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JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION
AGREEMENT NUMBER 15 RELATING TO THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ON THE REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS OF JULY 31, 1991 EXHIBITION OF THE FIRST STAGE The Governments of the Parties to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms of July 31, 1991, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty,
Acting in accordance with the Treaty,
Have agreed as follows:
1. Pursuant to paragraph 1 of Section XIV of the Protocol on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities Relating to the Treaty, hereinafter referred to as the Inspection Protocol, an exhibition of the first stage of the silo-based variant of the SS-24 ICBM shall be conducted at the Pavlograd Machine Plant located in Pavlograd, Ukraine, no later than 30 days after entry into force of this Agreement. The Governments of the United States of America and Ukraine shall agree through diplomatic channels on a date when such exhibition shall be conducted.
2. The United States of America shall have the right during such exhibition to conduct an inspection, as provided for in paragraph 11 of Article XI of the Treaty.
3. Except as provided for in this Agreement, such exhibition and such inspection shall be conducted in accordance with the Inspection Protocol, including the procedures provided for in Section XIV of the Inspection Protocol and the provisions concerning inspection reports and non-disclosure of information obtained as a result of these inspections.
4. The United States of America shall have the right during such exhibition to confirm by external viewing and by measurement of the dimensions of the first stage being exhibited that it is the first stage of the silo-based variant of the SS-24 ICBM. Such measurements shall be made in accordance with the procedures of paragraphs 12 and 16, and subparagraph 14(a), of Annex J to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of the Data Base Relating to the Treaty.
5. The United States of America shall have the right during such exhibition to measure the exhibited first stage of the silo-based variant of the SS-24 ICBM from the lower edge of the nozzle to the upper point of the forward end dome of the motor case.
6. Upon completion of such exhibition, subparagraph 4(b) of Annex 12 to the Inspection Protocol shall specify, pursuant to paragraph 5 of Annex 12 to the Inspection Protocol, the shorter of the lengths determined in accordance with paragraph 25 of Section VI of the Inspection Protocol for either the variant of the SS-24 ICBM for the silo launcher or the variant of the SS-24 ICBM for the rail-mobile launcher.
7. If such exhibition has not been completed 30 days after the date of entry into force of the Treaty, subparagraph 4(b) of Annex 12 to the Inspection Protocol shall be superseded by the following provision until such time as such exhibition is completed and subparagraph 4(b) of Annex 12 to the Inspection Protocol has been revised pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article:
8. After completion of such exhibition conducted pursuant to this Agreement, the Government of Ukraine shall submit to the Embassy of the United States of America in Kiev a bill for such exhibition in the amount of US $60,000. The bill shall be prepared in both the English and Russian languages and shall be denominated in both U.S. dollars and local currency. The bill shall include the bank and account number to which payment shall be made. The United States shall pay the amount of US $60,000 no later than 30 days after receipt of such bill.
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date when the United States of America, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine have consented to be bound by this Agreement, or on the date of entry into force of the Treaty, whichever is later, and shall remain in force as long as the Treaty remains in force.
2. Signature of this Agreement for the Government of a Party shall express the consent of that Party to be bound by this Agreement. The consent of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to be bound by this Agreement shall be expressed by their Governments in accordance with paragraph 6 of Annex l to the Protocol on the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission Relating to the Treaty.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.
DONE at Geneva on October 14, 1993, in five copies, each in the English and Russian languages, both texts being equally authentic.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE:
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