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... THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION, ...


ARTICLE-1: Scope of application     [go to this ARTICLE]
... This Convention shall apply in the event of any accident involving facilities or activities of a State Party or of persons or legal entities under its jurisdiction or control, referred to in paragraph 2 below, from which a release of radioactive material occurs or is likely to occur and which has resulted or may result in an international transboundary release that could be of radiological safety significance for another State. ...


ARTICLE-8: Assistance to States Parties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The Agency shall, in accordance with its Statute and upon a request of a State Party which does not have nuclear activities itself and borders on a State having an active nuclear programme but not Party, conduct investigations into the feasibility and establishment of an appropriate radiation monitoring system in order to facilitate the achievement of the objectives of this Convention. ...


ARTICLE-9: Bilateral and multilateral arrangements     [go to this ARTICLE]
... In furtherance of their mutual interests, States Parties may consider, where deemed appropriate, the conclusion of bilateral or multilateral arrangements relating to the subject matter of this Convention. ...


ARTICLE-10: Relationship to other international agreements     [go to this ARTICLE]
... This Convention shall not affect the reciprocal rights and obligations of State Parties under existing international agreements which relate to the matters covered by this Convention, or under future international agreements concluded in accordance with the object and purpose of this Convention. ...
... This Convention shall not affect the reciprocal rights and obligations of State Parties under existing international agreements which relate to the matters covered by this Convention, or under future international agreements concluded in accordance with the object and purpose of this Convention. ...
... This Convention shall not affect the reciprocal rights and obligations of State Parties under existing international agreements which relate to the matters covered by this Convention, or under future international agreements concluded in accordance with the object and purpose of this Convention. ...


ARTICLE-11: Settlement of disputes     [go to this ARTICLE]
... In the event of a dispute between States Parties, or between a State Party and the Agency, concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention, the parties to the dispute shall consult with a view to the settlement of the dispute by negotiation or by any other peaceful means of settling disputes acceptable to them. ...
... When signing, ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention, a State may declare that it does not consider itself bound by either or both of the dispute settlement procedures provided for in paragraph 2. The other States Parties shall not be bound by a dispute settlement procedure provided for in paragraph 2 with respect to a State Party for which such a declaration is in force. ...


ARTICLE-12: Entry into force     [go to this ARTICLE]
... This Convention shall be open for signature by all States and Namibia, represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia, at the Headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna and at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York, from 26 September 1986 and 6 October 1986 respectively, until its entry into force or for twelve months, whichever period is longer. ...
... A State and Namibia, represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia, may express its consent to be bound by this Convention either by signature, or be deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval following signature made subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, or by deposit of an instrument of accession. The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the depositary. ...
... This Convention shall enter into force thirty days after consent to be bound has been expressed by three States. ...
... For each State expressing consent to be bound by this Convention after its entry into force, this Convention shall enter into force for that State thirty days after the date of expression of consent. ...
... For each State expressing consent to be bound by this Convention after its entry into force, this Convention shall enter into force for that State thirty days after the date of expression of consent. ...
... This Convention shall be open for accession, as provided for in this article, by international organizations and regional integration organizations constituted by sovereign States, which have competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters covered by this Convention. ...
... This Convention shall be open for accession, as provided for in this article, by international organizations and regional integration organizations constituted by sovereign States, which have competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters covered by this Convention. ...
... In matters within their competence such organizations shall, on their own behalf, exercise the rights and fulfil the obligations which this Convention attributes to States Parties. ...
... When depositing its instrument of accession, such an organization shall communicate to the depositary a declaration indicating the extent of its competence in respect of matters covered by this Convention. ...


ARTICLE-13: Provisional application     [go to this ARTICLE]
... A State may, upon signature or at any later date before this Convention enters into force for it, declare that it will apply this Convention provisionally. ...
... A State may, upon signature or at any later date before this Convention enters into force for it, declare that it will apply this Convention provisionally. ...


ARTICLE-14: Amendments     [go to this ARTICLE]
... A State Party may propose amendments to this Convention. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the depositary who shall circulate it immediately to all other States Parties. ...


ARTICLE-15: Denunciation     [go to this ARTICLE]
... A State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification to the depositary. ...


ARTICLE-16: Depositary     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The Director General of the Agency shall be the depositary of this Convention. ...
... each signature of this Convention or any protocol of amendment; ...
... each deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession concerning this Convention of any protocol of amendment; ...
... any declaration of provisional application of this Convention in accordance with article 13; ...
... the entry into force of this Convention and of any amendment thereto; and ...


ARTICLE-17: 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. ...
... IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed this Convention, open for signature as provided for in paragraph 1 of article 12. ...