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4.—(1) When a holder of sealed sources in a Member State intends to carry out a shipment into the United Kingdom, or to arrange for such a shipment to be carried out, the consignee and the competent authority must, prior to the shipment taking place, ensure that the steps set out in paragraphs (2) to (5) are followed.
(2) The consignee must complete a prior written declaration on such standard form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State to the effect that the consignee has complied in full with all relevant national requirements in the United Kingdom for the safe storage, use or disposal of those sources (a “declaration of compliance”).
(3) The consignee must send the completed declaration of compliance to the competent authority.
(4) Upon receipt of a declaration of compliance, the competent authority must send a written acknowledgement of receipt to the consignee.
(5) The declaration of compliance and acknowledgement of receipt must then be sent by the consignee to the holder before the shipment can take place.
(6) The declaration of compliance may refer to more than one shipment provided that—
(a)the sealed sources to which it relates have essentially the same physical and chemical characteristics;
(b)the sealed sources to which it relates do not exceed the levels of activity set out in the declaration of compliance; and
(c)the shipments are to be made from the same holder to the same consignee and involve the same competent authority.
(7) The declaration of compliance is valid for a period of not more than three years from the date on which the competent authority sends the acknowledgement of receipt pursuant to paragraph (4).
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