The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy CommunityTITLE II - Provisions for the encouragement of progress in the field of nuclear energyCHAPTER 3 - HEALTH AND SAFETYArticle 34

Article 31 The basic standards shall be worked out by the Commission after it has obtained the opinion of a group of persons appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee from among scientific experts, and in particular public health experts, in the Member States. The Commission shall obtain the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on these basic standards.