Joint Protocol relating to the application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention

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Belgium

01-01-0001

For States which limit the amount of the liability of the operator and which are parties to the Vienna Convention and the Joint Protocol, the Kingdom of Belgium reserves the right to provide, in the case of a nuclear incident occurring in its territory and engaging the liability of an operator of a Belgian nuclear installation, that this operator shall be liable for the nuclear damage caused in a foreign country up to the amount envisaged with regard to the Kingdom of Belgium by the national law of the State concerned, at the time of the accident, for compensation for nuclear damage caused in Belgian territory.

Denmark

26-05-1989

The Joint Protocol does not apply to the Faroe Islands.

France

30-04-2014

France makes a reservation regarding subparagraph 2 of Article IV, specifying that, for States which limit the amount of the liability of the operator and which are Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Joint Protocol, France reserves the right to provide, in case of nuclear accident in its territory, that the operator responsible shall be liable for the nuclear damage caused in the territory of one or several of these States up to the amount provided for by the national law of these States at the time of the accident for reparation of nuclear damage caused in French territory.

Switzerland

07-01-2022

The Swiss Confederation reserves the right to provide that, in the case of a nuclear accident occurring within its territory and involving the liability of a Swiss operator of a nuclear installation, this operator is liable for the nuclear damage caused in a foreign country up to the amount envisaged with regard to Switzerland at the time of the accident by the national legislation of the State concerned, for States which limit the liability amount of the operator and which are parties to the Vienna Convention and the Joint Protocol.