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Evaluation of the application of the concepts of exemption and clearance for practices according to title III 2003 This report was produced by NNC Limited (Warrington, UK) for the European Commission and represents that organisation's views on the subject matter. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission's views. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this report, nor does it accept responsibility for any use made thereof. This publication consists of two volumess: Volume 1 – Main Report Volume 2 – Appendices Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union Reporting 1. Each Member State shall require the carrying out of the practices referred to in Article 2 (1) to be reported, except as provided for in this Article. 2. No reporting need be required for practices involving the following: (a) radioactive substances where the quantities involved do not exceed in total the exemption values set out in column 2 of Table A to Annex I or, in exceptional circumstances in an individual Member State, different values authorised by the competent authorities that nevertheless satisfy the basic general criteria set out in Annex I; or (b) radioactive substances where the concentration of activity per unit mass do not exceed the exemption values set out in column 3 of Table A to Annex I or, in exceptional circumstances in an individual Member State, different values authorized by the competent authorities that nevertheless satisfy the basic general criteria set out in Annex I; or (c) apparatus containing radioactive substances exceeding the quantities or concentration values specified in subparagraphs (a) or (b), provided that: (i) it is of a type approved by the competent authorities of the Member State; and (ii) it is constructed in the form of a sealed source; and (iii) it does not cause, in normal operating conditions, a dose rate exceeding 1 µSv h-1 at a distance of 0,1 m from any accessible surface of the apparatus; and (iv) conditions for disposal have been specified by the competent authorities; or (d) the operation of any electrical apparatus to which this Directive applies, other that referred to in subparagraph (e) provided that: (i) it is of a type approved by the competent authorities of the Member …