Convention on Nuclear Safety Eighth Organizational Meeting of Contracting Parties
Convention on Nuclear Safety Eighth Organizational Meeting of Contracting Parties 17 October 2018 Report of the President 1. Pursuant to Rule 11 of the Rules of Procedure and Financial Rules of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, the Organizational Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety was held at the Headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on 17 October 2018. 65 out of 85 Contracting Parties participated, namely: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam and Euratom. The list of participants is attached as Annex I. 2. The Meeting adopted the proposed agenda as shown in Annex II. 3. Based on a report by the Office of Legal Affairs, the Meeting accepted the credentials of the delegates as presented by the Contracting Parties participating in the Organizational Meeting on the understanding that those delegations that had so far not submitted credentials in the proper form would do so as soon as possible. 4. The Meeting decided to establish seven Country Groups for the 8th Review Meeting. Pursuant to Rule 17 of the Rules of Procedure and Financial Rules, the Meeting allocated Contracting Parties to Country Groups using the method described in Annex III of the Guidelines regarding the Review Process under the Convention on Nuclear Safety.
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