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The Non-Ionizing Radiation Law, 2006, which came into force on January 1, 2007, regulates the establishment and operation of different non-ionizing radiation sources and the provision of radiation measurement services. The law establishes obligations and prohibitions to protect the public and the environment from the impacts of exposure to non-ionizing radiation. Within the framework of the law, Environmental Protection Minister Gideon Ezra, charged with the implementation of the law, was empowered to promulgate regulations on the law's implementation, including, inter alia, determining the validity of permits; fixing fees for the submission of requests for granting permits; establishing maximum permitted levels of exposure; taking precautionary and safety measures; and conducting radiation measurements. On November 5, 2008, the Knesset Interior and Environmental Protection Committee approved the Non-ionizing Radiation Regulations, 2008. With the entry of the regulations into force, operators of radiation sources will be required to pay fees as a precondition to establishing and operating radiation sources. The Knesset Committee approved the regulations, with the exception of the section on safety distances and maximum levels of exposure to radiation in radio frequencies, although stringent safety distances, with the consensus of different government ministries, were included in the draft which was submitted to the Committee. Requirements on safety distances and maximum exposure levels to radiation are currently set within the framework of conditions incorporated in permits granted to operators of radiation sources.
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