Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy

The Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy is a 1960 OECD Convention on liability and compensation for damage caused by accidents occurring while producing nuclear energy.[6][7] The convention entered into force on 1 April 1968 and has been amended by protocols in 1964, 1982, and 2004. The convention, as amended by the 1964 and 1982 protocols have 16 parties. The 2004 protocol has not entered into force. Austria and Luxembourg signed the convention but have not ratified it. Switzerland deposited its instruments of ratification for the convention as amended by the 2004 protocol. The convention will enter into force for this country once the 2004 protocol enters into force.

Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy
Signed29 July 1960
28 January 1964 (addnl Protocol)
16 November 1982 (Protocol)
12 February 2004 (Prototocol)[1]
LocationParis
Effective1 April 1968 (incl addn Protocol)
7 October 1988 (1982 Protocol)
Not in force (2004 Prototocol)
Condition5 ratifications
Signatories19[1]
Parties16 (Convention incl 1960 and 1982 protocols)[1]
2 (Protocol)
DepositarySecretary-General of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
presently: Secretary-general of the OECD
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch[2][3][4][5]

The convention:

  • Limits liability to a certain amount and limit the period for making claims;
  • Require insurance or other surety by operators;
  • Channels liability exclusively to the operator of the nuclear installation;
  • Impose strict liability on the nuclear operator, regardless of fault, but subject to exceptions.
  • Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the courts of one country, normally the country in whose territory the incident occurs

Parties

A list of Parties to the convention (as amended by the 1964 and 1982 protocols), the 2004 protocol, as well as the Brussels protocol and the Joint protocol is shown below:

CountryConvention
incl 1964 and
1982 Protocol
2004 ProtocolBrussels
Protocol
Brussels Protocol
2004 amendment
Joint Protocol(Territorial) application
 Belgium3 August 196620 August 1985
 Denmark4 September 19744 September 197426 May 1989incl. Greenland (excl 1982 Protocol)
 Finland16 June 197214 January 19773 October 1994
 France9 March 196630 March 1966incl 16 territories (excl Brussels Protocol)
 Germany16 June 19721 October 197513 June 2001
 Greece12 May 197016 May 2001
 Italy17 September 19753 February 197631 July 1991
 Netherlands28 December 197928 September 19791 August 1991European territory only
 Norway2 July 197326 November 20107 July 197324 November 201011 March 1991
 Portugal29 September 1977
 Slovenia16 October 20015 June 200327 January 1995
 Spain31 October 196127 July 196612 January 2006
 Sweden1 April 19683 April 196827 January 1992
  Switzerland9 March 20099 March 200911 March 2009Not applicable
 Turkey10 October 196126 March 2007
 United Kingdom23 February 1966Signed but not ratified24 March 1966Signed but not ratifiedSigned but not ratifiedincl. British Virgin Islands,[lower-alpha 1] Cayman Islands,[lower-alpha 1] Falkland Islands,[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1] Gibraltar,[lower-alpha 1] Guernsey,[lower-alpha 2] Hong Kong,[lower-alpha 3] Jersey,[lower-alpha 4] Isle of Man, Montserrat,[lower-alpha 1] Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha[lower-alpha 1]
Notes
  1. excluding the Brussels Protocol
  2. excluding the 1982 Protocol
  3. After the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong, the conventions remained in force
  4. excluding the Paris convention and protocols

See also

References

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