Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00013:schedule:1:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00013
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 20/57)
Character Range: 115799–118727

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 States Parties within 24 hours.
41. When the on‑site inspection request fulfils the requirements, the Technical Secretariat shall begin preparations for the on‑site inspection without delay.
42. The Director‑General, upon receipt of an on‑site inspection request referring to an inspection area under the jurisdiction or control of a State Party, shall immediately seek clarification from the State Party sought to be inspected in order to clarify and resolve the concern raised in the request.
43. A State Party that receives a request for clarification pursuant to paragraph 42 shall provide the Director‑General with explanations and with other relevant information available as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours after receipt of the request for clarification.
44. The Director‑General, before the Executive Council takes a decision on the on‑site inspection request, shall transmit immediately to the Executive Council any additional information available from the International Monitoring System or provided by any State Party on the event specified in the request, including any clarification provided pursuant to paragraphs 42 and 43, as well as any other information from within the Technical Secretariat that the Director‑General deems relevant or that is requested by the Executive Council.
45. Unless the requesting State Party considers the concern raised in the on‑site inspection request to be resolved and withdraws the request, the Executive Council shall take a decision on the request in accordance with paragraph 46.

Executive Council Decisions

46. The Executive Council shall take a decision on the on‑site inspection request no later than 96 hours after receipt of the request from the requesting State Party.  The decision to approve the on‑site inspection shall be made by at least 30 affirmative votes of members of the Executive Council.  If the Executive Council does not approve the inspection, preparations shall be stopped and no further action on the request shall be taken.
47. No later than 25 days after the approval of the on‑site inspection in accordance with paragraph 46, the inspection team shall transmit to the Executive Council, through the Director‑General, a progress inspection report.  The continuation of the inspection shall be considered approved unless the Executive Council, no later than 72 hours after receipt of the progress inspection report, decides by a majority of all its members not to continue the inspection.  If the Executive Council decides not to continue the inspection, the inspection shall be terminated, and the inspection team shall leave the inspection area and the territory of the inspected