A. TITEL

Briefwisseling tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Internationale Organisatie van Atoomenergie houdende een verdrag betreffende de bijeenkomst van de Internationale werkgroep inzake gasgekoelde reactoren voor een beoordeling van de toepassingen en vooruitzichten van gasgekoelde reactoren, te Petten van 10 tot 14 november 1997;

Wenen, 3 maart/24 april 1997

B. TEKST

Nr. I

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

622-I3-TC-389.43

03.03.97

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you that the Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency (the Agency) is planning to hold a Technical Committee of the International Working Group on Gas Cooled Reactors, including a review of “High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR) Applications and Future Prospects", from 10 to 14 November 1997.

The purpose of the meeting is to review the designs and status of national programmes on advanced HTGRs with discussions on research and development activities associated in the utilization of this advanced reactor for cogeneration and process heat applications. The International Working Group meeting will also develop and recommend a programme to the IAEA on gas cooled reactors for 1998 and 1999.

The Agency's Secretariat has had preliminary informal discussions with Ms. A. van Heek, project manager for high temperature reactors at the Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN), Petten, The Netherlands, Tel. +31 22456 4507, Fax. +31 22456 3490, concerning this meeting. Ms. Van Heek indicated that the Netherlands might be willing to host this meeting in Petten.

Approximately 30 scientists from 14 countries and two international organizations are expected to attend.

I have the honour to enquire whether the Government of the Netherlands would wish to host the meeting in question, and if so, whether your Government would agree to make the following arrangements.

1. The Government of the Netherlands will accord to the Agency, its property, funds and assets and, to the officials of the Agency and participants officially designated to attend the meeting in their official capacities, and to members of the immediate families of such persons, the privileges and immunities contained in the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Atomic Energy Agency which was accepted by the Government on 29 August 1963.

2. The Government will accord to officials and participants mentioned above every facility necessary for the performance of their function in connection with the meeting, including entering, remaining in and leaving the Netherlands. The Government will issue any necessary visas as expeditiously as possible and, where the legislation of the Netherlands permits, free of charge. The Government, however, reserves the right to deny, irrespective of nationality, visas to individual participants for national security reasons. Annex A contains the list of Member States to be invited to participate.

The Agency will inform the Government promptly of all persons officially designated to attend the meeting. The Agency will also advise such persons to apply for visas, if necessary, in good time before the opening date of the meeting, and the Host Government is expected to issue such visas promptly so as to allow participants to attend the meeting.

3. The Government will facilitate customs formalities for those persons on entering and leaving the Netherlands.

4. The Government will make available to the Agency, without charge, and for the entire duration of the meeting, premises and facilities adequate and appropriate for the meeting, as listed in Annex B.

5. The Government will exercise reasonable care to ensure security on the premises in which the meeting takes place and to ensure the safety of the officials of the Agency and participants while on the premises of the meeting. The Government will take whatever steps may be reasonable in the circumstances to ensure such security and safety, including such supervision of the premises as may be warranted.

Should your Government wish to host the meeting in question, I would be grateful if you would inform me in writing of your Government's agreement on the above enumerated points by 4 April 1997, so as to enable the Secretariat to proceed with timely arrangements.

Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(sd.) V. M. MOUROGOV

V. M. Mourogov

Deputy Director General

Head of the Department of

Nuclear Energy

for Director General

Enclosure(s)

H. E. Mr. Hans Förster

The Resident Representative of

the Netherlands to the IAEA

Untere Donaustrasse 13–15

A-1020 Vienna

Annex A

Member States to be invited to the Technical Committee Meeting

Austria

China

France

Germany

Indonesia

Italy

Japan

The Netherlands

Poland Russian Federation

South Africa

Switzerland

United Kingdom

USA

International Organizations

European Commission

OECD Nuclear Energy Agency

Annex B

To be provided by the Host Government free of charge

1. Premises which shall be at the exclusive disposal of the IAEA and the NEA from 10 November 1997 through 13 November 1997, and at the exclusive disposal of the IAEA on Friday, 14 November 1997.

Meeting room (accommodation for 30–40 people)

2. Facilities

One microphone on the Chairman's table, one microphone and one neck microphone for the speaker on the lecturn and a sufficient number of microphones distributed throughout the meeting room.

3. Equipment

One photocopying machine (rapid and easy to operate)

One slide projector (5cm x 5cm)

One overhead projector

One screen

4. Personnel

From the day the meeting starts until the last day of the meeting inclusive:

One secretary/conference clerk fluent in English to assist the scientific secretary. Staff needed to prepare, install and operate the technical facilities and equipment mentioned in paras 2 and 3.

One conference clerk.

In addition to the above specific tasks, all servicing staff must be prepared to perform other duties in connection with the preparation and running of the meeting, and in particular to provide assistance in compiling and distribution of documents whenever necessary.

Nr. II

PERMANENT MISSION OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS TO THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS IN VIENNA UNTERE DONAUSTRASSE 13–15

Vienna, 24 April 1997

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 3 March 1997, 622-I3-TC-389.43, which reads as follows:

(Zoals in Nr. I)

I have the honour to inform you that my Government is prepared to host the meeting in question. My Government considers your letter and my reply as an agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the International Atomic Energy Agency, which shall enter into force on the date of receipt of this reply and shall remain in force for the duration of the meeting and for such additional period as is necessary for its winding up, the total duration of this agreement, however, not to exceed one year.

Please accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(sd.) K. A. NEDERLOF

Kees Nederlof

Counsellor

Mr. V. M. Mourogov

Deputy Director General

Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy

International Atomic Energy Agency

Vienna International Centre

Vienna

D. PARLEMENT

Het in de brieven vervatte verdrag behoefde ingevolge artikel 7, let- ter c, van de Rijkswet goedkeuring en bekendmaking verdragen, niet de goedkeuring der Staten-Generaal, alvorens in werking te kunnen treden.

G. INWERKINGTREDING

De bepalingen van het in de brieven vervatte verdrag zijn ingevolge het in de voorlaatste alinea van brief Nr. II gestelde op 25 april 1997 in werking getreden.

Wat het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden betreft, geldt het verdrag alleen voor Nederland.

J. GEGEVENS

Van het op 26 oktober 1956 te New York tot stand gekomen Statuut van de Internationale Organisatie voor Atoomenergie (IAEA) zijn tekst en vertaling geplaatst in Trb. 1957, 50; zie ook, laatstelijk, Trb. 1990, 51.

Van de op 1 juli 1959 te Wenen tot stand gekomen Overeenkomst inzake de voorrechten en immuniteiten van de Internationale Organisatie voor Atoomenergie, naar welke Overeenkomst in de brieven wordt verwezen, is de tekst geplaatst in Trb. 1965, 49; zie ook, laatstelijk, Trb. 1971, 57.

In overeenstemming met artikel 19, tweede lid, van de Rijkswet goedkeuring en bekendmaking verdragen heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken bepaald dat het onderhavige verdrag in Nederland zal zijn bekendgemaakt op de dag na de datum van uitgifte van dit Tractatenblad.

Uitgegeven de zesde juni 1997

De Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken,

H. A. F. M. O. VAN MIERLO

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