These Regulations transpose Directive 2014/87/Euratom of the European Council of 8 July 2014 amending Directive 2009/71/Euratom which established a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations. The objective of Directive 2014/87/Euratom is to strengthen the nuclear safety framework of the EU by amending the previous Nuclear Safety Directive. The Regulations establish the Environmental Protection Agency as the competent authority in the State for the purpose of these Regulations and the Directive. The Regulations require the Environmental Protection Agency, where appropriate, to establish and maintain a national, regulatory and organisational framework for nuclear safety along with ensuring that an appropriate inspection regime form part of the regulatory oversight of nuclear installations and set out the reporting obligations of the Environmental Protection Agency.