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International Organization and Treaty Tables |
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Dates are shown in mm/dd/yy format.
Country |
Early
Notification |
Nuclear
Accident Assistance |
Vienna Convention |
Protocol |
Joint Protocol |
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Armenia |
a: 8/24/93 |
a: 8/24/93 |
a: 8/24/93 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belarus |
r: 1/26/87 |
r: 1/26/87 |
s: 5/27/97 |
s: 9/14/98 |
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s: 10/13/99 |
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Estonia |
a: 5/9/94 |
a: 5/9/94 |
a: 5/9/94 |
a: 5/9/94 |
s: 1/5/2001 | ||
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Georgia |
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Kazakhstan |
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s: 9/29/97 |
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Kyrgyzstan |
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Latvia |
a: 12/28/92 |
a: 12/28/92 |
a: 3/15/9 |
s:
3/7/01 r: 12/5/01 |
a: 3/15/95 |
acc: 3/27/00 |
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Lithuania |
a: 11/16/94 |
a:
9/21/00
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s: 9/15/92 |
s: 9/30/97 |
a: 9/20/93 |
s: 9/30/97 |
s: 9/30/97 |
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Moldova |
a: 5/7/98 |
a: 5/7/98 |
a: 5/7/98 |
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Russia |
r: 12/23/86 |
r: 12/23/86 |
s: 5/8/96 |
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s: 1/27/99 |
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Tajikistan |
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Turkmenistan |
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Ukraine |
r: 1/26/87 |
r: 1/26/87 |
a: 9/20/96 |
s: 9/29/97 |
a: 3/24/00 |
s: 9/29/97 |
s: 9/29/97 |
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Uzbekistan |
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| Key: | |
| a-- | Date of Accession (date a country becomes party to an agreement already in force) |
| acc-- | Date of Acceptance (date a country agrees to be legally bound by terms of the agreement) |
| eif-- | Entry into Force (date the agreement becomes a legally binding instrument for its states parties) |
| r-- | Date of Ratification (date a country's parliament or legislative body formally approves the agreement) |
| s-- | Date of Signature (date a country's representative signs an agreement, thus indicating acceptance of the agreement and a commitment not to undertake any actions that would undermine the purpose of the agreement, pending formal ratification) |
| succ-- | Date of Succession (date a previous state party ceases to exist and is succeeded by another state or legal entity that formally accepts and takes on the international legal obligations of the former party) |
Convention on Early Notification of
a Nuclear Accident--This convention requires state parties to notify the
affected States and the IAEA of nuclear accidents that could result in an
international transboundary radiation release that could affect the radiological
safety of other States. (Please see the Convention's full
text, status
list, and declarations/reservations.)
[Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident,
International Atomic Energy Agency Website, http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/Documents/Legal/cenna.shtml.]
Convention on Assistance in the
Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency--This convention
provides an international framework for co-operation, support and rapid
assistance from States Parties and the IAEA in case of nuclear accidents or
radiological emergencies. (Please see the Convention's full
text, status
list, and declarations/reservations.)
[Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or
Radiological Emergency, International Atomic Energy Agency Website, http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/Documents/Legal/cacnare.shtml.]
Vienna Convention on Civil
Liability for Nuclear Damage (INFCIRC/500)--This convention was adopted on
21 May 1963 under the auspices of IAEA and entered into force on 12 November
1977. The Convention establishes a regime of civil liability for nuclear
damage to third parties aimed at ensuring adequate compensation for nuclear
damage. (Please see the Convention's full
text, status
list, and declarations/reservations.)
[Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage,
International Atomic Energy Agency Website, http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/Documents/Legal/liability.shtml.]
Protocol to Amend the Vienna
Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage--This protocol sets the
limit of the operator's liability, provides a better definition of nuclear
damage, and extends the geographical scope of the Vienna Convention and the time
limit during which claims may be brought for loss of life and personal injury.
(Please see the Protocol's full
text and status
list.)
[Protocol to Amend the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for
Nuclear Damage, International Atomic Energy Agency Website, http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/Documents/Infcircs/1998/infcirc566.shtml.]
Joint Protocol Relating to the
Application of the Vienna Convention and Paris Convention--This protocol
combined the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention on Third Party Liability
in the Field of Nuclear Energy into one expanded liability regime. (Please see the
Protocol's full
text and status
list.)
[Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna
Convention and Paris Convention, International Atomic Energy Agency Website, http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/Documents/Infcircs/Others/inf402.shtml.]
Joint Convention on the Safety of
Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management--The
objectives of this convention are to ensure safety during spent fuel and
radioactive waste management through greater international cooperation, to
ensure that proper defenses against nuclear accidents are in place, to prevent
such accidents from taking place, and to ensure that proper procedures are
available to eliminate the aftermath of such accidents. (Please see the Convention's
full
text, status
list, and declarations/reservations.)
[Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management
and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, International Atomic Energy Agency
Website, http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/Documents/Legal/jointconv.shtml.]
Convention on Supplementary
Compensation for Nuclear Damage--This purpose of this convention is to
supplement the system of compensation provided pursuant to national law that
implements the Paris Convention or the Vienna Convention. (Please see the Convention's
full
text and status
list.)
[Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear
Damage, International Atomic Energy Agency Website, http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/Documents/Infcircs/1998/infcirc567.shtml.]
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