Exports and shipments
1. The persons or undertakings referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 3(1) shall give advance notification to the Commission if any source materials or special fissile materials:
(a)
are exported to a third country;
(b)
are shipped from a non-nuclear-weapon Member State to a nuclear-weapon Member State;
(c)
are shipped from a nuclear-weapon Member State to a non-nuclear-weapon Member State.
2. Advance notification is required only:
(a)
where the consignment exceeds one effective kilogram;
or
(b)
where an installation transfers a total quantity of materials to the same State that could exceed one effective kilogram in any consecutive period of twelve months, even though no single consignment exceeds one effective kilogram.
3. The notification shall be given after the conclusion of the contractual arrangements leading to the transfer, using the form set out in Annex VI, and shall reach the Commission at least eight working days before the material is to be packed for transfer.
4. If so required for reasons of physical protection, special arrangements concerning the form and transmission of the notification may be agreed upon with the Commission.
5. Exports and shipments of nuclear material contained in waste or ores are not subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4.
Imports and receipts
1. The persons or undertakings referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 3(1) shall give advance notification to the Commission if any source materials or special fissile materials:
(a)
are imported from a third country;
(b)
are received in a non-nuclear-weapon Member State from a nuclear-weapon Member State;
(c)
are received in a nuclear-weapon Member State from a non-nuclear-weapon Member State.
2. Advance notification is required only:
(a)
where the consignment exceeds one effective kilogram;
or
(b)
where an installation imports or receives a total quantity of materials from the same State that could exceed one effective kilogram in any consecutive period of twelve months, even though no single consignment exceeds one effective kilogram.
3. The notification shall be given as far in advance as possible of the expected arrival of the material and, at the latest, on the date of receipt, using the form set out in Annex VII, and shall reach the Commission at least five working days before the material is unpacked.
4. If so required for reasons of physical protection, special arrangements concerning the form and transmission of the notification may be agreed upon with the Commission.
5. Imports and receipts of nuclear material contained in waste or ores are not subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4.
Loss or delay during transfer
A special report shall be submitted, as provided for in Article 14, by the persons or undertakings notifying a transfer under Articles 20 and 21 where, following exceptional circumstances or an incident, they have received information that nuclear materials have been lost or appear to be lost, or where there has been a considerable delay during transfer.
Communication of change of date
Any change of the dates for packing before transfer, transport or unpacking of nuclear materials which have been given in the notifications provided for in Articles 20 and 21, shall be communicated without delay, with an indication of the revised dates if known, unless the change gives rise to a special report.
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