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1963 Convention Supplementary to the Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy as amended by the additional Protocol of 28th January 1964 and by the Protocol of 16th November 1982

Short Title / Abbreviations

Brussels Supplementary Convention / BSC

CIL Subject Classification
Citations to Text 1041 UNTS 358
Date of Adoption 31/01/1963
Place of Adoption Brussels, Belgium
Secretariat / Relevant Authority

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency

Dispute settlement provisions

“Article 17

Any dispute arising between two or more Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall, upon the request of a Contracting Party concerned, be submitted to the European Nuclear Energy Tribunal established by the Convention of 20th December 1957 on the Establishment of a Security Control in the Field of Nuclear Energy.”

Depository

Government of Belgium

Annexes

Annex

Entry Into Force Status In Force
Date of Entry into Force

04/12/1974

Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

Article 20, paragraphs b,c, and d

“b. This Convention shall be ratified. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Belgian Government.

c. This Convention shall come into force three months after the deposit of the sixth instrument of ratification.

d. For each Signatory ratifying this Convention after the deposit of the sixth instrument of ratification, it shall come into force three months after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification. ”

Article 23

“a. This Convention shall remain in force until the expiry of the Paris Convention.

b. Any Contracting Party may, by giving twelve months’ notice to the Belgian Government, terminate the application of this Convention to itself after the end of the period of ten years specified in Article 22(a) of the Paris Convention. Within six months after receipt of such notice, any other Contracting Party may, by notice to the Belgian Government, terminate the application of this Convention to itself as from the date when it ceases to have effect in respect of the Contracting Party which first gave notice.

c. The expiry of this Convention or the withdrawal of a Contracting Party shall not terminate the obligations assumed by each Contracting Party under this Convention to pay compensation for damage caused by Nuclear incidents occurring before the date of such expiry or withdrawal.

d. The Contracting Parties shall, in good time, consult each other on what measures should be taken after the expiry of this Convention or the withdrawal of one or more of the Contracting Parties, to provide compensation comparable to that accorded by this Convention for damage caused by Nuclear incidents occurring after the date of such expiry or withdrawal and for which the operator of a Nuclear installation in operation before such date within the territories of the Contracting Parties is liable.”

General Status 12 Parties (as of 30/07/2021)
Links to Current Status/Reservations Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Nuclear Energy Agency
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument

1964 Additional Protocol to 1963 Convention Supplementary to the Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy

1982 Protocol to 1963 Convention Supplementary to the Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy as amended by the additional Protocol of 28th January 1964

2004 Protocol to Amend the Brussels Supplementary Convention on Nuclear Third Party Liability

This instrument amends/supersedes

1963 Convention Supplementary to the Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy as amended by the additional Protocol of 28th January 1964 and by the Protocol of 16th November 1982

Related Instruments

1960 Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy as amended by the Additional Protocol of 1964 and by the Protocol of 1982

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