1973 Agreement between Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Agency in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Safeguards Agreement

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“INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

Article 20
At the request of the Agency, the Community or a State, there shall be consultations about any question arising out of the interpretation or application of this Agreement.

Article 21
The Community and the States shall have the right to request that any question arising out of the interpretation or application of this Agreement be considered by the Board. The Board shall invite the Community and the State concerned to participate in the discussion of any such question by the Board.

Article 22
Any dispute arising out of the interpretation or application of this Agreement except a dispute with regard to a finding by the Board under Article 19 or an action taken by the Board pursuant to such a finding, which is not settled by negotiation or another procedure agreed to by the Agency, the Community and the States shall, at the request of any one of them, be submitted to an arbitral tribunal composed of five arbitrators. The Community and the States shall designate two arbitrators and the Agency shall also designate two arbitrators, and the four arbitrators so designated shall elect a fifth, who shall be the Chairman. If, within thirty days of the request of the arbitration, the Community and the States, or the Agency, have not designated two arbitrators each, the Community or the Agency may request the President of the International Court of Justice to appoint these arbitrators. The same procedure shall apply if, within thirty days of the designation or appointment of the fourth arbitrator, the fifth arbitrator has not been elected. A majority of the members of the arbitral tribunal shall constitute a quorum, and all decisions shall require the concurrence of at least three arbitrators. The arbitral procedure shall be fixed by the tribunal. The decisions of the tribunal shall be binding on the Agency, the Community and the States concerned.”

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

21/02/1977

Article 25:

“(a) This Agreement shall enter into force on the date upon which the Agency receives from the Community and the States written notification that their own requirements for entry into force have not met. The Director-General shall promptly inform all Member States of the Agency of the entry into Force of the Agreement.

(b) This Agreement shall remain in force as long as the States are Parties to the Treaty.”

1998 Protocol Additional To The Agreement Between The Republic Of Austria, The Kingdom Of Belgium, The Kingdom Of Denmark, The Republic Of Finland, The Federal Republic Of Germany, The Hellenic Republic, Ireland, The Italian Republic, The Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg, The Kingdom Of The Netherlands, The Portuguese Republic, The Kingdom Of Spain, The Kingdom Of Sweden, The European Atomic Energy Community And The International Atomic Energy Agency In Implementation Of The Treaty Of Non-Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons

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1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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