18 DE MARÇO DE 1994

4S8-(39)

lives or produce duplicate film positives or negatives, shall provide the following manufacturer's information:

A) The processor or duplicator name;

B) The maximum and minimum width and length, if applicable, of film which may be processed or duplicated;

C) Each type of film that may be processed or duplicated in that film processor; and

D) Each step in the process, including the range of exposure, temperature, duration, recommended film transport speed, chemicals and chemical mixes, for each type of film.

2 — Pursuant to annex D, section n, paragraph 3, subparagraph A), 2), to the Treaty, each State Party, when providing information on the types of black and white aerial film that it intends to use to collect data during the in-flight examination or an observation flight, or to duplicate such data, shall provide the following manufacturer's information, for each type of aerial film that may be processed or duplicated by means of the film processors or duplicators referred to in paragraph 1 of this section, as necessary to confirm the capabilites of the film. Depending upon national practices of the film manufacturer, such information may include:

A) Effective film speed;

B) Resolution/modulation;

C) Spectral sensitivity; and

D) Optical specular density or sensitometric characteristics.

3 — For the purposes of determining the sensitometric characteristics of aerial film materials in accordance with its own national methodology, each State Party shall have the right to receive, upon request, unexposed samples of all types of photographic film to be used as data recording media, the chemicals for processing them, and to receive instructions for processing and duplication of such photographic fiinis. Such samples and instructions shall be provided no later than 30 days after receipt of such a request.

Section II

Monitoring of film processing and duplication

1 — States Parties taking part in the certification of an observation aircraft and its sensors shall have the right to monitor the processing and duplication of the aerial film used during the in-flight examination. Personnel of the observed and observing Party shall have the right to monitor the processing and duplication of the aerial film used during a demonstration and observation flight.

2 — While monitoring the processing and duplication of aerial film, the States Parties shall have the right to bring with them and use, in a manner that does not disrupt the processing or duplication of the film, the following equipment:

A) Litmus papers;

B) Thermometers;

O Chemical test equipment, including pH meters

and hydrometers; D) Stopwatches; £) Sensitometers;

F) Densitometers; and

G) 21-step sensitometric test strips and optical wedges.

3 — Prior to the processing of the films exposed during the in-flight examination, demonstration flight and observation flight, States Parties shall check the film processing equipment and chemicals by processing a 21-step sensitometric test strip or exposing and processing a 21-step optical wedge to confirm that the sensitometric data for the processing of that type of film using that film process meets the specifications provided pursuant to section i of this annex. Unless otherwise agreed, the original or duplicate aerial film negatives or positives shall not be processed or duplicated until the processing of the 21-step sensitometric test strip or exposing and processing of the 21-step optical wedge meets the characteristics provided in accordance with the provisions of section i of this annex for that type of aerial film and film processor or duplicator.

4 — Prior to the processing of the films exposed during the in-flight examination, demonstration flight and observation flight, States Parties shall have the right to check the film processing equipment and chemicals by exposing and processing a test film of the same type used during the in-flight examination, demonstration flight and observation flight to confirm that the washing and fixing process is suitable for the purposes of permanent archive storage.

ANNEX L

Open Skies Consultative Commission

Section I General provisions

Procedures and other provisions relating to the Open Skies Consultative Commission are established in this annex pursuant to article x of the Treaty.

1 — The Open Skies Consultative Commission shall be composed of representatives designated by each State Party. Alternates, advisers and experts of a State Party may take part in the proceedings of the Open Skies Consultative Commission as deemed necessary by that State Party.

2 — The initial session of the Open Skies Consultative Commission shall open within 60 days of the signature of the Treaty. The chairman of the opening meeting shall be the representative of Canada.

3 — The Open Skies Consultative Commission shall meet for no fewer than four regular sessions per calendar year unless it decides otherwise. Extraordinary sessions shall be convened at the request of one or more States Parties by the chairman of the Open Skies Consultative Commission, who shall promptly inform all other States Parties of the request. Such sessions shall open no later than 15 days after receipt of such a request by the chairman.

4 — Sessions of the Open Skies Consultative Commission shall last no longer than four weeks, unless it decides otherwise.

5 — States Parties shall assume in rotation, determined by alphabetical order in the French language, the chairmanship of the Open Skies Consultative Commission. Each chairman shall serve from the opening of a session until the opening of the following session, unless otherwise agreed.

6 — Representatives at meetings shall be seated in alphabetical order of the States Parties in the French language.

7 — The working languages of the Open Skies Consultative Commission shall be English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.

8 — The proceedings of the Open Skies Consultative Commission shall be confidential, unless otherwise agreed.