Section II Application for a Permission of Import, Transfer, Export, Transit or Transshipment En Route
Article 4
Paragraph 4.1
Applicants who apply for a permission of import, transfer or export for radioactive material or for equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation shall possess one of the following qualifications:
1.a government agency (or organization);
2.a post-secondary high (or vocational) school or academic research organization;
3.a company or other legal person;
4.a medical institution, radiology center or medical laboratory established with the approval of the public health competent authority;
5.a veterinarian medical institution officially established in accordance with the Law Governing Veterinarian; or
6.other qualifications as approved by the Competent Authority.
Paragraph 4.2
The applicants who apply for the permission of export referred to in Paragraph 4.1 shall meet one of the following criteria:
1.possessing a permit or a registration approved by the Competent Authority for radioactive material or equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation;
2.possessing a permission for production of radioactive material or for manufacture of equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation; or
3.other criteria as designated by the Competent Authority.
Article 5
Paragraph 5.1
For import of radioactive material or equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation, applicants shall fill out an application form, enclose the following documents and make an application to the Competent Authority for review and approval, after which the permission will be granted:
1.results of radiation safety tests done by the original manufacturer, Chinese or English version; and
2.a catalog and explanatory diagrams.
3.For radioactive material, documents relating to the transport details shall also be enclosed.
Paragraph 5.2
The documents in Subparagraphs 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 shall be kept by the applicants themselves and the submission of the documents to the Competent Authority for review and approval may be waived for equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation if the registration of import for filing and reference is applied.
Paragraph 5.3
For re-applications for import of radioactive material or equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation of the same model and brand previously reviewed and approved, the submission of all the documents in Paragraph 5.1 may be waived.
Paragraph 5.4
In cases where facility operators possess a duly issued by the Competent Authority or a registration approved by the Competent Authority to use unsealed radioactive material, the submission of all the documents referred to in Paragraph 5.1 may be waived at the time of applying for import.
Article 6
Paragraph 6.1
Applicants who apply for import of radioactive material of Column 1 or Column 2 as listed in Table II shall, after obtaining the permission referred to in Article 5, give a photocopy of the said permission to the competent authority of the exporting country or the exporting organization.
Paragraph 6.2
The applicant shall, seven (7) days before the starting of shipment operation at the port for the sealed radioactive material referred to in Paragraph 6.1, specify the following in a written document and inform the Competent Authority:
1.estimated date of export;
2.name of the exporting organization;
3.name or entire title of the recipient;
4.radionuclide name, quantity, activity and total activity; and
5.unique identifiers such as manufacturer, model and serial number, etc.
Paragraph 6.3
When the significant risk sealed radioactive material of Column 1 as listed in Table II reaches the port of destination, the applicant or its designator shall pick up the goods forthwith, and shall not store them in the warehouse of the port without the permission of the Competent Authority.
Article 7
Paragraph 7.1
For the transfer of radioactive material or equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation, assignors and assignees shall jointly fill out an application form and apply to the Competent Authority for review and approval, after which permission may be granted.
Paragraph 7.2
For the applications of transfer of radioactive material referred to in Paragraph 7.1, documents relating to the transport details shall also be enclosed.
Paragraph 7.3
In cases where facility operators possess a permit duly issued by the Competent Authority or registration approved by the Competent Authority for the use of unsealed radioactive material, the enclosure of the documents referred to in Paragraph 7.2 may be waived when applying for the transfer of unsealed radioactive material.
Article 8
Paragraph 8.1
For export of radioactive material or equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation, applicants shall fill out an application form and make an application to the Competent Authority for review and approval, after which the permission will be granted.
Paragraph 8.2
For the applications of the export of radioactive material referred to in Paragraph 8.1, documents relating to the transport details shall also be enclosed.
Article 9
Paragraph 9.1
Applicants who apply for export of significant risk sealed radioactive material of Column 1 as listed in Table II shall, in addition to the documents stipulated in Article 8, enclose the import agreement documentation from the competent authority of the importing country and send it to the Competent Authority for review.
Paragraph 9.2
The import agreement documentation referred to in Paragraph 9.1 shall specify the following:
1.name or entire title of the recipient;
2.recipient's residence, firm or principal place of business;
3.radionuclide name, quantity, activity and total activity;
4.unique identifiers such as manufacturer, model and serial number, etc; and
5.estimated starting and ending time of shipment.
Article 10
Applicants for export of significant risk sealed radioactive material of Column 1 or Column 2 as listed in Table II shall, seven (7) days before the starting of shipment operation at the port for the sealed radioactive material, specify in a written document the following and inform the Competent Authority and the competent authority as well as the recipient of the importing country:
1.estimated date of export;
2.name or entire title of the applicant;
3.name or entire title of the recipient;
4.radionuclide name, quantity, activity and total activity; and
5.unique identifiers such as manufacturer, model and serial number, etc.
Article 11
Paragraph 11.1
Applicants who apply for a permission to import or export a surface contaminated object shall possess one of the following qualifications:
1.a government agency (or organization);
2.a university, college or academic research organization;
3.a company or other legal person;
4.a medical institution set up with the official approval of the public health competent authority; or
5.other qualifications as approved by the Competent Authority.
Paragraph 11.2
Applications for import or export of surface contaminated objects shall conform with the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material.
Article 12
For import or export of surface contaminated objects, the following documents shall be enclosed and an application shall be made to the Competent Authority for review and approval, after which the permission will be granted:
1.data on the package or packaging smear test and surface dose rates;
2.documents relating to the transport details.
Article 13
Paragraph 13.1
For transit or transshipment en route of radioactive material, the shipper or the carrier shall enclose the radiation protection plan and make an application to the Competent Authority for review and approval, after which the permission will be granted. The permission is effective for a period of five (5) years.
Paragraph 13.2
The shipper or the carrier having obtained the permission shall enclose the transport documents to the Competent Authority for filing and reference prior to transit or transshipment en route of any batch of radioactive material.
Paragraph 13.3
Transit or transshipment en route of radioactive material shall conform with the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material.
Paragraph 13.4
In cases of transport of radioactive material in excepted packages, the stipulations in Paragraphs 13.1 and 13.2 do not apply.
Article 14
The Permission of import, transfer, or export is effective for a period of six (6) months.