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ARTICLE-1: General provisions     [go to this ARTICLE]
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ARTICLE-13: Settlement of disputes     [go to this ARTICLE]
... If a dispute of this character between States Parties cannot be settled within one year from the request for consultation pursuant to paragraph 1, it shall, at the request of any party to such dispute, be submitted to arbitration or referred to the International Court of Justice for decision. Where a dispute is submitted to arbitration, if, within six months from the date of the request, the parties to the dispute are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration, a party may request the President of The International Court of Justice or the Secretary-General of the United Nations to appoint one or more arbitrators. In cases of conflicting requests by the parties to the dispute, the request to the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall have priority. ...
... If a dispute of this character between States Parties cannot be settled within one year from the request for consultation pursuant to paragraph 1, it shall, at the request of any party to such dispute, be submitted to arbitration or referred to the International Court of Justice for decision. Where a dispute is submitted to arbitration, if, within six months from the date of the request, the parties to the dispute are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration, a party may request the President of The International Court of Justice or the Secretary-General of the United Nations to appoint one or more arbitrators. In cases of conflicting requests by the parties to the dispute, the request to the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall have priority. ...


ARTICLE-18: Depositary     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The Director General of the Agency shall be the depositary of this Convention. ...
... The Director General of the Agency shall promptly notify States Parties and all other States of:
  1. each signature of this Convention or any protocol of amendment;
  2. each deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession concerning this Convention or any protocol of amendment;
  3. any declaration or withdrawal thereof in accordance with articles 8, 10 and 13;
  4. any declaration of provisional application of this Convention in accordance with article 15;
  5. the entry into force of this Convention and of any amendment thereto; and
  6. any denunciation made under article 17.
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ARTICLE-19: Authentic texts and certified copies     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency who shall send certified copies to States Parties and all other States. ...
... ADOPTED by the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting in special session at Vienna on the twenty-sixth day of September one thousand nine hundred and eighty-six. ...