Convention on Nuclear Safety
Organizational Meeting of Contracting Parties
September 1998
Report of the Chairman of the Organization Meeting
1. The Organizational Meeting pursuant to Rule 11 of the Rules of Procedure of the Convention was held at the Headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, 29-30 September 1998. Forty-four out of forty-seven Contracting Parties participated, namely: Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; China; Croatia; Czech Republic; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Korea, Republic of; Latvia; Lebanon; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Mexico; the Netherlands; Norway; Pakistan; Peru; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine and United Kingdom. A list of participants is attached as Annex I.
2. Mr. Lars Högberg, Director General, Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, Sweden, was elected Chairman of the Organizational Meeting.
3. Pursuant to the Rules of Procedure, the Chairman appointed Mr. Zig Domaratzki, Deputy Director General of IAEA and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety, as Secretary to the Meeting, to direct the work of the Secretariat. Moreover, the Chairman informed the Meeting that he had requested Mr. Carlton Stoiber, of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to serve as an expert, in his capacity as a former chairman of the informal group of experts developing the procedures and guidelines now to be applied by the Organizational Meeting. The Meeting welcomed these arrangements, recalling that they were the same as at the Preparatory Meeting.
4. Recalling the decision recorded in paragraph 5 of the Report of the Chairman of the Preparatory Meeting, the Organizational Meeting decided, by consensus, to allow participation of those Signatory States who had taken all the legally binding ratification decisions by the appropriate national bodies that are necessary to make them Contracting Parties, but which had not deposited their instruments at least ninety days before this meeting. The Meeting noted, in doing so, that this involved granting such States an exemption from the ninety day requirement in Article 31 of the Convention. Armenia was thus allowed participation.
5. The Meeting examined the list of participating delegations communicated by Contracting Parties. The Meeting approved all the communications listing delegates as presented by the Contracting Parties participating in the Organizational Meeting on the understanding that some delegations would provide the Secretariat with formal credentials as soon as possible.
6. The Meeting, noting that no requests had been submitted by intergovernmental organizations to take part as observers to the Organizational Meeting, decided therefore not to invite any.
7. The Meeting decided to use the list of Contracting Parties and their Nuclear Installations, as contained in Annex II, as a basis for establishing Country Groups. The Meeting then decided, without a vote, to establish six (6) Country Groups for the first Review Meeting. Pursuant to Rule 17.1 in the Rules of Procedure, the Meeting allocated Contracting Parties to country groups based on a ranking of the number of nuclear installations, using a tennis-seeding method. Contracting Parties without nuclear installations were added to country groups, starting with the group having the smallest number of Contracting Parties. The first such Contracting Party was Singapore (the initial letter of whose name was randomly selected by a drawing), with the others added in alphabetical order. This procedure resulted in the composition of the country groups listed in Annex III, which was agreed by the Meeting.
8. Recalling the decision recorded in paragraph 12 of the Report of the Chairman of the Preparatory Meeting, the Organizational Meeting decided, by consensus, that the first Review Meeting shall have a duration of two weeks, starting on Monday 12 April 1999.
9. The Country Groups thus established then met separately and, pursuant to Rule 11.2 in the Rules of Procedure, elected Rapporteurs as listed in Annex III.
10. Upon recommendation from the Country Groups, and pursuant to Rule 11.1 in the Rules of Procedure, the Meeting decided
- a. to select country group co-ordinators as listed in Annex III.
- b. to recommend a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for each Country Group as listed in Annex III.
The Meeting noted, in doing so, that the Rules of Procedure could be interpreted to permit, at this point, the naming of countries which would provide officers for the country groups. Names and addresses of individuals and contact organizations would be communicated to the Secretariat before Thursday afternoon, October 1, 1998 (with regard to contact points and Country Group Co-ordinators), and before November 1, 1998 (with regard to other officers).
11. The Meeting decided to recommend Mr. Lars Högberg, Sweden as President, and Mr. Dan Beninson, Argentina, and Mr. Steven MacIntosh, Australia as Vice-Presidents of the first Review Meeting.
12. Pursuant to Rule 11.1 in the Rules of Procedure, the Meeting decided to recommend a budget for the first Review Meeting as contained in Annex IV, noting that such a budget would make it possible to accommodate requests for interpretation as listed in Annex III
- a. persuant to Rule 41.5(a) in the Rules of Procedure during country group discussions of a national report, and
- b. pursuant to Rule 41.5(b) during all sessions of a country group to facilitate effective participation in the discussion of some Contracting parties.
13. Pursuant to Rule 11.2 in the Rules of Procedure, the Meeting decided
- a. that country group co-ordinators and rapporteurs shall meet in early March 1999, on a date to be specified by the Secretariat, to consider questions and comments received, and discuss a consistent approach to the detailed review process, taking account of any trends in the questions and comments of Contracting parties on national reports.
- b. that the Secretariat would then be invited to assist rapporteurs in developing such a consistent approach, to be finalized at a meeting of the rapporteurs on the Sunday preceding the start of the Review Meeting, as foreseen in Chapter X.A of the Guidelines Regarding the Review Process.
- c. that national contact points for submitting questions and comments on the national reports should be communicated to the Secretariat not later than Thursday afternoon, October 1.
- d. that national reports received by the Secretariat should be distributed to Contracting Parties, through their Missions in Vienna not later than Friday, October 16, 1998 and that Contracting Parties would make every effort to make their national reports rapidly available through home pages on the Internet or other means, noting that no Contracting Party asked for confidentiality of its national report.
- e. that questions and comments communicated during the review of national reports would be treated as confidential.
- f. that the Secretariat should advise Contracting Parties on suitable order of presentation of national reports in country group sessions, with due regard to interpretation requests, not later than Friday, October 2, 1998.
14. The Meeting recommended a Provisional Agenda for the first Review Meeting as contained in Annex V, noting that the final report should also address any amendments to the procedural arrangements for review meetings found necessary according to Article 22.2 in the Convention.
15. The Meeting requested the Secretary to transmit the Report of the Chairman of the Organizational Meeting and its Annexes to the Director General of the IAEA, thereby informing him of the decisions taken at the Meeting for consideration in the IAEA budgetary process, as foreseen in Article 28 of the Convention.
16. The Meeting expressed its sincere gratitude to the Secretariat for the excellent services provided in support of the Meeting.
17. Finally, the Meeting agreed on this Report by the Chairman of the Organizational Meeting, and requested the Secretary to transmit the report, and its Annexes, to the Contracting Parties and the Signatory States, noting that the Secretariat could make this report and a summary of the Annexes publicly available.
Lars Högberg (original signed)
Chairman
Annex I
Title of Meeting: Organizational Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety
Dates of Meeting: 29-30 September 1998
Place: IAEA Headquarters, IAEA Meeting Room I, opening at 10:00 a.m.
| Participants | Title/Address |
| Argentina | |
| Mr. Juan Carlos KRECKLER | Embassy of Argentina in Austria |
| Mr. Héctor Raúl PELAEZ | Embassy of Argentina in Austria |
| Mr. Sebastián SAYUS | Embassy of Argentina in Austria |
| Mr. Carlos Enrique NOLLMANN | Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear |
| Mr. Pedro SAJAROFF | Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear |
| Mr. Eduardo FELIZIA | Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear |
| Armenia | |
| Mr. Ashot KOCHARIAN | Permanent Mission of Armenia to the IAEA |
| Australia | |
| Mr. Steven MCINTOSH | Embassy of Australia in Austria |
| Mr. Donald MACNAB | Nuclear Safety Bureau |
| Mr. Maurice RIPLEY | Embassy of Australia in Austria |
| Austria | |
| Mrs. Irene FREUDENSCHUSS-REICHL | Permanent Mission of Austria to the IAEA |
| Mr. Fritz SCHMIDT | Federal Chancellery |
| Mr. Johannes KRENN | Federal Chancellery |
| Mr. Rainer SCHEFFENEGGER | Federal Chancellery |
| Mr. Karl PRUMMER | Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
| Mr. Andreas MOLIN | Federal Chancellery |
| Mr. Karl KIENZL | Federal Environmental Agency |
| Mr. Günther HANDEL | Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
| Ms. GÖSTL | Federal Chancellery |
| Bangladesh | |
| Belgium | |
| Mr. Michel ADAM | Permanent Mission of Belgium to the IAEA |
| Mr. Jean Jacques VAN BINNEBEEK | AV Nuclear |
| Mr. Marc PECSTEEN DE BUYTSWERVE | Permanent Mission of Belgium to the IAEA |
| Brazil | |
| Mr. Affonso Celso de OURO-PRETO | Permanent Mission of Brazil to the IAEA |
| Mr. Cláudio Ubirajara COUTO DE ALMEIDA | National Commission for Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. Sérgio de Queiróz BOGADO LEITE | National Commission for Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. Laérco Antonio VINHAS | National Commission for Nuclear Safety |
| Ms. Carmen Lídia Richter RIBEIRO MOURA | Ministry of Foreign Relations |
| Mr. Everton FRASK LUCERO | Embassy of Brazil in Austria |
| Bulgaria | |
| Mr. Gueorgui KASTCHIEV | Committee on the Use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes |
| Mr. Ivan NAYDENOV | Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the IAEA |
| Mr. Anguek PETROV | Committee on the Use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes |
| Mrs. Nina DIMITROVA | Ministry of Finance |
| Mr. Roubin DOBREV | Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the IAEA |
| Ms. N. LOUKOVA | Ministry of Finance |
| Canada | |
| Mr. Magdy EL-HAWARY | Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada |
| Mr. Ian SMITH | Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
| Mr. James A. CASTERTON | Permanent Mission of Canada to the IAEA |
| Chile | |
| Mr. Osvalsdo PUCCIO HUIDROBRO | Permanent Mission of Chile to the IAEA |
| Mr. José Luis BALMACEDA SERIGÓS | Permanent Mission of Chile to the IAEA |
| Mr. Claudio SILVA HENNINGS | Permanent Mission of Chile to the IAEA |
| Mr. Luciano PARODI GAMBETTI | Permanent Mission of Chile to the IAEA |
| China | |
| Mr. Chengkun ZHAO | National Nuclear Safety Administration |
| Mr. Guangdi SUN | Bureau of International Cooperation, CNNC |
| Mr. Ruiping LENG | Bureau of International Cooperation, CAEA |
| Mr. Bo YANG | State Environmental Protection Administration |
| Miss Wuhong SHI | Department of Trade and Law |
| Mr. Benhe XIONG | Permanent Mission of China to the IAEA |
| Mr. Lingquan GUO | Permanent Mission of China to the IAEA |
| Croatia | |
| Dr. Mario NOBILO | Permanent Mission of Croatia to the IAEA |
| Ms. Jasna OGNJANOVAC | Permanent Mission of Croatia to the IAEA |
| Mr. Ivo VALCIC | Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Croatia |
| Mr. Damir SUBASIC | Agency for Special Waste, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Czech Republic | |
| Mr. Miroslav HREHOR | State Office for Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. Petr KRS | State Office for Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. Otakar GORGOL | Permanent Mission of Chezh Republic to the IAEA |
| Mr. Milan MUSAK | Ministry of Trade and Industry |
| Finland | |
| Mr. Hannu KOPONEN | The Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. Pekka SALMINEN | The Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. Mauri RIIHONEN | Permanent Mission of Finland to the IAEA |
| France | |
| Mr. André-Claude LACOSTE | DSIN French Nuclear Safety Authority |
| Mr. Michel ASTY | DSIN French Nuclear Safety Authority |
| Mr. Philippe DELACROIX | Permanent Mission of France to the IAEA |
| Mr. Jean-Claude MOURLON | Permanent Mission of France to the IAEA |
| Germany | |
| Mr. Rolf Dieter WENDLING | Federal Ministry for the Environment Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. Hansgeorg SENGEWEIN | Federal Ministry for the Environment Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. Siegbert SCHNEIDER | Federal Ministry for the Environment Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. KINNEN | Permanent Mission of Germany to the IAEA |
| Ms. DOELP | Permanent Mission of Germany to the IAEA |
| Greece | |
| Mr. M. ANTONOPOULOS-DOMIS | Greek Atomic Energy Commission |
| Ms. A. PAPATHANASIOU | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Hungary | |
| Mr. Zoltán SZÖNYI | Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority |
| Mr. Lásló KOBLINGER | Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority |
| Ms. Klára BREUER | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the IAEA |
| Ireland | |
| Mr. Frank TURVEY | Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland |
| Italy | |
| Mr. Roberto RANIERI | Italian Agency for Environmental Protection |
| Mr. Gianni BAVA | Italian Agency for Environmental Protection |
| Japan | |
| Mr. Makoto YAMANAKA | Permanent Mission of Japan to the IAEA |
| Mr. Toru NAKAHARA | Permanent Mission of Japan to the IAEA |
| Mr. Masanori HIROTA | Permanent Mission of Japan to the IAEA |
| Mr. Kazumasa HIOKI | Nuclear Safety Bureau, Science and Technology Agency |
| Mr. Michio SAKURADA | Safety Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
| Ms. Kazuko NAGURA | Safety Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
| Mr. Michio ISHIKAWA | Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation |
| Mr. Hideto AOKI | Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation |
| Korea, Rep. of | |
| Mr. Chung-won CHO | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the IAEA |
| Mr. Chung-taek PARK | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| Mr. Sang-kyu AHN | Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. Byung-woo LIM | Korea Power Engineering Co. Inc. |
| Latvia | |
| Mr. Bonifacijs DAUKSTS | Embassy of Latvia in Austria |
| Mr. Andrejs SALMINS | Ministry of Environmental Protection |
| Mr. Ralfs SPADE | Ministry of Environmental Protection |
| Lebanon | |
| Mr. Samir HOBEICA | Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the IAEA |
| Mr. Michel KATRA | Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the IAEA |
| Lithuania | |
| Mr. J.R. KAZLAUSKAS | Ministry of Economy |
| Mr. M. DEMCENKO | State Inspection of Atomic Energy Safety |
| Luxembourg | |
| Mr. Paul KAYSER | Permanent Mission of Luxembourg to the IAEA |
| Mali | |
| Mexico | |
| Mr. Miguel MEDINA VAILLARD | Comisión Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias |
| Mr. Sergio WALLER MEJÍA | Comisión Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias |
| Mr. Everardo ORTEGA WAIGHT | Comisión Federal de Electricidad |
| Mr. Luis JAVIER HERRERA | Permanent Mission of Mexico to the IAEA |
| Mr. Agustín BÁRCENA | Permanent Mission of Mexico to the IAEA |
| Mr. José Raul ORTIZ MAGAÑA | Comisión Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias |
| Netherlands | |
| Mr. J. HUBER | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Mr. H.A. SELLING | Ministry of Housing, Planning and Environment |
| Mrs. M. M. G. HOEDEMAKERS | Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| Mr. P. J. de MUNK | Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment |
| Norway | |
| Mr. Sverre HORNKJØL | Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority |
| Pakistan | |
| Mr. Jawad Azim HASHIMI | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission |
| Mr. Khan Ahmad SHOAIB | Embassy of Pakistan in Austria |
| Mr. HASIBULLAH | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission |
| Mrs. Fauzia ANSARI | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission |
| Peru | |
| Mr. Gilbert CHAUNY de PORTURAS-HOYLE | Embassy of Peru in Austria |
| Mrs. Liliam BALLÓN de AMÉZAGA | Embassy of Peru in Austria |
| Poland | |
| Mr. Witold LADA | National Atomic Energy Agency |
| Mr. Jan GAWLIK | Permanent Mission of Poland to the IAEA |
| Portugal | |
| Mr. Luís BRANCO DE MORAIS | Technologic and Nuclear Institute |
| Rep. of Moldova | |
| Romania | |
| Mr. Lucian Leonido BIRO | National Commmission for Nuclear Activities Control |
| Mr. Marian SERBAN | Ministry of Industries and Trade |
| Ms. Mihaela VASIU | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Mr. Ionut SUSEANU | Permanent Mission of Romania to the IAEA |
| Russian Federation | |
| Mr. O.M. SOKOLOV | Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the IAEA |
| Mr. A.V. YAKOVENKO | Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the IAEA |
| Mr. A.N. MOSTOVETS | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Mr. M.I. SYSOEV | Ministry of Atomic Energy |
| Mr. N.P. GARNYK | Ministry of Atomic Energy |
| Mr. L.L. VORONIN | Ministry of Atomic Energy |
| Mr. M. V. TCHOUDAKOV | Ministry of Atomic Energy |
| Mr. S. ADAMCHIK | Gosatomnadzor of Russia |
| Ms. E. KUZNETSOVA | Gosatomnadzor of Russia |
| Singapore | |
| Mr. Terence SONG | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Mr. Joseph TEO | Permanent Mission of Singapore to the IAEA |
| Slovakia | |
| Mr. Miroslav LIPÁR | Nuclear Regulatory Authority |
| Mr. Josef ZLATNANSKÝ | Nuclear Regulatory Authority |
| Mr. Mikulás TURNER | Nuclear Regulatory Authority |
| Mr. Frantisek GIES | Slovenské Elektrárne a.s. |
| Mr. Martin KMOSENA | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Mr. Dominik PACALA | Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the IAEA |
| Slovenia | |
| Mr. Miroslav GREGORIC | Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration |
| Mr. Djordje VOJNOVIC | Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration |
| Mr. Ales SKRABAN | Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration |
| South Africa | |
| Mr. J. LEAVER | Council for Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. J.A. DAVIES | Permanent Mission of South Africa to the IAEA |
| Mr. T.F. CRONJE | Permanent Mission of South Africa to the IAEA |
| Spain | |
| Mr. D. Javier REIG | Jefe de Relaciones Internacionales del CSN |
| Mr. D. Manuel RODRIGUEZ | Jefe del Gabinete del D.T. del CSN |
| Sweden | |
| Dr. Lars HÖGBERG | Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate |
| Mr. Björn DUFVA | Ministry of Environment |
| Mr. Axel WERNHOFF | Permanent Mission of Sweden to the IAEA |
| Mr. Erik JENDE | Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate |
| Switzerland | |
| Mr. J.-F. ZUBER | Division principale de la sécurité des installations nucléaires |
| Turkey | |
| Mr. Asim ARAR | Permanent Mission of Turkey to the IAEA |
| Mr. Özer ÖZERDEN | Permanent Mission of Turkey to the IAEA |
| Mr. M. Aydin ÖZBAY | Permanent Mission of Turkey to the IAEA |
| Ukraine | |
| Mr. Mykola P. MAKAREVYCH | Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the IAEA |
| Mr. Vadim V. GRYSHCHENKO | Nuclear Regulatory Administration, Ministry for Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety |
| Mr. Vissarion V. KIM | National Atomic Energy Company |
| Mr. Georgiy O. KOPCHINSKY | Nuclear Regulatory Administration, Ministry for Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety |
| United Kingdom | |
| Dr. Elaine DRAGE | Department of Trade and Industry |
| Mr. John FREEMAN | British Embassy in Austria |
| Mr. Ian HOLT | Department of Trade and Industry |
| Mr. Richard BYE | Nuclear Installations Inspectorate |
| Mr. Peter DICKENSON | Nuclear Installations Inspectorate |
| Mrs. Carol CLIFF | British Embassy in Austria |
| IAEA Secretariat | |
| Mr. Zig DOMARATZKI | DDG-NS |
| Mr. Larry JOHNSON | DIR-ADLG |
| Ms. Annick CARNINO | DIR-NSNI |
| Mr. Wolfram TONHAUSER | ADLG |
| Mr. Luis LEDERMAN | Head, NSNI Special Projects Unit |
| Mr. Milorad DUSIC | NSNI SAS Safety Development Unit |
| Mr. Aybars GUERPINAR | Head, NSNI Engineering Safety Section |
| Mr. Derek LACEY | NSNI SAS Regulatory Activities Unit |
| Mr. Friedrich NIEHAUS | Head, NSNI Safety Assessment Section |
| Mr. Ken TALBOT | Head, NSNI Operational Safety Section |
| Special Adviser to Chairman | |
| Mr. Carlton STOIBER | US Regulatory Commission |
Annex II
Countries with No Nuclear Installations: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Chile, Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mali, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Singapore, Turkey
Data of Countries
| Country name | Installations | ||
| Operating | Closed | Under construction | |
| France | 59 | 10 | 1 |
| Japan | 53 | 1 | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 35 | 6 | 0 |
| Russian Federation | 29 | 4 | 4 |
| Canada | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| Germany | 20 | 16 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 2 | 5 |
| Korea, Republic of | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Spain | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovak Republic | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Annex III
Composition of Country Groups (Letter Drawn S)
Composition of Group Officers
Interpretation Requirements for presentations of National reports and for whole duration of working groups
IAEA Staff
Composition of country groups
for the meeting of Contracting Parties
to the Convention on Nuclear Safety
29-Sep.-98
Number of groups: 6
Letter drawn: S
Group: 1
Country: France, Bulgaria, Slovak Republic, Netherlands, Brazil, Greece, Croatia
Group: 2
Country: Japan, Belgium, Switzerland, Armenia, Pakistan, Chile, Ireland, Republic of Moldova
Group: 3
Country: United Kingdom, Spain, Czech Republic, South Africa, Romania, Bangladesh, Latvia, Portugal
Group: 4
Country: Russian Federation, Sweden, Finland, Mexico, Slovenia, Poland, Austria, Lebanon
Group: 5
Country: Canada, Korea, Republic of, Hungary, Lithuania, Italy, Australia, Luxembourg, Peru
Group: 6
Country: Germany, Ukraine, China, Argentina, Mali, Turkey, Norway, Singapore
Group: 1
COMPOSITION OF GROUP OFFICERS:
Chairperson: Slovak Republic
Vice-Chairperson: Croatia
Rapporteur: France
Co-ordinator: Netherlands
INTERPRETATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL REPORTS: French (1 day)
IAEA CO-ORDINATING STAFF: Mr. Derek LACEY
Group: 2
COMPOSITION OF GROUP OFFICERS:
Chairperson: Japan
Vice-Chairperson: Switzerland
Rapporteur: Belgium
Co-ordinator: Japan
INTERPRETATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL REPORTS: Spanish (1 day)
INTERPRETATION REQUIREMENTS FOR WHOLE DURATION OF WORKING GROUP: Russian
IAEA CO-ORDINATING STAFF: Mr. Friedrich NIEHAUS
Group: 3
COMPOSITION OF GROUP OFFICERS:
Chairperson: Spain
Vice-Chairperson: Latvia
Rapporteur: South Africa
Co-ordinator: United Kingdom
INTERPRETATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL REPORTS: Spanish (1 day)
IAEA CO-ORDINATING STAFF: Mr. Aybars Guerpinar
Group: 4
COMPOSITION OF GROUP OFFICERS:
Chairperson: Finland
Vice-Chairperson: Austria
Rapporteur: Russia
Co-ordinator: Sweden
INTERPRETATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL REPORTS: Spanish (1 day)
INTERPRETATION REQUIREMENTS FOR WHOLE DURATION OF WORKING GROUP: Russian
IAEA CO-ORDINATING STAFF: Mr. Luis Lederman
Group: 5
COMPOSITION OF GROUP OFFICERS:
Chairperson: Rep. of Korea
Vice-Chairperson: Italy
Rapporteur: Canada
Co-ordinator: Hungary
INTERPRETATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL REPORTS: French (1 day), Spanish (1 day)
IAEA CO-ORDINATING STAFF: Mr. Milorad Dusic
Group: 6
COMPOSITION OF GROUP OFFICERS:
Chairperson: Ukraine
Vice-Chairperson: China
Rapporteur: Germany
Co-ordinator: Germany
INTERPRETATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL REPORTS: Chinese (1 day)
INTERPRETATION REQUIREMENTS FOR WHOLE DURATION OF WORKING GROUP: Russian
IAEA CO-ORDINATING STAFF: Mr. Ken Talbot
Annex IV
Budget for the Review Meeting
The required budget for the Review Meeting includes translation costs and interpretation according to requests from the Contracting Parties.
Annex V
International Atomic Energy Agency
Convention on Nuclear Safety
Meeting of the Contracting Parties
12-23 April 1999
Vienna, Austria
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
Opening Plenary (12 April)
1. Opening of the Meeting
2. Election of the President
3. Adoption of the Agenda
4. Election of Vice-Presidents (2)
5. Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for each Country Group
6. Credentials of Participants
7. Invitations to Intergovernmental Organisations to attend the Review Meeting of Contracting Parties as observers (pursuant to Article 24 (2) of the Convention)
8. Report from the meeting of the Rapporteurs pursuant to Chapter X.A in the Guidelines regarding the Review Process under the Convention on Nuclear Safety
Country Group Sessions (13-20 April)
(weekend recess 17/18 April)
Final Plenary (21-23 April
1. Presentation and discussion of oral Reports by Country Group Rapporteurs
2. Approval of Summary Report under Convention Article 25
3. Date of Next Review Meeting and Organisational Meeting
4. Other Business
5. Closing of the Meeting
