Administrative Regulations for Radioactive Material and Equipment Capable of Producing Ionizing Radiation and Associated Practice Article 5

Paragraph 5.1For 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; and2.catalogs and explanatory diagrams;3.for radioactive material, documents relating to the transport details shall also be enclosed.Paragraph 5.2The documents in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the preceding paragraph shall be retained by the applicants themselves, and submission of the documents to the competent authority for review and approval may be waived if the import registration is for equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation.Paragraph 5.3For 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 5.4In cases where facility operators possess a permit 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.