[en] The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is currently revising its recommendations and plans to publish the new set of recommendations in 2005. The present recommendations were adopted in 1990 and have been complemented by additional publications over the last twelve years. A radical revision is not envisaged, rather a coherent statement of current policy and a simplification in its application. The Commission will propose the following major changes: a primary emphasis on the protection of individuals from single sources, followed by the requirement to optimise protection; extending the existing concept of 'dose constraint' to cover a range of situations to give the levels that bound the optimisation process for a single source; clarification of the dosimetric quantities; and a framework for protection of the environment. This paper presents some of the proposed changes in the Commission's recommendations for its 2005 Recommendations. (author)