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澳 門 特 別 行 政 區

行政長官辦公室

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第20/2010號行政長官公告

鑑於中華人民共和國是二零零六年十一月二十一日在巴黎簽署的《聯合實施國際熱核聚變實驗堆計劃建立國際聚變能組織的協定》（以下簡稱“組織協定”）和《聯合實施國際熱核聚變實驗堆計劃國際聚變能組織特權和豁免協定》（以下簡稱“組織特權和豁免協定”）的締約方，並於二零零七年九月二十四日向國際原子能機構總幹事交存批准書；

又鑑於中華人民共和國於交存批准書的同日以照會作出通知，兩項協定適用於澳門特別行政區；

再鑑於根據組織協定第二十二條的規定，組織協定自二零零七年十月二十四日起在國際上對中華人民共和國生效，包括對澳門特別行政區生效；

同時，根據組織特權和豁免協定第二十五條的規定，組織特權和豁免協定自二零零七年十月二十四日起在國際上對中華人民共和國生效，包括對澳門特別行政區生效；

行政長官根據澳門特別行政區第3/1999號法律第六條第一款的規定，命令公佈：

——中華人民共和國送交保管實體關於組織協定和組織特權和豁免協定適用於澳門特別行政區的通知書英文文本的適用部分及相應的中、葡文譯本；

——組織協定的英文正式文本及中、葡文譯本；

——組織特權和豁免協定的英文正式文本及中、葡文譯本。

二零一零年七月十六日發佈。

行政長官 崔世安

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二零一零年七月二十日於行政長官辦公室

辦公室主任 譚俊榮

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通知書

（參閱二零零七年九月二十二日第CPMV/2007/70號文件）

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我謹奉示向閣下轉交中華人民共和國批准由中華人民共和國代表徐冠華於二零零六年十一月二十一日在巴黎簽署的《聯合實施國際熱核聚變實驗堆計劃建立國際聚變能組織的協定》和由中華人民共和國代表徐冠華於二零零六年十一月二十一日在巴黎簽署的《聯合實施國際熱核聚變實驗堆計劃國際聚變能組織特權和豁免協定》（以下簡稱“兩項協定”）的批准書，並代表中華人民共和國政府陳述如下：

根據《中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法》和《中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區基本法》的規定，中華人民共和國政府決定，兩項協定適用於中華人民共和國香港特別行政區和澳門特別行政區。

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Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project

Preamble

The European Atomic Energy Community (hereinafter “EURATOM”), the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Government of the Republic of India, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Republic of Korea, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United States of America,

RECALLING that the successful completion of the ITER Engineering Design Activities under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter “the IAEA”) has placed at the disposal of the Parties a detailed, complete and fully integrated engineering design of a research facility aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion as an energy source;

EMPHASIZING the long term potential of fusion energy as a virtually limitless, environmentally acceptable and economically competitive source of energy;

CONVINCED that ITER is the next important step on the path to develop fusion energy and that now is the appropriate time to initiate the implementation of the ITER Project on the basis of progress of research and development in the field of fusion energy;

HAVING REGARD to the joint declaration by the Representatives of the Parties to the ITER negotiations, on the occasion of the ministerial meeting for ITER on 28 June 2005 in Moscow;

RECOGNIZING that the World Summit on Sustainable Development of 2002 called upon governments to promote increased research and development in the field of various energy technologies, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced energy technologies;

EMPHASIZING the importance of the joint implementation of the ITER Project to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy for peaceful purposes and to stimulate the interest of young generations in fusion;

DETERMINED that the ITER Project’s overall programmatic objective will be pursued by the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization through a common international research programme organized around scientific and technological goals, developed and executed with participation of leading researchers from all Parties;

EMPHASIZING the importance of safe and reliable implementation of construction, operation, exploitation, de-activation and decommissioning of the ITER facilities with a view to demonstrating safety and promoting social acceptability of fusion as an energy source;

AFFIRMING the importance of genuine partnership in implementing this long term and large scale project for the purpose of fusion energy research and development;

RECOGNIZING that while scientific and technological benefits will be shared equally among the Parties for fusion energy research purposes, other benefits associated with the implementation of the Project will be shared on an equitable basis;

DESIRING to continue the fruitful cooperation with the IAEA in this endeavour,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization

1. The ITER International Fusion Energy Organization (hereinafter “the ITER Organization”) is hereby established.

2.The headquarters of the ITER Organization (hereinafter “the Headquarters”) shall be at St Paul-lez-Durance, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. For the purposes of this Agreement, EURATOM shall be referred to as “the Host Party” and France as “the Host State”.

Article 2

Purpose of the ITER Organization

The purpose of the ITER Organization shall be to provide for and to promote cooperation among the Members referred to in Article 4 (hereinafter “the Members”) on the ITER Project, an international project that aims to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy for peaceful purposes, an essential feature of which would be achieving sustained fusion power generation.

Article 3

Functions of the ITER Organization

1. The ITER Organization shall:

a) construct, operate, exploit, and de-activate the ITER facilities in accordance with the technical objectives and the general design presented in the Final Report of the ITER Engineering Design Activities (ITER EDA Documentation Series No. 21) and such supplemental technical documents as may be adopted, as necessary, in accordance with this Agreement, and provide for the decommissioning of the ITER facilities;

b) encourage the exploitation of the ITER facilities by the laboratories, other institutions and personnel participating in the fusion energy research and development programmes of the Members;

c) promote public understanding and acceptance of fusion energy; and

d) undertake, in accordance with this Agreement, any other activities that are necessary to achieve its purpose.

2. In the performance of its functions, the ITER Organization shall give special regard to the maintenance of good relations with local communities.

Article 4

Members of the ITER Organization

The Parties to this Agreement shall be the Members of the ITER Organization.

Article 5

Legal Personality

1. The ITER Organization shall have international legal personality, including the capacity to conclude agreements with States and/or international organizations.

2.The ITER Organization shall have legal personality and enjoy, in the territories of the Members, the legal capacity it requires, including to:

a) conclude contracts;

b) acquire, hold and dispose of property;

c) obtain licenses; and

d) institute legal proceedings.

Article 6

Council

1. The Council shall be the principal organ of the ITER Organization and shall be composed of Representatives of the Members. Each Member shall appoint up to four Representatives to the Council.

2. The Depositary referred to in Article 29 (hereinafter “the Depositary”) shall convene the first session of the Council no later than three months after the entry into force of this Agreement, provided that the notifications referred to in Article 12 (5) have been received from all Parties.

3. The Council shall elect from among its Members a Chair and a Vice-Chair who shall each serve for a term of one year and who may be re-elected up to three times for a maximum period of four years.

4. The Council shall adopt its Rules of Procedure by unanimity.

5. The Council shall meet twice a year, unless it decides otherwise. The Council may decide to hold an extraordinary session at the request of a Member or of the Director-General. Sessions of the Council shall take place at the Headquarters, unless the Council decides otherwise.

6. When appropriate, the Council may decide to hold a session at the ministerial level.

7. The Council shall be responsible, in accordance with this Agreement, for the promotion, overall direction and supervision of the activities of the ITER Organization in pursuit of its purpose. The Council may take decisions and make recommendations on any questions, matters or issues in accordance with this Agreement. In particular, the Council shall:

a) decide on the appointment, replacement and extension of the term of office of the Director-General;

b) adopt and amend where necessary, on the proposal of the Director-General, the Staff Regulations and the Project Resource Management Regulations of the ITER Organization;

c) decide, on the proposal of the Director-General, the main management structure of the ITER Organization and complement of the Staff;

d) appoint senior Staff on the proposal of the Director-General;

e) appoint the Members of the Financial Audit Board as referred to in Article 17;

f) decide, in accordance with Article 18, on the terms of reference for the undertaking of an assessment of the management of the ITER Organization and appoint a Management Assessor for that purpose;

g) decide, on the proposal of the Director-General, the total budget for the various phases of the ITER Project and allowable ranges for adjustment for the purpose of the annual updates referred to in subparagraph (j), and approve the initial ITER Project Plan and Resource Estimates referred to in Article 9;

h) approve changes to the overall cost sharing;

i) approve, with the consent of the Members concerned, modifications to the procurement allocation without changing the overall cost sharing;

j) approve the annual updates of the ITER Project Plan and Resource Estimates and, correspondingly, approve the annual programme and adopt the annual budget of the ITER Organization;

k) approve the annual accounts of the ITER Organization;

l) adopt the annual reports;

m) adopt, as necessary, the supplemental technical documents referred to in Article 3 (1) (a);

n) establish such subsidiary bodies of the Council as may be necessary;

o) approve the conclusion of agreements or arrangements for international cooperation in accordance with Article 19;

p) decide on acquisition, sale and mortgaging of land and other titles of real property;

q) adopt the rules on Intellectual Property management and the dissemination of information in accordance with Article 10 on the proposal of the Director-General;

r) approve, on the proposal of the Director-General, the details of setting up of Field Teams with consent of the Members concerned, in accordance with Article 13. The Council shall review, on a periodic basis, the continuation of any Field Teams established;

s) approve, on the proposal of the Director-General, agreements or arrangements governing relations between the ITER Organization and the Members or States on whose territory the Headquarters and Field Teams of the ITER Organization are located;

t) approve, on the proposal of the Director-General, efforts to promote collaboration among the relevant domestic fusion research programmes of the Members and between such programmes and the ITER Organization;

u) decide on the accession of States or international organizations to this Agreement in accordance with Article 23;

v) recommend to the Parties, in accordance with Article 28, amendments to this Agreement;

w) decide on the taking or granting of loans, provision of assurances and guarantees and furnishing collateral and security in respect thereto;

x) decide whether to propose material, equipment and technology for consideration by international export control for a inclusion on their control lists, and establish a policy supporting peaceful uses and non-proliferation in accordance with Article 20;

y) approve compensation arrangements referred to in Article 15; and

z) decide on waivers of immunity in accordance with Article 12 (3) and have such other powers as may be necessary to fulfill the purpose and to carry out the functions of the ITER Organization, consistent with this Agreement.

8. The Council shall decide issues under subparagraphs a), b), c), g), h), o), u), v), w), x), y) and z) of paragraph 7, and on the weighted voting system referred to in paragraph 10, by unanimity.

9. On all issues other than as specified in paragraph 8, the Members shall use their best efforts to achieve consensus. Failing consensus, the Council shall decide the issue in accordance with the weighted voting system referred to in paragraph 10. Decisions on issues related to Article 14 shall require the concurrence of the Host Party.

10. The respective weights of the votes of the Members shall reflect their contributions to the ITER Organization. The weighted voting system, which shall include both the distribution of votes and the decision making rules, shall be set out in the Council Rules of Procedure.

Article 7

The Director-General and the Staff

1. The Director-General shall be the chief executive officer and the representative of the ITER Organization in the exercise of its legal capacity. The Director-General shall act in a manner consistent with this Agreement and decisions of the Council, and shall be responsible to the Council for the execution of his/her duties.

2. The Director-General shall be assisted by the Staff. The Staff shall consist of direct employees of the ITER Organization and personnel seconded by the Members.

3. The Director-General shall be appointed for a term of five years. The appointment of the Director-General may be extended once for an additional period of up to five years.

4. The Director-General shall take all measures necessary for the management of the ITER Organization, the execution of its activities, the implementation of its policies and the fulfillment of its purpose. In particular, the Director-General shall:

a) prepare and submit to the Council:

— the total budget for the various phases of the ITER Project and allowable ranges for adjustment;

— the ITER Project Plan and Resource Estimates and their annual updates;

— the annual budget within the agreed total budget, including the annual contributions, and annual accounts;

— proposals on senior Staff appointments and main management structure of the ITER Organization;

— the Staff Regulations;

— the Project Resource Management Regulations; and

— the annual reports;

b) appoint, direct and supervise the Staff;

c) be responsible for safety and undertake all organizational measures needed to observe the laws and regulations referred to in Article 14;

d) undertake, where necessary in conjunction with the Host State, to obtain the permits and licenses required for the construction, operation and exploitation of the ITER facilities;

e) promote collaboration among the relevant domestic fusion research programmes of the Members and between such programmes and the ITER Organization;

f) ensure the quality and fitness of components and systems procured for use by the ITER Organization;

g) submit to the Council, as necessary, the supplemental technical documents referred to in Article 3 (1) (a);

h) conclude, subject to prior approval of the Council, agreements or arrangements for international cooperation in accordance with Article 19 and supervise their implementation;

i) make arrangements for the sessions of the Council;

j) as requested by the Council, assist subsidiary bodies of the Council in the performance of their tasks; and

k) monitor and control the execution of the annual programmes with respect to timing, results and quality, and accept the completion of the tasks.

5. The Director-General shall attend meetings of the Council unless the Council decides otherwise.

6. Without prejudice to Article 14, the responsibilities of the Director-General and the Staff in respect of the ITER Organization shall be exclusively international in character. In the discharge of their duties they shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any authority external to the ITER Organization. Each Member shall respect the international character of the responsibilities of the Director-General and the Staff, and shall not seek to influence them in the discharge of their duties.

7. The Staff shall support the Director-General in the performance of his/her duties and shall be under his/her management authority.

8. The Director-General shall appoint the Staff in accordance with the Staff Regulations.

9. The term of the appointment of each Member of the Staff shall be up to five years.

10. The Staff of the ITER Organization shall consist of such qualified scientific, technical and administrative personnel as shall be required for the implementation of the activities of the ITER Organization.

11. The Staff shall be appointed on the basis of their qualifications, taking into account an adequate distribution of posts among the Members in relation to their contributions.

12. In accordance with this Agreement and the relevant regulations, the Members may second personnel and send visiting researchers to the ITER Organization.

Article 8

Resources of the ITER Organization

1. The resources of the ITER Organization shall comprise:

a) contributions in kind, as referred to in the document“Value Estimates for ITER Phases of Construction, Operation, Deactivation and Decommissioning and Form of Party Contributions”, comprising: (i) specific components, equipment, materials and other goods and services in accordance with the agreed technical specifications and (ii) staff seconded by the Members;

b) financial contributions to the budget of the ITER Organization by the Members (hereinafter “contributions in cash”), as referred to in the document “Value Estimates for ITER Phases of Construction, Operation, Deactivation and Decommissioning and Form of Party Contributions”;

c) additional resources received either in cash or in kind within limits and under terms approved by the Council.

2. The respective Members’ contributions over the duration of this Agreement shall be as referred to in the documents “Value Estimates for ITER Phases of Construction, Operation, Deactivation and Decommissioning and Form of Party Contributions” and “Cost Sharing for all Phases of the ITER Project” and may be updated by unanimous decision of the Council.

3. The resources of the ITER Organization shall be solely used to promote the purpose and to exercise the functions of the ITER Organization in accordance with Articles 2 and 3.

4. Each Member shall provide its contributions to the ITER Organization through an appropriate legal entity, hereinafter “the Domestic Agency” of that Member, except where otherwise agreed by the Council. The approval of the Council shall not be required for Members to provide cash contributions directly to the ITER Organization.

Article 9

Project Resource Management Regulations

1. The purpose of the Project Resource Management Regulations is to ensure the sound financial management of the ITER Organization. These Regulations shall include, inter alia, the principal rules relating to:

a) the Financial Year;

b) the unit of account and the currency that the ITER Organization shall use for accounting, budget and resource evaluation purposes;

c) the presentation and structure of the ITER Project Plan and Resource Estimates;

d) the procedure for the preparation and adoption of the annual budget, the implementation of the annual budget and internal financial control;

e) the contributions by the Members;

f) the awarding of contracts;

g) the management of contributions; and

h) the management of the decommissioning fund.

2. The Director-General shall prepare each year, and submit to the Council, an update of the ITER Project Plan and Resource Estimates.

3. The ITER Project Plan shall specify the plan for the execution of all functions of the ITER Organization and shall cover the duration of this Agreement. It shall:

a) outline an overall plan including time schedule and major milestones, for the fulfilment of the purpose of the ITER Organization and summarise the progress of the ITER Project in relation to the overall plan;

b) present specific objectives and schedules of the programme of activities of the ITER Organization for the coming five years or for the period of construction, whichever will last longer; and

c) provide appropriate commentaries, including assessment of the risks to the ITER Project and descriptions of risk avoidance or mitigation measures.

4. The ITER Resource Estimates shall provide a comprehensive analysis of the resources already expended and required in the future to undertake the ITER Project Plan and of the plans for the provision of the resources.

Article 10

Information and Intellectual Property

1. Subject to this Agreement and the Annex on Information and Intellectual Property, the ITER Organization and the Members shall support the widest appropriate dissemination of information and intellectual property they generate in the execution of this Agreement. The implementation of this Article and the Annex on Information and Intellectual Property shall be equal and non-discriminatory for all Members and the ITER Organization.

2. In carrying out its activities, the ITER Organization shall ensure that any scientific results shall be published or otherwise made widely available after a reasonable period of time to allow for the obtaining of appropriate protection. Any copyright on works based on those results shall be owned by the ITER Organization unless otherwise provided in specific provisions of this Agreement and the Annex on Information and Intellectual Property.

3. When placing contracts for work to be performed pursuant to this Agreement, the ITER Organization and the Members shall include provisions in such contracts on any resulting intellectual property. These provisions shall address, inter alia, rights of access to, as well as disclosure and use of, such intellectual property, and shall be consistent with this Agreement and the Annex on Information and Intellectual Property.

4. Intellectual property generated or incorporated pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of the Annex on Information and Intellectual Property.

Article 11

Site Support

1. The Host Party shall make available or cause to be made available to the ITER Organization the site support required for the implementation of the ITER Project as summarized and under the terms outlined in the Annex on Site Support. The Host Party may designate an entity to act on its behalf for this purpose. Such designation shall not affect the obligations of the Host Party under this Article.

2.Subject to the approval of the Council, the details of and the procedures for cooperation on site support between the ITER Organization and the Host Party or its designated entity shall be covered by a Site Support Agreement to be concluded between them.

Article 12

Privileges and Immunities

1. The ITER Organization, its property and assets, shall enjoy in the territory of each Member such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the exercise of its functions.

2. The Director-General and the Staff of the ITER Organization and the representatives of the Members in the Council and subsidiary bodies, together with their alternates and experts, shall enjoy in the territory of each of the Members such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the exercise of their functions in connection with the ITER Organization.

3. The immunities provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be waived in any case where the authority competent to waive the immunity considers that such immunity would impede the course of justice and that waiver would not prejudice the purposes for which it was accorded and where, in the case of the ITER Organization, the Director-General, and the Staff, the Council determines that such a waiver would not be contrary to the interests of the ITER Organization and its Members.

4. The privileges and immunities conferred in accordance with this Agreement shall not diminish or affect the duty of the ITER Organization, the Director-General or the Staff to comply with the laws and regulations referred to in Article 14.

5. Each Party shall notify the Depositary in writing upon having given effect to paragraphs 1 and 2.

6. The Depositary shall notify the Parties when notifications have been received from all Parties in accordance with paragraph 5.

7. A Headquarters Agreement shall be concluded between the ITER Organization and the Host State.

Article 13

Field Teams

Each Member shall host a Field Team established and operated by the ITER Organization as required for the exercise of the ITER Organization’s functions and the fulfillment of its purpose. A Field Team Agreement shall be concluded between the ITER Organization and each Member.

Article 14

Public Health, Safety, Licensing and Environmental Protection

The ITER Organization shall observe applicable national laws and regulations of the Host State in the fields of public and occupational health and safety, nuclear safety, radiation protection, licensing, nuclear substances, environmental protection and protection from acts of malevolence.

Article 15

Liability

1. The contractual liability of the ITER Organization shall be governed by the relevant contractual provisions, which shall be construed in accordance with the law applicable to the contract.

2. In the case of non-contractual liability, the ITER Organization shall compensate appropriately or provide other remedies for any damage caused by it, to such extent as the ITER Organization is subject to a legal liability under the relevant law, with the details of compensation arrangements to be approved by the Council. This paragraph shall not be construed as a waiver of immunity by the ITER Organization.

3. Any payment by the ITER Organization to compensate for the liability referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 and any costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be considered as “operational cost” as defined in the Project Resource Management Regulations.

4. In case the costs of compensation for damage referred to in paragraph 2 exceed funds available to the ITER Organization in the annual budget for operations and/or through insurance, the Members shall consult, through the Council, so that the ITER Organization can compensate, according to paragraph 2 by seeking to increase the overall budget by unanimous decision of the Council in accordance with Article 6 (8).

5. Membership in the ITER Organization shall not result in liability for Members for acts, omissions, or obligations of the ITER Organization.

6. Nothing in this Agreement shall impair, or shall be construed as a waiver of, immunity that Members enjoy in the territory of other States or in their territory.

Article 16

Decommissioning

1. During the period of operation of ITER, the ITER Organization shall generate a Fund (hereinafter “the Fund”) to provide for the decommissioning of the ITER facilities. The modalities for the generation of the Fund, its estimation and updating, the conditions for changes and for its transfer to the Host State shall be set out in the Project Resource Management Regulations referred to in Article 9.

2. Following the final phase of experimental operations of ITER, the ITER Organization shall, within a period of five years, or shorter if agreed with the Host State, bring the ITER facilities into such conditions as are to be agreed and updated as necessary between the ITER Organization and the Host State, following which the ITER Organization shall hand over to the Host State the Fund and the ITER facilities for their decommissioning.

3. Following the acceptance by the Host State of the Fund together with the ITER facilities, the ITER Organization shall bear no responsibilities or liabilities for the ITER facilities, except when otherwise agreed between the ITER Organization and the Host State.

4. The respective rights and obligations of the ITER Organization and the Host State and the modalities of their interactions in respect of the decommissioning shall be set out in the Headquarters Agreement referred to in Article 12, under which the ITER Organization and the Host State shall, inter alia, agree that:

a) after the handing over of the ITER facilities, the Host State shall continue to be bound by the provisions of Article 20; and

b) the Host State shall make regular reports to all Members that have contributed to the Fund on the progress of the decommissioning and on the procedures and technologies that have been used or generated for the decommissioning.

Article 17

Financial Audit

1. A Financial Audit Board (hereinafter “the Board”) shall be established to undertake the audit of the annual accounts of the ITER Organization in accordance with this Article and the Project Resource Management Regulations.

2. Each Member shall be represented on the Board by one Member. The Members of the Board shall be appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the respective Members for a period of three years. The appointment may be extended once for an additional period of three years. The Council shall appoint from among the members the Chair of the Board, who shall serve for a period of two years.

3. The members of the Board shall be independent and shall not seek or take instructions from any Member or any other person and shall report only to the Council.

4. The purposes of the audit shall be to:

a) determine whether all income/expenditure has been received/incurred in a lawful and regular manner and has been accounted for;

b) determine whether the financial management has been sound;

c) provide a statement of assurance as to the reliability of the annual accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions;

d) determine whether expenditures are in conformity with the budget; and

e) examine any matter having potential financial implications for the ITER Organization.

5. The audit shall be based on recognized international principles and standards for accounting.

Article 18

Management Assessment

1. Every two years, the Council shall appoint a Management Assessor who shall assess the management of the activities of the ITER Organization. The scope of the assessment shall be decided by the Council.

2. The Director-General may also call for such assessments following consultation with the Council.

3. The Management Assessor shall be independent and shall not seek or take instructions from any Member or any person and shall report only to the Council.

4. The purpose of the assessment shall be to determine whether the management of the ITER Organization has been sound, in particular with respect to management effectiveness and efficiency in terms of scale of staff.

5. The assessment shall be based on records of the ITER Organization. The Management Assessor shall be granted full access to personnel, books and records as he/she may deem appropriate for this purpose.

6. The ITER Organization shall ensure that the Management Assessor shall abide by its requirements relating to the treatment of sensitive and/or business confidential information, in particular its policies concerning Intellectual Property, Peaceful Uses and Non-Proliferation.

Article 19

International Cooperation

Consistent with this Agreement and upon a unanimous decision of the Council, the ITER Organization may, in furtherance of its purpose, cooperate with other international organizations and institutions, non-Parties, and with organizations and institutions of non-Parties, and conclude agreements or arrangements with them to this effect. The detailed arrangements for such cooperation shall be determined in each case by the Council.

Article 20

Peaceful Uses and Non-Proliferation

1. The ITER Organization and the Members shall use any material, equipment or technology generated or received pursuant to this Agreement solely for peaceful purposes. Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as affecting the rights of the Members to use material, equipment or technology acquired or developed by them independent of this Agreement for their own purposes.

2. Material, equipment or technology received or generated pursuant to this Agreement by the ITER Organization and the Members shall not be transferred to any third party to be used to manufacture or otherwise to acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices or for any non-peaceful purposes.

3. The ITER Organization and the Members shall take appropriate measures to implement this Article in an efficient and transparent manner. To this end, the Council shall interface with appropriate international fora and establish a policy supporting peaceful uses and non-proliferation.

4. In order to support the success of the ITER Project and its non-proliferation policy, the Parties agree to consult on any issues associated with the implementation of this Article.

5. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Members to transfer material, equipment or technology contrary to national export control or related laws and regulations.

6. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the rights and obligations of the Parties that arise from other international agreements concerning non-proliferation of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.

Article 21

Application with regard to EURATOM

In accordance with the Treaty establishing EURATOM, this Agreement shall apply to the territories covered by that Treaty. In accordance with that Treaty and other relevant agreements, it shall also apply to the Republic of Bulgaria, Romania and the Swiss Confederation, participating in the EURATOM fusion programme as fully associated third States.

Article 22

Entry into Force

1. This Agreement is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval in accordance with the procedures of each Signatory.

2. This Agreement shall enter into force 30 days after the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of this Agreement by the People’s Republic of China, EURATOM, the Republic of India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America.

3. If this Agreement has not entered into force within one year after signature, a meeting of the Signatories shall be convened by the Depositary to decide what course of action shall be undertaken to facilitate its entering into force.

Article 23

Accession

1. After the entry into force of this Agreement, any State or international organization may accede to and become a Party to this Agreement following a unanimous decision of the Council.

2. Any State or international organization that wishes to accede to this Agreement shall notify the Director-General, who shall inform the Members of this request at least six months before it is submitted to the Council for decision.

3. The Council shall determine the conditions of accession of any State or international organization.

4. Accession to this Agreement by a State or international organization shall take effect 30 days after the Depositary has received both the instrument of accession and the notification referred to in Article 12 (5) .

Article 24

Duration and Termination

1. This Agreement shall have an initial duration of 35 years. The last five years of this period, or shorter if agreed with the Host State, shall be dedicated to the de-activation of the ITER facilities.

2. The Council shall, at least eight years before the expiry of this Agreement, establish a Special Committee, chaired by the Director-General, that shall advise it on whether the duration of this Agreement should be extended having regard to the progress of the ITER Project. The Special Committee shall assess the technical and scientific state of the ITER facilities and reasons for the possible extension of this Agreement and, before recommending to extend this Agreement, the financial aspects in terms of required budget and impact on the de-activation and decommissioning costs. The Special Committee shall submit its report to the Council within one year after its establishment.

3. On the basis of the report, the Council shall decide by unanimity at least six years before the expiry whether to extend the duration of this Agreement.

4. The Council may not extend the duration of this Agreement for a period of more than 10 years in total, nor may the Council extend this Agreement if such extension would alter the nature of the activities of the ITER Organization or the framework of financial contribution of the Members.

5. At least six years before the expiry of this Agreement, the Council shall confirm the foreseen end of this Agreement and decide the arrangements for the de-activation phase and the dissolution of the ITER Organization.

6. This Agreement may be terminated by agreement of all Parties, allowing the necessary time for de-activation and ensuring the necessary funds for decommissioning.

Article 25

Settlement of Disputes

1. Any issue arising among the Parties or between one or more Parties and the ITER Organization out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled by consultation, mediation or other procedures to be agreed, such as arbitration. The parties concerned shall meet to discuss the nature of any such issue with a view to an early resolution.

2. If the parties concerned are unable to resolve their dispute in consultation, either party may request the Chair of the Council (or if the Chair has been elected from a Member that is a party to the dispute, a Member of the Council representing a Member that is not a party to the dispute) to act as a mediator at a meeting to attempt to resolve the dispute. Such meeting shall be convened within 30 days following a request by a party for mediation and concluded within 60 days thereafter, immediately following which the mediator shall provide a report of the mediation, which report shall be prepared in consultation with the Members other than the parties to the dispute with a recommendation for resolution of the dispute.

3. If the parties concerned are unable to resolve their dispute through consultations or mediation, they may agree to submit the dispute to an agreed form of dispute resolution in accordance with procedures to be agreed.

Article 26

Withdrawal

1. After this Agreement has been in force for ten years, any Party other than the Host Party may notify the Depositary of its intention to withdraw.

2. Withdrawal shall not affect the withdrawing Party’s contribution to the construction cost of the ITER facilities. If a Party withdraws during the period of operation of ITER, it shall also contribute its agreed share of the cost of decommissioning the ITER facilities.

3. Withdrawal shall not affect any continuing right, obligation, or legal situation of a Party created through the execution of this Agreement prior to its withdrawal.

4. The withdrawal shall take effect at the end of the Financial Year following the year the notification referred to in paragraph 1 is given.

5. The details of withdrawal shall be documented by the ITER Organization in consultation with the withdrawing Party.

Article 27

Annexes

The Annex on Information and Intellectual Property and the Annex on Site Support shall form an integral part of this Agreement.

Article 28

Amendments

1. Any Party may propose an amendment to this Agreement.

2. Proposed amendments shall be considered by the Council, for recommendation to the Parties by unanimity.

3. Amendments are subject to ratification, acceptance or approval in accordance with the procedures of each Party and shall enter into force 30 days after the deposit of the instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval by all Parties.

Article 29

Depositary

1. The Director-General of the IAEA shall be the Depositary of this Agreement.

2. The original of this Agreement shall be deposited with the Depositary, who shall send certified copies thereof to the Signatories, and to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration and publication pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

3. The Depositary shall notify all Signatory and acceding States and international organizations of:

a) the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;

b) the date of deposit of each notification received in accordance with Article 12 (5);

c) the date of entry into force of this Agreement and of amendments as provided for under Article 28;

d) any notification by a Party of its intention to withdraw from this Agreement; and

e) the termination of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Agreement.

Done at Paris on 21 November 2006, in a single original, in the English language.

Annex on Information and Intellectual Property

Article 1

Subject Matter and Definitions

1.1 This Annex covers the dissemination, exchange, use and protection of information and intellectual property pertaining to protectable subject matter, in the execution of this Agreement. Unless otherwise provided, the terms used in this Annex shall have the same meaning as in this Agreement.

1.2 Information shall mean published data, drawings, designs, computations, reports and other documents, documented data or methods of research and development, as well as the description of inventions and discoveries, whether or not protectable, which are not covered by the term Intellectual Property as defined in paragraph 1.3 below.

1.3 Intellectual Property shall have the meaning defined in Article 2 of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, done at Stockholm on July 14, 1967. For the purposes of this Annex, Intellectual Property may include confidential information such as know-how or trade secrets provided that they are unpublished, and in written or otherwise documented form, and

a) have been held in confidence by their owner,

b) are not generally known or available to the public from other sources, and/or are not generally available to the public in printed publications and/or other readable documents,

c) have not been made available by their owner to other parties without an obligation concerning confidentiality, and

d) are not available to the receiving party without an obligation concerning confidentiality.

1.4 Background Intellectual Property shall mean Intellectual Property that has been or is acquired, developed or produced, before the entry into force of this Agreement, or outside of the scope of this Agreement.

1.5 Generated Intellectual Property shall mean Intellectual Property that is generated or acquired with full ownership by a Member, acting through a Domestic Agency or Entity, or by the ITER Organization or jointly pursuant to and in the course of the performance of this Agreement.

1.6 Improvements shall mean any technological advancement to existing Intellectual Property, including derivative works.

1.7 Entity or Entities shall mean any entity with which a Domestic Agency or the ITER Organization has entered into a contract for the supply of goods or services for the purposes of this Agreement.

Article 2

General Provisions

2.1 Subject to the provisions of this Annex, the Members support the widest possible dissemination of Generated Intellectual Property.

2.2 Each Member shall ensure that the other Members and the ITER Organization can obtain the rights to Intellectual Property allocated in accordance with this Annex. Contracts placed by each Member or the ITER Organization with any Entity shall be consistent with the provisions of this Annex. In particular, appropriate public procurement procedures must be followed by all Members and the ITER Organization in order to ensure compliance with this Annex.

The ITER Organization shall properly identify in a timely manner the Background Intellectual Property of the contracting Entities with a view to obtaining for the ITER Organization and the Members access to this Background Intellectual Property in conformity with this Annex.

Each Member shall properly identify in a timely manner the Background Intellectual Property of the contracting Entities with a view to obtaining for the ITER Organization and the Members access to this Background Intellectual Property in conformity with this Annex.

Each Member and the ITER Organization shall ensure access for the ITER Organization and the other Members to inventions and other Intellectual Property generated or incorporated in the execution of the contracts provided that inventors’ rights are respected, in conformity with this Annex.

2.3 This Annex does not alter or prejudice the allocation of rights between a Member and its nationals. Whether the rights concerning Intellectual Property shall be held by a Member or its nationals shall be determined as between themselves in accordance with their applicable laws and regulations.

2.4 If a Member generates or acquires full ownership of Intellectual Property in the course of the execution of this Agreement, the Member shall notify all other Members and the ITER Organization in a timely manner and provide details of such Intellectual Property.

Article 3

Dissemination of Information and Scientific Publications whether or not Copyrighted

Each Member shall be entitled, for non-commercial uses, to translate, reproduce, and publicly distribute Information directly arising from the execution of this Agreement. All publicly distributed copies of a copyrighted work prepared under this provision shall indicate the names of the authors of the work unless an author explicitly declines to be named.

Article 4

Intellectual Property Generated or Incorporated by a Member, a Domestic Agency or Entity

4.1 Generated Intellectual Property:

4.1.1 If protectable subject matter is generated by a Member, a Domestic Agency or Entity in the course of the execution of this Agreement, the Member, the Domestic Agency or Entity shall be entitled to acquire all rights, title and interest in all countries in and to such intellectual property according to applicable laws and regulations.

4.1.2 Any Member, acting through a Domestic Agency or Entity, which has generated Intellectual Property in the course of the execution of this Agreement shall grant on an equal and non-discriminatory basis an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to such Generated Intellectual Property to other Members and the ITER Organization, with the right of the ITER Organization to sub-license, and the right of the other Members to sub-license within their respective territory, for the purposes of publicly sponsored fusion research and development programmes.

4.1.3 Any Member, acting through a Domestic Agency or Entity, which has generated Intellectual Property in the course of the execution of this Agreement shall make available on an equal and non-discriminatory basis a non-exclusive license to such Generated Intellectual Property to the other Members for commercial fusion use, with the right to sub-license for such use by such Members’ own domestic third parties within such Members’ own territory on terms no less favorable than the basis upon which such Member licenses such Generated Intellectual Property to third parties within or outside such Member’s own territory. As long as such terms have been offered such license shall not be denied. The above license may be revoked only in case the licensee does not fulfil its contractual obligations.

4.1.4 Any Member, acting through a Domestic Agency or Entity, which has generated Intellectual Property pursuant to this Agreement is encouraged to enter into commercial arrangements with the other Members, Domestic Agencies, Entities and third parties in order to allow use of Generated Intellectual Property in fields other than fusion.

4.1.5 Members, and their Domestic Agencies or Entities, that license or sub-license Generated or Background Intellectual Property pursuant to this Annex, will maintain records of any such licensing, which records will be available to other Members, such as through the ITER Organization.

4.2 Background Intellectual Property:

4.2.1 Background Intellectual Property shall remain the property of the party that owns this intellectual property.

4.2.2 Any Member, acting through a Domestic Agency or Entity, which has incorporated Background Intellectual Property, except confidential information such as know-how and trade secrets into the items provided to the ITER Organization which Background Intellectual Property is required:

— construct, operate, use or integrate technology for research and development in relation to the ITER facilities,

— to maintain or repair the item provided, or

— when decided necessary by the Council, in advance of any public procurement,

shall grant on an equal and non-discriminatory basis an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to such Background Intellectual Property to other Members and to the ITER Organization, with the right of the ITER Organization to sub-license and the right of Members to sub-license to their research institutes and institutes of higher education within their respective territory for the purposes of publicly sponsored fusion research and development programmes.

4.2.3 (a) Any Member, acting through a Domestic Agency or Entity, which has incorporated background confidential information into the items provided to the ITER Organization which background confidential information is required:

— to construct, operate, use or integrate technology for research and development in relation to the ITER facilities,

— to maintain or repair the item,

— when decided necessary by the Council, in advance of any public procurement, or

— for safety, for quality assurance and quality control reasons as required by regulatory authorities,

shall ensure that the ITER Organization has an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license available to use such background confidential information including manuals or instructional training materials for the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of the ITER facilities.

(b) When confidential information is made available to the ITER Organization, it must be clearly marked so, and transmitted pursuant to an arrangement for confidentiality. The recipient of such information shall use it only for purposes set forth in 4.2.3 (a) and shall preserve its confidentiality to the extent provided in that arrangement. Compensation for damages arising from the misuse of such background confidential information by the ITER Organization shall be paid by the ITER Organization.

4.2.4 Any Member, acting through a Domestic Agency or Entity, which has incorporated background confidential information such as know how or trade secrets into the items provided to the ITER Organization which background confidential information is required:

— to construct, operate, use or integrate technology for research and development in relation to the ITER facilities,

— to maintain or repair the item provided, or

— when decided necessary by the Council, in advance of any public procurement,

shall use its best efforts to either grant a commercial license to such background confidential information or supply the same items incorporating the background confidential information to the receiving party by means of private contracts with financial compensation for publicly sponsored fusion research and development programmes of a Member on terms no less favorable than the basis upon which such Member licenses such background confidential information or supplies the same items to third parties within or outside such Member’s own territory. As long as such terms have been offered, such license or supply of such item shall not be denied. The license, if granted, may be revoked only in case the licensee does not fulfil its contractual obligations.

4.2.5 Any Member, acting through a Domestic Agency or Entity, which has incorporated Background Intellectual Property, including background confidential information, in the execution of this Agreement shall use its best efforts to make sure that the component incorporating the Background Intellectual Property is available on reasonable terms and conditions, or use its best efforts to grant on an equal and non-discriminatory basis a non-exclusive license to the other Members for commercial fusion use, with the right to sub-license for such use by such Members’ own domestic third parties within such Members’ own territory, on terms no less favorable than the basis upon which such Member licenses such Background Intellectual Property to third parties within or outside such Member’s own territory. As long as such terms have been offered, such license shall not be denied. The above license may be revoked only in case the licensee does not fulfil its contractual obligations.

4.2.6 Any Member, acting through a Domestic Agency or Entity, is encouraged to make available for commercial purposes other than those set out in Article 4.2.5 to the other Members, any Background Intellectual Property incorporated into the items provided to the ITER Organization which Background Intellectual Property was required:

— to construct, operate, use or integrate technology for research and development in relation to the ITER facilities,

— to maintain or repair the item provided, or

— when decided necessary by the Council, in advance of any public procurement.

Such Background Intellectual Property, if licensed by the owners to the Members, shall be licensed on an equal and non-discriminatory basis.

4.3 Licensing to Third Parties of Non-Members:

Any license on Generated Intellectual Property granted by the Members to third parties of non-Members shall be subject to the rules on licensing to third parties determined by the Council. Such rules shall be determined by unanimous decision of the Council.

Article 5

Intellectual Property Generated or Incorporated by the ITER Organization

5.1 Generated Intellectual Property:

5.1.1 Where intellectual property is generated by the ITER Organization, in the course of the execution of this Agreement, it shall be owned by the ITER Organization. The ITER Organization shall develop appropriate procedures for the recording, reporting and protection of the Intellectual Property.

5.1.2 Such intellectual property shall be licensed by the ITER Organization to the Members on an equal, non-discriminatory, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free basis, with the right of the Members to sub-license within their territory for the purpose of fusion research and development.

5.1.3 Generated Intellectual Property that has been developed or acquired by the ITER Organization in the course of the execution of this Agreement shall be licensed to the Members on an equal, non-discriminatory, non-exclusive basis for commercial use, with the right to sub-license for such use by such Members’ own domestic third parties within such Members’ own territory on terms no less favorable than the basis upon which the ITER Organization licenses such Generated Intellectual Property to third parties. As long as such terms have been offered, such license shall not be denied. The above license may be revoked only in case the licensee does not fulfil its contractual obligations.

5.2 Background Intellectual Property:

5.2.1 Provided that it has the pertinent rights, when the ITER Organization incorporates Background Intellectual Property which is required:

— to construct, operate, use or integrate technology for research and development in relation to the ITER facilities,

— to create improvements and derivative works,

— to repair and maintain the ITER facilities, or

— when decided necessary by the Council, in advance of any public procurement,

the ITER Organization shall make the necessary arrangements in order to sub-license that Background Intellectual Property on an equal and non-discriminatory basis by an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to the Members, with the right of the Members to sub-license within their respective territory for the purpose of fusion research and development. The ITER Organization shall make its best efforts to acquire the pertinent rights.

5.2.2 For Background Intellectual Property, including background confidential information, incorporated by the ITER Organization in the course of the execution of this Agreement, the ITER Organization shall use its best efforts to make available on an equal and non-discriminatory basis a non-exclusive license to the Members for commercial fusion use, with the right to sub-license for such use by such Members’ own domestic third parties within such Members’ own territory on terms no less favorable than the basis upon which the ITER Organization licenses such Background Intellectual Property to third parties. As long as such terms have been offered, such license shall not be denied. The above license may be revoked only in case the licensee does not fulfil its contractual obligations.

5.2.3 The ITER Organization shall use its best efforts to make available to the Members any Background Intellectual Property, including background confidential information, for purposes other than those set out in Article 5.2.2. Such Background Intellectual Property, if licensed by the ITER Organization to the Members, shall be licensed on an equal and non-discriminatory basis.

5.3 Licensing to third parties of a non-Member:

Any license granted by the ITER Organization to third parties of a non-Member shall be subject to the rules on licensing to third parties determined by the Council. Such rules shall be determined by unanimous decision of the Council.

Article 6

Intellectual Property Generated by the ITER Organization’s Staff and other Researchers

6.1 Intellectual Property generated by directly employed and seconded staff of the ITER Organization shall be owned by the ITER Organization and treated in corresponding employment contracts or regulations consistent with the provisions set out herein.

6.2 Intellectual Property generated by visiting researchers who are participating in the activities of the ITER Organization through an arrangement with the ITER Organization for undertaking specific activities and who are directly involved in general programmes of the ITER Organization exploitation, shall be owned by the ITER Organization unless otherwise agreed by the Council.

6.3 Intellectual Property generated by visiting researchers not involved in general programmes of the ITER Organization exploitation shall be subject to an arrangement with the ITER Organization pursuant to conditions established by the Council.

Article 7

Protection of Intellectual Property

7.1 When a Member acquires or seeks protection for Generated Intellectual Property developed or acquired by that Member, such Member shall notify in a timely manner and provide details of such protection to all other Members and to the ITER Organization. If a Member decides not to exercise its right to seek protection for Generated Intellectual Property in any country or region, it shall notify the ITER Organization in a timely manner of its decision, and the ITER Organization may then seek to obtain such protection either directly or via the Members.

7.2 For Generated Intellectual Property developed or acquired by the ITER Organization, the Council shall adopt, as soon as practicable, appropriate procedures for the reporting, protection and recording of such Intellectual Property for example through the creation of a database to which the Members may have access.

7.3 In the event of a joint creation, the participating Members and/or the ITER Organization shall have the right to seek to obtain in co-ownership Intellectual Property in any State they choose.

7.4 There shall be co-ownership of Intellectual Property when created by two or more Members or by one or more Members together with the ITER Organization and when the features of such intellectual property are not capable of being separated for the purpose of applying for, obtaining and/or maintaining in force the protection of the relevant intellectual property right. In such a case the joint creators shall agree among themselves by means of a co-ownership arrangement on the allocation of and the terms of exercising the ownership of the said Intellectual Property.

Article 8

Decommissioning

8.1 For the decommissioning phase after the transfer of the facilities to the Host State, the Host Party shall provide to the other Members all relevant information, whether published or not, generated or used during the decommissioning of the ITER facilities.

8.2 Intellectual Property generated by the Host State during the decommissioning phase shall not be affected by this Annex.

Article 9

Termination and Withdrawal

9.1 The Council shall, as necessary, address any issues relating to the termination of this Agreement or the withdrawal of a Party in so far as they relate to Intellectual Property, that are not fully addressed in this Agreement.

9.2 The Intellectual Property rights conferred and obligations imposed upon the Members and the ITER Organization by the provisions of this Annex, in particular all granted licenses, shall subsist after the termination of this Agreement, or after the withdrawal of a Party.

Article 10

Royalties

Royalties received from the licensing of Intellectual Property by the ITER Organization shall be a resource of the ITER Organization.

Article 11

Settlement of Disputes

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Annex shall be settled in accordance with Article 25 of this Agreement.

Article 12

Awards to Inventors

The Council shall determine appropriate terms and conditions for the remuneration of the Staff when such Staff generates Intellectual Property.

Article 13

Liability

When negotiating license arrangements, the ITER Organization and the Members shall, as appropriate, include suitable provisions governing their respective liabilities, rights and obligations arising from the execution of those license arrangements.

Annex on Site Support

Article 1

Site Support Agreement

1. The Host Party shall make or cause to be made available to the ITER Organization land, facilities, buildings, goods and services in support of the site as summarized in this Annex. The Host Party may designate an entity to act on its behalf for this purpose.

2.The details of such support, as well as the procedures for cooperation between the ITER Organization and the Host Party or its designated entity (hereinafter “the Host”), shall be covered by an agreement (hereinafter “the Site Support Agreement”) to be concluded between them.

Article 2

Duration of the Agreement

The Host shall provide the site support to the ITER Organization throughout the period from the establishment of the ITER Organization to the expiry or termination of this Agreement.

Article 3

Liaison Committee

The ITER Organization and the Host shall establish a liaison committee to ensure the effective provision of the support covered by this Annex under the terms of the Site Support Agreement.

Article 4

Land, Buildings, Facilities and Access

The Host shall at its own expense provide the ITER site under the conditions set out in the ITER Site Requirements and Site Design Assumptions as adopted in 2000 (hereinafter the “Reference Conditions”) by the Council established under the Agreement among the European Atomic Energy Community, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America on Cooperation in the Engineering Design Activities for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (hereinafter “the ITER EDA”) and other specific facilities and services as set out below:

a) Land to be put at the disposal free of charge to the ITER Organization allowing for the construction, use and possible extension of all the ITER buildings and auxiliary services which are referred to in the Final Report of the ITER EDA;

b) Main services to be supplied to the site boundary:- water, electricity, sewage and drainage, alarm systems;

c) Roads, Paths and Bridges, including adaptations, as necessary, to the route between the Port Autonome de Marseille and the ITER site to provide access to the site boundary for the maximum size and weights of equipment to be delivered for the ITER Project and for Staff and visitors;

d) Transportation services from the Port Autonome de Marseille or in case of air transport the Marignane airport to the ITER site of components contributed by the Parties;

e) Temporary accommodation as required for the ITER Organization at or near the ITER site until the final buildings and facilities of the ITER Organization are ready for occupation;

f) Power supplies: installation and maintenance up to the site boundary of power supplies able to provide up to 500 MW for pulsed loads as well as a capability to draw from the grid 120 MW continuous electrical power without interruption because of connection maintenance;

g) Water cooling supply to dissipate on average 450 MW (thermal) energy to the environment; and

h) Connection to computer network and telecommunication lines with large capacity.

Article 5

Services

In addition to the items referred to in Article 4 of this Annex, the Host shall supply at its own expense or charged at proven cost, in accordance with the Site Support Agreement, such technical, administrative and general services as are required by the ITER Organization. Such services shall include, but are not limited to:

a) support staff, in addition to Staff assigned from the Host to the ITER Organization under Article 8 of this Agreement;

b) medical services facilities;

c) emergency services;

d) security-alarm system and its facilities;

e) cafeteria;

f) support to licensing process;

g) support to safety management;

h) support to language courses;

i) services for the management and disposal of radioactive wastes arising from ITER operations;

j) relocation and settlement support;

k) bus service to and from work;

l) recreation, social and welfare facilities;

m) utility services and supplies;

n) library and multi-media services;

o) environmental monitoring, including radiation monitoring; and

p) site services (waste disposal, cleaning and gardening).

Article 6

Education

The Host shall, at its own expense, establish an international school for the education of the children of Staff and provide pre-university education according to an international core curriculum to be developed in consultation with the educational authorities of the non-Host Parties, and shall facilitate the implementation of additional curricular elements specific to and supported by non-Host Parties. The non-Host Parties shall use their best efforts to assist the development of the school and the accreditation of its curriculum by their respective authorities.

聯合實施國際熱核聚變實驗堆計劃建立國際聚變能組織的協定

前言

歐洲原子能共同體、中華人民共和國政府、印度共和國政府、日本國政府、大韓民國政府、俄羅斯聯邦政府和美利堅合眾國政府：

憶及在國際原子能機構庇護下，ITER工程設計活動成功完成，提出了驗證聚變能源可行性的研究裝置的詳細完整、充分整合的工程設計資料，以供協定各方使用；

強調聚變能作為取之不盡，滿足環保要求、有很強經濟競爭力的能源的長期潛力；

確信ITER是開發聚變能源道路上要採取的下一個重要步驟，且現在正是在聚變能研發進展基礎上啟動ITER項目的合適時機；

考慮到2005年6月28日在莫斯科召開的ITER部長級會議期間ITER談判各方代表的聯合宣言；

認識到2002年世界可持續發展峰會呼籲各國政府加大多種能源技術研發力度，包括可再生能源、能源效率以及先進能源技術；

強調ITER的聯合實施對驗證和平利用聚變能的科學技術可行性，以及對激發年輕一代熱愛聚變事業等方面具有的重要意義；

堅信ITER計劃整體目標的實現要靠ITER組織圍繞科技目標制定公共國際研究計劃，並由各方優秀研究人員共同參與該計劃的發展與執行；

強調ITER裝置的建造、運行、開發利用、去活化和退役等過程中安全性和可靠性對驗證聚變能源的安全性，提高其社會接受度的重要意義；

堅信真誠合作對實施這一時間長、規模大的聚變能研發計劃的重要性；

認識到出於聚變能研究的目的，各方平等分享項目的科技成果，而涉及項目運作的其他權益則平衡分配；

希望繼續就此事業與國際原子能機構進行富有成效的合作。

茲協議如下：

第一條

ITER組織的建立

一、ITER國際聚變能組織（以下簡稱“ITER組織”）據此建立。

二、ITER組織的總部（以下簡稱“總部”）設在聖堡萊杜萊斯（法國羅納河口省）。在本協定中，歐洲原子能共同體是“東道方”，法國是“東道國”。

第二條

ITER組織的目的

ITER組織的目的是保障並促進第四條所指的成員方（以下簡稱“成員方”）之間合作實施ITER這一旨在驗證和平利用聚變能科學技術可行性的國際計劃，其基本特徵是實現可持續聚變發電。

第三條

ITER組織的職能

一、ITER組織應：

1. 按照ITER工程設計活動最終報告（ITER工程設計活動文件系列第21冊）中提出的技術目標和總體設計，並根據本協定規定必要時可能採用的補充技術文件，進行ITER裝置的建造、運行、開發利用和去活化，並保障ITER裝置的退役；

2. 鼓勵成員方中參與國內聚變能研發計劃的實驗室、其他院所和個人對ITER裝置進行開發利用；

3. 促進公眾對聚變能的理解和認同；

4. 根據本協定，開展其他實現組織目標所必要的活動。

二、ITER組織在履行職能時，應特別注意與當地社區保持良好關係。

第四條

ITER組織的成員方

本協定締約方應是ITER組織的成員方。

第五條

法人資格

一、ITER組織具有國際法主體資格，有權與國家和/或國際組織締結協定。

二、ITER組織具有法人資格，在成員方領土上享有所需法定權利，包括：

1. 簽訂合同；

2. 購置、持有和處置財產；

3. 獲得許可證；

4. 提起訴訟。

第六條

理事會

一、ITER組織的首要機構為理事會。理事會由各成員方的代表組成。每個成員方任命的代表不超過4名。

二、協定生效3個月內，第二十九條所指的保存人若收到各成員方在本協定第十二條第五款中提及的正式通知，應召開第一次理事會。理事會第一次會議應在本協定生效後3個月內由本協定保存人召集召開。

三、理事會從其理事中選舉主席和副主席各一名，任期1年，並可續任不超過3次，總任期最長不超過4年。

四、理事會應採用一致同意的方式通過其議事規則。

五、除非另有決定，理事會每年應召開2次會議。理事會可以應某成員方或總幹事的請求決定召開特別會議。理事會會議應在總部召開，理事會另有決定除外。

六、理事會可以酌情決定召開部長級會議。

七、理事會應按照本協定，對ITER組織為實現其目標而開展的活動負有推動、全面指導和監督之責任。理事會可以按照本協定，就本協定範圍內的任何問題或事項做出決定和提出建議。尤其是，理事會應：

1. 決定對總幹事的任命、更換及任期的延長；

2. 根據總幹事建議，通過並在必要時修訂ITER組織的《職員管理條例》和《項目資源管理條例》；

3. 根據總幹事建議，決定ITER組織的主要管理結構和人員配備；

4. 根據總幹事建議，任命高級職員；

5. 參照第十七條，任命財務審計委員會成員；

6. 根據第十八條，決定ITER組織管理評估的工作範圍，並為此任命一名管理評估員；

7. 根據總幹事建議，決定ITER計劃各階段總預算以及本款第10項中提及的年度更新的允許調整範圍，以及核准初始的第九條所指的《ITER項目計劃》和《資源預估》；

8. 核准總費用分攤方案的調整；

9. 經有關成員方同意，在不改變總費用分攤比例的情況下，核准採購分配調整方案；

10. 核准《ITER項目計劃》及《資源預估》的年度更新，並相應核准年度計劃和通過ITER組織的年度預算；

11. 核准ITER組織的年度賬務；

12. 通過年度報告；

13. 必要時，根據第三條第一款第1項，通過補充技術文件；

14. 必要時，建立理事會輔助機構；

15. 根據第十九條批准締結國際合作協議或安排；

16. 決定對土地和其他不動產的購置、出售和抵押；

17. 根據總幹事建議，按照第十條，通過知識產權管理與信息擴散規則；

18. 根據總幹事建議，經有關成員方同意，按照第十三條，批准建立派駐機構的細節安排。理事會應定期檢查所建派駐機構的延續問題；

19. 根據總幹事建議，批准確立ITER總部和派駐機構所在成員方或國家與ITER組織之間關係的協議或安排；

20. 根據總幹事建議，批准為促進各成員方內部相關聚變計劃之間的合作所開展的工作，以及為促進這些計劃與ITER組織之間的合作所開展的工作；

21. 根據第二十三條，做出其他國家或國際組織加入本協定的決定；

22. 根據第二十八條，向各成員方提議對本協定的修改；

23. 決定接受或發放貸款、提供擔保和抵押，並提供與之相關的附屬擔保物；

24. 決定是否提議由國際出口控制機構考慮將材料、設備和技術納入其控制清單，並參照第二十條制定支持和平利用和不擴散的政策；

25. 批准第十五條所述賠償安排；

26. 根據第十二條第三款決定放棄豁免，擁有按照本協定實現ITER組織目的和執行ITER組織職能所需要的其他權力。

八、理事會應就本條第七款第1、2、3、7、8、15、21、22、23、24、25、26項及第十款所述加權投票體系採用一致同意的方式決策。

九、除本條第八款規定的事項外，成員方應盡其最大努力就其他事項達成一致。若無法達成一致，理事會應按照本條第十款通過加權表決做出決定。涉及本協定第十四條事項的決定應徵得東道方同意。

十、成員方各自選票的權重應反映其對ITER組織的貢獻。加權投票的體系方式，包括選票的分配和決策規則，應在理事會議事規則中加以確定。

第七條

總幹事和職員

一、總幹事是ITER組織行使其法定權力的首席執行官和代表。總幹事的行為應符合本協定和理事會的決定，在履行職責時應對理事會負責。

二、總幹事由職員協助完成工作。職員應由ITER組織直接僱用人員和成員方派遣的借調人員組成。

三、總幹事任期5年。總幹事可續任一次，時間不超過5年。

四、總幹事應採取一切必要措施管理ITER組織、實施組織活動、執行組織政策、實現組織目的。尤其是，總幹事應：

1. 起草並向理事會提交：

（1） ITER計劃各階段總預算和調整的允許範圍；

（2）《ITER項目計劃》、《資源預估》及其年度更新；

（3） 批准的總預算內的年度預算，包括年度貢獻與年度決算；

（4） 高級職員任命和ITER組織主要管理結構的建議；

（5）《職員管理條例》；

（6）《項目資源管理條例》；

（7） 年度報告；

2. 任命、指導和監督職員；

3. 負責安全和採取一切必要的組織措施以遵守第十四條所述法規；

4. 必要時與東道國合作，獲得ITER裝置的建造、運行和開發利用所需的批准書和許可證；

5. 促進成員方國內相關聚變研究計劃之間，以及這些計劃與ITER組織之間的協作；

6. 確保ITER組織使用的採購部件和系統的質量和適配性；

7. 必要時向理事會提交第三條第一款第1項中所述的補充技術文件；

8. 經理事會事先批准，根據第十九條締結國際合作協議和安排，並且監督其實施；

9. 安排理事會會議；

10. 按照理事會要求，協助理事會的輔助機構執行任務；

11. 從進度、結果和質量上監督和控制年度計劃的執行，並驗收完成的任務。

五、除非理事會另有決定，總幹事應出席理事會會議。

六、在不抵觸第十四條的情況下，ITER組織總幹事和職員的責任應具有完整的國際性。在履行其職責時，他們不得尋求或接受ITER組織外任何政府或任何權利部門的指示。每個成員方都應尊重總幹事和職員責任的國際性，不得試圖影響他們履行其職責。

七、職員應支持總幹事履行其職責，並接受總幹事的管理。

八、總幹事應按照《職員管理條例》任命職員。

九、每名職員的任期不超過5年。

十、ITER組織的職員應根據實施ITER組織活動的需要由合格的科技和行政管理人員組成。

十一、職員的任命應考慮其資質，並考慮按照各個成員方貢獻額適當分配職位。

十二、成員方可以按照本協定和相關規定，向ITER組織派遣、借調工作人員和訪問學者。

第八條

ITER組織的資源

一、ITER組織的資源應包括：

1. 實物貢獻-參見《ITER建造、運行、去活化、退役階段價格估算及各方貢獻模式》文件，包括：

（1） 符合所達成技術規格的專門部件、設備、材料和其他貨物與服務；

（2） 成員方派遣的借調職員；

2. 成員方提供給ITER組織預算的資金貢獻（以下簡稱“現金貢獻”）-參見《ITER建造、運行、去活化、退役階段價格估算及各方貢獻模式》文件；

3. 按照理事會核准的上限和條件所得到的額外現金和實物資源。

二、各成員方在本協定有效期限內的貢獻應參照《ITER建造、運行、去活化、退役階段價格估算及各方貢獻模式》和《ITER項目各階段成本分攤》文件，並可根據理事會一致同意的方式加以更新。

三、ITER組織的資源應專用於促進實現第二條確定的ITER組織的目的和實施第三條確定的ITER組織的職能。

四、除非理事會另行批准，各成員方應通過一個適當的法人實體（以下簡稱該成員方的“國內機構”）向ITER組織提供其貢獻。成員方直接向ITER組織提供現金貢獻應不需理事會批准。

第九條

《項目資源管理條例》

一、《項目資源管理條例》的目的是確保穩妥的ITER組織財務管理。這些條例應包含但不限於以下主要原則：

1. 財政年度；

2. ITER組織應用於結算、預算和資源評估目的的記賬單位或貨幣單位；

3. 《ITER項目計劃》和《資源預估》的表述和結構；

4. 用於編制和採納年度預算的程序、年度預算和內部財務控制的執行；

5. 成員方的貢獻；

6. 合同的簽署；

7. 貢獻的管理；

8. 退役基金的管理。

二、總幹事應每年編制並向理事會提交更新的《ITER項目計劃》和《資源預估》。

三、《ITER項目計劃》應明確ITER組織執行其各項職能的計劃，並貫穿本協定始終。它應：

1. 概述整體規劃，包括為實現組織目的而設定的時間表和主要里程碑，並按照總體規劃總結ITER項目的進展；

2. 表述ITER組織在未來5年（若建造階段長於5年則為建造階段）活動計劃的具體目標與時間表；

3. 提出ITER項目風險評估及規避和緩解風險措施等方面的合適意見。

四、ITER《資源預估》應對已支出資源、今後為執行《ITER項目計劃》所需資源及資源供給計劃做出全面分析。

第十條

信息和知識產權

一、根據本協定及《信息和知識產權附件》，ITER組織和成員方應支持最大合適範圍內傳播在執行本協定過程中產生的信息和知識產權。本條及《信息和知識產權附件》的實施應對所有成員方和組織平等、非歧視。

二、ITER組織在工作中應保證所有科學成果在獲得必要保護所需合理時間後得以出版或廣泛傳播。基於那些成果的任何著作版權應歸ITER組織所有，除非本協定及《信息和知識產權附件》另有專門規定。

三、當根據本協定簽署將要實施的工作合同時，ITER組織和成員方應在此類合同中納入關於所產生知識產權的條款，明確獲得、公開和使用此類知識產權的權利。這些條款應符合本協定及《信息和知識產權附件》的規定。

四、執行本協定產生或納入的知識產權應按照《信息和知識產權附件》的規定加以處理。

第十一條

場址支持

一、東道方應根據《場址支持附件》所列條件，直接或間接地向ITER組織提供該附件歸納的實施ITER計劃所需要的場地支持。東道方可為此目的指定一個實體作為其代表，但這不應影響東道方有關本條款的義務。

二、經理事會批准，在ITER組織與東道方或其指定實體之間有關場址支持的合作細節和程序，應由他們之間簽署的《場址支持協定》加以確定。

第十二條

特權與豁免

一、ITER組織的財產和資產，在各成員方境內享有為履行其職責所必需的特權與豁免。

二、總幹事、工作人員和各成員方在理事會和輔助機關的代表及他們的代理人和專家，在各成員方境內享有為履行其與ITER組織有關的職責所必需的特權與豁免。

三、當有權放棄豁免的當局認為豁免有礙司法公正，而放棄該項豁免並不妨害給予豁免的本旨，並在ITER組織、總幹事和工作人員的情況下，理事會認為放棄該項豁免不會妨害ITER組織及其成員方的利益時，應當放棄本條第一款和第二款規定的特權與豁免。

四、根據本協定授予的特權與豁免不得減損或影響ITER組織、總幹事或工作人員遵守協定第十四條所述法律和法規的義務。

五、各成員方應在完成為落實本條第一款和第二款所採取的法律行動後書面通知保存人。

六、保存人應在收到所有締約方根據本條第五款提交的通知後通知各成員方。

七、ITER組織與東道國應簽訂《總部協定》。

第十三條

派駐機構

各成員方應接納一個由ITER組織建立和運作的派駐機構，以滿足ITER組織實施其職能、實現其目的之需要。ITER組織應與各成員方簽署派駐機構協議。

第十四條

公眾健康、安全、許可和環境保護

ITER組織應遵守東道國公眾健康安全、職業健康安全、核安全、輻射防護、許可、核物質、環境保護和防止惡意滋事等方面現行有效的國家法律法規。

第十五條

責任

一、ITER組織的合同責任應受相關合同條款約束，這些條款的解釋應符合適用該合同的法律。

二、對於非合同責任，ITER組織應適度賠償由其引起的所有損害，或採取其他補救措施，以滿足按相關法律規定ITER組織應承擔法律責任的要求。賠償的細節應經理事會批准，本條款不應解釋為ITER組織放棄豁免。

三、ITER組織為第一款和第二款所述責任的任何賠償支付，及與其相關的費用和支出，應視為《項目資源管理條例》中定義的“運行費用”。

四、當第二款所述損害賠償費用超過ITER組織年度運行預算和/或保險可用金時，各成員方應通過理事會進行協商，以便ITER組織能夠通過尋求增加總預算實現第二款所述賠償。增加總預算應根據第六條第八款由理事會一致同意的方式做出決定。

五、在ITER組織的成員資格不應帶來成員方對ITER組織的行動、疏忽或義務的責任。

六、本協定的內容不應削弱，或被解釋為成員方放棄在他國領土或本國領土上享有的豁免。

第十六條

退役

一、在ITER運行階段，ITER組織應建立基金，用於ITER裝置的退役。基金產生的形式、基金的預估與調整、變更的條件，及其向東道國移交的條件應在第九條所述《項目資源修理條例》中加以規定。

二、ITER組織應在ITER運行階段結束後的5年內，或在與東道國商定的更短時間內，按照ITER組織與東道國一致同意並在需要時更新的要求處置ITER裝置。然後，ITER組織應將基金和ITER裝置交由東道國退役。

三、東道國接收基金和ITER裝置後，ITER組織應不再對ITER裝置承擔任何責任，除非ITER組織與東道國另有協議。

四、ITER組織和東道國各自的權利和義務，以及雙方涉及退役的對話渠道應在本協定第十二條所述《總部協定》中加以規定，其中ITER組織和東道國至少應達成以下兩條共識：

1. ITER裝置移交後，東道國應繼續受本協定第二十條條款約束；

2. 東道國應定期向所有基金捐資成員方提供關於退役進展及關於退役中所使用或所產生工藝和技術的報告。

第十七條

財務審計

一、應建立財務審計委員會（以下簡稱“委員會”）。委員會的任務是根據本條款和《項目資源管理條例》，對ITER組織的年度結算進行審計。

二、每成員方應在委員會中有一名委員作為代表。理事會應根據各成員方的建議任命委員會委員，任期3年。任命可延續一次，續期3年。理事會應從委員中任命一名委員會主席，任期2年。

三、委員會委員應獨立工作，不應尋求或聽從任何成員方或其他人的指令，並應僅向理事會報告。

四、審計目的應是：

1. 確定所有收入和支出程序是否正規合法，是否列入決算；

2. 確定財務管理是否穩妥；

3. 提供能夠證明年度賬目可靠性及優先交易合法性和正規性的聲明；

4. 確定各項支出是否符合預算；

5. 審查對ITER組織可能存在財務影響的任何事項。

五、審計工作應依據國際公認的會計原則和標準。

第十八條

管理評估

一、理事會應每兩年指定一名管理評估員。評估員應對ITER組織工作的管理進行評估。評估範圍應由理事會決定。

二、總幹事也可商理事會啟動類似評估。

三、管理評估員應獨立工作，不應尋求或聽從任何成員方或其他人的指令，並應僅向理事會報告。

四、評估目的應是確定ITER組織的管理是否穩妥，特別是相對於職員規模而言其管理是否有效、高效。

五、評估應以ITER組織的記錄為依據。管理評估員應有權全面接觸其認為對實現評估目的可能有用的人員、書籍和記錄。

六、ITER組織應確保管理評估員嚴格遵守ITER組織關於處理敏感或商業機密信息的要求，特別是ITER組織關於知識產權、和平利用和不擴散方面的政策。

第十九條

國際合作

為促進組織目標的實現，ITER組織可根據本協定並經理事會一致決定，與其他國際組織和機構、非締約方、非締約方的組織和機構開展合作，並為此簽署協議或做出安排。有關合作的詳細安排應由理事會一事一議。

第二十條

和平利用和不擴散

一、ITER組織及其成員方執行本協定所產生或得到的所有材料、設備或技術應僅用於和平目的。本款的解釋不應影響成員方對出於自身目的獨立於本協定獲得或開發的材料、設備或技術的使用權。

二、ITER組織及成員方執行本協定所得到或產生的材料、設備或技術不應轉讓給任何第三方用於製造或獲得核武器及其他核爆裝置或用於任何非和平目的。

三、ITER組織和成員方應採取適當措施保證本條款的執行有效透明。為此，理事會應與適當的國際組織交換意見，制定促進和平利用和不擴散的政策。

四、為保障ITER計劃及其不擴散政策的成功實施，各成員方一致同意就與執行本條款有關的任何問題進行磋商。

五、本協定不應要求成員方有悖於其國內出口控制或相關法律法規進行材料、設備或技術轉讓。

六、本協定不應影響各成員方源於其他有關不擴散核武器或其他核爆裝置國際協議的權利或義務。

第二十一條

與歐洲原子能共同體有關的適用

根據建立歐洲原子能共同體的條約，本協定應適用於該條約所有適用領土，根據該條約和其他相關協議，本協定應同樣適用於以正式第三方聯繫國身份參加歐洲原子能共同體聚變計劃的保加利亞共和國、羅馬尼亞和瑞士聯邦。

第二十二條

生效

一、本協定應按各簽約方內部程序批准、接受或核准。

二、本協定應在中華人民共和國、歐洲原子能共同體、印度共和國、日本國、大韓民國、俄羅斯聯邦和美利堅合眾國交存本協定的批准、接受或核准文書30天後生效。

三、如果本協定經簽訂後1年內尚未生效，保存人應召集簽約方會議，決定為推動協定早日生效所應採取的行動。

第二十三條

加入

一、本協定生效後，任何國家或國際組織均可經理事會一致同意後加入本協定，成為本協定的締約方。

二、任何希望加入本協定的國家或國際組織應書面通知總幹事。總幹事應在提交理事會決定前至少6個月將此請求通知各成員方。

三、理事會應確定各個國家或國際組織的加入條件。

四、任何國家或國際組織加入本協定的生效時間應在保存人收到其加入文書及第十二條第五款所述通知書30天後。

第二十四條

期限和終止

一、本協定初始期限為35年。該期限內最後5年或經東道國同意的更短時間應專門用於ITER裝置的去活化。

二、理事會應在本協定期滿至少8年前，建立一個以總幹事任主席的特別委員會，該特別委員會應根據ITER進展情況，就是否應延長本協定期限向理事會提出建議。特別委員會應評估ITER裝置的技術和科學狀況；論述本協定需要延期的理由；並在建議本協定延期之前，就所需預算及對去活化和退役費用的影響等財務問題進行評估。特別委員會應在其成立後1年內向理事會提交報告。

三、根據特別委員會提交的報告，理事會應在期滿至少6年前以一致同意方式決定是否延長本協定的期限。

四、理事會延長本協定期限應總共不超過10年。如果延長期限會改變ITER組織工作的性質或改變成員方的財務貢獻框架，理事會不可延長本協定。

五、理事會應在本協定期滿至少6年前，確認本協定的預期終止時間，並決定去活化階段和解散本組織的安排。

六、本協定可經所有締約方一致同意終止，但應確保留出去活化所需時間和退役所需資金。

第二十五條

爭端解決

一、締約方之間、一方或多方與ITER組織之間任何源於或與本協定相關的問題應通過協商、調解或諸如仲裁等其他一致同意的程序加以解決。相關締約方應舉行會議就這類問題的實質進行討論，以便儘早解決。

二、如果相關締約方不能通過協商解決爭端，任何一方都可以請求理事會主席（如果主席是從爭端成員方中選出的，則請求理事會的一位非爭端成員方理事）擔任爭端解決會議的調解人。爭端解決會議應在爭端成員方提出調解要求後30日內舉行，並在此後60日內結束。調解人應在會議結束後立即提交調解報告。在編寫調解報告過程中，調解人應徵求非爭端成員方對解決爭端的建議。

三、如果不能通過協商或調解解決爭端，爭端成員方可同意按照議定程序將爭端提交一致同意的爭端解決方式。

第二十六條

退出

一、本協定生效10年後，東道方以外的任何締約方可將其退出的意願通知保存人。

二、退出不應影響退出締約方對ITER裝置建造費用的貢獻，如果某締約方在ITER運行期間退出，該締約方還應按照已同意貢獻份額承擔ITER裝置退役費用。

三、退出應不影響退出締約方在退出前執行本協定產生的延續權利、義務或法律地位。

四、退出應在第一款所述通知書提出之年的下一財政年度年末生效。

五、退出的細節應由ITER組織與退出締約方協商後以文書形式記載。

第二十七條

附件

《信息和知識產權附件》和《場址支持附件》應成為本協定不可分割的部分。

第二十八條

修訂

一、任何締約方均可提議修訂本協定。

二、所提議的修訂應經理事會審議一致同意後，向各締約方提出建議。

三、修訂應按各締約方內部程序批准、接受或核准，並在各締約方交存批准、接受或核准文書30天後生效。

第二十九條

保存人

一、國際原子能機構總幹事應是本協定的保存人。

二、本協定的正本應交由保存人保存。保存人應將經核對無誤的副本分送各簽約方，並根據《聯合國憲章》第102條送聯合國秘書長登記和公佈。

三、保存人應通知簽約方、加入國和加入本協定的國際組織以下事項：

1. 每份批准、接受、核准或加入文書的交存日期；

2. 根據第十二條第五款收到的每份通知書的交存日期；

3. 本協定生效日期及按第二十八條規定修訂的生效日期；

4. 任何締約方退出本協定的意向通知書；

5. 本協定的終止。

下列簽署人，經正式授權，在本協定上簽字，以昭信守。

二○○六年十一月二十一日訂於巴黎，正本一份，以英文寫成。

信息和知識產權附件

第一條

對象和定義

一、本附件涵蓋協定執行中信息和可保護對象相關知識產權的傳播、交流、使用和保護。除非另有規定，本附件和協定使用的術語應具有同等意義。

二、信息，應指第三款定義的知識產權所不包括的可保護或不可保護的已出版數據資料、繪圖、設計、計算、報告及其他文件、文檔資料或研發的方法及發明和發現的描述。

三、知識產權，應指1967年7月14日在斯德哥爾摩簽訂的《成立世界知識產權組織公約》第二條所規定的定義。在本附件使用的知識產權也可包括專有技術或行業秘密之類的商業秘密信息，前提是未公開出版且以書面形式或其他文件形式存在，並且：

1. 一直被所有者秘密持有；

2. 不被人廣泛知曉或對公眾而言不可能從其他來源獲得，和/或公眾一般不能以印刷出版物和/或其他可閱讀文件的形式獲得；

3. 尚未被所有者提供給對其不負有保密義務的其他方使用；

4. 沒有被不承擔有關保密義務的接收方獲得。

四、背景知識產權，應指協定生效前或協定範圍外，已經或正在獲得、開發或產生的知識產權。

五、產生知識產權，應指根據協定和在協定執行過程中，由成員方通過其國內機構或國內實體，或由組織，或由他們聯合產生或獲得的擁有完全所有權的知識產權。

六、改進，應指對現有知識產權的任何技術改進，包括衍生的成果。

七、實體，應指為執行本協定而與國內機構或ITER組織簽訂實物或服務供應合同的任何實體。

第二條

總則

一、根據本附件規定，各成員方支持最大限度擴散產生知識產權。

二、成員方應確保其他成員方和ITER組織有權獲得根據本附件的分配知識產權。成員方或ITER組織與任何實體簽訂的合同應符合本附件規定，特別是所有成員方和ITER組織應採用合適的公共採購程序，以保證符合本附件規定。

1. ITER組織應及時妥當地確認簽訂合同實體的背景知識產權，以使ITER組織和各成員方按照本附件規定接觸該背景知識產權；

2. 每個成員方應及時妥當地確認簽訂合同實體的背景知識產權，以使ITER組織和各成員方按照本附件規定接觸該背景知識產權；

3. 成員方和ITER組織，應確保組織和其他成員方按照本附件規定接觸到執行合同中產生或納入的發明和其他知識產權，前提是要尊重發明者的權利。

三、本附件不改變或損害成員方與其國民間的權利分配。涉及知識產權的權利是歸成員方還是歸其國民所有，應按照其適用法律法規加以確定。

四、如果某成員方在執行本協定過程中產生或獲得有完全所有權的知識產權，該成員方應及時通知其他所有成員方和ITER組織，並提供該知識產權的細節。

第三條

有版權或無版權的信息和科學出版物的傳播

用於非商業目的時，各成員方均有權翻譯、複製和公開散發執行本協定直接產生的信息。所有按此規定公開散發的有版權複製品應署上作品的作者姓名，除非作者明確拒絕署名。

第四條

成員方、國內機構或國內實體產生或納入的知識產權

一、產生知識產權

1. 如果可保護對象是由成員方、國內機構或國內實體在執行本協定過程中產生的，則該成員方、國內機構或國內實體應有資格在所有國家按照適用法律法規獲得對該知識產權的一切權利和資格及與其相關的一切利益。

2. 在執行本協定過程中，通過國內機構或國內實體擁有產生知識產權的成員方為了用於公共資助聚變研究開發目的，應在平等及非歧視的基礎上，授予其他成員方及ITER組織不可撤銷、非獨佔性、免使用費的許可，並且授予ITER組織再許可的權利，授予其他成員方在其各自領土內再許可的權利。

3. 在執行本協定過程中，通過國內機構或國內實體擁有產生知識產權的成員方應在平等非歧視基礎上，使其他方可以得到該產生知識產權用於商業聚變目的的非獨佔性許可，並擁有向該成員方領土內本國第三方再轉讓用於商業聚變目的許可的權利，許可的優惠條件不低於該成員方將此類產生知識產權許可給其領土內或領土外第三方的條件。只要給予這樣的條件，這樣的許可應不得被拒絕。只有在許可持有人不能履行其合同義務的情況下上述許可才可撤銷。

4. 鼓勵執行本協定產生知識產權的各成員方通過國內機構或國內實體同其他成員方、國內機構、國內實體和第三方達成商業安排，以使產生知識產權應用於聚變以外的其他領域。

5. 按照本附件向外許可或再許可產生知識產權或背景知識產權的成員方和其國內機構或國內實體，應保留所有此類許可的記錄。該記錄應對其他成員方公開，例如通過ITER組織公開。

二、背景知識產權

1. 背景知識產權應是擁有該知識產權成員方的財產。

2. 當某成員方通過國內機構或國內實體在其提供給ITER組織的部件中納入專有技術或行業秘密之類的商業秘密信息以外的背景知識產權，且該背景知識產權對下列活動有必要時：

（1） ITER裝置的建造、運行、利用或研發技術集成；

（2） 所提供部件的維修；

（3） 在任何公開採購前理事會決定有必要，

則該成員方應在平等非歧視基礎上授予其他成員方和ITER組織該背景知識產權的不可撤銷、非獨佔性、免使用費的許可，並且授予ITER組織再許可的權利，授予其他成員方在其各自領土內的科研院所、高等院校再許可的權利，用於公共資助的聚變研究開發目的。

3. （1） 當某成員方通過國內機構或國內實體在其提供給ITER組織的部件中納入背景商業秘密信息，且該背景商業秘密信息對下列活動有必要時：

➀ ITER裝置的建造、運行、利用或研發技術集成；

➁ 部件的維修；

➂ 在任何公開採購前理事會決定有必要；

➃ 管理當局為安全、質量保證、質量控制的需要，

則該成員方應使ITER組織可以得到該背景商業秘密信息不可撤銷、非獨佔性、免使用費的許可。該背景商業秘密信息包括用於ITER裝置建造、運行、維修的手冊或培訓指導材料。

（2） 當商業秘密信息可供ITER組織使用時，必須做出明確標記，並根據保密協議傳送。此類信息的接收者應只將其用於本條第二款第3項第（1）目所確定的目的，並應根據保密協議的規定保護其機密性。ITER組織誤用此類商業秘密信息所造成的損害賠償應由ITER組織賠付。

4. 當某成員方通過國內機構或國內實體在其提供給ITER組織的部件中納入專有技術或行業秘密之類的背景商業秘密信息，且該背景商業秘密信息對下列活動有必要時：

（1） ITER裝置的建造、運行、利用或研發技術集成；

（2） 所提供部件的維修；

（3） 在任何公開採購前理事會決定有必要，

則該成員方應做出最大努力，或授予此種商業秘密信息的商業許可，或採用給予經濟補償的私人合同方式向接受方提供納入該商業秘密信息的相同部件，用於成員方公共資助聚變研究開發目的，優惠條件不低於該成員方向其領土內或領土外第三方許可此類商業秘密信息或提供相同部件的條件。只要給予這樣的條件，則所述許可或所述部件供應不得拒絕。許可一經授予，只有在許可持有人不能履行其合同義務時才可撤銷。

5. 某成員方通過國內機構或國內實體，在執行協定中納入包括背景秘密信息在內的背景知識產權時，應盡其最大努力保證納入背景知識產權的部件可按合理條件獲得；或盡其最大努力，在平等非歧視基礎上，授予其他各成員方用於商業聚變目的的非獨佔性許可，且其他各成員方可由其領土內的本國第三方轉讓用於商業聚變目的再許可，向其他成員方許可的優惠條件應不低於該成員方將此類背景知識產權許可給其領土內或領土外第三方的條件。只要給予這樣的條件，則所述許可應不得拒絕。只有在許可持有人不能履行其合同義務的情況下，上述許可才可撤銷。

6. 鼓勵成員方通過國內機構或實體工作，在其提供給組織的部件中納入任何背景知識產權，並可向其他成員方提供用於本條第二款第5項中規定之外的其他商業目的的知識產權。該背景知識產權對下列活動有必要時：

（1） ITER裝置的建造，運行、利用或研發技術集成；

（2） 所提供部件的維修；

（3） 在任何公開採購前理事會決定有必要，

如果這種背景知識產權是由持有者許可給各成員方，則許可應建立在於平等和非歧視基礎上。

三、非成員方第三方許可

成員方向非成員方第三方授予的產生知識產權許可都應遵守理事會確定的向第三方許可規則。向非成員方的第三方授予許可的條件，須經理事會一致同意。

第五條

ITER組織產生和納入的知識產權

一、產生知識產權

1. 在執行本協定過程中，ITER組織產生的知識產權應由ITER組織擁有。ITER組織應建立知識產權記錄、報告及保護的適當程序。

2. ITER組織應在平等、非歧視、不可撤銷、非獨佔及免使用費的基礎上，將此類知識產權許可給各成員方，並授予成員方在其領土內用於聚變研究開發目的的再許可權利。

3. ITER組織在執行本協定過程中開發或獲得的產生知識產權，應在平等、非歧視及非獨佔性基礎上，授予各成員方用於商業使用目的的許可，且各成員方可向其領土內的本國第三方轉讓用於商業使用目的的再許可。向成員方許可的優惠條件應不低於ITER組織將此類產生知識產權許可給第三方的條件。只要給予這樣的條件，則所述許可應不得拒絕。只有在許可持有人不能履行其合同義務的情況下，上述許可才可撤銷。

二、背景知識產權

1. 當ITER組織享有相關權利，且納入的背景知識產權對完成下述活動有必要時：

（1） 建造、運行、使用ITER或整合用於與ITER有關的研究與發展的技術；

（2） 創造改進和衍生性成果；

（3） 維修ITER裝置；

（4） 在任何公開採購前理事會決定有必要，

ITER組織應做出必要安排，在平等非歧視基礎上授予成員方不可撤銷、非獨佔性、免使用費的背景知識產權再許可，且各成員方可在各自領土內轉讓用於聚變研發目的的再許可。ITER組織應盡最大努力獲得相關權利。

2. 對於ITER組織在執行本協定過程中納入的包括商業秘密信息在內的背景知識產權，ITER組織應盡最大努力在平等、非歧視基礎上，使其他方可以得到用於商業聚變目的的非獨佔性許可，且各成員方可在各自領土內本國第三方轉讓用於商業聚變目的的再許可。許可的優惠條件不低於ITER組織將此類背景知識產權許可給第三方的條件。只要提供這樣的條件，這樣的許可應不得被拒絕。只有在許可持有人不能履行其合同義務的情況下上述許可才可撤銷。

3. ITER組織應盡最大努力，使成員方能夠得到包括背景秘密信息在內的所有背景知識產權，用於實現本條第二款第2項中規定之外的其他目的。若此類背景知識產權的許可是由ITER組織授予給成員方，則該許可應建立在平等非歧視基礎上。

三、非成員方第三方許可

ITER組織向非成員方第三方授予的所有許可都應遵守理事會確定的向第三方許可規則。向非成員方的第三方授予許可的條件，需經理事會一致同意。

第六條

ITER組織職員和其他研究人員產生的知識產權

一、ITER組織直接僱用和借調人員產生的知識產權應歸ITER組織擁有，並按照依據下列規定制定的相應聘用合同或條例加以處理。

二、通過與ITER組織協議而參與ITER組織活動承擔專業工作的訪問研究人員產生的知識產權、直接參與ITER組織全面開發利用計劃的訪問研究人員產生的知識產權，都應歸ITER組織擁有，除非理事會另行同意。

三、未參與ITER組織全面開發利用計劃的訪問研究人員產生的知識產權，應遵照依據理事會制定的條件與ITER組織達成的安排。

第七條

知識產權的保護

一、當某成員方獲取或尋求對其開發的或獲得的產生知識產權進行保護時，該成員方應及時書面通知其他所有成員方和ITER組織，並提供該保護的細節。若某方決定不行使其在任何國家或地區為產生的知識產權尋求保護的權利，該方應及時將其決定書面通知ITER組織。據此，ITER組織可直接或通過成員方尋求上述保護。

二、對於ITER組織開發或獲得的產生知識產權，理事會應儘快採取適當程序，通報、保護並記錄該知識產權，例如可採取建立各成員方都可使用的數據庫等方式。

三、對於聯合創造而言，參與成員方和/或ITER組織應有權在他們所選定的任何國家尋求聯合擁有知識產權。

四、當知識產權由兩個或多個成員方或由一個或多個成員方與ITER組織聯合創造時，且該知識產權不能分開進行申請、取得和/或保持對其相關權利的有效保護時，則該知識產權應為共同擁有。在此情況下，聯合創造者應通過聯合擁有安排就該知識產權所有權分配和行使所有權條件達成一致。

第八條

退役

一、對於裝置移交給東道國之後的退役階段，東道方應向其他成員方提供在ITER裝置退役過程中產生或使用的所有出版或未出版的相關信息。

二、東道國在退役階段產生的知識產權，不受本附件的影響。

第九條

終止和退出

一、ITER組織理事會應在必要時負責處理所有涉及ITER協定終止或某締約方退出時與知識產權有關且在本協定中未充分表述的問題。

二、在本協定終止或某締約方退出後，按本附件規定賦予各成員方和ITER組織涉及知識產權的權利和義務，特別是所有已經授予的許可，應繼續有效。

第十條

專利使用費

ITER組織授予知識產權許可所得到的專利使用費應作為ITER組織的資源。

第十一條

爭端的解決

本附件引起或與之相關的所有爭端應根據本協定第二十五條加以解決。

第十二條

發明獎

理事會應確定適當辦法，當職員產生知識產權時對其予以獎勵。

第十三條

責任

就許可協定進行談判時，ITER組織和各成員方應適時制定合適條款，規定該許可安排執行中各自的責任、權利和義務。

場址支持附件

第一條

《場址支持協定》

一、東道方應直接或間接使ITER組織獲得按本附件所歸納的用於支持場址的土地、設施、建築物、貨物和服務。東道方可為此指定某一實體作為其代表。

二、該支持的細節，以及ITER組織和東道方或其指定實體（以下簡稱“東道方”）之間的合作程序，應寫入他們之間締結的協定（以下稱為《場址支持協定》）。

第二條

協議期限

東道方應向ITER組織提供自ITER組織建立至《場址支持協定》到期或終止的全程場址支持。

第三條

聯絡委員會

ITER組織和東道方應建立聯絡委員會，以確保根據《場址支持協定》條件有效提供本附件所述支持。

第四條

土地、建築物、設施和方法

東道方應自行出資，按照歐洲原子能共同體、日本國政府、俄羅斯聯邦政府和美利堅合眾國政府關於國際熱核聚變實驗堆工程設計活動（以下簡稱“ITER EDA”）合作協定建立的理事會於2000年通過的ITER場址要求和場址設計條件（以下簡稱“參考條件”）提供ITER場址和下述其他專門設施和服務：

一、供ITER組織免費使用的土地，用於ITER EDA最終報告所述ITER所有建築物和輔助設施的建設、使用和可能的擴建；

二、連接到場址邊界的主要服務設施：供水、供電、污水、排水、報警系統等；

三、大小道路、橋樑等，包括必要時改造馬賽自治港到ITER場址之間的道路，以使提交給ITER的最大尺寸和最大重量的設備以及職員和參觀者能夠到達場址邊界；

四、自馬賽自治港或空運時自馬賽馬里亞納機場到ITER場址運送各成員方實物貢獻部件的運輸服務；

五、ITER組織建築物和輔助設施投入使用前，在ITER場址或其附近安排ITER組織的臨時駐地；

六、供電：連接到場址邊界能夠提供高達500兆瓦脈衝負荷的供電設施的安裝及維護，以及從電網引入不致因連接維護問題造成中斷的120兆瓦連續電源；

七、向外部環境平均釋放450兆瓦（熱）能的水冷系統；

八、大容量計算機網絡的連接和大容量通訊線路的連接。

第五條

服務

除本附件第四條所述項目外，東道方應根據《場址支持協定》自行出資，或按驗證價格提供ITER組織所需的技術、行政及一般服務。該服務應包括但不限於以下項目：

一、根據本協定第八條，東道方向ITER組織所派職員以外的輔助人員；

二、醫療服務設施；

三、應急服務；

四、安全警報系統及其設施；

五、自助餐廳；

六、許可證申辦支持；

七、安全管理支持；

八、語言教學支持；

九、ITER運作所產生放射性廢物的管理及外置服務；

十、搬遷及安家支持；

十一、上下班公交服務；

十二、健身休閒、社會福利設施；

十三、市政服務和供給；

十四、圖書館和多媒體服務；

十五、環境監測，包括輻射監測；

十六、場地服務（廢物處理、清潔、園藝服務）。

第六條

教育

東道方應自行出資建立國際學校，為職員子女提供教育，並根據與非東道方教育部門協商制訂的國際核心教程提供大學預科教育，並應協助提供專為非東道方設立並得到非東道方支持的額外課程。非東道方應盡最大努力幫助學校發展，並敦促本國主管部門對其課程進行認證。

Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project

The European Atomic Energy Community (hereinafter “EURATOM”), the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Government of the Republic of India, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Russian Federation (hereinafter “the Parties”),

WHEREAS Article 12 of the Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project (hereinafter “the ITER Agreement”) requires the parties to that Agreement to give effect to privileges and immunities;

WHEREAS it is the purpose of this Agreement to define for the Parties to this Agreement the content and scope of such privileges and immunities in accordance with Article 12 of the ITER Agreement;

WHEREAS the Parties have confirmed their intention to conclude this Agreement on the occasion of the Ministerial Meeting for ITER in Brussels on 24 May 2006,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. In accordance with Article 5 of the ITER Agreement, the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization (hereinafter “the ITER Organization”) shall have international legal personality, including the capacity to conclude agreements with States and/or international organizations.

2.The ITER Organization shall have legal personality and enjoy, in the territories of the Members, the legal capacity it requires, including to:

a) conclude contracts;

b) acquire, hold and dispose of property;

c) obtain licenses; and

d) institute legal proceedings.

Article 2

The buildings and premises of the ITER Organization shall be inviolable.

Article 3

The archives and documents of the ITER Organization shall be inviolable.

Article 4

1. The ITER Organization shall enjoy immunity from jurisdiction and execution except:

a) to the extent that it has expressly waived such immunity in a particular case;

b) in respect of a civil action by a third party for damage arising from an accident caused by a motor vehicle belonging to, or operated on behalf of, the ITER Organization, or in respect of a motor traffic offence involving such a vehicle;

c) in respect of an enforcement of an arbitration award made under Article 23; and

d) in the event of an attachment of salary, enforced for a debt of a staff member of the ITER Organization, provided that such attachment results from a final and enforceable legal decision in accordance with the rules in force on the territory of enforcement.

2. The ITER Organization’s property and assets, wherever situated, shall be immune from any form of requisition, confiscation, expropriation and sequestration except:

a) to the extent that it has expressly waived such immunity in a particular case;

b) in respect of a civil action provided for in paragraph 1 (b); and

c) in respect of the enforcement of an arbitration award made under Article 23.

3. The ITER Organization shall also be immune from any form of administrative or provisional judicial constraint, except to the extent that it has expressly waived such immunity in a particular case and insofar as may be necessary in connection with or in respect of:

a) the prevention and investigation of accidents involving motor vehicles belonging to, or operated on behalf of, the ITER Organization; and

b) the enforcement of an arbitration award made under Article 23.

Article 5

1. Within the scope of its official activities, the ITER Organization, its property and income shall be exempt from direct taxes.

2. When goods or services, strictly necessary for the exercise of the official activities of the ITER Organization, are purchased or used by or on behalf of the ITER Organization, and when the price of such goods or services includes taxes or duties, appropriate measures shall, whenever possible, be taken by the Party to grant exemption from such taxes or duties or to provide for their reimbursement.

Article 6

1. Goods imported or exported by the ITER Organization, or on its behalf, for its official activities shall be exempt from all duties and taxes. Goods imported or exported by the ITER Organization for its official activities shall be exempt from prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports except where such prohibitions or restrictions are consistent with the laws, regulations and policies referred to in Articles 14 and 20 of the ITER Agreement.

2. Goods which have benefited from the exemption provided for in Article 5 or imported under paragraph 1 shall not be sold or given away except in accordance with conditions laid down by the Parties which have granted exemptions.

Article 7

1. For the purposes of Articles 5 and 6, the official activities of the ITER Organization shall include its administrative activities, including its operations in connection with any social security scheme it establishes, and activities undertaken in pursuance of the purpose of the ITER Organization as defined in the ITER Agreement.

2. The provisions of Articles 5 and 6 shall not apply to taxes and duties that are no more than charges for public utility services.

Article 8

No exemption shall be granted under Articles 5 or 6 in respect of goods purchased or imported, or services provided for the personal benefit of the staff of the ITER Organization.

Article 9

Without prejudice to the laws, regulations and policies referred to in Articles 14 and 20 of the ITER Agreement, the circulation of publications and other information material sent by or to the ITER Organization shall not be restricted in any way.

Article 10

1. The ITER Organization may receive and hold any kind of funds, currency, cash or securities; it may dispose of them freely for any purpose provided for in the ITER Agreement and hold accounts in any currency to the extent required to meet its obligations.

2. In exercising its rights referred to in paragraph 1, the ITER Organization shall pay due regard to any representations by any of its Members insofar as it is considered that effect can be given to such representations without detriment to the interests of the ITER Organization.

Article 11

1. For its official communications and the transfer of all its documents, the ITER Organization shall enjoy treatment no less favourable than that accorded by each Party to other international organizations.

2. No censorship shall be applied to official communications of the ITER Organization by whatever means of communication.

Article 12

Parties shall take all appropriate measures to facilitate the entry into, stay in, or departure from their territories of staff of the ITER Organization.

Article 13

1. Representatives of the Parties shall, while exercising their functions as a representative and in the course of their journeys to and from the place of meeting convened by the ITER Organization, enjoy the following privileges and immunities:

a) immunity from arrest and detention, and from seizure of their personal luggage;

b) immunity from jurisdiction, even after the termination of their mission, in respect of acts, including words spoken and written, done by them in the exercise of their functions; this immunity shall not apply, however, in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by a Representative of a Party, nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by him;

c) inviolability for all their official papers and documents;

d) the right to receive documents or correspondence by special courier or sealed bag;

e) exemption for themselves and their spouses from measures restricting immigration and from aliens’ registration formalities;

f) the same facilities in the matter of currency and exchange control as are accorded to the representatives of foreign governments on temporary official missions;

g) the same customs facilities as regards their personal luggage as are accorded to diplomatic agents.

2. Privileges and immunities are accorded to Representatives of a Party not for their personal advantage, but in order to ensure complete independence in the exercise of their functions in connection with the ITER Organization. In accordance with Article 12 of the ITER Agreement, each Party shall waive the immunity of its Representatives in any case where it considers that retaining it would impede the course of justice and that it can be waived without prejudicing the purposes for which it was accorded.

Article 14

The staff of the ITER Organization shall enjoy the following privileges and immunities:

a) immunity from jurisdiction, even after they have left the service of the ITER Organization, in respect of acts, including words spoken and written, done by them in the exercise of their functions; this immunity shall not apply, however, in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by a staff member of the ITER Organization, nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by him;

b) exemption in respect of all obligations in respect of military service;

c) inviolability for all their official papers and documents;

d) the same facilities as regards exemption from measures restricting immigration and governing aliens’ registration as are normally accorded to staff members of international organizations, and members of their families forming part of their households shall enjoy the same facilities;

e) the same privileges in respect of exchange regulations comparably to those accorded to staff of international organizations;

f) in time of international crisis, the same facilities as to repatriation as diplomatic agents, and the members of their families forming part of their households shall enjoy the same facilities;

g) the right to import duty-free furniture and personal effects at the time of first taking up their post in the State concerned, and the right on the termination of their functions in that State to export free of duty their furniture and personal effects, subject, in both cases, to the conditions considered necessary by the State on whose territory the right is exercised.

Article 15

In addition to the privileges and immunities provided for in Article 14, the Director-General of the ITER Organization and, when the office is vacant, the person appointed to act in his place, shall enjoy the privileges and immunities to which diplomatic agents of comparable rank are entitled.

Article 16

Experts, in the exercise of their functions in connection with the ITER Organization or in carrying out missions for the ITER Organization, shall enjoy the following privileges and immunities, to the extent that these are necessary for the exercise of their functions, including during journeys made in the exercise of their functions and in the course of such missions:

a) immunity from jurisdiction, even after they have ceased to exercise their function of expert for the ITER Organization, in respect of acts, including words spoken and written, done by them in the exercise of their functions, this immunity shall not apply, however, in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by an expert, nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by him;

b) inviolability for all their official papers and documents;

c) the same facilities as regards monetary and exchange regulations and as regards their personal luggage as are accorded to the officials of foreign governments on temporary official missions.

Article 17

1. The salaries and emoluments paid by the ITER Organization shall be exempt from income tax to the extent that they are subject to a tax for the benefit of the ITER Organization. The Parties shall retain the right to take these salaries and emoluments into account for the purpose of assessing the amount of taxation to be applied to income from other sources.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 above shall not apply to annuities and pensions paid by the ITER Organization to its former Directors-General and staff.

Article 18

Articles 14 and 17 shall apply to all categories of staff to which the Staff Regulations of the ITER Organization apply. The Council of the ITER Organization (hereinafter “the Council”) shall decide the categories of experts to which Article 16 shall apply. The names, titles and addresses of the staff and experts referred to in this Article shall be communicated from time to time to the Members of the ITER Organization.

Article 19

In the event that it establishes its own social security scheme, the ITER Organization, its Director-General and staff shall be exempt from all compulsory contributions to national social security bodies, subject to agreements concluded with the Parties and/or the Host State.

Article 20

No Party shall be obliged to accord the privileges and immunities referred to in Articles 13, 14 b, d, e, f and g, 15, 16 c and 19 to its own nationals or persons who, at the moment of taking up their posts as staff of the ITER Organization in that Party, are permanent residents thereof.

Article 21

1. The privileges and immunities provided for in this Agreement are not granted to the Director-General, staff and experts of the ITER Organization for their personal advantage. They are provided solely to ensure, in all circumstances, the unimpeded functioning of the ITER Organization and the complete independence of the persons to whom they are accorded.

2. In accordance with Article 12 of the ITER Agreement, the Council shall waive any relevant immunity in any case where the Council considers that retaining it would impede the course of justice and that such a waiver would not be contrary to the interests of the ITER Organization and its Members.

Article 22

The ITER Organization shall cooperate at all times with the competent authorities of the Parties and the Host State as defined in Article 1(2) of the ITER Agreement in order to facilitate the proper administration of justice, to ensure the observance of police regulations and regulations concerning public health and safety, licensing, environmental protection, labour inspection or other similar national legislation, and to prevent any abuse of the privileges and immunities provided for in this Agreement. The procedure for the cooperation referred to in this Article may be laid down in the Headquarters and the Field Team agreements or supplementary agreements.

Article 23

1. When concluding written contracts, other than those concluded in accordance with the Staff Regulations, the ITER Organization may provide for arbitration. The arbitration clause or the special arbitration agreement concluded to this end shall specify the law applicable and the State where the arbitrators sit.

2. The enforcement of the arbitration award shall be governed by the rules in force in the State on whose territory the award is to be executed.

Article 24

In accordance with the Treaty establishing EURATOM, this Agreement shall apply to the territories covered by that Treaty. In accordance with that Treaty and other relevant agreements, it shall also apply to the Republic of Bulgaria, Romania and the Swiss Confederation, participating in the EURATOM fusion programme as fully associated third States.

Article 25

1. This Agreement is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval in accordance with the procedures of each Signatory.

2. This Agreement shall enter into force thirty days after the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of this Agreement by the People’s Republic of China, EURATOM, the Republic of India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation.

3. If this Agreement has not entered into force within one year after signature, a meeting of the Signatories shall be convened by the Depositary to decide what course of action shall be undertaken to facilitate its entering into force.

Article 26

1. Once the Council has adopted a decision in accordance with Article 23(1) of the ITER Agreement, the State or international organization concerned may accede to and become a Party to this Agreement.

2. Accession shall take effect on the date of deposit of the instrument of accession with the Depositary.

Article 27

This Agreement shall have the same duration as the ITER Agreement. The expiry of this Agreement shall not affect the immunity provided for in Article 13(1) (b), Article 14(a) and Article 16(a).

Article 28

Any issue arising among the Parties or between one or more Parties and the ITER Organization out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled by consultation, mediation or other procedures to be agreed, such as arbitration. The parties concerned shall meet to discuss the nature of any such issue with a view to an early resolution.

Article 29

1. The Director-General of the IAEA shall be the Depositary of this Agreement.

2. The original of this Agreement shall be deposited with the Depositary, who shall send certified copies thereof to the Signatories, and to the Secretary General of the United Nations for registration and publication pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

3. The Depositary shall notify all Signatory and acceding States and international organizations of:

a) the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession; and

b) the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Agreement.

Done at Paris on 21 November 2006, in a single original, in the English language.

聯合實施國際熱核聚變實驗堆計劃國際聚變能組織特權和豁免協定

歐洲原子能共同體、中華人民共和國政府、印度共和國政府、日本政府、大韓民國政府和俄羅斯聯邦政府（以下合稱“締約方”）

鑑於《聯合實施國際熱核聚變實驗堆計劃建立國際聚變能組織的協定》（以下簡稱《組織協定》）第十二條要求締約各方給予特權和豁免；

鑑於本協定的目的係為本協定締約方根據《組織協定》第十二條的規定就上述特權和豁免的含義和範圍做出界定；

鑑於締約方已確認他們將在2006年5月24日在布魯塞爾舉行的ITER部長級會議上簽署本協定的意願；

茲協議如下：

第一條

一、根據《組織協定》第五條，ITER國際聚變能組織（以下簡稱“ITER組織”）應當具有國際法律人格，包括與國家和（或）國際組織締約的能力。

二、ITER組織應當具有法人資格，並在締約方境內享有所需的法律能力，包括：

（一） 簽訂合同；

（二） 購置、持有和處置財產；

（三） 獲得許可證；

（四） 提起訴訟。

第二條

ITER組織的房舍不得侵犯。

第三條

ITER組織的檔案和文件不得侵犯。

第四條

一、ITER組織享有管轄和執行豁免，但以下情況除外：

（一） 在特定案件中ITER組織明示放棄此種豁免；

（二） 在ITER組織所有或以ITER組織名義使用的機動車輛造成的交通事故中，第三方當事人提出的民事索賠訴訟，或涉及上述車輛的交通違規；

（三） 執行根據本協定第二十三條做出的仲裁裁決；

（四） 因ITER組織職員的債務而採取扣押其薪金的強制措施，但扣押依據必須是按照執行地現行法律做出的終局和可執行的法律決定。

二、ITER組織的財產和資產不論位於何處，都免於任何形式徵用、充公、徵收和扣押，但以下情況除外：

（一） ITER組織在特定案件中明示放棄了該項豁免；

（二） 在前款（二）項規定的民事訴訟中；

（三） 執行根據本協定第二十三條做出的仲裁裁決。

三、ITER組織還應免於任何形式的行政和臨時司法強制措施，除非組織在特定案件中明確放棄了該項豁免，或在因下述情況或與下述情況相關而必須採取的限度內：

（一） 防止或調查交通事故，事故涉及ITER組織所有或以ITER組織名義使用的機動車輛；

（二） 執行根據本協定第二十三條做出的仲裁裁決。

第五條

一、ITER組織及其財產和收入在公務活動範圍內，免徵直接稅。

二、在ITER組織採購物品或服務，或此等物品或服務為ITER組織所用或代表ITER組織使用的情況下，如果購買物品或服務的價款中包含稅金，締約方應儘可能採取措施，免除此類稅負，或提供補償，但以物品或服務係ITER組織從事公務活動絕對必需為限。

第六條

一、ITER組織或代表ITER組織，為公務活動進口或出口的物品應免徵一切關稅和其他稅款。ITER組織為公務活動進口或出口的物品免受進出口的禁止和限制，除非上述禁止或限制與《組織協定》第十四條和第二十條所述的法律、法規和政策一致。

二、根據本協定第五條免稅的物品或根據本條第一款進口的物品不得出售或轉贈，除非符合已經給予豁免的締約方規定的條件。

第七條

一、就第五條和第六條而言，ITER組織的公務活動應包括管理活動，如與組織設立的任何社會保障制度有關的行為，和與《組織協定》規定的ITER組織宗旨相符的活動。

二、第五條和第六條不適用於純為公用事業服務費用的捐稅。

第八條

為ITER組織職員個人使用購買或進口的物品，或提供的服務，不應根據第五條和第六條享有豁免。

第九條

在不違反《組織協定》第十四條和第二十條提及的法律、法規和政策的情況下，ITER組織發出或接收的出版物和其他信息資料不得受到任何限制。

第十條

一、ITER組織可以接收並持有任何形式的資金、貨幣、現金或證券；並可以為了《組織協定》規定的目的自由處分，以及在滿足應負義務的限度內，持有任何幣種的賬戶。

二、在行使第一款所述的權利時，ITER組織應適當顧及任何成員所提的主張，但以採納此種主張被認為不會損害ITER組織的利益為限。

第十一條

一、ITER組織的公務通訊和一切公文往來應享有不低於締約方給予其他國際組織的待遇。

二、ITER組織以任何通訊方式進行的公務通訊不得審查。

第十二條

締約方應採取一切適當措施，為ITER組織職員進出境或在境內停留提供便利。

第十三條

一、締約方代表在行使代表職能，前往或離開ITER組織所召集的會議地點途中，應享有以下特權和豁免：

（一） 其人身不受逮捕或拘禁，私人行李不受扣押；

（二） 其履行職能時實施的行為，包括口頭或書面言論，免受管轄，即使在他們的使命結束後仍應繼續享有，但締約方代表在其實施的交通違規案件和他擁有或駕駛的機動車輛造成損害的案件中，不享有豁免；

（三） 其一切公文和文件不得侵犯；

（四） 經由特別信使或密封郵袋接收文書或信件的權利；

（五） 其本人及配偶免除移民限制和外僑登記手續；

（六） 關於貨幣或外匯限制，享有給予負臨時公務使命的外國政府代表的同樣便利；

（七） 私人行李享有給予外交代表的同樣的過關便利。

二、特權和豁免並非為締約方代表的私人利益而給予，而是為保障他們能完全獨立執行其有關ITER組織的職務而給予。根據《組織協定》第十二條，締約各方在認為保留其代表的豁免將有礙司法的進行，而放棄該項豁免並不妨害給予豁免的本旨的情況下，應放棄其代表的豁免。

第十四條

ITER組織職員應享有如下特權和豁免：

（一） 就其履行職能時實施的行為，包括口頭或書面言論，免受管轄，即使在他們從ITER組織離職後仍應繼續享有，但ITER組織職員在其實施的交通違規案件和他擁有或駕駛的機動車輛造成損害的案件中，不享有豁免；

（二） 豁免國民服役的一切義務；

（三） 其一切公文和文件不得侵犯；

（四） 在免除移民限制和外僑登記方面，其本人及與他構成同一戶口之家屬應享有通常給予國際組織職員的同樣的便利；

（五） 關於外匯管理，享有與其他國際組織職員可比的同樣特權；

（六） 發生國際危機時，其本人及與他構成同一戶口之家屬應享有與外交代表的同樣的遣送返國便利；

（七） 有權在相關國家首次任職時進口免稅傢俱和私人物品，並有權在結束駐該國任期時免稅運出傢俱和私人物品，但兩種情況下，都必須符合此項特權行使地國認為必要的條件。

第十五條

除了本協定第十四條規定的特權和豁免外，ITER組織總幹事，或在這一職位空缺時受命代行職權的人，應當享有與其級別相當的外交人員同等的特權和豁免。

第十六條

履行與ITER組織相關職能或為ITER組織執行使命的專家，在其履行職能所必需的限度內，包括為履行其職能或執行其使命的在途期間，應享有下列特權和豁免：

（一） 其履行職能時實施的行為，包括口頭或書面言論，免受管轄，即使在他們結束作為ITER組織專家履行職能後仍繼續享有，但在其實施的交通違規案件和他擁有或駕駛的機動車輛造成損害的案件中，不享有豁免；

（二） 其一切公文和文件不得侵犯；

（三） 關於貨幣和外匯管理和私人行李，享有給予負臨時公務使命的外國政府代表的同樣便利。

第十七條

一、為ITER組織的利益，ITER組織支付的薪金報酬在構成應繳稅的限度時應當免徵所得稅。締約方保留在確定其他來源的收入的稅負時，考慮這些薪金報酬的權利。

二、上述第一款規定不適用於ITER組織支付給前總幹事和職員的年金和退休金。

第十八條

第十四條和第十七條適用於ITER組織《職員管理條例》所適用的所有類別的職員。理事會應決定第十六條所適用的專家的類別。本條所述的職員和專家的姓名、職務和地址應隨時告知ITER組織各成員。

第十九條

如果ITER組織建立了自己的社會保障制度，ITER組織、總幹事和職員應根據與各方和（或）東道國訂立的協議，免於向國內社會保障機構繳納強制捐稅。

第二十條

不得迫使任何締約方將本協定第十三條、十四條（二）、（四）、（五）、（六）和（七）項、第十五條、第十六條（三）項和第十九條所述的特權和豁免授予其本國國民或在開始擔任ITER組織駐該締約方的職員時為該方永久居民的人。

第二十一條

一、本協定規定的特權和豁免並非為總幹事、職員和專家的私人利益而給予。特權和豁免只是為了在所有情況下保障組織不受妨礙的運作和享有特權豁免的人的完全獨立而給予。

二、根據《組織協定》第十二條，當理事會認為在保留豁免有礙司法的進行，而放棄該項豁免並不損害ITER組織及其成員的利益時，理事會應放棄有關豁免。

第二十二條

ITER組織應隨時與締約方以及《組織協定》第一條第二款所述的東道國主管當局合作，以便利司法的適當進行，確保遵守警章和關於公共健康和安全、許可、環境保護、勞動審查的規定，或其他類似的國內立法，避免濫用本協定規定的特權和豁免。本條所述合作的程序可由總部和派出小組協定或補充協定規定。

第二十三條

一、除根據《職員管理條例》簽訂的合同外，ITER組織在簽訂書面合同時可規定仲裁。為此目的簽訂的仲裁條款或專門仲裁協定應載明所適用的法律和仲裁地。

二、仲裁裁決的執行應依據裁決執行地國的有效規則進行。

第二十四條

根據建立歐洲原子能共同體的條約，本協定適用於該條約所及的領土。根據該條約和其他相關協議，本協定應同樣適用於以正式第三方聯繫國身份參加歐洲原子能共同體聚變計劃的保加利亞共和國、羅馬尼亞和瑞士聯邦。

第二十五條

一、本協定應按各簽約方的內部程序批准、接受或核准。

二、本協定在中華人民共和國、歐洲原子能共同體、印度共和國、日本、大韓民國和俄羅斯聯邦交存本協定的批准、接受或核准書30天後生效。

三、如果本協定經簽訂後1年內尚未生效，保存人應召集簽約方會議，決定為推動協定生效所應採取的行動。

第二十六條

一、任何有關國家或國際組織可經理事會根據《組織協定》第二十三條第一款通過決議加入本協定，成為本協定締約方。

二、加入於向保存人交存加入文書之日起生效。

第二十七條

本協定的有效期應與《組織協定》相同。本協定的終止不影響第十三條第一款（二）項、第十四條（一）項和第十六條（一）項所規定的豁免。

第二十八條

締約方之間、一方或多方與ITER組織之間任何源於或與本協定相關的問題應通過協商、調解或諸如仲裁等其他一致同意的程序加以解決。相關締約方應舉行會議就這類問題的性質進行討論，以便儘早解決。

第二十九條

一、國際原子能機構總幹事應為本協定的保存人。

二、本協定的正本應交由保存人保存。保存人應將核對無誤的副本分送各簽約方，並根據《聯合國憲章》第102條送聯合國秘書長登記和公佈。

三、保存人應通知簽約方、加入國和加入本協定的國際組織以下事項：

（一） 每份批准、接受、核准或加入文書的交存日期；

（二） 本協定的生效日期。

下列簽署人，經正式授權，在本協定上簽字，以昭信守。

二○○六年十一月二十一日訂於巴黎，正本一份，以英文寫成。