Commentaries: Art. 15

Applications for a licence for the transport as well as for import, export or transit of nuclear materials must be submitted jointly by the consignor, the consignee, the carrier and the transport organiser.
The documents must provide all the necessary information for assessing the application, including in particular information on:¹
1. the composition and properties of the material;
2. the specific technical data concerning the equipment;
3. the place of manufacture;
4. the destination and recipient;
5. the designated purpose;
6. the conditions of purchase or sale;
7. transport, in particular evidence of compliance with the requirements on the carriage of dangerous goods;
8. ² the owners of a nuclear installation that are liable in accordance with Article 2 letter b of the Nuclear Energy Public Liability Act of 13 June 2008³;
9. ⁴ proof of cover in accordance with den Articles 1 letter c und 2 paragraph 3 of the Nuclear Energy Public Liability Ordinance of 25 March 2015⁵.
Documents relating to applications for licences for the mediation of nuclear materials or the export or mediation of technology concerning nuclear materials, must contain the following information: a. for nuclear materials, in particular details concerning: 1. composition of the material, 2. quantity, 3. place of origin and destination or if unknown at the time of application, place of performance; b. for technology, details within the meaning of paragraph 2 letters c to f, and information about form and content of the technology.
On request, the holder of a licence for the mediation of nuclear materials must periodically provide the Federal Office with the following details:
1. composition of the material;
2. quantities;
3. place of origin and destination or if unknown at time of application, place of performance;
4. type of underlying transaction, time of performance;
5. contractual partner(s).
The Federal Office reserves the right to request additional documentation.

Amended by Art. 21 para. 2 of the Nuclear Energy Public Liability Ordinance of 25 March 2015, in force since 1 Jan. 2022 (AS 2021 860). ↩
Inserted by Art. 21 para. 2 of the Nuclear Energy Public Liability Ordinance of 25 March 2015, in force since 1 Jan. 2022 (AS 2021 860). ↩
SR 732.44 ↩
Inserted by Art. 21 para. 2 of the Nuclear Energy Public Liability Ordinance of 25 March 2015, in force since 1 Jan. 2022 (AS 2021 860). ↩
SR 732.441 ↩

Art. 15

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