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... 1. In exploring and using the moon, States Parties shall take measures to prevent the
disruption of the existing balance of its environment, whether by introducing adverse
changes in that environment, by its harmful contamination through the introduction of
extra-environmental matter or otherwise. States Parties shall also take measures to avoid
harmfully affecting the environment of the earth through the introduction of
extraterrestrial matter or otherwise. ...
... 1. Each State Party may assure itself that the activities of other States Parties in
the exploration and use of the moon are compatible with the provisions of this Agreement.
To this end, all space vehicles, equipment, facilities, stations and installations on the
moon shall be open to other States Parties. Such States Parties shall give reasonable
advance notice of a projected visit, in order that appropriate consultations may be held
and that maximum precautions may be taken to assure safety and to avoid interference with
normal operations in the facility to be visited. In pursuance of this article, any State
Party may act on its own behalf or with the full or partial assistance of any other State
Party or through appropriate international procedures within the framework of the United
Nations and in accordance with the Charter. ...