Summary of Treaty
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| Official Title | Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident | ||||||||
| Type of Agreement | Multilateral | ||||||||
| Place of Signature | Vienna | ||||||||
| Date of Signature | 26/09/1986 | ||||||||
| Date of Entry Into Force | 27/10/1986 | ||||||||
| Duration | Indefinite | ||||||||
| Objective of Agreement | To strengthen further international cooperation in the safe development and use of nuclear energy. | ||||||||
| Remarks | Adopted in 1986 following the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident, this Convention establishes a notification system for nuclear accidents which have the potential for international transboundary release that could be of radiological safety significance for another State. It requires States to report the accident's time, location, radiation releases, and other data essential for assessing the situation. Notification is to be made to affected States directly or through the IAEA, and to the IAEA itself. Reporting is mandatory for any nuclear accident involving facilities and activities listed in Article 1. Pursuant to Article 3, States may notify other accidents as well. The five nuclear-weapon States (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and United States) have all declared their intent also to report accidents involving nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons tests.
(source:http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Conventions/cenna.html) |
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| OJ Reference | L314, 30/11/2005, p. 22 | ||||||||
| Nature of Agreement | Agreement on peaceful uses of atomic energy | ||||||||
| Depositary | International Atomic Energy Agency | ||||||||
| Contracting Parties | European Atomic Energy Community, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, European Atomic Energy Society, Finland, Food and Agriculture Organization , Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Vatican, Vietnam, World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization | ||||||||
| Authentic Texts | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish | ||||||||
| Subject Matters |
Energy Nuclear Energy nuclear safety |
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| Date of Signature | 14/11/2006 |
| Conclusion Decision | Commission Decision of 25 November 2005 concerning the accession of the European Atomic Energy Community to the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident; OJ L314 of 30/11/2005, p.21 |
| Date of Entry Into Force | 14/12/2006 |
| Reserves | A declaration of EC competence exists for this treaty. To consult the text click on "to load all the summary data of the treaty". |
| Competence | Mixed |
| Legal Basis |
Treaty EAEC: Article 101
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| Last Update : 15/05/2008 |