Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy

Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy
The Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy is a 1960 OECD Convention on liability and compensation for damage caused by accidents occurring while producing nuclear energy. The convention entered into force on 1 April 1968 and has been amended by protocols in 1964, 1982, and 2004. The convention, as amended by the 1964 and 1982 protocols have 16 parties. The 2004 protocol has not entered into force. Austria and Luxembourg signed the convention but have not ratified it. Switzerland deposited its instruments of ratification for the convention as amended by the 2004 protocol. The convention will entered into force for this country when the 2004 protocol entered into force in 2022.
The convention:
Limits liability to a certain amount and limit the period for making claims;
Require insurance or other surety by operators;
Channels liability exclusively to the operator of the nuclear installation;
Impose strict liability on the nuclear operator, regardless of fault, but subject to exceptions.
Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the courts of one country, normally the country in whose territory the incident occurs
Parties
A list of Parties to the convention (as amended by the 1964 and 1982 protocols), the 2004 protocol, as well as the Brussels protocol and the Joint protocol is shown below:
Notes
See also
Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage
Cost of electricity by source
References
External links
"Paris Convention on Nuclear Third Party Liability", oecd-nea.org.
Text.
Ratifications.
NEA Issue Brief: International nuclear third party liability, An analysis of principal nuclear issues, No. 4 - 1st revision, November 1993.
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