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1988 Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention

CIL Subject Classification
Citations to Text 1672 UNTS 302, IAEA INFCIRC/402
Date of Adoption 21/09/1988
Place of Adoption Vienna, Austria
Secretariat / Relevant Authority

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Depository

Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Entry Into Force Status In Force
Date of Entry into Force

27/04/1992

Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

Article VII

“1. This Protocol shall come into force three months after the date of deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession by at least five States Party to the Vienna Convention and five States Party to the Paris Convention. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the above-mentioned instruments this Protocol shall enter into force three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

2. This Protocol shall remain in force as long as both the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention are in force.”

Article VIII

“1. Any Contracting Party may denounce this Protocol by written notification to the depositary.

2. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date on which the notification is received by the depositary.”

Article IX

“1. Any Contracting Party which ceases to be a Party to either the Vienna Convention or the Paris Convention shall notify the depositary of the termination of the application of that Convention with respect to it and of the date such termination takes effect.

2. This Protocol shall cease to apply to a Contracting Party which has terminated application of either the Vienna Convention or the Paris Convention on the date such termination takes effect.”

General Status 31 Parties (as of 30/07/2020)
Links to Current Status/Reservations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines Signature 21/09/1988
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Related Instruments
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

1963 Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage

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