Einde inhoudsopgave
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
Article 36 Confidentiality
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 18-06-2001
- Bronpublicatie:
05-09-1997, Trb. 1999, 164 (uitgifte: 03-09-1999, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
18-06-2001
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
22-06-2001, Trb. 2001, 111 (uitgifte: 01-01-2001, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Milieurecht / Straling
Milieurecht / Energie
Energierecht (V)
1.
The provisions of this Convention shall not affect the rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties under their laws to protect information from disclosure. For the purposes of this article, ‘information’ includes, inter alia, information relating to national security or to the physical protection of nuclear materials, information protected by intellectual property rights or by industrial or commercial confidentiality, and personal data.
2.
When, in the context of this Convention, a Contracting Party provides information identified by it as protected as described in paragraph 1, such information shall be used only for the purposes for which it has been provided and its confidentiality shall be respected.
3.
With respect to information relating to spent fuel or radioactive waste falling within the scope of this Convention by virtue of paragraph 3 of Article 3, the provisions of this Convention shall not affect the exclusive discretion of the Contracting Party concerned to decide:
- (i)
whether such information is classified or otherwise controlled to preclude release;
- (ii)
whether to provide information referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above in the context of the Convention; and
- (iii)
what conditions of confidentiality are attached to such information if it is provided in the context of this Convention.
4.
The content of the debates during the reviewing of the national reports at each review meeting held pursuant to Article 30 shall be confidential.