The present Ordinance lays down provisions establishing that foreign radioactive waste shall not be stored in Austria. In particular, article 7 of the above-mentioned Ordinance establishes that the transfer of radioactive waste into the Federal territory for the purpose of final or intermediate storage is not possible. Moreover it is being intended to additionally embody the ban of storing and conditioning nuclear waste from foreign countries in Austria. The text consists of 16 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Transfer between Austria and other member states of the European Union (2); Transfer from or to third countries (3); Return of waste (4); Final provisions (5). Five Annexes are enclosed.
Austria · 1997-02-13