JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION
AGREEMENT NUMBER 31
CONDUCT OF INSPECTIONS AND CONTINUOUS MONITORING
ACTIVITIES ON THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Governments of the Parties to the Treaty Between the United States
of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction
and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms of July 31, 1991, hereinafter
referred to as the Treaty,
Acting in accordance with the Treaty,
To improve the viability and effectiveness of the Protocol on Inspections
and Continuous Monitoring Activities Relating to the Treaty, hereinafter
referred to as the Inspection Protocol,
Taking into consideration the statements of policy of the United States
of America, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the
Russian Federation, and Ukraine concerning inspection activities under
the Treaty,
Have agreed as follows:
Article One
l. The Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian
Federation, and Ukraine, as successor states of the former Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics in connection with the Treaty, hereinafter
referred to as the Successor States, shall have the right to include
in the list of inspectors and monitors provided for in paragraph 2 of
Section II of the Inspection Protocol a number of individuals proportionate
to the number of facilities subject to inspection on the territory of
these States. The number of inspectors and monitors on the lists shall
be: for the Republic of Belarus -- no more than 21 inspectors and 16
monitors; for the Republic of Kazakhstan -- no more than 27 inspectors
and 20 monitors; for the Russian Federation -- no more than 299 inspectors
and 224 monitors; and for Ukraine -- no more than 53 inspectors and
40 monitors.
2. The Successor States shall have the right to make changes to the
lists of inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members at the intervals
and using the procedures provided for in paragraph 4 of Section II of
the Inspection Protocol. In this connection, such changes shall be:
for the Republic of Belarus -- no more than two inspectors, no more
than one monitor and no more than one aircrew member; for the Republic
of Kazakhstan -- no more than two inspectors, no more than two monitors,
and no more than two aircrew members; for the Russian Federation --
no more than 22 inspectors, no more than 19 monitors and no more than
l9 aircrew members; and for Ukraine -- no more than four inspectors,
no more than three monitors and no more than three aircrew members.
Article Two
l. The Russian Federation, when acting as the Party that provides
notification of an intention to conduct an inspection on the territory
of the United States of America, shall have the right to appoint up
to 70 percent of the inspectors on a multiparty inspection team conducting
such an inspection. The Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan,
or Ukraine, when acting as the Party that provides notification of an
intention to conduct an inspection on the territory of the United States
of America, shall have the right to appoint up to 50 percent of the
inspectors on a multiparty inspection team conducting such an inspection,
including the inspection team leader and two English-speaking inspectors.
The other Successor States participating in the conduct of such an inspection
shall have the right to provide the remaining personnel of a multiparty
inspection team, bringing it up to the number of inspectors provided
for in paragraph 28 of Section VI of the Inspection Protocol, by using
their own inspectors in a number proportionate to the number of facilities
subject to inspection on the territory of each of these States on the
date of entry into force of the Treaty. Should one or more of the Successor
States decline to participate in the conduct of an inspection, the quota
of inspectors in the multiparty inspection team that becomes available
may be apportioned among the remaining Successor States participating
in the conduct of such an inspection in proportion to the number of
facilities subject to inspection within the territory of these States.
2. The Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, or Ukraine
shall inform the other Successor States of its intention to participate
in the conduct of an inspection on the territory of the United States
of America as the Party that provides notification of an intention to
conduct the inspection, no later than 65 days after entry into force
of the Treaty or no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the
next six-month period that the Treaty is in effect, and shall specify
in such information the planned date of the beginning of the inspection
to be conducted during the next six-month period that the Treaty is
in effect and the type of such an inspection pursuant to Article XI
of the Treaty.
3. Each Successor State that intends to participate in the conduct
of an inspection on the territory of the United States of America as
part of a multiparty inspection team shall so inform the Russian Federation
through the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center of the Russian Federation,
or the other Successor State that has expressed its intention to participate
in the conduct of the inspection as the Party that provides notification
of an intention to conduct the inspection through its equivalent continuous
communication link used for providing and receiving notifications in
connection with the Treaty. Such information shall be provided at the
following times:
(a) for an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article XI
of the Treaty -- no later than 70 days after entry into force of the
Treaty;
(b) for an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 3, 5 or 6
of Article XI of the Treaty -- no later than five days after the receipt
of the information about the planned time for conducting the next
inspection from the Successor State that provides notification of
an intention to conduct such an inspection;
(c) for an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 4, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12 or 13 of Article XI of the Treaty -- no later than ten days
after receipt of the notifications provided in accordance with paragraph
3 of Section I, paragraph 1 of Section IV, and Section VII of the
Protocol on Notifications Relating to the Treaty, hereinafter referred
to as the Notification Protocol;
(d) for an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 7 of Article
XI of the Treaty -- no later than four hours after receipt of a notification
provided in accordance with paragraph 12 of Section II of the Notification
Protocol.
4. Each Successor State that provides a notification of an intention
to conduct an inspection on the territory of the United States of America
shall carry out all practical activity to prepare for and conduct the
inspections. Each Successor State shall bear the costs associated with
the conduct of inspections on the territory of the United States of
America, in proportion to the number of its inspectors included in the
multiparty inspection team.
5. Each Successor State acting as the Party that provides notification
of an intention to conduct an inspection on the territory of the United
States of America shall provide, within a ten-day period following the
conclusion of such inspection, to the other Successor States through
the embassies of these States in its capital a copy of the inspection
report, provided for in paragraph l of Section XVIII of the Inspection
Protocol.
Article Three
Each Successor State shall have the right to conduct continuous monitoring
activities on the territory of the United States of America. If two
or more Successor States decide to exercise this right, they shall agree
among themselves on the procedures for conducting such activities, including
the composition of the monitoring team and reimbursement of the relevant
costs of the United States of America.
Article Four
The Successor States shall coordinate their activities to plan and
conduct inspections and continuous monitoring activities relating to
the Treaty on the territory of the United States of America through
their corresponding representatives in the Joint Compliance and Inspection
Commission or through the appropriate agency of each Successor State
that supports the conduct of inspections and the conduct of continuous
monitoring activities.
Article Five
The Successor States, in order to carry out the objectives provided
for in this Agreement, shall arrange among themselves communications
through the appropriate agencies that support the conduct of inspections
and the conduct of continuous monitoring activities. Each Successor
State shall bear the costs for the transmission of notifications and
other information provided to the other Successor States in accordance
with this Agreement.
Article Six
l. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date when the United
States of America, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan,
the Russian Federation, and Ukraine have consented to be bound by this
Agreement, and shall remain in force as long as the Treaty remains in
force.
2. Signature of this Agreement for the Government of a Party shall
express the consent of that Party to be bound by this Agreement. The
consent of Ukraine to be bound by this Agreement shall be expressed
by its Government in accordance with paragraph 6 of Annex l to the Protocol
on the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission Relating to the Treaty.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized by their
respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.
DONE at Geneva on February 3, 1995, in five copies, each in the English
and Russian languages, both texts being equally authentic.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
Steven Steiner
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS:
Aleksandr Baichorov
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN:
Kairtay Zhanbatyrov
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION:
Mikhail Strel'tsov
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