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What it regulates
Established operational protection for outside workers entering controlled areas of nuclear or radioactive installations. It allocated responsibilities between the outside undertaking, the operator and the worker and governed individual radiological monitoring. It was repealed on 22 December 2022 and is retained as a predecessor of the current regime.
Who it applies to
Historical scope: outside undertakings and their occupationally exposed workers, including specified trainees, apprentices and self-employed workers, entering controlled areas of nuclear or radioactive installations. The scope of the current regime must be checked against Chapter VI of Title IV of Royal Decree 1029/2022 rather than automatically reusing the 1997 definitions.
Key provisions
Article 3 required activity declarations and registration in the CSN Register of Outside Undertakings, updated information and confirmation of the resources and knowledge needed to comply. The CSN could verify the information through oversight and inspection.
Article 3The outside undertaking was responsible for its workers’ radiation protection: information and training, dose monitoring and records, medical surveillance, and obtaining and updating the individual document. This describes allocation of responsibilities under the repealed regime.
Article 4Before work, the operator had to check registration, fitness, training and dosimetric status, provide specific information and ensure protection during the task. Afterwards it had to record the intervention and dosimetric data. Using an outside undertaking did not remove the operator’s operational responsibilities.
Article 5Outside workers had to cooperate with radiation-protection personnel from their employer and the installation and comply with their rules. That cooperation did not transfer employers’ protective duties to the worker.
Article 6The individual radiological-monitoring document was public, personal and non-transferable, issued by the CSN and containing identity, fitness, training, employer and dose data before and after interventions. This historical description does not present the old format as the only currently valid medium.
Article 7History and versions
Initial publication: 16/04/1997 · Initial entry into force: 17/04/1997
BOE-A-1997-8070This record retains the text and its historical relationships. Repeal was published on 21 December 2022 and took effect on 22 December 2022. Version tables retain XML dates and provisions, including the repeal note, without treating every entry as an amendment of the articles.
Royal Decree 1029/2022, published on 21 December 2022 and effective from 22 December 2022, expressly repeals both regulations and establishes the successor framework. For Royal Decree 783/2001, its third transitional provision on internal-dose coefficients and the later CSN update must also be considered.
BOE-A-2022-21682Instruction IS-06 of 9 April 2003, published on 3 June 2003 and effective from 4 June 2003, defined basic and specific radiological-training programmes for nuclear installations and radioactive installations in the fuel cycle. Its scope must not be extended to every activity without checking the applicable rules.
BOE-A-2003-11151Instruction IS-01 of 31 May 2001, published on 6 August 2001, defined the format and content of the Article 7 radiation passbook. It entered into force on 1 January 2002 and was corrected on 18 January 2002, BOE-A-2002-1092. Publication and commencement dates are distinct.
BOE-A-2001-15370CSN Resolution of 16 July 1997, published on 4 October 1997 and effective from 5 October 1997, constituted the Register of Outside Undertakings envisaged in Article 3. The resolution date must be distinguished from publication and commencement.
BOE-A-1997-21090All text versions recorded by the BOE
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1997 | 17/04/1997 | BOE-A-1997-8070 | Introductory note, Preamble, Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7, Article 8, Transitional provision first, Transitional provision second, Final provision first, Final provision second, Signature |
| 21/12/2022 | 22/12/2022 | BOE-A-2022-21682 | Introductory note |
Transitional provisions and application notes
The first transitional provision allowed six months from official creation of the register for outside undertakings to register. The Resolution of 16 July 1997 constituted it and was published on 4 October 1997. This is not a period that restarts when this record is viewed or an undertaking is engaged today.
Transitional provision firstThe second transitional provision retained existing radiation passbooks pending definition of the new document, excluding incompatible provisions. IS-01 of 2001 subsequently defined its format and content, effective on 1 January 2002 and corrected in 2002. That historical sequence does not by itself determine the current procedure.
Transitional provision secondExpress repeal took effect on 22 December 2022. Protection of outside workers did not disappear: Royal Decree 1029/2022 contains a specific chapter. Continuity of a protective purpose does not keep the 1997 text in force.
Official referenceArticle 54 of the successor governs occupational protection of outside workers; subsequent articles allocate duties and regulate the radiation passbook. Before using an older implementing instruction, its own status and compatibility with that framework must be checked. Repeal of the predecessor does not automatically prove repeal of every implementing instruction.
Official referenceArticle 5 allowed temporary assessment using operational dosimetry, for a historical maximum of ninety days, when official data were unavailable. This repealed record must not be used to authorise entry to an area today without meeting current dosimetric-control requirements.
Article 5
Official BOE legal relationships
Earlier references (8)
- Transposes · DOUE-L-1990-81664
- In accordance with · BOE-A-1992-3084
- Cites · BOE-A-1994-28966
- Cites · BOE-A-1986-10499
- Cites · DOUE-L-1984-80528
- Cites · DOUE-L-1980-80342
- Cites · BOE-A-1980-8650
- Cites · BOE-A-1964-7544
Subsequent references (4)
- Repeal recorded · BOE-A-2022-21682
- Instrument issued under this legislation · BOE-A-2003-11151
- Instrument issued under this legislation · BOE-A-2001-15370
- Instrument issued under this legislation · BOE-A-1997-21090
