14. člen BHRZIRN

1. Ta sporazum začne veljati z dnem zadnje od notifikacij, s katerima se pogodbenici obvestita o izpolnitvi notranjepravnih zahtev za začetek njegove veljavnosti. 2. Ta sporazum se sklene za nedoločen čas. 3. Vsaka pogodbenica lahko ta sporazum kadar koli odpove. Sporazum preneha veljati šest mesecev po dnevu, ko je druga pogodbenica prejela pisno odpoved po diplomatski poti. Sestavljeno na Otočcu dne 22. aprila 1998 v dveh izvirnikih v slovenskem, hrvaškem in angleškem jeziku, pri čemer so vsa besedila enako verodostojna. Pri razlikah v razlagi je odločilno angleško besedilo. Za Republiko Slovenijo Pavel Gantar l. r. Za Republiko Hrvaško Nenad Porges l. r. The Republic of Slovenia and The Republic of Croatia (hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Parties”), Desiring to fulfil completely and on the whole the provisions of concluding documents of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and thus to promote the friendly relationship between the Contracting Parties, Convinced of the need for the Contracting Parties to provide relevant information about radiological emergency as early as possible in order that eventual transboundary consequences can be minimized, Convinced, that the prompt exchange of information and experiences on nuclear safety and radiation safety contributes to the general safety of the population of the Contracting Parties to a high degree, Considering the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (1986), the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency

(1986)and the Convention on Nuclear Safety

(1994)as well as the recognized principles of cooperation within the International Atomic Energy Agency, Desiring to follow the provisions of the European Community arrangements for the early exchange of information in the event of a radiological emergency (1987), Have agreed as follows: 1. This Agreement shall apply to the notification and provision of information whenever a Contracting Party decides to take measures of a wide-spread nature in order to protect the general public in case of the following emergencies: (a) an accident in its territory involving facilities or activities referred to in paragraph 2 from which a significant release of radioactive material occurs or is likely to occur; or (b) the detection, within or outside its own territory, of abnormal levels of radioactivity which are likely to be detrimental to public health in that Contracting Party; (c) accidents other than those specified in (a) involving facilities or activities referred to in paragraph 2 from which a significant release of radioactive material occurs or is likely to occur; or (d) other accidents from which a significant release of radioactive materials occurs or is likely to occur. 2. The facilities or activities referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and (c) are the following: (a) any nuclear reactor, wherever located; (b) any other nuclear fuel cycle facility; (c) any radioactive waste management facility; (d) the transport and storage of nuclear fuels or radioactive wastes; (e) the manufacture, use, storage, disposal and transport of radioisotopes for agricultural, industrial, medical and related scientific and research purposes; (f) the use of radioisotopes for power generation in space objects. In the event of radiological emergency specified in Article 1, for which the endangering of the population of the other Contracting Party can not be positively excluded, the Contracting Party referred to in that Article shall take the following steps: (a) forthwith notify the Contracting Party which is, or is likely to be, affected as specified in Article 1 of the radiological emergency, its nature, the time of its occurrence and its exact location; (b) promptly provide the Contracting Party with such available information, referred to in Article 3, relevant to minimising the radiological consequences in that Contracting Party. 1. The information to be provided pursuant to Article 2 (b) shall comprise the following data available to the Contracting Party: (a) the nature and time of the event, its exact location where appropriate, the facility or the activity involved; (b) the assumed or established cause and the predicted development of the event relevant to the release of the radioactive materials; (c) the general characteristic of the radioactive release, including the nature, probable physical and chemical form and the quantity, composition and effective height of the radioactive release; (d) information on current and forecast meteorological and hydrological conditions, necessary for forecasting the dispersion of the radioactive release; (e) the results of environmental monitoring; (f) the results of measurements of foodstuffs, feedingstuffs and drinking water; (g) the protective measures taken or planned; (h) the measures taken, or planned, to inform the public; (i) the predicted behaviour over time of the radioactive release; (j) source of information. 2. The information shall be supplemented at appropriate intervals by further relevant information, including the development of the emergency situation and its foreseeable or actual termination. 3. Such information and every amendment shall be provided as specified in Article 2 until the situation comes to an end or until there is sufficient information for the judgement of the actual situation. 1. In the case of situation referred to in Article 2 the Contracting Parties shall agree without delay on an arrangement for necessary cooperation in taking measures for the protection of health and property of the population as well as for possible assistance. 2. The Contracting Parties will agree upon any further measures. 3. With a view to minimizing the radiological consequences in the other country, the Contracting Party providing the information pursuant to Article 2, (b) shall immediately answer to realisable extent the other Contracting Party on its demand for further information or its request for cooperation. 1. The Contracting Parties shall make known to each other through the diplomatic channels, their competent authorities and points of contact responsible for issuing and receiving the notification and information referred to in Article 2. Such points of contacts shall be available on a 24 hour basis. 2. The Contracting Parties shall furthermore inform of any changes that may occur in the information referred to paragraph 1. 3. As soon as the points of contacts are established they promptly agree upon the ways of the information transmission. The functioning of the transmission system shall be checked at least once a year. 1. The Contracting Parties shall provide reciprocal information about their own nuclear programmes, working experiences of nuclear facilities comprising those facilities listed in Article 1, paragraph 2 (a) – (c), off-site emergency plans and about legal regulations in the field of nuclear safety and radiation safety, once a year. 2. The Contracting Parties shall provide reciprocal information about the existing nuclear facilities from paragraph 1, those under construction and those planned. The following information shall be exchanged: – the name of the facility – the site and address of the facility – the operator – basic technical data about the facility – present status – power data – basic description of the location of the facility, – appropriate data for emergency planning and response. 3. Further information provided for nuclear facilities from paragraph 1, relevant to environmental impact, nuclear safety and radiation safety shall be subject to discussions during consultations in accordance with Article 9. 4. The information on the planned facilities according to paragraph 2 shall be provided after the construction permit is issued. The Contracting Parties shall provide reciprocal information about the foreseen start of the functioning of the facilities in course of construction six months in advance. 1. Each Contracting Party shall carry out in its territory the programme of measurements of ionizing radiation and radionuclides in the environment, in particular to the nuclear facilities from Article 6, paragraph 1. 2. The programme of measurements shall contain the concentration measurements of radionuclides in the substances: air (including aerosols), drinking water, surface water, soil, precipitations, foodstuffs and feedingstuffs as well as emission data. The results of the measurements shall be mutually comparable and shall contain sufficient information for calculation of the radiation exposure of population of the Contracting Party. 3. The results of the measurements shall be forwarded to the other Contracting Party once a year. In the case of more significant deviation from the normal situation the information shall be forwarded promptly to the other Contracting Party. The Contracting Party gives supplementary information, if requested. The Contracting Parties shall establish the system for exchange of data from their radiological early warning systems in two years after this Agreement enters into force, according to an arrangement agreed by coordinators. 1. The Contracting Parties shall carry out mutual technical consultations once a year, which particularly: (a) estimates the implementation of this Agreement, (b) treats given information pursuant to Article 6, (c) estimates the results of the programme of measurements pursuant to Article 7, (d) treats other current matters of nuclear safety and radiation safety. 2. The Contracting Parties will agree upon the time and location of mutual technical consultations and the participants through coordinators. 3. If necessary, additional technical consultations according to paragraph 1 shall be carried out by an agreement between coordinators. 1. Each Contracting Party shall provide one coordinator for the implementation of this Agreement: (a) for the Republic of Slovenia – Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (b) for the Republic of Croatia – Ministry of the Economy. 2. Coordinators are mainly in charge of: (a) exchange of all expert bases and information which are within the need of cooperation pursuant to Articles 6, 7 and 8, except if a special way of informing comes into consideration, (b) organizing of mutual technical consultations according to Article 9. 3. The Contracting Parties shall notify through diplomatic channels the eventual changes in appointing a coordinator. The contents of the information received by one Contracting Party pursuant to Articles 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 from the other Contracting Party may be used for public information by each Contracting Party except when such information is provided in confidence by the other Contracting Party. Mutual exchange of information according to this Agreement is free of charge. If supplementary information leads into major expenses, they are covered by the Contracting Party which requested for the completion. This Agreement shall not affect the reciprocal rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties under the existing international agreements which relate to the matters covered by this Agreement or under future international agreements. 1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the last notification by which the Contracting Parties notify each other about completion of their internal legal requirements for its entry into force. 2. This Agreement shall be concluded for an indefinite period of time. 3. Each Contracting Party may denounce this Agreement at any time. The Agreement is terminated six months after the date the other Contracting Party receives the denunciation in writing through diplomatic channels. Done in Otočec on 22 April 1998 in two originals in the Slovenian, Croatian and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence in its interpretation the English text shall prevail. For the Republic of Slovenia Pavel Gantar (s) For the Republic of Croatia Nenad Porges (s)