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ARTICLE-2: Provision of assistance     [go to this ARTICLE]
... If a State Party needs assistance in the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency, whether or not such accident or emergency originates within its territory, jurisdiction or control, it may call for such assistance from any other State Party, directly or through the Agency, and from the Agency, or, where appropriate, from other international intergovernmental organizations (hereinafter referred to as "international organizations"). ...
... Any State Party may request assistance relating to medical treatment or temporary relocation into the territory of another State Party of people involved in a nuclear accident or radiological emergency. ...


ARTICLE-3: Direction and control of assistance     [go to this ARTICLE]
... the overall direction, control, co-ordination and supervision of the assistance shall be the responsibility within its territory of the requesting State. The assisting party should, where the assistance involves personnel, designate in consultation with the requesting State, the person who should be in charge of and retain immediate operational supervision over the personnel and the equipment provided by it. The designated person should exercise such supervision in cooperation with the appropriate authorities of the requesting State; ...
... the requesting State shall provide, to the extent of its capabilities, local facilities and services for the proper and effective administration of the assistance. It shall also ensure the protection of personnel, equipment and materials brought into its territory by or on behalf of the assisting party for such purpose; ...
... a State Party providing assistance in response to a request under paragraph 5 of article 2 shall co-ordinate that assistance within its territory. ...


ARTICLE-8: Privileges, immunities and facilities     [go to this ARTICLE]
... afford the assisting party exemption from taxation, duties or other charges on the equipment and property brought into the territory of the requesting State by the assisting party for the purpose of the assistance; and ...
... The requesting State shall facilitate the entry into, stay in and departure from its national territory of personnel notified pursuant to paragraph 2 and of equipment and property involved in the assistance. ...


ARTICLE-9: Transit of personnel, equipment and property     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Each State Party shall, at the request of the requesting State or the assisting party, seek to facilitate the transit through its territory of duly notified personnel, equipment and property involved in the assistance to and from the requesting State. ...


ARTICLE-10: Claims and compensation     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Unless otherwise agreed, a requesting State shall in respect of death or of injury to persons, damage to or loss of property, or damage to the environment caused within its territory or other area under its jurisdiction or control in the course of providing the assistance requested:
  1. not bring any legal proceedings against the assisting party or persons or other legal entities acting on its behalf;
  2. assume responsibility for dealing with legal proceedings and claims brought by third parties against the assisting party or against persons or other legal entities acting on its behalf;
  3. hold the assisting party or persons or other legal entities acting on its behalf harmless in respect of legal proceedings and claims referred to in sub-paragraph (b); and
  4. compensate the assisting party or persons or other legal entities acting on its behalf for:
    1. death of or injury to personnel of the assisting party or persons acting on its behalf;
    2. loss of or damage to non-consumable equipment or materials related to the assistance;
    except in cases of wilful misconduct by the individuals who caused the death, injury, loss or damage.
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