State Office for Radiation Protection, Croatia

Radiation protection in Croatia is regulated by the "Act on ionising radiation protection and safety of ionising radiation sources" (Official Gazette 64/06) and its subordinate ordinances. RW management is regulated by the "Regulation on conditions and method of disposal of radioactive waste, spent sealed radioactive sources and ionising radiation sources which are not intended for further use" (Official Gazette 44/08). Licensing and registration procedures are described and the forms can be found in the "Ordinance on the register of activities, requirements and the manner of issuing, and the validity of licences for work with sources of ionising radiation and the use of sources of ionising radiation" (Official Gazette No. 125/06). General framework for emergency response is given by the "State plan and program of ionising radiation protection measures and emergency interventions" (Official Gazette No. 49/08).

The State Office for Radiation Protection (SORP) performs, together with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, functions of the regulatory authority. By the Article 41 of the Act, the State Office for Radiation Protection:

• designs the standards and methods in monitoring the state of protection against ionising radiation,
• APPROVES the carrying out of practices involving sources of ionising radiation,
• APPROVES procurement, import, export, transport and transit of ionising radiation sources,
• AUTHORISES the use of ionising radiation sources,
• approves and supervises the professional operations of approved technical services,
• takes part in the procedure for issuing building permits, permits for removal and in the procedure for issuing use permits for structures accommodating sources of ionising radiation or in case the practice involving sources of ionising radiation is carried out in accordance with a special regulation,
• organises and supervises, and where necessary also carries out tests on the presence of the type and intensity of ionising radiation in the environment, food and feed, medical products and general use products as well as in cases of suspected emergency,
• provides dosimetric assessments of exposure to ionising radiation of exposed workers, of the population from medical exposure and from exposure to ionising radiation originating from environmental radionuclides,
• organises and supervises, and for the purpose of ascertaining the actual state of affairs may carry out inspection of the ionising radiation source and work conditions as well as measurement of prescribed elements and quality control with the aim of carrying out the tasks within its competence,
• MAINTAINS and supervises records on ionising radiation sources, including: production, procurement, import, transport, storage, use and disposal or export as well as transit of the spent sealed radioactive sources,
• MAINTAINS and supervises records concerning exposed workers, level of irradiation of exposed workers as well as the level of irradiation of persons subject to medical exposure and of other persons,
• elaborates expert bases for teaching curricula and programmes for regular and additional education as well as for renewal of knowledge in the field of protection against ionising radiation,
• ORGANISES additional professional training of workers as well as renewal of knowledge in the field of protection against ionising radiation on application of protection measures,
• encourages scientific, professional, statistic and other research, studies and evaluates the impact of ionising radiation,
• COOPERATES with the International Atomic Energy Agency, other international and domestic organisations, institutions and associations,
• informs the mass media, competent bodies, organisations, associations and international institutions on emergencies in connection with sources of ionising radiation,
• IMPLEMENTS obligations which the Republic of Croatia undertook pursuant to international conventions, treaties and agreements, and which are related to protection against ionising radiation,
• takes part in the implementation of measures aimed at preventing illegal trade in sources of ionising radiation,
• proposes to competent state bodies the adoption of laws and subordinate regulations and
• carries out other tasks within its competence on the basis of this Act, subordinate regulations passed on the basis of this Act and other regulations.

If you have questions regarding legal requirements for import of radioactive sources into the country, transport to third countries through the Croatian territory, performing practices with radioactive sources or electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation, please feel free to contact us at:

DRZAVNI ZAVOD ZA ZASTITU OD ZRACENJA (State Office for Radiation Protection)
Frankopanska 11
HR-10000 ZAGREB
CROATIA

Phone: +385 1 4881 785 (Ms. Nera Belamaric), +385 1 4881 778 (Ms. Ivana Kralik), +385 1 4881 770
Fax: +385 1 4881 780
e-mail: nera.belamaric@dzzz.hr, ivana.kralik@dzzz.hr or dragan.kubelka@dzzz.hr