Atomic energy: International Treaties and bilateral agreements entered by Poland

advtanmoy 17/11/2022 6 minutes read

Poland

List of Treaties

International agreements:

Title (date of entry into force in relation to Poland)	Date of signing	Date of ratification by Poland
Protocol to Amend the 1963 Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage done at Vienna on 12 September 1997 (21.12.2010)	–	14.5.2010
Amendment to Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material done at Vienna on 8 July 2005 (not enforceable)	8.7.2005	20.4.2007
Agreement between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of Netherlands, the European Atomic Energy Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency, in implementation of Article III, (1) and (4) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed in Brussels on 5 April 1973 (1.3.2007) Journal of Laws of 2007, No. 218,Item 1617	–	2.8.2006
Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community done at Brussels on 17 April 1957 (1.5.2004)	–	2.8.2006
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, done at Vienna on 5 September 1997 (18.6.2001)	3.10.1997	9.3.2000
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 September 1996 (not enforceable)	24.9.1996	25.5.1999
Convention on Nuclear Safety, done at Vienna on 20 September 1994 (24.10.1996)	20.9.1994	14.6.1995
Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention (on liability for nuclear damage), done at Vienna on 21 September 1988 (27.04.1992)	21.9.1988	27.4.1992
Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, done at Vienna on 21 May 1963 (23.4.1990)	–	8.12.1989
Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, done at Vienna on 26 September 1986 (24.2.1988)	26.9.1986	24.4.1988
Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, done at Vienna on 26 September 1986 (24.4.1988)	26.9.1986	24.4.1988
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, including annexes I and II, open for singing in Vienna and New York on 3 March 1980 (8.2.1987)	3.3.1980	8.9.1983
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons done at Moscow, Washington and London on 1 July 1968 (5.3.1970)

Billateral Agreements

Poland concluded the below agreements with the following countries:

Austria	Agreement between the Government of the People’s Polish Republic and the Government of the Republic of Austria on Exchange of Information and Cooperation in Nuclear Safety and Protection Against Radiation. Done at Vienna on 15 December 1989.
Belarus	Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on Early Notification of Nuclear Accident and on Cooperation in Radiation Safety. Done at Minsk on 26 October 1994.
Czech Republic	Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Czech Republic on Early Notification of Nuclear Accident and on Exchange of Information About Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection. Done at Vienna on 27 September 2005.
Denmark	Agreement between the Government of the People’s Polish Republic and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark on Exchange of Information and Cooperation in Nuclear Safety and Protection Against Radiation. Done at Warsaw on 22 December 1987.
Lithuania	Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on Early Notification of Nuclear Accident and on Cooperation in Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection. Done at Warsaw on 2 June 1995.
Germany	Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Early Notification of Nuclear Accident, Exchange of Information and Experience and Cooperation in Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection. Done at Warsaw on 30 July 2009.
Norway	Agreement between the Government of the People’s Polish Republic and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on Early Notification of Nuclear Accident and on Cooperation in Nuclear Safety and Protection Against Radiation. Done at Oslo on 15 November 1989.
Russian Federation	Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Russian Federation on Early Notification of Nuclear Accident, on Exchange of Information About Nuclear Installations and on Cooperation in Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection. Done at Warsaw on 18 February 1995.
Slovakia	Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Republic of Slovakia on Early Notification of Nuclear Accident, on Exchange of Information and on Cooperation in Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection. Done at Bratislava on 17 September 1996.
Ukraine	Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of Ukraine on Early Notification of Nuclear Accident, on Exchange of Information and on Cooperation in Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection. Done at Kiev on 24 May 1993.
United States of America	Agreement between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the of the Republic of Poland and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, of the United States of America for the Exchange of Technical Information and Cooperation in Nuclear Safety Matters. Done at Vienna on 28 September 2016.
Great Britain	Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation and exchange of information for nuclear regulatory matters between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland and Office for Nuclear Regulation of Great Britain, signed at Vienna 24 September 2014.
Canada	Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation and exchange of information for nuclear regulatory matters between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commisision, signed at Vienna 24 September 2014.
France	Agreement concluded between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency in the Republic of Poland and the Office of the Nuclear Safety (I`Autorité de sûreté nucléaire) of the French Republic on the exchange of technical information and cooperation in the field of nuclear safety. Done at Warsaw on 14 June 2012 and Paris 26 June 2012. (Unofficial translation – agreement concluded in Polish and French).
Romania	Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation and exchange of information for nuclear regulatory matters between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland and the National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control of Romania, signed at Vienna 25 September 2014.
Swiss	Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation and exchange of information for nuclear regulatory matters between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland and the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI, signed at Vienna 26 September 2016.
Finland	Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation and exchange of information for nuclear regulatory matters between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland and the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland, signed at Vienna 19 September 2017.
Hungary	Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation and exchange of information for nuclear regulatory matters between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland and the Radiation and the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, signed at Vienna 19 September 2017.
Republic of South Africa	Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation and exchange of information for nuclear regulatory matters between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland and the National Nuclear Regulator of South Africa, signed at Centurion 24 November 2017.