European Union Legislation

Since the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (EU), all EU regulations apply in the Republic of Croatia, and take precedence over national legal provisions. EU regulations are divided into three related systems: primary and secondary legislation as well as court decisions.

Primary Legislation

The founding treaties, their amendments and supplements are part of the legislation of the European Union, which has the significance of the constitution and represents primary legislation or primary law.

In addition to the founding treaties, an integral part of primary legislation are international treaties and conventions (agreements) concluded jointly by the European Union and the Member States or independently by Member States with third parties. The institutions of the European Union were established on the basis of the founding treaties.

The basic act of the European Union in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy is the Ugovor o osnivanju Europske zajednice za atomsku energiju  (EURATOM) , signed on 25 March 1957 in Rome.

Secondary Legislation

Secondary legislation covers legal acts adopted by the institutions of the European Union within the competences conferred on them by the founding treaties. Secondary legislation is not only determined by the provisions of the founding treaties, but is also established and developed on the basis of the experience of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Legal acts of secondary legislation are: Regulations, Directives, Decisions, Recommendations and Opinions.

Euratom Directives and Recommendations

Legislation for Radiological Safety and Shipments of Radioactive Substances

1. Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom
2. Commission Recommendation 91/444/Euratom of 26 July 1991 on the application of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 33 of the Euratom Treaty
3.  Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1493/93 of 8 June 1993 on shipments of radioactive substances between Member States
4. Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom of 20 November 2006 on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel
5. Commission Decision 2008/312/Euratom of 5 March 2008 establishing the standard document for the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel referred to in Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom (notified under document number C(2008)793) (2008/312/Euratom)
6. Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2008/312/Euratom of 5 March 2008 establishing the standard document for the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel referred to in Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom (notified under document number C(2008)793)
7. Commission Recommendation 2000/473/Euratom of 8 June 2000 on the application of Article 36 of of the Euratom Treaty concerning the monitoring of the levels of radioactivity in the environment for the purpose of assessing the exposure of the population as a whole (notified under document number C(2000)1299)

Legislation for Radioactive Waste Management and Nuclear Safety

1. Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom of 25 June 2009 establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations
2. Council Directive 2014/87/Euratom of 8 July 2014 amending Directive 2009/71/Euratom establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations
3. Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste
4. Commission Recommendation 2009/527/Euratom of 7 July 2009 for a secure and effective system of transmission of documents and information relating to the provisions of Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom (2009/527/Euratom)
5. Commission Recommendation 2010/635/Euratom of 11 October 2021 on the application of Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty
6. Commission Recommendation 2008/956/Euratom of 4 December 2008 on criteria for the export of radioactive waste and spent fuel to third countries
7. Commission Recommendation 2006/851/Euratom of 24 October 2006 on the management of financial resources for the decommissioning of nuclear installations, spent fuel and radioactive waste
8. Commission Recommendation 2004/2/Euratom of 18 December 2003 on standardised information on radioactive airborne and liquid discharges into the environment from nuclear power reactors and reprocessing plants in normal operation (notified under document number C(2003)4832)
9. Commission Recommendation 1999/829/Euratom of 6 December 1999 on the application of Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty (notified under document number C(1999)3932)
10. Commission Recommendation 1999/669/EC, Euratom of 15 September 1999 on a classification system for solid radioactive waste (99/669/EC, Euratom)