AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA, THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL, THE BRAZILIAN-ARGENTINE AGENCY FOR ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY FOR THE APPLICATION OF SAFEGUARDS
WHEREAS the Republic of Argentina and the Federative Republic of Brazil (hereinafter referred to as ‘the States Parties’) are parties to the Agreement on the Exclusively Peaceful Utilization of Nuclear Energy (hereinafter referred to as ‘the SCCC Agreement’), which established the Common System of Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (hereinafter referred to as ‘the
SCCC’) ;
RECALLING the undertakings of the States Parties in the SCCC Agreement;
RECALLING that, pursuant to the SCCC Agreement, none of its provisions shall be interpreted as affecting the inalienable right of the parties thereto to carry out research on, produce and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination and in conformity with Articles I to IV of the SCCC Agreement;
WHEREAS the States Parties are members of the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (hereinafter referred to as ‘ABACC’), to which the implementation of the SCCC has been entrusted;
WHEREAS the States Parties have decided to conclude with the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agency’) a joint safeguards agreement, with the SCCC as a basis for the agreement;
WHEREAS the States Parties have further voluntarily requested the Agency to apply its safeguards taking into account the SCCC;
WHEREAS it is the desire of the States Parties, ABACC and the Agency to avoid unnecessary duplication of activities;
WHEREAS the Agency is authorized, pursuant to Article III.A.5 of its Statute (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Statute’), to conclude safeguards agreements at the request of Member States;
NOW THEREFORE the States Parties, ABACC and the Agency have agreed as follows: