medical

staff and patients from ionising radiation. 



The European Commission said in a statement it would act against France,

Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Britain for infringing two

rules relating to radiation. They were supposed to be implemented by 13 May

2000. 



The first, the Basic Safety Standards Directive, is a detailed set of

provisions designed to limit the exposure of workers and general public to

radiation or radioactive substances in medical and industrial applications.

The directive reduced acceptable radiation exposure limits and set

requirements for the justification for using radiation. 



The second directive, on Medical Exposures, aims to protect patients and

medical staff from radiation. It acts as a supplement to the Basic Safety

Standards Directive, specifying a more precise description of when the use

of radiation is justified, and sets requirements for experts in the medical

area. 



The Commission also said it had launched legal action against France,

Germany, Britain, Greece, Spain, Austria, Italy, Ireland, Denmark and

Finland for "failing to implement, or inadequately implementing, EU laws on

air quality and air emissions." 



"These directives were agreed 3 to 4 years ago. It is disappointing that

some member states have still not made good their commitments," Environment

Commissioner Margot Wallstrom said. 



The regulations concern consumer access to data on car carbon dioxide

emissions, the use of leaded petrol and the content of sulphur in industrial

fuels. 



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