Agreement between Canada and the European Atomic Energy Community for cooperation in the area of nuclear research

The purpose of the Agreement is to encourage and facilitate cooperation between the two Contracting Parties in the field of nuclear research. The following areas of research and development are covered: (1) nuclear safeguards; (2) radioactive waste management, including disposal; (3) decommissioning of nuclear facilities; (4) radiation protection; (5) nuclear reactor safety; (6) controlled nuclear fusion. Cooperation shall rest upon the following principles: (a) mutual benefit; (b) reciprocal opportunities for access to each other’s programmes and activities; (c) non-discrimination; (d) timely exchange of information; and (e) effective protection of intellectual property rights. The Agreement shall be administered by the Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee set up under article 6. The Annex attached concerns the dissemination and utilization of information as well as management, allocation and exercise of intellectual property rights.