Aanhef

The Contracting Parties

Having regard to the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage of 21 May 1963;

Having regard to the Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy of 29 July 1960 as amended by the Additional Protocol of 28 January 1964 and by the Protocol of 16 November 1982;

Considering that the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention are similar in substance and that no State is at present a Party to both Conventions;

Convinced that adherence to either Convention by Parties to the other Convention could lead to difficulties resulting from the simultaneous application of both Conventions to a nuclear accident;

Desirous to establish a link between the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention by mutually extending the benefit of the special regime of civil liability for nuclear damage set forth under each Convention and to eliminate conflicts arising from the simultaneous applications of both Conventions to a nuclear incident;

Have agreed as follows: