For the purposes of this Convention:

(a)

"Nuclear material" means plutonium with the exception of plutonium whose plutonium-238 isotope concentration exceeds 80 per cent, uranium 233, uranium-enriched uranium 235 or 233, uranium containing the mixture of isotopes Which is in the nature other than in the form of ore or ore residues, and any material containing one or more of the above elements or isotopes;

(b)

"Uranium enriched in uranium 235 or 233" means uranium containing either uranium 235 or uranium 233, or both, in such quantities as the ratio of the sum of the two isotopes to the isotope 238. Ratio of isotope 235 to isotope 238 in natural uranium;

(c)

"International nuclear transport" means the transport of conditioned nuclear material for shipment by any means of transport when crossing the borders of the State in whose territory it originates. Of its departure from an installation of the consignor in that State and until his arrival at an installation of the consignee in the territory of the State of final destination.

(1) This Convention shall apply to nuclear materials used for peaceful purposes during international transport.

(2) With the exception of Articles 3, 4 and 3 of Article 5, this Convention shall also apply to nuclear materials used for peaceful purposes in use, storage and transport in the national territory.

Irrespective of the undertakings expressly contracted by the States Parties in the articles referred to in paragraph 2 in respect of nuclear materials used for peaceful purposes in use, storage and transport on the National territory, nothing in this Convention shall be construed as limiting the sovereign rights of a State relating to the use, storage and transport of such nuclear material in the national territory.

Each State Party shall take the necessary measures in accordance with its national law and international law so that, to the greatest extent possible, during international nuclear transport, nuclear material on its Or on board a ship or aircraft within its jurisdiction, to the extent that the said ship or aircraft is involved in the transport to or from that State, shall be protected according to the levels set out in Annex I.

1. Each State Party shall export or export nuclear material only if it has received assurances that such materials will be protected during international nuclear transport in accordance with the levels set out in Annex I.

(2) Each State Party shall import or import nuclear material from a State which is not a party to this Convention only if it has received assurances that such material will be protected during nuclear transport International standards in accordance with the levels set out in Annex I.

A State Party shall not permit in its territory the transit of nuclear material between States not party to this Convention by land or inland waterways or at its airports or seaports, unless it has, in the whole of Be assured that the said materials will be protected in the course of international transport in accordance with the levels set out in Annex I.

4. Each State Party shall apply, in accordance with its national legislation, the levels of physical protection laid down in Annex I to nuclear materials transported from one part of that State to another part of the same State and borrowing the waters International or international airspace.

5. The State Party, which is required to be assured that nuclear material will be protected according to the levels set out in Annex I in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3 above, shall, in advance, determine and notify the States by which the said substances Transit through land or inland waterways and those at the airports or seaports of which stopovers are scheduled.

6. The responsibility for obtaining the insurance referred to in paragraph 1 may be transmitted by mutual consent to the State Party which participates in the transport as an importing State.

7. Nothing in this Article shall be construed as affecting in any way the sovereignty and territorial jurisdiction of a State, in particular on the airspace and territorial sea of that State.

1. States Parties shall designate and indicate to each other, directly or through the International Atomic Energy Agency, their central services and focal points entrusted with the physical protection of materials And to coordinate recovery and response operations in the event of the abduction, employment or illicit alteration of nuclear material, or in the event of a likely threat of any such act.

2. In the event of theft, robbery or other unlawful acquisition of nuclear material, or the likely threat thereof, the States Parties shall provide their cooperation and assistance to the extent possible, in accordance with their National legislation, for the recovery and protection of such materials, to any State which so requests. In particular:

(a)

A State Party shall take the necessary steps to inform as soon as possible the other States which appear to it to be interested in any theft, robbery or other illicit acquisition of nuclear material, or the likely threat thereof, and To inform international organisations, where appropriate;

(b)

States Parties, as appropriate, shall exchange information with each other or with international organizations in order to protect endangered nuclear material, to verify the integrity of shipping containers or to recover the Illegally removed nuclear material;

(i)

Coordinate their efforts through diplomatic channels and other mutually agreed means,

(ii)

Assist if the request is made,

(iii)

Ensure the return of stolen or missing nuclear material as a result of the above mentioned events.

The practical arrangements for such cooperation shall be adopted by the States Parties concerned.

States Parties shall cooperate and consult each other, as appropriate, directly or through international organizations, with a view to obtaining advice on the design, maintenance and improvement of the physical protection systems of the Nuclear material in international transport.

States Parties shall take appropriate measures consistent with their national law to protect the confidentiality of any information they receive in confidence under the provisions of this Convention of another State Party or on the occasion of their participation in an activity carried out pursuant to this Convention. Where States Parties communicate information confidentially to international organizations, measures shall be taken to ensure the protection of the confidentiality of such information.

2. Under this Convention, States Parties are not required to provide information that their national legislation does not permit to communicate or that would compromise their national security or the physical protection of materials Nuclear.

1. Intentionally committing one of the following acts:

(a)

The recel, possession, use, disposition, alteration, alienation or dispersion of nuclear material, without authority, and resulting in or may result in death or serious injury to others or significant damage to Goods;

(b)

A simple flight or a robbery of nuclear material;

(c)

The diversion or other improper appropriation of nuclear material;

(d)

The requirement of nuclear material by threat, use of force or any other form of intimidation;

(e)

The threat:

(i)

Use nuclear material to kill or seriously injure others or cause significant damage to property,

(ii)

To commit any of the offences described in subparagraph (b) in order to compel a natural or legal person, an international organization or a State to do or refrain from doing an act;

(f)

Attempting to commit any of the offences described in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c);

(g)

Participation in any of the offences described in paragraphs (a) to (f) shall be considered by any State Party to be an offence punishable under its national law.

(2) Each State Party shall apply to the offences provided for in this Article appropriate penalties proportionate to the gravity of those offences.

1. Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction for the purpose of knowing (the offences referred to in Article 7 in the following cases:

(a)

Where the offence is committed in the territory of that State or on board a ship or aircraft registered in that State;

(b)

Where the alleged offender is a national of that State.

(2) Any State Party shall also take the necessary measures to establish its jurisdiction for the purpose of knowing such offences when the alleged offender is on its territory and the said State does not extradite him In accordance with Article 11 in any of the States referred to in paragraph 1.

3. This Convention does not preclude any criminal jurisdiction exercised in accordance with national laws.

4. In addition to the States Parties mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2, any State Party may, in accordance with international law, establish its jurisdiction for the purposes of the offences referred to in Article 7, when participating in a nuclear transport International as an exporter or importer of nuclear material.

If the State Party considers that the circumstances so warrant, the State Party on whose territory the alleged offender is located shall, in accordance with its national law, use appropriate measures, including detention, to ensure the Presence of the alleged perpetrator for the purpose of prosecution or extradition. The measures taken under this Article shall be notified without delay to the States obliged to establish their jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 and, if necessary, to all the other States concerned.

The State Party on whose territory the alleged perpetrator of the offence is located, if it does not extradite the offender, submits the case, without any exception and without undue delay, to its competent authorities for the exercise of criminal proceedings, Procedure in accordance with the legislation of that State.

1. The offences referred to in Article 7 shall be fully understood as extraditable offences in any extradition treaty in force between key States Parties. States Parties undertake to include such offences as extraditable offences in any extradition treaty to be concluded between them.

(2) If a State Party which makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty is seized of a request for extradition by another State Party with which it is not bound by an extradition treaty, it may consider this Convention as Constituting the legal basis for extradition in respect of the above offences. Extradition shall be subject to the other conditions laid down by the law of the requested State.

States Parties which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognise such offences as extraditable offences between themselves under the conditions laid down by the law of the requested State.

4. Between States Parties, each of these offences is considered, for the purposes of extradition, as having been committed both at the place of its commission and in the territory of the States Parties required to establish their jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of the Article 8, paragraph 1.

Any person against whom proceedings are instituted on the basis of one of the offences provided for in Article 7 shall enjoy fair treatment at all stages of the proceedings.

1. States Parties shall afford the widest measure of mutual legal assistance in any criminal proceedings relating to the offences provided for in Article 7, including the provision of evidence of which they are available and who are Necessary for prosecution. In all cases, the law applicable to the execution of a request for mutual assistance is that of the requested State.

(2) The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not affect obligations arising from any other treaty, bilateral or multilateral, which governs or will govern all or part of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.

Each State Party shall inform the depositary of the laws and regulations which give effect to this Convention. The depositary shall periodically communicate this information to all States Parties.

(2) The State Party in whose territory the alleged offender is prosecuted shall, as far as possible, communicate the result of the procedure to the States directly concerned. The State Party shall also communicate the result of the procedure to the depositary, which shall inform all States accordingly.

3. Where an offence relates to nuclear material used for peaceful purposes in the course of use, storage or transport in the national territory and that, as the alleged perpetrator of the offence, the nuclear material remains In the territory of the State Party where the offence has been committed, nothing in this Convention shall be interpreted as implying for that State Party to provide information on the criminal proceedings relating to that offence.

Annexes to this Convention shall form an integral part of the said Convention.

Five years after the entry into force of this Convention, the depositary shall convene a conference of the States Parties, in order to examine the application of the Convention and to carry out its assessment with regard to the preamble, the whole of the Arrangements and annexes taking into account the situation at that time.

2. Thereafter, at intervals of at least five years, the majority of States Parties may obtain the convening of subsequent conferences having the same objective, by submitting to the depositary a proposal to that effect.

1. In the event of a dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, the said States Parties shall consult with a view to settling the dispute by negotiation or by any other peaceful means of Dispute resolution acceptable to all parties to the dispute.

(2) Any dispute of this nature which cannot be settled in the manner prescribed in paragraph 1 shall, at the request of any party to that dispute, be submitted to arbitration or referred to the International Court of Justice for decision. If, within six months after the date of the request for arbitration, the parties to the dispute fail to agree on the organization of the arbitration, a party may apply to the President of the International Court of Justice or to the Secretary-General of the United Nations to designate one or more arbitrators. In the event of a conflict between the requests of the parties to the dispute, the request to the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall prevail.

(3) Any State Party, at the time when it signs this Convention, ratifies, accepts or approves it, or accedes thereto, may declare that it does not consider itself bound by either or both of the dispute settlement procedures set out in paragraph 2 of this article. The other States Parties shall not be bound by a dispute settlement procedure provided for in paragraph 2 with respect to a State Party which has made a reservation in respect of that procedure.

(4) Any State Party which has made a reservation, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of this article, may at any time raise this reservation by means of a notification addressed to the depositary.

(1) This Convention shall be open for signature by all States at the Headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna and at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 3 March 1980 until its entry into force.

2. This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the signatory States.

3. After its entry into force, this Convention shall be open for accession by all States.

4.

(a) This Convention shall be open for signature or accession by international organizations and regional organizations having an integration character or other character, provided that each of the said organizations is constituted by Of sovereign States and has the competence to negotiate, conclude and implement international agreements covering areas covered by this Convention.

(b)

In the fields of their competence, these organizations, on their own behalf, exercise the rights and assume the responsibilities which this Convention assigns to the States Parties.

(c)

In becoming a party to this Convention, such an organization shall communicate to the depositary a declaration of its member States and which articles of this Convention are not applicable to the depositary.

(d)

Such an organisation does not have its own voice in addition to its member states.

5. Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the depositary.

(1) This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of the deposit, with the depositary, of the twenty-first instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.

2. For each State ratifying the Convention, accept it, approve it or accede to it after the deposit of the twenty-first instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit By that State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

1. Without prejudice to Article 16, a State Party may propose amendments to this Convention. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the depositary, which shall communicate it immediately to all States Parties. If the majority of the States Parties requests the depositary to convene a conference to consider the proposed amendments, the depositary shall invite all States Parties to attend such a conference, which shall open at least 30 days after the sending of the Invitations. Any amendment adopted at the Conference by a two-thirds majority of all States Parties shall be communicated without delay by the Depositary to all States Parties.

2. The amendment shall enter into force for each State Party which deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendment on the thirtieth day after the date on which two thirds of the States Parties have deposited their instruments of Ratification, acceptance or approval with the depositary. Thereafter, the amendment shall enter into force for any other State Party on the day on which that State Party deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendment.

1. Any State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification to the depositary.

(2) The denunciation shall take effect one hundred and eighty days after the date on which the depositary receives the notification.

The depositary shall without delay notify all States:

(a)

Each signature of this Convention;

(b)

Each deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;

(c)

Any formulation or withdrawal of a reservation in accordance with Article 17;

(d)

Any communication by an organization in accordance with article 18, paragraph 4 (c),

(e)

The entry into force of this Convention,

(f)

The entry into force of any amendment to this Convention,

(g)

Any denunciation under Article 21.

The key original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish versions are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who shall send copies thereof Certified to all states.

In witness whereof, The undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Convention open for signature in Vienna and New York on 3 March 1980.

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