Proposal for a Council decision to approve on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) the "International Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management"
Date: 2001-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agreement (EU), environmental protection, nuclear fuel, nuclear safety, public health, radioactive waste, waste management

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Proposal for a Council Decision to approve on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community
(Euratom) the (cid:145)International Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the
Safety of Radioactive Waste Management(cid:146)

(2002/C 51 E/06)

COM(2001) 520 final (cid:151) 2001/0225(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 15 October 2001)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 101 thereof:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;

Whereas:

(1) The International Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent
Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste
Management was open for signature from 29 September
1997 until its entry into force on 18 June 2001.

(2) This Convention is now open for accession by regional
organisations of an integration or other nature, provided
that any such organisation is constituted by sovereign
States and has competence in respect of the negotiation,
conclusion and application of international agreements in
matters covered by this Convention and the Community
has chosen to accede.

(3) In view of the tasks assigned to the Community by Chapter
the Treaty establishing the
3 (cid:145)Health and Safety(cid:146) of
European Atomic Energy Community,
the accession of
the European Atomic Energy Community to the Joint
Convention should be approved.

the Community (1) with the specific
into and out of
the Joint
requirement
Convention which requires the consent of
the State of
destination in the framework of transboundary movements.

in Article 27, paragraph 1 (i) of

obliges

(5) When becoming party to this Convention, Art. 39 (4)(iii) of
this Convention
to
communicate to the Depositary a declaration indicating
which States are members thereof, which Articles of this
Convention apply to it, and the extent of its competence in
the field covered by those articles,

organisation

such

an

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole article

1.
The accession to the International Joint Convention on
the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of
Radioactive Waste Management is hereby approved.

2.
The text of
present Decision.

the Joint Convention is attached to the

(4) When

to

acceding

this Convention

Euratom
Community will have to put forward a reservation with
regard to the non-compliance of Article 12 (1) of
the
Directive 92/3/Euratom on the supervision and control of
shipments of radioactive waste between Member States and

the

Community

The text of

the declaration by the European Atomic
3.
Energy
of
Article 39(4)(iii) of the International Joint Convention on the
Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radio-
active Waste Management is attached to the present Decision.

provisions

according

the

to

(1) OJ L 35, 12.2.1992, p. 24.

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ANNEX

DRAFT

Declaration by the European Atomic Energy Community According to the provisions of Article 39(4)(iii) of
the International Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive
Waste Management

The following States are presently members of the European Atomic Energy Community: the Kingdom of Belgium, the
Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French
Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic
of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.

The Community declares that Articles 1 to 16, 18, 19, 21 and 24 to 44 of the Joint Convention apply to it.

The Community possesses competences in the fields covered by Articles 4 to 16, 18, 19, 21 and 24 to 28 of the Joint
Convention as provided by the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community in Article 2(b) and the
relevant Articles of Title II Chapter 3 entitled (cid:145)Health and Safety(cid:146).