S.L. 653.2 Art. 31to assist in with appropriate information in The information 32. A clarification possible following shall (a) (b) (c) to (d) If The about any provided by 33. If the paragraph 32 the Executive Executive Council shall with Article V. 34. Each with the other place the jurisdiction 35. The nuclear viola

A State Party shall have the right to request the Director-General clarifying any matter which may cause concern about possible non-compliance the basic obligations of this Treaty. The Director-General shall provide the possession of the Technical Secretariat relevant to such a concern. Director-General shall inform the Executive Council of the request and of the provided in response, if so requested by the requesting State Party. State Party shall have the right to request the Executive Council to obtain from another State Party on any matter which may cause concern about non-compliance with the basic obligations of this Treaty. In such a case, the apply: The Executive Council shall forward the request for clarification to the requested State Party through the Director-General no later than 24 hours after its receipt; The requested State Party shall provide the clarification to the Executive Council as soon as possible, but in any case no later than 48 hour after receipt of the request; The Executive Council shall take note of the clarification and forward it the requesting State Party no later than 24 hours after its receipt; the requesting State Party deems the clarification to be inadequate, it shall have the right to request the Executive Council to obtain further clarification from the requested State Party. Executive Council shall inform without delay all other States Parties request for clarification pursuant to this paragraph as well as any response the requested State Party. requesting State Party considers the clarification obtained under

(d) to be unsatisfactory, it shall have the right to request a meeting of Council in which States Parties involved that are not members of the Council shall be entitled to take part. At such a meeting, the Executive consider the matter and may recommend any measure in accordance

D. ON-SITE INSPECTIONS

Request for an On-Site Inspection State Party has the right to request an on-site inspection in accordance provisions of this Article and Part II of the Protocol in the territory or in any under the jurisdiction or control of any State Party, or in any area beyond or control of any State.

sole purpose of an on-site inspection shall be to clarify whether a weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion has been carried out in Article I and, to the extent possible, to gather any facts which might identifying any possible violator. requesting State Party shall be under the obligation to keep the on-site request within the scope of this Treaty and to provide in the request in accordance with paragraph 37. The requesting State Party shall unfounded or abusive inspection requests. on-site inspection request shall be based on information collected by the Monitoring System, on any relevant technical information obtained by technical means of verification in a manner consistent with generally principles of international law, or on a combination thereof. The request information pursuant to Part II, paragraph 41 of the Protocol. requesting State Party shall present the on-site inspection request to the Council and at the same time to the Director-General for the latter to begin immediate processing.