Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00940:section:35:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00940
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 35 (pt 3/11)
Character Range: 48480–51276

NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICES

 1. Each Party undertakes to prevent in its territory the stationing of any nuclear explosive device.

 2. Each Party in the exercise of its sovereign rights remains free to decide for itself whether to allow visits by foreign ships and aircraft to its ports and airfields, transit of its airspace by foreign aircraft, and navigation by foreign ships in its territorial sea or archipelagic waters in a manner not covered by the rights of innocent passage, archipelagic sea lane passage or transit passage of straits.
ARTICLE 6

PREVENTION OF TESTING OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICES

Each Party undertakes:
     (a) to prevent in its territory the testing of any nuclear explosive device;
     (b) not to take any action to assist or encourage the testing of any nuclear explosive device by any State.
ARTICLE 7

PREVENTION OF DUMPING

 1. Each Party undertakes:
     (a) not to dump radioactive wastes and other radioactive matter at sea anywhere within the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone;
     (b) to prevent the dumping of radioactive wastes and other radioactive matter by anyone in its territorial sea;
     (c) not to take any action to assist or encourage the dumping by anyone of radioactive wastes and other radioactive matter at sea anywhere within the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone;
     (d) to support the conclusion as soon as possible of the proposed Convention relating to the protection of the natural resources and environment of the South Pacific region and its Protocol for the prevention of pollution of the South Pacific region by dumping, with the aim of precluding dumping at sea of radioactive wastes and other radioactive matter by anyone anywhere in the region.

 2. Paragraphs 1 (a) and 1 (b) of this Article shall not apply to areas of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone in respect of which such a Convention and Protocol have entered into force.
ARTICLE 8

CONTROL SYSTEM

 1. The Parties hereby establish a control system for the purpose of verifying compliance with their obligations under this Treaty.

 2. The control system shall comprise:
     (a) reports and exchange of information as provided for in Article 9;
     (b) consultations as provided for in Article 10 and Annex 4 (1);
     (c) the application to peaceful nuclear activities of safeguards by the IAEA as provided for in Annex 2;
     (d) a complaints procedure as provided for in Annex 4.
ARTICLE 9

REPORTS AND EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION

 1. Each Party shall report to the Director of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co‑operation (the Director) as soon as possible any significant event within its jurisdiction affecting the implementation of this Treaty. The Director shall circulate such reports promptly to all Parties.

 2. The Parties shall endeavour to keep