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Art.29 |
ARTICLE 29. PREPARATORY MEETING |
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Art.29.1 |
1. A preparatory meeting of the Contracting Parties shall be held not later than six months after the date of entry into force of this Convention. |
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Art.29.2 |
2. At this meeting, the Contracting Parties shall: |
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Art.29.2.i |
(i) determine the date for the first review meeting as referred to in Article 30. This review meeting shall be held as soon as possible, but not later than thirty months after the date of entry into force of this Convention; |
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Art.29.2.ii |
(ii) prepare and adopt by consensus Rules of Procedure and Financial Rules; |
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Art.29.2.iii |
(iii) establish in particular and in accordance with the Rules of Procedure: |
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Art.29.2.a |
(a) guidelines regarding the form and structure of the national reports to be submitted pursuant to Article 32; |
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Art.29.2.b |
(b) a date for the submission of such reports; |
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Art.29.2.c |
(c) the process for reviewing such reports. |
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Art.29.3 |
3. Any State or regional organization of an integration or other nature which ratifies, accepts, approves, accedes to or confirms this Convention and for which the Convention is not yet in force, may attend the preparatory meeting as if it were a Party to this Convention. |
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Art.30 |
ARTICLE 30. REVIEW MEETINGS |
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Art.30.1 |
1. The Contracting Parties shall hold meetings for the purpose of reviewing the reports submitted pursuant to Article 32. |
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Art.30.2 |
2. At each review meeting the Contracting Parties: |
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Art.30.2.i |
(i) shall determine the date for the next such meeting, the interval between review meetings not exceeding three years; |
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Art.30.2.ii |
(ii) may review the arrangements established pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 29, and adopt revisions by consensus unless otherwise provided for in the Rules of Procedure. They may also amend the Rules of Procedure and Financial Rules by consensus. |
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Art.30.3 |
3. At each review meeting each Contracting Party shall have a reasonable opportunity to discuss the reports submitted by other Contracting Parties and to seek clarification of such reports. |
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Art.34 |
ARTICLE 34. SUMMARY REPORTS |
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Art.34.1x |
The Contracting Parties shall adopt, by consensus, and make available to the public a document addressing issues discussed and conclusions reached during meetings of the Contracting Parties. |
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Art.35 |
ARTICLE 35. LANGUAGES |
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Art.35.1 |
1. The languages of meetings of the Contracting Parties shall be Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish unless otherwise provided in the Rules of Procedure. |
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Art.35.2 |
2. Reports submitted pursuant to Article 32 shall be prepared in the national language of the submitting Contracting Party or in a single designated language to be agreed in the Rules of Procedure. Should the report be submitted in a national language other than the designated language, a translation of the report into the designated language shall be provided by the Contracting Party. |
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Art.35.3 |
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, the secretariat, if compensated, will assume the translation of reports submitted in any other language of the meeting into the designated language. |
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Art.37 |
ARTICLE 37. SECRETARIAT |
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Art.37.1 |
1. The International Atomic Energy Agency, (hereinafter referred to as "the Agency") shall provide the secretariat for the meetings of the Contracting Parties. |
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Art.37.2 |
2. The secretariat shall: |
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Art.37.2.i |
(i) convene, prepare and service the meetings of the Contracting Parties referred to in Articles 29, 30 and 31; |
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Art.37.2.ii |
(ii) transmit to the Contracting Parties information received or prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. |
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Art.37.2.2x |
The costs incurred by the Agency in carrying out the functions referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be borne by the Agency as part of its regular budget. |
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Art.37.3 |
3. The Contracting Parties may, by consensus, request the Agency to provide other services in support of meetings of the Contracting Parties. The Agency may provide such services if they can be undertaken within its programme and regular budget. Should this not be possible, the Agency may provide such services if voluntary funding is provided from another source. |
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Chapt.7 |
CHAPTER 7. FINAL CLAUSES AND OTHER PROVISIONS |
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Art.38 |
ARTICLE 38. RESOLUTION OF DISAGREEMENTS |
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Art.38.1x |
In the event of a disagreement between two or more Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention, the Contracting Parties shall consult within the framework of a meeting of the Contracting Parties with a view to resolving the disagreement. In the event that the consultations prove unproductive, recourse can be made to the mediation, conciliation and arbitration mechanisms provided for in international law, including the rules and practices prevailing within the IAEA. |
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Art.41 |
ARTICLE 41. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION |
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Art.41.1 |
1. Any Contracting Party may propose an amendment to this Convention. Proposed amendments shall be considered at a review meeting or at an extraordinary meeting. |
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Art.41.2 |
2. The text of any proposed amendment and the reasons for it shall be provided to the Depositary who shall communicate the proposal to the Contracting Parties at least ninety days before the meeting for which it is submitted for consideration. Any comments received on such a proposal shall be circulated by the Depositary to the Contracting Parties. |
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Art.41.3 |
3. The Contracting Parties shall decide after consideration of the proposed amendment whether to adopt it by consensus, or, in the absence of consensus, to submit it to a Diplomatic Conference. A decision to submit a proposed amendment to a Diplomatic Conference shall require a two-thirds majority vote of the Contracting Parties present and voting at the meeting, provided that at least one half of the Contracting Parties are present at the time of voting. |
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Art.41.4 |
4. The Diplomatic Conference to consider and adopt amendments to this Convention shall be convened by the Depositary and held no later than one year after the appropriate decision taken in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article. The Diplomatic Conference shall make every effort to ensure amendments are adopted by consensus. Should this not be possible, amendments shall be adopted with a two-thirds majority of all Contracting Parties. |
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Art.41.5 |
5. Amendments to this Convention adopted pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 above shall be subject to ratification, acceptance, approval, or confirmation by the Contracting Parties and shall enter into force for those Contracting Parties which have ratified, accepted, approved or confirmed them on the ninetieth day after the receipt by the Depositary of the relevant instruments of at least two thirds of the Contracting Parties. For a Contracting Party which subsequently ratifies, accepts, approves or confirms the said amendments, the amendments will enter into force on the ninetieth day after that Contracting Party has deposited its relevant instrument. |
