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Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. General Provisions
B. The Conference of the States Parties
C. The Executive Council
D. The Technical Secretariat
E. Privileges and Immunities
Article III: National Implementation Measures
A. General Provisions
B. The International Monitoring System
C. Consultation and Clarification
D. On-Site Inspections
E. Confidence-Building Measures
Article V: Measures to Redress a Situation and to Ensure Compliance, Including Sanctions
Article VI: Settlement of Disputes
Article VIII: Review of the Treaty
Article IX: Duration and Withdrawal
Article X: Status of the Protocol and the Annexes
Annex 1 to the Treaty: List of States Pursuant to Article II, Paragraph 28
Annex 2 to the Treaty: List of States Pursuant to Article XIV
PROTOCOL TO THE COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST-BAN TREATY
Part I: The International Monitoring System and International Data Centre Functions
A. General Provisions
B. Seismological Monitoring
C. Radionuclide Monitoring
D. Hydroacoustic Monitoring
E. Infrasound Monitoring
F. International Data Centre Functions
A. General Provisions
B. Standing Arrangements
C. On-Site Inspection Request, Inspection Mandate and Notification of Inspection
D. Pre-Inspection Activities
E. Conduct of Inspections
Part III: Confidence-Building Measures
Table 1-A List of Seismological Stations Comprising the Primary Network
Table 1-B List of Seismological Stations Comprising the Auxiliary Network
Table 2-A List of Radionuclide Stations
Table 2-B List of Radionuclide Laboratories
Table 3 List of Hydroacoustic Stations
Table 4 List of Infrasound Stations
List of Characterization Parameters for International Data Centre Standard Event Screening
OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATY
1999 CTBT Safeguard (Proposed by President Bill Clinton)
CTBT Resolution Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, September 10, 1996
APPENDIX: Indicative List of Verification Tasks of the Preparatory Commission
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