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NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Pursuant to Public Law 89-497, approved July 8, 1966 (80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

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the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the United States, and of the several States, without any further proof or authentication thereof.”

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402

Mexico

Atomic Energy: Safety

Arrangement signed at Mexico March 5, 1997;

Entered into force March 5, 1997.

And amending and extending agreement.
Signed at Mexico November 12, 2002;
Entered into force November 12, 2002;
Effective March 5, 2002.

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ARRANGEMENT

FOR THE EXCHANGE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND

COOPERATION IN NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RESEARCH MATTERS

BETWEEN

THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(U.S.N.R.C.)
AND

THE COMISION NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR Y
SALVAGUARDIAS

OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES

(C.N.S.N.S.)

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the United States of America (U.S.N.R.C.) and the Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias (C.N.S.N.S.), an independent administrative organization of the Secretary of Energy of the United Mexican States, hereinafter called the parties;

Aware of the importance of a continuing exchange of information pertaining to regulatory matters and of standards required or recommended by their organizations for the regulation of safety and radiological environmental impact of nuclear facilities;

Having similarly cooperated under an Arrangement effected by an exchange of letters of July 30 and October 15, 19801 with implementing procedures for The Exchange of Technical Information and Cooperation in Nuclear Safety Matters signed on April 8, 1981;

Recognizing the benefit of their cooperative effort and having replaced their initial implementing procedures by other implementing procedures signed on September 8 and October 6, 1989;

Taking into consideration the provisions of the Science and Technology Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States and Mexico, signed June 15, 1972 and modified by an Exchange of Diplomatic Notes on August 10 and September 22, 1994;2

Have agreed as follows.

1 TIAS 10137; 33 UST 1617.

2 TIAS 7362, 12566; 23 UST 934.

ARTICLE I
OBJECTIVE

The objective of this Arrangement is to exchange technical information between the parties related to the regulation of safety and radiological environmental impact of designated nuclear facilities and to the program of nuclear safety research to the extent that the parties are permitted to do so under the laws, regulations, and policy directives of their respective countries.

ARTICLE II

AREAS AND FORMS OF COOPERATION

In order to meet the objective referred to in Article I, the parties intend to undertake cooperative activities in the areas indicated below:

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a. Topical reports concerning technical safety and radiological environmental effects written by or for one of the parties as a basis for, or in support of, regulatory decisions and policies. Documents relating to significant licensing actions and safety and radiological environmental decisions affecting nuclear facilities.

b.

C.

Information relating to designated facilities in the U.S. and Mexico, such as plant safety analysis reports of such facilities, radiological environmental impact evaluations, preliminary proposals, approved emergency procedures, and other important licensing documents.

d. Detailed documents describing the U.S.N.R.C. process for licensing and regulating certain U.S. facilities designated by the C.N.S.N.S. as similar to the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (P.N.L.V.) and facilities of this type being operated, built or planned in Mexico and equivalent documents on such Mexican facilities.

e. Information in the field of reactor safety research, either in the possession of one of the parties or available to it, including light water reactor safety information from the technical areas described in Addenda "A" and "B," attached hereto and made a part hereof. Exchanges in the field of reactor safety research may require a separate agreement, as determined to be necessary by the research organizations of one or both of the parties. Each party will

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