Section 38
This Agreement shall be communicated to every Member of the Agency for acceptance. Acceptance shall be effected by the deposit with the Director General of an instrument of acceptance, and the Agreement shall come into force as regards each Member on the date of deposit of that Member's instrument of acceptance. It is understood that, when an instrument of acceptance is deposited on behalf of any State, that State will be in a position under its own law to give effect to the terms of this Agreement. The Director General shall transmit a certified copy of this Agreement to the Government of every State now or hereafter becoming a Member of the Agency, and shall inform all Members of the deposit of each instrument of acceptance and of the filing of any notification of denunciation provided for in section 39.
It shall be permissible for a Member to make reservations to this Agreement. Reservations may be made only at the time of the deposit of the Member's instrument of acceptance, and shall immediately be communicated by the Director General to all Members of the Agency.
Section 39
This Agreement shall continue in force as between the Agency and every Member which has deposited an instrument of acceptance for so long as that Member remains a Member of the Agency, or until a revised agreement has been approved by the Board of Governors and that Member has become a party to this revised agreement, provided that if a Member files a notification of denunciation with the Director General this Agreement shall cease to be in force with respect to such Member one year after the receipt of such notification by the Director General.
Section 40
At the request of one-third of the States parties to this Agreement, the Board of Governors of the Agency shall consider whether to approve amendments thereto. Amendments approved by the Board shall enter into force upon their acceptance in accordance with the procedure provided in section 38.
Artikel XII
Final provisions
Onderdeel van Overeenkomst inzake de voorrechten en immuniteiten van de Internationale Organisatie voor Atoomenergie· Internationaal publiekrecht
Deze tekst geldt sinds 29 augustus 1963