The EC is considering new rules on the transport of radioactive materials. The
European Commission launched an "impact assessment" November 26, starting with
a public consultation, which could lead to the adoption of new rules intended
to simplify the legal framework governing transports.

The EC said the framework now is "rather complex, since it is based at the
same time on international agreements and on EC regulations," which themselves
are based both in the Treaty of the European Union and the separate Euratom
Treaty.