Article 35

Each Member State shall establish the facilities necessary to carry out continuous  monitoring of the level of radioactivity in the air, water and soil and to ensure  compliance with the basic standards.

The Commission shall have the right of access to such facilities; it may verify their  operation and efficiency.

Article 36

The appropriate authorities shall periodically communicate information on the  checks referred to in Article 35 to the Commission so that it is kept informed of the  level of radioactivity to which the public is exposed.

Article 37

Each Member State shall provide the Commission with such general data relating to  any plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever forms will make it  possible to determine whether the implementation of such plan is liable to result in  the radioactive contamination of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.

The Commission shall deliver its opinion within six months, after consulting the  group of experts referred to in Article 31.

Article 38

The Commission shall make recommendations to the Member States with regard to  the level of radioactivity in the air, water and soil.

In cases of urgency, the Commission shall issue a directive requiring the Member  State concerned to take, within a period laid down by the Commission, all necessary  measures to prevent infringement of the basic standards and to ensure compliance  with regulations.

Should the State in question fail to comply with the Commission directive within the  period laid down, the Commission or any Member State concerned may forthwith,  by way of derogation from Articles 141 and 142, bring the matter before the Court of  Justice.

Article 39

The Commission shall set up within the framework of the Joint Nuclear Research  Centre, as soon as the latter has been established, a health and safety documentation  and study section.

This section shall in particular have the task of collecting the documentation and  information referred to in Articles 33, 36 and 37 and of assisting the Commission in  carrying out the tasks assigned to it by this Chapter.

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