The legislation applicable to radiation protection can be found in chapter III of part II of book II of the first part of the Public Health Code, the provisions of which are taken mainly from ordinance 2001-270 of 28 March 2001 concerning the transposition of community directives dealing with protection against ionising radiations.
This legislation is based on internationally adopted rules, whether community regulations or directives such as Council Directive 96/29/Euratom dated 13 May 1996 and setting basic standards for health protection of the population and workers against the dangers of ionising radiations. It is also based on a variety of norms, standards and recommendations, such as the recommendations from the International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP) or the standards issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in particular the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionising Radiations and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (Safety Series n° 115).
Legislative requirements concerning nuclear safety were contained in law 61-842 of 2 August 1961 concerning the reduction of atmospheric pollution and odours, in decree 63-1228 of 11 December 1963 concerning nuclear installations and in decree 95-540 of 4 May 1995 concerning liquid and gaseous effluents discharges and water intake by BNIs. The 13 June 2006 Nuclear Transparency and Security Act 2006-686, which created ASN, defined a new system of authorisations for basic nuclear installations (BNI) and introduced new requirements concerning information. It will be supplemented by various implementing texts.
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The legislation applicable to radiation protection can be found in chapter III of part II of book II of the first part of the Public Health Code, the provisions of which are taken mainly from ordinance 2001-270 of 28 March 2001 concerning the transposition of community directives dealing with protection against ionising radiations. 
