CHAPTER IX

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBER STATES AND COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATORY CONTROL
SECTION 7

System of enforcement

Inspections
Article 104
1
Member States shall establish a system or systems of inspection to enforce the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and to initiate surveillance and corrective action where necessary.
2
Member States shall ensure that the competent authority establishes an inspection programme taking into account the potential magnitude and nature of the hazard associated with practices, a general assessment of radiation protection issues in the practices, and the state of compliance with the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive.
3
Member States shall ensure that the findings from each inspection are recorded and communicated to the undertaking concerned. If the findings are related to an outside worker or workers, where appropriate, the findings shall also be communicated to the employer.
4
Member States shall ensure that outlines of the inspection programmes and the main findings from their implementation are available to the public.
5
Member States shall ensure that mechanisms are in place for the timely dissemination to relevant parties, including manufacturers and suppliers of radiation sources and, where appropriate, international organisations, of protection and safety information concerning significant lessons learned from inspections and from reported incidents and accidents and related findings.

Enforcement
Article 105
Member States shall ensure that the competent authority has the power to require any individual or legal person to take action to remedy deficiencies and prevent their recurrence or to withdraw, where appropriate, authorisation when the results of a regulatory inspection or another regulatory assessment indicate that the exposure situation is not in compliance with the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive.