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Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 2
2 Each State Party shall cooperate with other States Parties and afford the appropriate form of legal assistance to facilitate the implementation of the obligations under paragraph 1.
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3 Each State Party shall inform the Organization of the measures taken pursuant to this Article.
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4 In order to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty, each State Party shall designate or set up a National Authority and shall so inform the Organization upon entry into force of the Treaty for it. The National Authority shall serve as the national focal point for liaison with the Organization and with other States Parties.
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 1
1 In order to verify compliance with this Treaty, a verification regime shall be established consisting of the following elements: (a) An International Monitoring System; (b) Consultation and clarification; (c) On-site inspections; and (d) Confidence-building measures. At entry into force of this Treaty, the verification regime shall be capable of meeting the verification requirements of this Treaty.
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5
At entry into force of this Treaty, the verification regime shall be capable of meeting the verification requirements of this Treaty.
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2 Verification activities shall be based on objective information, shall be limited to the subject matter of this Treaty, and shall be carried out on the basis of full respect for the sovereignty of States Parties and in the least intrusive manner possible consistent with the effective and timely accomplishment of their objectives. Each State Party shall refrain from any abuse of the right of verification.
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3 Each State Party undertakes in accordance with this Treaty to cooperate, through its National Authority established pursuant to Article III, paragraph 4, with the Organization and with other States Parties to facilitate the verification of compliance with this Treaty by, inter alia : (a) Establishing the necessary facilities to participate in these verification measures and establishing the necessary communication; (b) Providing data obtained from national stations that are part of the International Monitoring System; (c) Participating, as appropriate, in a consultation and clarification process; (d) Permitting the conduct of on-site inspections; and (e) Participating, as appropriate, in confidence-building measures.
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (a)
(a) Establishing the necessary facilities to participate in these verification measures and establishing the necessary communication;
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (b)
(b) Providing data obtained from national stations that are part of the International Monitoring System;
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (c)
(c) Participating, as appropriate, in a consultation and clarification process;
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(d) Permitting the conduct of on-site inspections; and
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(e) Participating, as appropriate, in confidence-building measures.
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4 All States Parties, irrespective of their technical and financial capabilities, shall enjoy the equal right of verification and assume the equal obligation to accept verification.
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5 For the purposes of this Treaty, no State Party shall be precluded from using information obtained by national technical means of verification in a manner consistent with generally recognized principles of international law, including that of respect for the sovereignty of States.
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6 Without prejudice to the right of States Parties to protect sensitive installations, activities or locations not related to this Treaty, States Parties shall not interfere with elements of the verification regime of this Treaty or with national technical means of verification operating in accordance with paragraph 5.
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7 Each State Party shall have the right to take measures to protect sensitive installations and to prevent disclosure of confidential information and data not related to this Treaty.
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8 Moreover, all necessary measures shall be taken to protect the confidentiality of any information related to civil and military activities and facilities obtained during verification activities.
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9 Subject to paragraph 8, information obtained by the Organization through the verification regime established by this Treaty shall be made available to all States Parties in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Treaty and the Protocol.
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10 The provisions of this Treaty shall not be interpreted as restricting the international exchange of data for scientific purposes.
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11 Each State Party undertakes to cooperate with the Organization and with other States Parties in the improvement of the verification regime, and in the examination of the verification potential of additional monitoring technologies such as electromagnetic pulse monitoring or satellite monitoring, with a view to developing, when appropriate, specific measures to enhance the efficient and cost-effective verification of this Treaty. Such measures shall, when agreed, be incorporated in existing provisions in this Treaty, the Protocol or as additional sections of the Protocol, in accordance with Article VII, or, if appropriate, be reflected in the operational manuals in accordance with Article II, paragraph 44.
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12 The States Parties undertake to promote cooperation among themselves to facilitate and participate in the fullest possible exchange relating to technologies used in the verification of this Treaty in order to enable all States Parties to strengthen their national implementation of verification measures and to benefit from the application of such technologies for peaceful purposes.
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13 The provisions of this Treaty shall be implemented in a manner which avoids hampering the economic and technological development of the States Parties for further development of the application of atomic energy for peaceful purposes.
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14 In discharging its responsibilities in the area of verification specified in this Treaty and the Protocol, in cooperation with the States Parties the Technical Secretariat shall, for the purpose of this Treaty: (a) Make arrangements to receive and distribute data and reporting products relevant to the verification of this Treaty in accordance with its provisions, and to maintain a global communications infrastructure appropriate to this task; (b) Routinely through its International Data Centre, which shall in principle be the focal point within the Technical Secretariat for data storage and data processing: (i) Receive and initiate requests for data from the International Monitoring System; (ii) Receive data, as appropriate, resulting from the process of consultation and clarification, from on-site inspections, and from confidence-building measures; and (iii) Receive other relevant data from States Parties and international organizations in accordance with this Treaty and the Protocol; (c) Supervise, coordinate and ensure the operation of the International Monitoring System and its component elements, and of the International Data Centre, in accordance with the relevant operational manuals; (d) Routinely process, analyse and report on International Monitoring System data according to agreed procedures so as to permit the effective international verification of this Treaty and to contribute to the early resolution of compliance concerns; (e) Make available all data, both raw and processed, and any reporting products, to all States Parties, each State Party taking responsibility for the use of International Monitoring System data in accordance with Article II, paragraph 7, and with paragraphs 8 and 13 of this Article; (f) Provide to all States Parties equal, open, convenient and timely access to all stored data; (g) Store all data, both raw and processed, and reporting products; (h) Coordinate and facilitate requests for additional data from the International Monitoring System; (i) Coordinate requests for additional data from one State Party to another State Party; (j) Provide technical assistance in, and support for, the installation and operation of monitoring facilities and respective communication means, where such assistance and support are required by the State concerned; (k) Make available to any State Party, upon its request, techniques utilized by the Technical Secretariat and its International Data Centre in compiling, storing, processing, analysing and reporting on data from the verification regime; and (l) Monitor, assess and report on the overall performance of the International Monitoring System and of the International Data Centre.
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (a)
(a) Make arrangements to receive and distribute data and reporting products relevant to the verification of this Treaty in accordance with its provisions, and to maintain a global communications infrastructure appropriate to this task;
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (b)
(b) Routinely through its International Data Centre, which shall in principle be the focal point within the Technical Secretariat for data storage and data processing: (i) Receive and initiate requests for data from the International Monitoring System; (ii) Receive data, as appropriate, resulting from the process of consultation and clarification, from on-site inspections, and from confidence-building measures; and (iii) Receive other relevant data from States Parties and international organizations in accordance with this Treaty and the Protocol;
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (i)
(i) Receive and initiate requests for data from the International Monitoring System;
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(ii) Receive data, as appropriate, resulting from the process of consultation and clarification, from on-site inspections, and from confidence-building measures; and
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(iii) Receive other relevant data from States Parties and international organizations in accordance with this Treaty and the Protocol;
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(c) Supervise, coordinate and ensure the operation of the International Monitoring System and its component elements, and of the International Data Centre, in accordance with the relevant operational manuals;
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (d)
(d) Routinely process, analyse and report on International Monitoring System data according to agreed procedures so as to permit the effective international verification of this Treaty and to contribute to the early resolution of compliance concerns;
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (e)
(e) Make available all data, both raw and processed, and any reporting products, to all States Parties, each State Party taking responsibility for the use of International Monitoring System data in accordance with Article II, paragraph 7, and with paragraphs 8 and 13 of this Article;
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (f)
(f) Provide to all States Parties equal, open, convenient and timely access to all stored data;
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(g) Store all data, both raw and processed, and reporting products;
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(h) Coordinate and facilitate requests for additional data from the International Monitoring System;
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(i) Coordinate requests for additional data from one State Party to another State Party;
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(j) Provide technical assistance in, and support for, the installation and operation of monitoring facilities and respective communication means, where such assistance and support are required by the State concerned;
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(k) Make available to any State Party, upon its request, techniques utilized by the Technical Secretariat and its International Data Centre in compiling, storing, processing, analysing and reporting on data from the verification regime; and
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(l) Monitor, assess and report on the overall performance of the International Monitoring System and of the International Data Centre.
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15 The agreed procedures to be used by the Technical Secretariat in discharging the verification responsibilities referred to in paragraph 14 and detailed in the Protocol shall be elaborated in the relevant operational manuals.
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16 The International Monitoring System shall comprise facilities for seismological monitoring, radionuclide monitoring including certified laboratories, hydroacoustic monitoring, infrasound monitoring, and respective means of communication, and shall be supported by the International Data Centre of the Technical Secretariat.
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17 The International Monitoring System shall be placed under the authority of the Technical Secretariat. All monitoring facilities of the International Monitoring System shall be owned and operated by the States hosting or otherwise taking responsibility for them in accordance with the Protocol.
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18 Each State Party shall have the right to participate in the international exchange of data and to have access to all data made available to the International Data Centre. Each State Party shall cooperate with the International Data Centre through its National Authority.
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19 For facilities incorporated into the International Monitoring System and specified in Tables 1-A, 2-A, 3 and 4 of Annex 1 to the Protocol, and for their functioning, to the extent that such facilities are agreed by the relevant State and the Organization to provide data to the International Data Centre in accordance with the technical requirements of the Protocol and relevant operational manuals, the Organization, as specified in agreements or arrangements pursuant to Part I, paragraph 4 of the Protocol, shall meet the costs of: (a) Establishing any new facilities and upgrading existing facilities, unless the State responsible for such facilities meets these costs itself; (b) Operating and maintaining International Monitoring System facilities, including facility physical security if appropriate, and application of agreed data authentication procedures; (c) Transmitting International Monitoring System data (raw or processed) to the International Data Centre by the most direct and cost-effective means available, including, if necessary, via appropriate communications nodes, from monitoring stations, laboratories, analytical facilities or from national data centres; or such data (including samples where appropriate) to laboratory and analytical facilities from monitoring stations; and (d) Analysing samples on behalf of the Organization.
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (a)
(a) Establishing any new facilities and upgrading existing facilities, unless the State responsible for such facilities meets these costs itself;
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(b) Operating and maintaining International Monitoring System facilities, including facility physical security if appropriate, and application of agreed data authentication procedures;
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(c) Transmitting International Monitoring System data (raw or processed) to the International Data Centre by the most direct and cost-effective means available, including, if necessary, via appropriate communications nodes, from monitoring stations, laboratories, analytical facilities or from national data centres; or such data (including samples where appropriate) to laboratory and analytical facilities from monitoring stations; and
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(d) Analysing samples on behalf of the Organization.
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20 For auxiliary network seismic stations specified in Table 1-B of Annex 1 to the Protocol the Organization, as specified in agreements or arrangements pursuant to Part I, paragraph 4 of the Protocol, shall meet the costs only of: (a) Transmitting data to the International Data Centre; (b) Authenticating data from such stations; (c) Upgrading stations to the required technical standard, unless the State responsible for such facilities meets these costs itself; (d) If necessary, establishing new stations for the purposes of this Treaty where no appropriate facilities currently exist, unless the State responsible for such facilities meets these costs itself; and (e) Any other costs related to the provision of data required by the Organization as specified in the relevant operational manuals.
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (a)
(a) Transmitting data to the International Data Centre;
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(b) Authenticating data from such stations;
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(c) Upgrading stations to the required technical standard, unless the State responsible for such facilities meets these costs itself;
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(d) If necessary, establishing new stations for the purposes of this Treaty where no appropriate facilities currently exist, unless the State responsible for such facilities meets these costs itself; and
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(e) Any other costs related to the provision of data required by the Organization as specified in the relevant operational manuals.
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21 The Organization shall also meet the cost of provision to each State Party of its requested selection from the standard range of International Data Centre reporting products and services, as specified in Part I, Section F of the Protocol. The cost of preparation and transmission of any additional data or products shall be met by the requesting State Party.
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22 The agreements or, if appropriate, arrangements concluded with States Parties or States hosting or otherwise taking responsibility for facilities of the International Monitoring System shall contain provisions for meeting these costs. Such provisions may include modalities whereby a State Party meets any of the costs referred to in paragraphs 19(a) and 20(c) and (d) for facilities which it hosts or for which it is responsible, and is compensated by an appropriate reduction in its assessed financial contribution to the Organization. Such a reduction shall not exceed 50 per cent of the annual assessed financial contribution of a State Party, but may be spread over successive years. A State Party may share such a reduction with another State Party by agreement or arrangement between themselves and with the concurrence of the Executive Council. The agreements or arrangements referred to in this paragraph shall be approved in accordance with Article II, paragraphs 26(h) and 38(i).
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23 Any measures referred to in paragraph 11 affecting the International Monitoring System by means of addition or deletion of a monitoring technology shall, when agreed, be incorporated into this Treaty and the Protocol pursuant to Article VII, paragraphs 1 to 6.
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24 The following changes to the International Monitoring System, subject to the agreement of those States directly affected, shall be regarded as matters of an administrative or technical nature pursuant to Article VII, paragraphs 7 and 8: (a) Changes to the number of facilities specified in the Protocol for a given monitoring technology; and (b) Changes to other details for particular facilities as reflected in the Tables of Annex 1 to the Protocol (including, inter alia , State responsible for the facility; location; name of facility; type of facility; and attribution of a facility between the primary and auxiliary seismic networks). If the Executive Council recommends, pursuant to Article VII, paragraph 8(d), that such changes be adopted, it shall as a rule also recommend pursuant to Article VII, paragraph 8(g), that such changes enter into force upon notification by the Director-General of their approval.
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act — C-36.5 (a)
(a) Changes to the number of facilities specified in the Protocol for a given monitoring technology; and
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(b) Changes to other details for particular facilities as reflected in the Tables of Annex 1 to the Protocol (including, inter alia , State responsible for the facility; location; name of facility; type of facility; and attribution of a facility between the primary and auxiliary seismic networks).
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If the Executive Council recommends, pursuant to Article VII, paragraph 8(d), that such changes be adopted, it shall as a rule also recommend pursuant to Article VII, paragraph 8(g), that such changes enter into force upon notification by the Director-General of their approval.
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25 The Director-General, in submitting to the Executive Council and States Parties information and evaluation in accordance with Article VII, paragraph 8(b), shall include in the case of any proposal made pursuant to paragraph 24: (a) A technical evaluation of the proposal; (b) A statement on the administrative and financial impact of the proposal; and (c) A report on consultations with States directly affected by the proposal, including indication of their agreement.
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(a) A technical evaluation of the proposal;
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(b) A statement on the administrative and financial impact of the proposal; and
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(c) A report on consultations with States directly affected by the proposal, including indication of their agreement.