“ For the purpose of determining when nuclear material subject to this Agreement is no longer usable for any nuclear activity or is practicably irrecoverable for processing into a form in which it is usable for any nuclear activity, both Parties shall apply any relevant determination made by the IAEA in accordance with the safeguards agreement between the Party concerned and the IAEA. In the absence of a determination by the IAEA, a determination may be made by mutual decision of the competent authorities, in accordance with the principles applied by the IAEA for this purpose. ”

“ Each Party shall take such measures as are necessary to ensure adequate physical protection of nuclear material, material, equipment, components and technology subject to this Agreement within its jurisdiction. A Party shall ensure that nuclear material, material, equipment, components and technology in international transport are adequately protected until that responsibility is properly transferred to another State. ”

“ REAFFIRMING their support for the objectives and provisions of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and their desire to promote universal adherence to that Treaty;
REAFFIRMING their support for the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter referred to as “the IAEA”) safeguards system and their desire to work together to ensure its continued effectiveness ”