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ARTICLE-2: Provision of assistance     [go to this ARTICLE]
... A State Party requesting assistance shall specify the scope and type of assistance required and, where practicable, provide the assisting party with such information as may be necessary for that party to determine the extent to which it is able to meet the request. In the event that it is not practicable for the requesting State Party to specify the scope and type of assistance required, the requesting State Party and the assisting party shall, in consultation, decide upon the scope and type of assistance required. ...
... transmitting promptly the request to other States and international organizations which, according to the Agency's information, may possess the necessary resources; and ...


ARTICLE-4: Competent authorities and points of contact     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Each State Party shall promptly inform the Agency of any changes that may occur in the information referred to in paragraph 1. ...
... The Agency shall regularly and expeditiously provide to States Parties, Member States and relevant international organizations the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. ...


ARTICLE-5: Functions of the Agency     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 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;
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... transmitting requests for assistance and relevant information in the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency; ...
... 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. ...


ARTICLE-6: Confidentiality and public statements     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The requesting State and the assisting party shall protect the confidentiality of any confidential information that becomes available to either of them in connection with the assistance in the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency. Such information shall be used exclusively for the purpose of the assistance agreed upon. ...
... The requesting State and the assisting party shall protect the confidentiality of any confidential information that becomes available to either of them in connection with the assistance in the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency. Such information shall be used exclusively for the purpose of the assistance agreed upon. ...
... The assisting party shall make every effort to coordinate with the requesting State before releasing information to the public on the assistance provided in connection with a nuclear accident or radiological emergency. ...