Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00013:schedule:1:p19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00013
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 19/57)
Character Range: 113185–116051

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) to be unsatisfactory, it shall have the right to request a meeting of the Executive Council in which States Parties involved that are not members of the Executive Council shall be entitled to take part.  At such a meeting, the Executive Council shall consider the matter and may recommend any measure in accordance with Article V.

D.  ON‑SITE INSPECTIONS

Request for an On‑Site Inspection

34. Each State Party has the right to request an on‑site inspection in accordance with the provisions of this Article and Part II of the Protocol in the territory or in any other place under the jurisdiction or control of any State Party, or in any area beyond the jurisdiction or control of any State.
35. The sole purpose of an on‑site inspection shall be to clarify whether a nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion has been carried out in violation of Article I and, to the extent possible, to gather any facts which might assist in identifying any possible violator.
36. The requesting State Party shall be under the obligation to keep the on‑site inspection request within the scope of this Treaty and to provide in the request information in accordance with paragraph 37.  The requesting State Party shall refrain from unfounded or abusive inspection requests.
37. The on‑site inspection request shall be based on information collected by the International Monitoring System, on any relevant technical information obtained by national technical means of verification in a manner consistent with generally recognized principles of international law, or on a combination thereof.  The request shall contain information pursuant to Part II, paragraph 41 of the Protocol.
38. The requesting State Party shall present the on‑site inspection request to the Executive Council and at the same time to the Director‑General for the latter to begin immediate processing.

Follow‑up After Submission of an On‑Site Inspection Request

39. The Executive Council shall begin its consideration immediately upon receipt of the on‑site inspection request.
40. The Director‑General, after receiving the on‑site inspection request, shall acknowledge receipt of the request to the requesting State Party within two hours and communicate the request to the State Party sought to be inspected within six hours.  The Director‑General shall ascertain that the request meets the requirements specified in Part II, paragraph 41 of the Protocol, and, if necessary, shall assist the requesting State Party in filing the request accordingly, and shall communicate the request to the Executive Council and to all other