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ARTICLE 5: Functions of the Agency
The States Parties request the Agency, in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 1 and without prejudice to other provisions of this Convention, to:
  1. collect and disseminate to States Parties and Member States information concerning:
    1. experts, equipment and materials which could be made available in the event of nuclear accidents or radiological emergencies;
    2. methodologies, techniques and available results of research relating to response to nuclear accidents or radiological emergencies;
  2. assist a State Party or a Member State when requested in any of the following or other appropriate matters:
    1. preparing both emergency plans in the case of nuclear accidents and radiological emergencies and the appropriate legislation;
    2. developing appropriate training programmes for personnel to deal with nuclear accidents and radiological emergencies;
    3. transmitting requests for assistance and relevant information in the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency;
    4. developing appropriate radiation monitoring programmes, procedures and standards;
    5. conducting investigations into the feasibility of establishing appropriate radiation monitoring systems;
  3. make available to a State Party or a Member State requesting assistance in the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency appropriate resources allocated for the purpose of conducting an initial assessment of the accident or emergency;
  4. offer its good offices to the States Parties and Member States in the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency;
  5. establish and maintain liaison with relevant international organizations for the purposes of obtaining and exchanging relevant information and data, and make a list of such organizations available to States Parties, Member States and the aforementioned organizations.