Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00013:schedule:1:p18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00013
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 18/57)
Character Range: 110546–113443

of on‑site inspection requests, data transmission costs being borne by that State Party.
The conditions under which supplementary data from such facilities are made available, and under which the International Data Centre may request further or expedited reporting, or clarifications, shall be elaborated in the operational manual for the respective monitoring network.

C.  CONSULTATION AND CLARIFICATION

29. Without prejudice to the right of any State Party to request an on‑site inspection, States Parties should, whenever possible, first make every effort to clarify and resolve, among themselves or with or through the Organization, any matter which may cause concern about possible non‑compliance with the basic obligations of this Treaty.
30. A State Party that receives a request pursuant to paragraph 29 directly from another State Party shall provide the clarification to the requesting State Party as soon as possible, but in any case no later than 48 hours after the request.  The requesting and requested States Parties may keep the Executive Council and the Director‑General informed of the request and the response.
31. A State Party shall have the right to request the Director‑General to assist in clarifying any matter which may cause concern about possible non‑compliance with the basic obligations of this Treaty.  The Director‑General shall provide appropriate information in the possession of the Technical Secretariat relevant to such a concern.  The Director‑General shall inform the Executive Council of the request and of the information provided in response, if so requested by the requesting State Party.
32. A State Party shall have the right to request the Executive Council to obtain clarification from another State Party on any matter which may cause concern about possible non‑compliance with the basic obligations of this Treaty.  In such a case, the following shall apply:
(a) The Executive Council shall forward the request for clarification to the requested State Party through the Director‑General no later than 24 hours after its receipt;
(b) The requested State Party shall provide the clarification to the Executive Council as soon as possible, but in any case no later than 48 hours after receipt of the request;
(c) The Executive Council shall take note of the clarification and forward it to the requesting State Party no later than 24 hours after its receipt;
(d) If the requesting State Party deems the clarification to be inadequate, it shall have the right to request the Executive Council to obtain further clarification from the requested State Party.
The Executive Council shall inform without delay all other States Parties about any request for clarification pursuant to this paragraph as well as any response provided by the requested State Party.
33. If the requesting State Party considers the clarification obtained under paragraph 32 (d)