Report on the implementation by the Member States of Council Directive 2006/117 EURATOM on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuels

Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom lays down a Community system of supervision and control of transboundary shipments of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, so as to guarantee an adequate protection of the population. This Directive applies to transboundary shipments whenever the country of origin or the country of destination or any country of transit is a Member State of the Community. It ensures that Member States concerned are informed about shipments of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel to or via their territory with the obligation to give either their consent or reasoned refusal to the shipments.

The Directive foresees periodical reporting from Member States to the Commission and from the Commission to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the European Economic and Social Committee. The purpose of the reporting is to provide a useful overview of authorisations given Community-wide and to allow identification of practical difficulties encountered by the Member States in implementing the provisions of the Directive and the solutions applied.

This is the first report from the Commission on the implementation of Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom. The report will provide:
– Feedback on the implementation of the general provisions of the Directive;
– A summary overview of the information from the Member States reporting to the Commission on the implementation of the Directive.
This information has been established in consultation with the individual Member States. Details on the implementation of the Directive by the Member States are presented in the accompanying Commission Staff Working Document.

EUR-Lex: SWD(2013)150: Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the report http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2013:150:FIN

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