e)A list of any equipment which the Director-General requests the inspected State Party to make available to the inspection team for use in the inspection area.
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44.The inspected State Party shall acknowledge receipt of the notification by the Director-General no later than 12 hours after having received the notification.
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D. Pre-Inspection Activities Entry Into the Territory of the Inspected State Party, Activities at the Point of Entry and Transfer to the Inspection Area 45. The inspected State Party that has been notified of the arrival of the inspection team shall ensure the immediate entry of the inspection team into its territory.
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46.When a non-scheduled aircraft is used for travel to the point of entry, the Technical Secretariat shall provide the inspected State Party with a flight plan, through the National Authority, for the flight of the aircraft from the last airfield prior to entering the airspace of that State Party to the point of entry, no less than six hours before the scheduled departure time from that airfield. Such a plan shall be filed in accordance with the procedures of the International Civil Aviation Organization applicable to civil aircraft. The Technical Secretariat shall include in the remarks section of the flight plan the standing diplomatic clearance number and the appropriate notation identifying the aircraft as an inspection aircraft. If a military aircraft is used, the Technical Secretariat shall request prior authorization from the inspected State Party to enter its airspace.
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47.No less than three hours before the scheduled departure of the inspection team from the last airfield prior to entering the airspace of the inspected State Party, the inspected State Party shall ensure that the flight plan filed in accordance with paragraph 46 is approved, so that the inspection team may arrive at the point of entry by the estimated arrival time.
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48.Where necessary, the head of the inspection team and the representative of the inspected State Party shall agree on a basing point and a flight plan from the point of entry to the basing point and, if necessary, to the inspection area.
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49.The inspected State Party shall provide for or arrange parking, security protection, servicing and fuel as required by the Technical Secretariat for the aircraft of the inspection team at the point of entry and, where necessary, at the basing point and at the inspection area. Such aircraft shall not be liable for landing fees, departure tax, and similar charges. This paragraph shall also apply to aircraft used for overflight during the on-site inspection.
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50.Subject to paragraph 51, there shall be no restriction by the inspected State Party on the inspection team bringing approved equipment that is in conformity with the inspection mandate into the territory of that State Party, or on its use in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty and this Protocol.
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51.The inspected State Party shall have the right, without prejudice to the time-frame specified in paragraph 54, to check in the presence of inspection team members at the point of entry that the equipment has been approved and certified in accordance with paragraph 38. The inspected State Party may exclude equipment that is not in conformity with the inspection mandate or that has not been approved and certified in accordance with paragraph 38.
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52.Immediately upon arrival at the point of entry and without prejudice to the time-frame specified in paragraph 54, the head of the inspection team shall present to the representative of the inspected State Party the inspection mandate and an initial inspection plan prepared by the inspection team specifying the activities to be carried out by it. The inspection team shall be briefed by representatives of the inspected State Party with the aid of maps and other documentation as appropriate. The briefing shall include relevant natural terrain features, safety and confidentiality issues, and logistical arrangements for the inspection. The inspected State Party may indicate locations within the inspection area that, in its view, are not related to the purpose of the inspection.
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53.After the pre-inspection briefing, the inspection team shall, as appropriate, modify the initial inspection plan, taking into account any comments by the inspected State Party. The modified inspection plan shall be made available to the representative of the inspected State Party.
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54.The inspected State Party shall do everything in its power to provide assistance and to ensure the safe conduct of the inspection team, the approved equipment specified in paragraphs 50 and 51 and baggage from the point of entry to the inspection area no later than 36 hours after arrival at the point of entry, if no other timing has been agreed upon within the time-frame specified in paragraph 57.
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55.To confirm that the area to which the inspection team has been transported corresponds to the inspection area specified in the inspection mandate, the inspection team shall have the right to use approved location-finding equipment. The inspected State Party shall assist the inspection team in this task.
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E. Conduct of Inspections General Rules 56. The inspection team shall discharge its functions in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty and this Protocol.
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57.The inspection team shall begin its inspection activities in the inspection area as soon as possible, but in no case later than 72 hours after arrival at the point of entry.
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58.The activities of the inspection team shall be so arranged as to ensure the timely and effective discharge of its functions and the least possible inconvenience to the inspected State Party and disturbance to the inspection area.
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59.In cases where the inspected State Party has been requested, pursuant to paragraph 43 (e) or in the course of the inspection, to make available any equipment for use by the inspection team in the inspection area, the inspected State Party shall comply with the request to the extent it can.
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60.During the on-site inspection the inspection team shall have, inter alia:
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a)The right to determine how the inspection will proceed, consistent with the inspection mandate and taking into account any steps taken by the inspected State Party consistent with the provisions on managed access;
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b)The right to modify the inspection plan, as necessary, to ensure the effective execution of the inspection;
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c)The obligation to take into account the recommendations and suggested modifications by the inspected State Party to the inspection plan;
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d)The right to request clarifications in connection with ambiguities that may arise during the inspection;
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e)The obligation to use only those techniques specified in paragraph 69 and to refrain from activities that are not relevant to the purpose of the inspection. The team shall collect and document such facts as are related to the purpose of the inspection, but shall neither seek nor document information that is clearly unrelated thereto. Any material collected and subsequently found not to be relevant shall be returned to the inspected State Party;
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f)The obligation to take into account and include in its report data and explanations on the nature of the event that triggered the request, provided by the inspected State Party from the national monitoring networks of the inspected State Party and from other sources;
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g)The obligation to provide the inspected State Party, at its request, with copies of the information and data collected in the inspection area; and
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h)The obligation to respect the confidentiality and the safety and health regulations of the inspected State Party.
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61.During the on-site inspection the inspected State Party shall have, inter alia:
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a)The right to make recommendations at any time to the inspection team regarding possible modification of the inspection plan;
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b)The right and the obligation to provide a representative to liaise with the inspection team;
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c)The right to have representatives accompany the inspection team during the performance of its duties and observe all inspection activities carried out by the inspection team. This shall not delay or otherwise hinder the inspection team in the exercise of its functions;
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d)The right to provide additional information and to request the collection and documentation of additional facts it believes are relevant to the inspection;
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e)The right to examine all photographic and measurement products as well as samples and to retain any photographs or parts thereof showing sensitive sites not related to the purpose of the inspection. The inspected State Party shall have the right to receive duplicate copies of all photographic and measurement products. The inspected State Party shall have the right to retain photographic originals and first-generation photographic products and to put photographs or parts thereof under joint seal within its territory. The inspected State Party shall have the right to provide its own camera operator to take still/video photographs as requested by the inspection team. Otherwise, these functions shall be performed by members of the inspection team;
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f)The right to provide the inspection team, from its national monitoring networks and from other sources, with data and explanations on the nature of the event that triggered the request; and
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g)The obligation to provide the inspection team with such clarification as may be necessary to resolve any ambiguities that arise during the inspection.
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Communications 62. The members of the inspection team shall have the right at all times during the on-site inspection to communicate with each other and with the Technical Secretariat. For this purpose they may use their own duly approved and certified equipment with the consent of the inspected State Party, to the extent that the inspected State Party does not provide them with access to other telecommunications.
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Observer 63. In accordance with Article IV, paragraph 61, the requesting State Party shall liaise with the Technical Secretariat to coordinate the arrival of the observer at the same point of entry or basing point as the inspection team within a reasonable period of the arrival of the inspection team.
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64.The observer shall have the right throughout the inspection to be in communication with the embassy of the requesting State Party located in the inspected State Party or, in the case of absence of an embassy, with the requesting State Party itself.
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65.The observer shall have the right to arrive at the inspection area and to have access to and within the inspection area as granted by the inspected State Party.
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66.The observer shall have the right to make recommendations to the inspection team throughout the inspection.
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67.Throughout the inspection, the inspection team shall keep the observer informed about the conduct of the inspection and the findings.
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68.Throughout the inspection, the inspected State Party shall provide or arrange for the amenities necessary for the observer similar to those enjoyed by the inspection team as described in paragraph 11. All costs in connection with the stay of the observer on the territory of the inspected State Party shall be borne by the requesting State Party.
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Inspection Activities and Techniques 69. The following inspection activities may be conducted and techniques used, in accordance with the provisions on managed access, on collection, handling and analysis of samples, and on overflights:
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a)Position finding from the air and at the surface to confirm the boundaries of the inspection area and establish coordinates of locations therein, in support of the inspection activities;
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b)Visual observation, video and still photography and multi-spectral imaging, including infrared measurements, at and below the surface, and from the air, to search for anomalies or artifacts;
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c)Measurement of levels of radioactivity above, at and below the surface, using gamma radiation monitoring and energy resolution analysis from the air, and at or under the surface, to search for and identify radiation anomalies;
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d)Environmental sampling and analysis of solids, liquids and gases from above, at and below the surface to detect anomalies;
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e)Passive seismological monitoring for aftershocks to localize the search area and facilitate determination of the nature of an event;
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f)Resonance seismometry and active seismic surveys to search for and locate underground anomalies, including cavities and rubble zones;
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g)Magnetic and gravitational field mapping, ground penetrating radar and electrical conductivity measurements at the surface and from the air, as appropriate, to detect anomalies or artifacts; and
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h)Drilling to obtain radioactive samples.
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70.Up to 25 days after the approval of the on-site inspection in accordance with Article IV, paragraph 46, the inspection team shall have the right to conduct any of the activities and use any of the techniques listed in paragraph 69 (a) to (e). Following the approval of the continuation of the inspection in accordance with Article IV, paragraph 47, the inspection team shall have the right to conduct any of the activities and use any of the techniques listed in paragraph 69 (a) to (g). The inspection team shall only conduct drilling after the approval of the Executive Council in accordance with Article IV, paragraph 48. If the inspection team requests an extension of the inspection duration in accordance with Article IV, paragraph 49, it shall indicate in its request which of the activities and techniques listed in paragraph 69 it intends to carry out in order to be able to fulfil its mandate.
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Overflights 71. The inspection team shall have the right to conduct an overflight over the inspection area during the on-site inspection for the purposes of providing the inspection team with a general orientation of the inspection area, narrowing down and optimizing the locations for ground-based inspection and facilitating the collection of factual evidence, using equipment specified in paragraph 79.
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72.The overflight shall be conducted as soon as practically possible. The total duration of the overflight over the inspection area shall be no more than 12 hours.
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73.Additional overflights using equipment specified in paragraphs 79 and 80 may be conducted subject to the agreement of the inspected State Party.
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74.The area to be covered by overflights shall not extend beyond the inspection area.
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75.The inspected State Party shall have the right to impose restrictions or, in exceptional cases and with reasonable justification, prohibitions on the overflight of sensitive sites not related to the purpose of the inspection. Restrictions may relate to the flight altitude, the number of passes and circling, the duration of hovering, the type of aircraft, the number of inspectors on board, and the type of measurements or observations. If the inspection team considers that the restrictions or prohibitions on the overflight of sensitive sites may impede the fulfilment of its mandate, the inspected State Party shall make every reasonable effort to provide alternative means of inspection.
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76.Overflights shall be conducted according to a flight plan duly filed and approved in accordance with aviation rules and regulations of the inspected State Party. Flight safety regulations of the inspected State Party shall be strictly observed throughout all flying operations.
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77.During overflights landing should normally be authorized only for purposes of staging or refueling.
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78.Overflights shall be conducted at altitudes as requested by the inspection team consistent with the activities to be conducted, visibility conditions, as well as the aviation and the safety regulations of the inspected State Party and its right to protect sensitive information not related to the purposes of the inspection. Overflights shall be conducted up to a maximum altitude of 1500 metres above the surface.
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79.For the overflight conducted pursuant to paragraphs 71 and 72, the following equipment may be used on board the aircraft:
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a)Field glasses;
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b)Passive location-finding equipment;
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c)Video cameras; and
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d)Hand-held still cameras.
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80.For any additional overflights conducted pursuant to paragraph 73, inspectors on board the aircraft may also use portable, easily installed equipment for:
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a)Multi-spectral (including infrared) imagery;
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b)Gamma spectroscopy; and
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c)Magnetic field mapping.
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81.Overflights shall be conducted with a relatively slow fixed or rotary wing aircraft. The aircraft shall afford a broad, unobstructed view of the surface below.
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82.The inspected State Party shall have the right to provide its own aircraft, pre-equipped as appropriate in accordance with the technical requirements of the relevant operational manual, and crew. Otherwise, the aircraft shall be provided or rented by the Technical Secretariat.
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83.If the aircraft is provided or rented by the Technical Secretariat, the inspected State Party shall have the right to check the aircraft to ensure that it is equipped with approved inspection equipment. Such checking shall be completed within the time-frame specified in paragraph 57.
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84.Personnel on board the aircraft shall consist of:
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a)The minimum number of flight crew consistent with the safe operation of the aircraft;
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b)Up to four members of the inspection team;
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c)Up to two representatives of the inspected State Party;
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d)An observer, if any, subject to the agreement of the inspected State Party; and
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e)An interpreter, if necessary.
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85.Procedures for the implementation of overflights shall be detailed in the Operational Manual for On-Site Inspections.
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Managed Access 86. The inspection team shall have the right to access the inspection area in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty and this Protocol.
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87.The inspected State Party shall provide access within the inspection area in accordance with the time-frame specified in paragraph 57.
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88.Pursuant to Article IV, paragraph 57 and paragraph 86 above, the rights and obligations of the inspected State Party shall include:
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a)The right to take measures to protect sensitive installations and locations in accordance with this Protocol;
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b)The obligation, when access is restricted within the inspection area, to make every reasonable effort to satisfy the requirements of the inspection mandate through alternative means. Resolving any questions regarding one or more aspects of the inspection shall not delay or interfere with the conduct of the inspection team of other aspects of the inspection; and
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c)The right to make the final decision regarding any access of the inspection team, taking into account its obligations under this Treaty and the provisions on managed access.
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89.Pursuant to Article IV, paragraph 57 (b) and paragraph 88 (a) above, the inspected State Party shall have the right throughout the inspection area to take measures to protect sensitive installations and locations and to prevent disclosure of confidential information not related to the purpose of the inspection. Such measures may include, inter alia:
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a)Shrouding of sensitive displays, stores, and equipment;
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b)Restricting measurements of radionuclide activity and nuclear radiation to determining the presence or absence of those types and energies of radiation relevant to the purpose of the inspection;
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c)Restricting the taking of or analysing of samples to determining the presence or absence of radioactive or other products relevant to the purpose of the inspection;
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d)Managing access to buildings and other structures in accordance with paragraphs 90 and 91; and
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e)Declaring restricted-access sites in accordance with paragraphs 92 to 96.
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90.Access to buildings and other structures shall be deferred until after the approval of the continuation of the on-site inspection in accordance with Article IV, paragraph 47, except for access to buildings and other structures housing the entrance to a mine, other excavations, or caverns of large volume not otherwise accessible. For such buildings and structures, the inspection team shall have the right only of transit, as directed by the inspected State Party, in order to enter such mines, caverns or other excavations.
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91.If, following the approval of the continuation of the inspection in accordance with Article IV, paragraph 47, the inspection team demonstrates credibly to the inspected State Party that access to buildings and other structures is necessary to fulfil the inspection mandate and that the necessary activities authorized in the mandate could not be carried out from the outside, the inspection team shall have the right to gain access to such buildings or other structures. The head of the inspection team shall request access to a specific building or structure indicating the purpose of such access, the specific number of inspectors, as well as the intended activities. The modalities for access shall be subject to negotiation between the inspection team and the inspected State Party. The inspected State Party shall have the right to impose restrictions or, in exceptional cases and with reasonable justification, prohibitions, on the access to buildings and other structures.
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92.When restricted-access sites are declared pursuant to paragraph 89 (e), each such site shall be no larger than four square kilometres. The inspected State Party has the right to declare up to 50 square kilometers of restricted-access sites. If more than one restricted-access site is declared, each such site shall be separated from any other such site by a minimum distance of 20 metres. Each restricted-access site shall have clearly defined and accessible boundaries.
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93.The size, location, and boundaries of restricted-access sites shall be presented to the head of the inspection team no later than the time that the inspection team seeks access to a location that contains all or part of such a site.
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94.The inspection team shall have the right to place equipment and take other steps necessary to conduct its inspection up to the boundary of a restricted-access site.
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95.The inspection team shall be permitted to observe visually all open places within the restricted-access site from the boundary of the site.
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96.The inspection team shall make every reasonable effort to fulfil the inspection mandate outside the declared restricted-access sites prior to requesting access to such sites. If at any time the inspection team demonstrates credibly to the inspected State Party that the necessary activities authorized in the mandate could not be carried out from the outside and that access to a restricted-access site is necessary to fulfil the mandate, some members of the inspection team shall be granted access to accomplish specific tasks within the site. The inspected State Party shall have the right to shroud or otherwise protect sensitive equipment, objects and materials not related to the purpose of the inspection. The number of inspectors shall be kept to the minimum necessary to complete the tasks related to the inspection. The modalities for such access shall be subject to negotiation between the inspection team and the inspected State Party.
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Collection, Handling and Analysis of Samples 97. Subject to paragraphs 86 to 96 and 98 to 100, the inspection team shall have the right to collect and remove relevant samples from the inspection area.
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98.Whenever possible, the inspection team shall analyze samples on-site. Representatives of the inspected State Party shall have the right to be present when samples are analyzed on-site. At the request of the inspection team, the inspected State Party shall, in accordance with agreed procedures, provide assistance for the analysis of samples on-site. The inspection team shall have the right to transfer samples for off-site analysis at laboratories designated by the Organization only if it demonstrates that the necessary sample analysis can not be performed on-site.
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99.The inspected State Party shall have the right to retain portions of all samples collected when these samples are analysed and may take duplicate samples.
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100.The inspected State Party shall have the right to request that any unused samples or portions thereof be returned.
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101.The designated laboratories shall conduct chemical and physical analysis of the samples transferred for off-site analysis. Details of such analysis shall be elaborated in the Operational Manual for On-Site Inspections.
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102.The Director-General shall have the primary responsibility for the security, integrity and preservation of samples and for ensuring that the confidentiality of samples transferred for off-site analysis is protected. The Director-General shall do so in accordance with procedures contained in the Operational Manual for On-Site Inspections. The Director-General shall, in any case:
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a)Establish a stringent regime governing the collection, handling, transport and analysis of samples;
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b)Certify the laboratories designated to perform different types of analysis;
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c)Oversee the standardization of equipment and procedures at these designated laboratories and of mobile analytical equipment and procedures;
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d)Monitor quality control and overall standards in relation to the certification of these laboratories and in relation to mobile equipment and procedures; and
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e)Select from among the designated laboratories those which shall perform analytical or other functions in relation to specific investigations.
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103.When off-site analysis is to be performed, samples shall be analyzed in at least two designated laboratories. The Technical Secretariat shall ensure the expeditious processing of the analysis. The samples shall be accounted for by the Technical Secretariat and any unused samples or portions thereof shall be returned to the Technical Secretariat.
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104.The Technical Secretariat shall compile the results of the laboratory analysis of samples relevant to the purpose of the inspection. Pursuant to Article IV, paragraph 63, the Director-General shall transmit any such results promptly to the inspected State Party for comments and thereafter to the Executive Council and to all other States Parties and shall include detailed information concerning the equipment and methodology employed by the designated laboratories.
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Conduct of Inspections in Areas beyond the Jurisdiction or Control of any State 105. In case of an on-site inspection in an area beyond the jurisdiction or control of any State, the Director-General shall consult with the appropriate States Parties and agree on any transit or basing points to facilitate a speedy arrival of the inspection team in the inspection area.
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106.The States Parties on whose territory transit or basing points are located shall, as far as possible, assist in facilitating the inspection, including transporting the inspection team, its baggage and equipment to the inspection area, as well as providing the relevant amenities specified in paragraph 11. The Organization shall reimburse assisting States Parties for all costs incurred.
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107.Subject to the approval of the Executive Council, the Director-General may negotiate standing arrangements with States Parties to facilitate assistance in the event of an on-site inspection in an area beyond the jurisdiction or control of any State.
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108.In cases where one or more States Parties have conducted an investigation of an ambiguous event in an area beyond the jurisdiction or control of any State before a request is made for an on-site inspection in that area, any results of such investigation may be taken into account by the Executive Council in its deliberations pursuant to Article IV.
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Post-Inspection Procedures 109. Upon conclusion of the inspection, the inspection team shall meet with the representative of the inspected State Party to review the preliminary findings of the inspection team and to clarify any ambiguities. The inspection team shall provide the representative of the inspected State Party with its preliminary findings in written form according to a standardized format, together with a list of any samples and other material taken from the inspection area pursuant to paragraph 98. The document shall be signed by the head of the inspection team. In order to indicate that he or she has taken notice of the contents of the document, the representative of the inspected State Party shall countersign the document. The meeting shall be completed no later than 24 hours after the conclusion of the inspection.
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Departure 110. Upon completion of the post-inspection procedures, the inspection team and the observer shall leave, as soon as possible, the territory of the inspected State Party. The inspected State Party shall do everything in its power to provide assistance and to ensure the safe conduct of the inspection team, equipment and baggage to the point of exit. Unless agreed otherwise by the inspected State Party and the inspection team, the point of exit used shall be the same as the point of entry.
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Part III: Confidence: Building Measures
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1.Pursuant to Article IV, paragraph 68, each State Party shall, on a voluntary basis, provide the Technical Secretariat with notification of any chemical explosion using 300 tonnes or greater of TNT-equivalent blasting material detonated as a single explosion anywhere on its territory, or at any place under its jurisdiction or control. If possible, such notification shall be provided in advance. Such notification shall include details on location, time, quantity and type of explosive used, as well as on the configuration and intended purpose of the blast.
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2.Each State Party shall, on a voluntary basis, as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Treaty provide to the Technical Secretariat, and at annual intervals thereafter update, information related to its national use of all other chemical explosions greater than 300 tonnes TNT-equivalent. In particular, the State Party shall seek to advise:
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a)The geographic locations of sites where the explosions originate;
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b)The nature of activities producing them and the general profile and frequency of such explosions;
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c)Any other relevant detail, if available; and to assist the Technical Secretariat in clarifying the origins of any such event detected by the International Monitoring System.
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3.A State Party may, on a voluntary and mutually-acceptable basis, invite representatives of the Technical Secretariat or of other States Parties to visit sites within its territory referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
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4.For the purpose of calibrating the International Monitoring System, States Parties may liaise with the Technical Secretariat to carry out chemical calibration explosions or to provide relevant information on chemical explosions planned for other purposes.
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Annex 1 to the Protocol Table 1-A List of Seismological Stations Comprising the Primary Network # State Responsible for Station Location Latitude Longitude Type 1 Argentina PLCA Paso Flores 40.7 S 70.6 W 3-C 2 Australia WRA Warramunga, NT 19.9 S 134.3 E array 3 Australia ASAR Alice Springs, NT 23.7 S 133.9 E array 4 Australia STKA Stephens Creek, SA 31.9 S 141.6 E 3-C 5 Australia MAW Mawson, Antarctica 67.6 S 62.9 E 3-C 6 Bolivia LPAZ La Paz 16.3 S 68.1 W 3-C 7 Brazil BDFB Brasilia 15.6 S 48.0 W 3-C 8 Canada ULMC Lac du Bonnet, Man. 50.2 N 95.9 W 3-C 9 Canada YKAC Yellowknife, N.W.T. 62.5 N 114.6 W array 10 Canada SCH Schefferville, Quebec 54.8 N 66.8 W 3-C 11 Central African Republic BGCA Bangui 05.2 N 18.4 E 3-C 12 China HAI Hailar 49.3 N 119.7 E 3-C > array 13 China LZH Lanzhou 36.1 N 103.8 E 3-C > array 14 Colombia XSA El Rosal 04.9 N 74.3 W 3-C 15 Cōte d'Ivoire DBIC Dimbroko 06.7 N 04.9 W 3-C 16 Egypt LXEG Luxor 26.0 N 33.0 E array 17 Finland FINES Lahti 61.4 N 26.1 E array 18 France PPT Tahiti 17.6 S 149.6 W 3-C 19 Germany GEC2 Freyung 48.9 N 13.7 E array 20 To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined 21 Iran (Islamic Republic of) THR Tehran 35.8 N 51.4 E 3-C 22 Japan MJAR Matsushiro 36.5 N 138.2 E array 23 Kazakstan MAK Makanchi 46.8 N 82.0 E array 24 Kenya KMBO Kilimambogo 01.1 S 37.2 E 3-C 25 Mongolia JAVM Javhlant 48.0 N 106.8 E 3-C > array 26 Niger New Site To be determined To be determined 3-C > array 27 Norway NAO Hamar 60.8 N 10.8 E array 28 Norway ARAO Karasjok 69.5 N 25.5 E array 29 Pakistan PRPK Pari 33.7 N 73.3 E array 30 Paraguay CPUP Villa Florida 26.3 S 57.3 W 3-C 31 Republic of Korea KSRS Wonju 37.5 N 127.9 E array 32 Russian Federation KBZ Khabaz 43.7 N 42.9 E 3-C 33 Russian Federation ZAL Zalesovo 53.9 N 84.8 E 3-C > array 34 Russian Federation NRI Norilsk 69.0 N 88.0 E 3-C 35 Russian Federation PDY Peleduy 59.6 N 112.6 E 3-C > array 36 Russian Federation PET Petropavlovsk- Kamchatskiy 53.1 N 157.8 E 3-C > array 37 Russian Federation USK Ussuriysk 44.2 N 132.0 E 3-C > array 38 Saudi Arabia New Site To be determined To be determined array 39 South Africa BOSA Boshof 28.6 S 25.6 E 3-C 40 Spain ESDC Sonseca 39.7 N 04.0 W array 41 Thailand CMTO Chiang Mai 18.8 N 99.0 E array 42 Tunisia THA Thala 35.6 N 08.7 E 3-C 43 Turkey BRTR Belbashi The array is subject to relocation at Keskin 39.9 N 32.8 E array 44 Turkmenistan GEYT Alibeck 37.9 N 58.1 E array 45 Ukraine AKASG Malin 50.4 N 29.1 E array 46 United States of America LJTX Lajitas, TX 29.3 N 103.7 W array 47 United States of America MNV Mina, NV 38.4 N 118.2 W array
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48 United States of America PIWY Pinedale, WY 42.8 N 109.6 W array 49 United States of America ELAK Eielson, AK 64.8 N 146.9 W array 50 United States of America VNDA Vanda, Antarctica 77.5 S 161.9 E 3-C Key:
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Table 1-B List of Seismological Stations Comprising the Auxiliary Network 1 Argentina CFA Coronel Fontana 31.6 S 68.2 W 3-C 2 Argentina USHA Ushuaia 55.0 S 68.0 W 3-C 3 Armenia GNI Garni 40.1 N 44.7 E 3-C 4 Australia CTA Charters Towers, QLD 20.1 S 146.3 E 3-C 5 Australia FITZ Fitzroy Crossing, WA 18.1 S 125.6 E 3-C 6 Australia NWAO Narrogin, WA 32.9 S 117.2 E 3-C 7 Bangladesh CHT Chittagong 22.4 N 91.8 E 3-C 8 Bolivia SIV San Ignacio 16.0 S 61.1 W 3-C 9 Botswana LBTB Lobatse 25.0 S 25.6 E 3-C 10 Brazil PTGA Pitinga 0.7 S 60.0 W 3-C 11 Brazil RGNB Rio Grande do Norte 6.9 S 37.0 W 3-C 12 Canada FRB Iqaluit, N.W.T. 63.7 N 68.5 W 3-C 13 Canada DLBC Dease Lake, B.C. 58.4 N 130.0 W 3-C 14 Canada SADO Sadowa, Ont. 44.8 N 79.1 W 3-C 15 Canada BBB Bella Bella, B.C. 52.2 N 128.1 W 3-C 16 Canada MBC Mould Bay, N.W.T. 76.2 N 119.4 W 3-C 17 Canada INK Inuvik, N.W.T. 68.3 N 133.5 W 3-C 18 Chile RPN Easter Island 27.2 S 109.4 W 3-C 19 Chile LVC Limon Verde 22.6 S 68.9 W 3-C 20 China BJT Baijiatuan 40.0 N 116.2 E 3-C 21 China KMI Kunming 25.2 N 102.8 E 3-C 22 China SSE Sheshan 31.1 N 121.2 E 3-C 23 China XAN Xi'an 34.0 N 108.9 E 3-C 24 Cook Islands RAR Rarotonga 21.2 S 159.8 W 3-C 25 Costa Rica JTS Las Juntas de Abangares 10.3 N 85.0 W 3-C 26 Czech Republic VRAC Vranov 49.3 N 16.6 E 3-C 27 Denmark SFJ Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland 67.0 N 50.6 W 3-C 28 Djibouti ATD Arta Tunnel 11.5 N 42.9 E 3-C 29 Egypt KEG Kottamya 29.9 N 31.8 E 3-C 30 Ethiopia FURI Furi 8.9 N 38.7 E 3-C 31 Fiji MSVF Monasavu, Viti Levu 17.8 S 178.1 E 3-C 32 France NOUC Port Laguerre, New Caledonia 22.1 S 166.3 E 3-C 33 France KOG Kourou, French Guiana 5.2 N 52.7 W 3-C 34 Gabon BAMB Bambay 1.7 S 13.6 E 3-C 35 Germany/South Africa --- SANAE Station, Antarctica 71.7 S 2.9 W 3-C 36 Greece IDI Anogia, Crete 35.3 N 24.9 E 3-C 37 Guatemala RDG Rabir 15.0 N 90.5 W 3-C 38 Iceland BORG Borgarnes 64.8 N 21.3 W 3-C 39 To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined 40 Indonesia PACI Cibinong, Jawa Barat 6.5 S 107.0 E 3-C 41 Indonesia JAY Jayapura, Irian Jaya 2.5 S 140.7 E 3-C 42 Indonesia SWI Sorong, Irian Jaya 0.9 S 131.3 E 3-C 43 Indonesia PSI Parapat, Sumatera 2.7 N 98.9 E 3-C 44 Indonesia KAPI Kappang, Sulawesi Selatan 5.0 S 119.8 E 3-C 45 Indonesia KUG Kupang, Nusatenggara Timur 10.2 S 123.6 E 3-C 46 Iran (Islamic Republic of) KRM Kerman 30.3 N 57.1 E 3-C 47 Iran (Islamic Republic of) MSN Masjed-e-Soleyman 31.9 N 49.3 E 3-C 48 Israel MBH Eilath 29.8 N 34.9 E 3-C 49 Israel PARD Parod 32.6 N 35.3 E array 50 Italy ENAS Enna, Sicily 37.5 N 14.3 E 3-C 51 Japan JNU Ohita, Kyushu 33.1 N 130.9 E 3-C
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52 Japan JOW Kunigami, Okinawa 26.8 N 128.3 E 3-C 53 Japan JHJ Hachijojima, Izu Islands 33.1 N 139.8 E 3-C 54 Japan JKA Kamikawa-asahi, Hokkaido 44.1 N 142.6 E 3-C 55 Japan JCJ Chichijima, Ogasawara 27.1 N 142.2 E 3-C 56 Jordan --- Ashqof 32.5 N 37.6 E 3-C 57 Kazakstan BRVK Borovoye 53.1 N 70.3 E array 58 Kazakstan KURK Kurchatov 50.7 N 78.6 E array 59 Kazakstan AKTO Aktyubinsk 50.4 N 58.0 E 3-C 60 Kyrgyzstan AAK Ala-Archa 42.6 N 74.5 E 3-C 61 Madagascar TAN Antananarivo 18.9 S 47.6 E 3-C 62 Mali KOWA Kowa 14.5 N 4.0 W 3-C 63 Mexico TEYM Tepich, Yucatan 20.2 N 88.3 W 3-C 64 Mexico TUVM Tuzandepeti, Veracruz 18.0 N 94.4 W 3-C 65 Mexico LPBM La Paz, Baja California Sur 24.2 N 110.2 W 3-C 66 Morocco MDT Midelt 32.8 N 4.6 W 3-C 67 Namibia TSUM Tsumeb 19.1 S 17.4 E 3-C 68 Nepal EVN Everest 28.0 N 86.8 E 3-C 69 New Zealand EWZ Erewhon, South Island 43.5 S 170.9 E 3-C 70 New Zealand RAO Raoul Island 29.2 S 177.9 W 3-C 71 New Zealand UPZ Urewera, North Island 38.3 S 177.1 E 3-C 72 Norway SPITS Spitsbergen 78.2 N 16.4 E array 73 Norway JMI Jan Mayen 70.9 N 8.7 W 3-C 74 Oman WSAR Wadi Sarin 23.0 N 58.0 E 3-C 75 Papua New Guinea PMG Port Moresby 9.4 S 147.2 E 3-C 76 Papua New Guinea BIAL Bialla 5.3 S 151.1 E 3-C 77 Peru CAJP Cajamarca 7.0 S 78.0 W 3-C 78 Peru NNA Nana 12.0 S 76.8 W 3-C 79 Philippines DAV Davao, Mindanao 7.1 N 125.6 E 3-C 80 Philippines TGY Tagaytay, Luzon 14.1 N 120.9 E 3-C 81 Romania MLR Muntele Rosu 45.5 N 25.9 E 3-C 82 Russian Federation KIRV Kirov 58.6 N 49.4 E 3-C 83 Russian Federation KIVO Kislovodsk 44.0 N 42.7 E array 84 Russian Federation OBN Obninsk 55.1 N 36.6 E 3-C 85 Russian Federation ARU Arti 56.4 N 58.6 E 3-C 86 Russian Federation SEY Seymchan 62.9 N 152.4 E 3-C 87 Russian Federation TLY Talaya 51.7 N 103.6 E 3-C 88 Russian Federation YAK Yakutsk 62.0 N 129.7 E 3-C 89 Russian Federation URG Urgal 51.1 N 132.3 E 3-C 90 Russian Federation BIL Bilibino 68.0 N 166.4 E 3-C 91 Russian Federation TIXI Tiksi 71.6 N 128.9 E 3-C 92 Russian Federation YSS Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 47.0 N 142.8 E 3-C 93 Russian Federation MA2 Magadan 59.6 N 150.8 E 3-C 94 Russian Federation ZIL Zilim 53.9 N 57.0 E 3-C 95 Samoa AFI Afiamalu 13.9 S 171.8 W 3-C 96 Saudi Arabia RAYN Ar Rayn 23.6 N 45.6 E 3-C 97 Senegal MBO Mbour 14.4 N 17.0 W 3-C 98 Solomon Islands HNR Honiara, Guadalcanal 9.4 S 160.0 E 3-C 99 South Africa SUR Sutherland 32.4 S 20.8 E 3-C 100 Sri Lanka COC Colombo 6.9 N 79.9 E 3-C 101 Sweden HPS Hagfors 60.1 N 13.7 E array 102 Switzerland DAVOS Davos 46.8 N 9.8 E 3-C 103 Uganda MBRU Mbarara 0.4 S 30.4 E 3-C 104 United Kingdom EKA Eskdalemuir 55.3 N 3.2 W array 105 United States of America GUMO
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Guam, Marianas Islands 13.6 N 144.9 E 3-C 106 United States of America PMSA Palmer Station, Antarctica 64.8 S 64.1 W 3-C 107 United States of America TKL Tuckaleechee Caverns, TN 35.7 N 83.8 W 3-C 108 United States of America PFCA Pińon Flat, CA 33.6 N 116.5 W 3-C 109 United States of America YBH Yreka, CA 41.7 N 122.7 W 3-C 110 United States of America KDC Kodiak Island, AK 57.8 N 152.5 W 3-C 111 United States of America ALQ Albuquerque, NM 35.0 N 106.5 W 3-C 112 United States of America ATTU Attu Island, AK 52.8 N 172.7 E 3-C 113 United States of America ELK Elko, NV 40.7 N 115.2 W 3-C 114 United States of America SPA South Pole, Antarctica 90.0 S - - 3-C 115 United States of America NEW Newport, WA 48.3 N 117.1 W 3-C 116 United States of America SJG San Juan, PR 18.1 N 66.2 W 3-C 117 Venezuela SDV Santo Domingo 8.9 N 70.6 W 3-C 118 Venezuela PCRV Puerto la Cruz 10.2 N 64.6 W 3-C 119 Zambia LSZ Lusaka 15.3 S 28.2 E 3-C 120 Zimbabwe BUL Bulawayo to be advised to be advised 3-C Table 2-A List of Radionuclide Stations 1 Argentina Buenos Aires 34.0 S 58.0 W 2 Argentina Salta 24.0 S 65.0 W 3 Argentina Bariloche 41.1 S 71.3 W 4 Australia Melbourne, VIC 37.5 S 144.6 E 5 Australia Mawson, Antarctica 67.6 S 62.5 E 6 Australia Townsville, QLD 19.2 S 146.8 E 7 Australia Macquarie Island 54.0 S 159.0 E 8 Australia Cocos Islands 12.0 S 97.0 E 9 Australia Darwin, NT 12.4 S 130.7 E 10 Australia Perth, WA 31.9 S 116.0 E 11 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 22.5 S 43.1 W 12 Brazil Recife 8.0 S 35.0 W 13 Cameroon Douala 4.2 N 9.9 E 14 Canada Vancouver, B.C. 49.3 N 123.2 W 15 Canada Resolute, N.W.T. 74.7 N 94.9 W 16 Canada Yellowknife, N.W.T. 62.5 N 114.5 W 17 Canada St. John's, N.L. 47.0 N 53.0 W 18 Chile Punta Arenas 53.1 S 70.6 W 19 Chile Hanga Roa, Easter Island 27.1 S 108.4 W 20 China Beijing 39.8 N 116.2 E 21 China Lanzhou 35.8 N 103.3 E 22 China Guangzhou 23.0 N 113.3 E 23 Cook Islands Rarotonga 21.2 S 159.8 W 24 Ecuador Isla San Cristóbal, Galįpagos Islands 1.0 S 89.2 W 25 Ethiopia Filtu 5.5 N 42.7 E 26 Fiji Nadi 18.0 S 177.5 E 27 France Papeete, Tahiti 17.0 S 150.0 W 28 France Pointe-į-Pitre, Guadeloupe 17.0 N 62.0 W 29 France Réunion 21.1 S 55.6 E 30 France Port-aux-Francais, Kerguelen 49.0 S 70.0 E 31 France Cayenne, French Guiana 5.0 N 52.0 W 32 France Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica 66.0 S 140.0 E 33 Germany Schauinsland/Freiburg 47.9 N 7.9 E 34 Iceland Reykjavik 64.4 N 21.9 W 35 To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined 36 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Tehran 35.0 N 52.0 E 37 Japan Okinawa 26.5 N 127.9 E 38 Japan Takasaki, Gunma 36.3 N 139.0 E
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39 Kiribati Kiritimati 2.0 N 157.0 W 40 Kuwait Kuwait City 29.0 N 48.0 E 41 Libya Misratah 32.5 N 15.0 E 42 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2.6 N 101.5 E 43 Mauritania Nouakchott 18.0 N 17.0 W 44 Mexico Baja California 28.0 N 113.0 W 45 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 47.5 N 107.0 E 46 New Zealand Chatham Island 44.0 S 176.5 W 47 New Zealand Kaitaia 35.1 S 173.3 E 48 Niger Bilma 18.0 N 13.0 E 49 Norway Spitsbergen 78.2 N 16.4 E 50 Panama Panama City 8.9 N 79.6 W 51 Papua New Guinea New Hanover 3.0 S 150.0 E 52 Philippines Quezon City 14.5 N 121.0 E 53 Portugal Ponta Delgada, Sćo Miguel, Azores 37.4 N 25.4 W 54 Russian Federation Kirvov 58.6 N 49.4 E 55 Russian Federation Norilsk 69.0 N 88.0 E 56 Russian Federation Peleduy 59.6 N 112.6 E 57 Russian Federation Bilibino 68.0 N 166.4 E 58 Russian Federation Ussuriysk 43.7 N 131.9 E 59 Russian Federation Zalesovo 53.9 N 84.8 E 60 Russian Federation Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 53.1 N 158.8 E 61 Russian Federation Dubna 56.7 N 37.3 E 62 South Africa Marion Island 46.5 S 37.0 E 63 Sweden Stockholm 59.4 N 18.0 E 64 Tanzania Dar es Salaam 6.0 S 39.0 E 65 Thailand Bangkok 13.8 N 100.5 E 66 United Kingdom BIOT/Chagos Archipelago 7.0 S 72.0 E 67 United Kingdom St. Helena 16.0 S 6.0 W 68 United Kingdom Tristan da Cunha 37.0 S 12.3 W 69 United Kingdom Halley, Antarctica 76.0 S 28.0 W 70 United States of America Sacramento, CA 38.7 N 121.4 W 71 United States of America Sand Point, AK 55.0 N 160.0 W 72 United States of America Melbourne, FL 28.3 N 80.6 W 73 United States of America Palmer Station, Antarctica 64.5 S 64.0 W 74 United States of America Ashland, KS 37.2 N 99.8 W 75 United States of America Charlottesville, VA 38.0 N 78.0 W 76 United States of America Salchaket, AK 64.4 N 147.1 W 77 United States of America Wake Island 19.3 N 166.6 E 78 United States of America Midway Islands 28.0 N 177.0 W 79 United States of America Oahu, HI 21.5 N 158.0 W 80 United States of America Upi, Guam 13.7 N 144.9 E Table 2-B List of Radionuclide Laboratories 1 Argentina National Board of Nuclear Regulation Buenos Aires 2 Australia Australian Radiation Laboratory Melbourne, VIC 3 Austria Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf 4 Brazil Institute of Radiation Protection and Dosimetry Rio de Janeiro 5 Canada Health Canada Ottawa, Ont.
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6 China Beijing 7 Finland Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety Helsinki 8 France Atomic Energy Commission Montlhéry 9 Israel Soreq Nuclear Research Centre Yavne 10 Italy Labortory of the National Agency for the Protection of the Enivironment Rome 11 Japan Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Tokai, Ibaraki 12 New Zealand National Radiation Laboratory Christchurch 13 Russian Federation Central Radiation Control Laboratory, Ministry of Defense Special Verification Service Moscow 14 South Africa Atomic Energy Corporation Pelindaba 15 United Kingdom AWE Blacknest Chilton 16 United States of America McClellan Central Laboratories Sacramento, CA Table 3 List of Hydroacoustic Stations 1 Australia Cape Leeuwin, WA 34.4 S 115.1 E Hydrophone 2 Canada Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. 53.3 N 132.5 W T-phase 3 Chile Juan Fernįndez Island 33.7 S 78.8 W Hydrophone 4 France Crozet Islands 46.5 S 52.2 E Hydrophone 5 France Guadeloupe 16.3 N 61.1 W T-phase 6 Mexico Clarión Island 18.2 N 114.6 W T-phase 7 Portugal Flores 39.3 N 31.3 W T-phase 8 United Kingdom BIOT/Chagos Archipelago 7.3 S 72.4 E Hydrophone 9 United Kingdom Tristan da Cunha 37.2 S 12.5 W T-phase 10 United States of America Ascension 8.0 S 14.4 W Hydrophone 11 United States of America Wake Island 19.3 N 166.6 E Hydrophone Table 4 List of Infrasound Stations 1 Argentina Paso Flores 40.7 S 70.6 W 2 Argentina Ushuaia 55.0 S 68.0 W 3 Australia Davis Base, Antarctica 68.4 S 77.6 E 4 Australia Narrogin, WA 32.9 S 117.2 E 5 Australia Hobart, TAS 42.1 S 147.2 E 6 Australia Cocos Islands 12.3 S 97.0 E 7 Australia Warramunga, NT 19.9 S 134.3 E 8 Bolivia La Paz 16.3 S 68.1 W 9 Brazil Brasilia 15.6 S 48.0 W 10 Canada Lac du Bonnet, Man. 50.2 N 95.9 W 11 Cape Verde Cape Verde Islands 16.0 N 24.0 W 12 Central African Republic Bangui 5.2 N 18.4 E 13 Chile Easter Island 27.0 S 109.2 W 14 Chile Juan Fernįndez Island 33.8 S 80.7 W 15 China Beijing 40.0 N 116.0 E 16 China Kunming 25.0 N 102.8 E 17 Cōte d'Ivoire Dimbokro 6.7 N 4.9 W 18 Denmark Dundas, Greenland 76.5 N 68.7 W 19 Djibouti Djibouti 11.3 N 43.5 E 20 Ecuador Galįpagos Islands 0.0 N 91.7 W 21 France Marquesas Islands 10.0 N 140.0 W 22 France Port LaGuerre, New Caledonia 22.1 S 166.3 E 23 France Kerguelen 49.2 S 69.1 E 24 France Tahiti 17.6 S 149.6 W 25 France Kourou, French Guiana 5.2 N 52.7 W 26 Germany Freyung 48.9 N 13.7 E 27 Germany Georg von Neumayer, Antarctica 70.6 S 8.4 W 28 To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined 29 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Tehran 35.7 N 51.4 E 30 Japan Tsukuba 36.0 N 140.1 E
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31 Kazakstan Aktyubinsk 50.4 N 58.0 E 32 Kenya Kilmanbogo 1.3 S 36.8 E 33 Madagascar Antananarivo 18.8 S 47.5 E 34 Mongolia Javhlant 48.0 N 106.8 E 35 Namibia Tsumeb 19.1 S 17.4 E 36 New Zealand Chatham Island 44.0 S 176.5 W 37 Norway Karasjok 69.5 N 25.5 E 38 Pakistan Rahimyar Khan 28.2 N 70.3 E 39 Palau Palau 7.5 N 134.5 E 40 Papua New Guinea Rabaul 4.1 S 152.1 E 41 Paraguay Villa Florida 26.3 S 57.3 W 42 Portugal Azores 37.8 N 25.5 W 43 Russian Federation Dubna 56.7 N 37.3 E 44 Russian Federation Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 53.1 N 158.8 E 45 Russian Federation Ussuriysk 43.7 N 131.9 E 46 Russian Federation Zalesovo 53.9 N 84.8 E 47 South Africa Boshof 28.6 S 25.4 E 48 Tunisia Thala 35.6 N 8.7 E 49 United Kingdom Tristan da Cunha 37.0 S 12.3 W 50 United Kingdom Ascension 8.0 S 14.3 W 51 United Kingdom Bermuda 32.0 N 64.5 W 52 United Kingdom BIOT/Chagos Archipelago 5.0 S 72.0 E 53 United States of America Eielson, AK 64.8 N 146.9 W 54 United States of America Siple Station, Antarctica 75.5 S 83.6 W 55 United States of America Windless Bight, Antarctica 77.5 S 161.8 E 56 United States of America Newport, WA 48.3 N 117.1 W 57 United States of America Pińon Flat, CA 33.6 N 116.5 W 58 United States of America Midway Islands 28.1 N 177.2 W 59 United States of America Hawaii, HI 19.6 N 155.3 W 60 United States of America Wake Island 19.3 N 166.6 W Annex 2 to the Protocol List of Characterization Parameters for International Data Centre Standard Event Screening 1. The International Data Centre standard event screening criteria shall be based on the standard event characterization parameters determined during the combined processing of data from all the monitoring technologies in the International Monitoring System. Standard event screening shall make use of both global and supplementary screening criteria to take account of regional variations where applicable.
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2.For events detected by the International Monitoring System seismic component, the following parameters, inter alia, may be used: · location of the event; · depth of the event; · ratio of the magnitude of surface waves to body waves; · signal frequency content; · spectral ratios of phases; · spectral scalloping; · first motion of the P-wave; · focal mechanism; · relative excitation of seismic phases; · comparative measures to other events and groups of events; and · regional discriminants where applicable.
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3.For events detected by the International Monitoring System hydroacoustic component, the following parameters, inter alia, may be used: · signal frequency content including corner frequency, wide-band energy and mean centre frequency and bandwidth; · frequency-dependent duration of signals; · spectral ratio; and · indications of bubble-pulse signals and bubble-pulse delay.
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4.For events detected by the International Monitoring System infrasound component, the following parameters, inter alia, may be used: · signal frequency content and dispersion; · signal duration; and · peak amplitude.
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5.For events detected by the International Monitoring System radionuclide component, the following parameters, inter alia, may be used: · concentration of background natural and man-made radionuclides; · concentration of specific fission and activation products outside normal observations; and · ratios of one specific fission and activation product to another.