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5 — Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the depositary.

ARTICLE 19

1 — This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the twenty-first instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with the depositary.

2 — For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention after the date of deposit of the twenty-first instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval ou accession.

ARTICLE 20

1 — Without prejudice to article 16, a State Party may propose amendments to this Convention. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the depositary who shall circulate it immediately to all States Parties. If a majority os States Parties request the depositary to convene a conference to consider the proposed amendments, the depositary shall invite all States Parties to attend such a conference to begin not sooner than thirty days after the invitations are issued. Any amendment adopted at the conference by a two-thirds majority of all States Parties shall be promptly circulated by the depositary to all States Parties.

2 — The amendment shall enter into force for each State Party that deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendment on thirtieth day after the date on which two-thirds of the States Parties have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval with the depositary. Thereafter, the amendment shall enter into force for any other State Party on the day on which that State Party deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendment.

ARTICLE 21

1 — Any State Party may denounce this Convention, by written notification to the depositary.

2 — Denunciation shall take effect one hundred and eighty days following the date on which notification is received by the depositary.

ARTICLE 22

The depositary shall promptly notify all States of:

a) Each signature of this Convention;

b) Each deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;

c) Any reservation or withdrawal in accordance with article 17;

d) Any communication made by an organization in accordance with paragraph 4, c), of article 18;

e) The entry into force of this Convention;

J) The entry into force of any amendment to this

Convention; and g) Any denunciation made under article 21.

Article 23

The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who shall send certified copies thereof to all States.

In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed this Convention, opened for signature at Vienna and at New York on 3 March 1980.

ANNEX I

Levels of physical protection to be applied In International transport ol nuclear material as categorized in annex u

1 — Levels of physical protection for nuclear material during storage incidental to international nuclear transport include:

a) For category in materials, storage within an area to which access in controlled;

b) For category n materials, storage within an area under constant surveillance by guards of electronic devices, surrounded by a physical barrier with a limited number of points of entry under appropriate control or any area with an equivalent level of physical protection;

c) For category I materials, storage within a protected area as defined for category II above, to which, in addition, access is restricted to persons whose trustworthiness has been determined, and which is under surveillance by guards who are in close communication with appropriate response forces. Specific measures taken in this context should have as their object the detection and prevention of any assault, unauthorized access or unauthorized removal of material.

2 — Levels of physical protection for nuclear material during international transport include:

a) For category u and in materials, transportation shall take place under special precautions, including prior arrangements among sender, receiver and carrier and prior agreement between natural or legal persons subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of exporting and importing States, specifying time, place and procedures for transferring transport responsibility;

b) For category i materials, transportation shall take place under special precautions identified above for transportation of category n and ill materials and, in addition, under constant surveillance by escorts and under conditions which assure close communication with appropriate response forces;

c) For natural uranium other than in the form of ore or ore-residue, transportation protection for quantities exceeding 500 kg uranium shall include advance notification of shipment specifying mode of transport, expected time of arrival and confirmation of receipt of shipment.