JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION
AGREEMENT NUMBER 31

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

CONDUCT OF INSPECTIONS AND CONTINUOUS MONITORING ACTIVITIES ON THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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,

To improve the viability and effectiveness of the Protocol on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities Relating to the Treaty, hereinafter referred to as the Inspection Protocol,

Taking into consideration the statements of policy of the United States of America, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine concerning inspection activities under the Treaty,

Have agreed as follows:

Article One

1. The Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine, as successor states of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in connection with the Treaty, hereinafter referred to as the Successor States, shall have the right to include in the list of inspectors and monitors provided for in paragraph 2 of Section II of the Inspection Protocol a number of individuals proportionate to the number of facilities subject to inspection on the territory of these States. The number of inspectors and monitors on the lists shall be: for the Republic of Belarus -- no more than 21 inspectors and 16 monitors; for the Republic of Kazakhstan -- no more than 27 inspectors and 20 monitors; for the Russian Federation -- no more than 299 inspectors and 224 monitors; and for Ukraine -- no more than 53 inspectors and 40 monitors.

2. The Successor States shall have the right to make changes to the lists of inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members at the intervals and using the procedures provided for in paragraph 4 of Section II of the Inspection Protocol. In this connection, such changes shall be: for the Republic of Belarus -- no more than two inspectors, no more than one monitor and no more than one aircrew member; for the Republic of Kazakhstan -- no more than two inspectors, no more than two monitors, and no more than two aircrew members; for the Russian Federation -- no more than 22 inspectors, no more than 19 monitors and no more than 19 aircrew members; and for Ukraine -- no more than four inspectors, no more than three monitors and no more than three aircrew members.

Article Two

1. The Russian Federation, when acting as the Party that provides notification of an intention to conduct an inspection on the territory of the United States of America, shall have the right to appoint up to 70 percent of the inspectors on a multiparty inspection team conducting such an inspection. The Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, or Ukraine, when acting as the Party that provides notification of an intention to conduct an inspection on the territory of the United States of America, shall have the right to appoint up to 50 percent of the inspectors on a multiparty inspection team conducting such an inspection, including the inspection team leader and two English-speaking inspectors. The other Successor States participating in the conduct of such an inspection shall have the right to provide the remaining personnel of a multiparty inspection team, bringing it up to the number of inspectors provided for in paragraph 28 of Section VI of the Inspection Protocol, by using their own inspectors in a number proportionate to the number of facilities subject to inspection on the territory of each of these States on the date of entry into force of the Treaty. Should one or more of the Successor States decline to participate in the conduct of an inspection, the quota of inspectors in the multiparty inspection team that becomes available may be apportioned among the remaining Successor States participating in the conduct of such an inspection in proportion to the number of facilities subject to inspection within the territory of these States.

2. The Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, or Ukraine shall inform the other Successor States of its intention to participate in the conduct of an inspection on the territory of the United States of America as the Party that provides notification of an intention to conduct the inspection, no later than 65 days after entry into force of the Treaty or no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the next six-month period that the Treaty is in effect, and shall specify in such information the planned date of the beginning of the inspection to be conducted during the next six-month period that the Treaty is in effect and the type of such an inspection pursuant to Article XI of the Treaty.

3. Each Successor State that intends to participate in the conduct of an inspection on the territory of the United States of America as part of a multiparty inspection team shall so inform the Russian Federation through the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center of the Russian Federation, or the other Successor State that has expressed its intention to participate in the conduct of the inspection as the Party that provides notification of an intention to conduct the inspection through its equivalent continuous communication link used for providing and receiving notifications in connection with the Treaty. Such information shall be provided at the following times:

(a) for an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article XI of the Treaty -- no later than 70 days after entry into force of the Treaty;

(b) for an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 3, 5 or 6 of Article XI of the Treaty -- no later than five days after the receipt of the information about the planned time for conducting the next inspection from the Successor State that provides notification of an intention to conduct such an inspection;

(c) for an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13 of Article XI of the Treaty -- no later than ten days after receipt of the notifications provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section I, paragraph 1 of Section IV, and Section VII of the Protocol on Notifications Relating to the Treaty, hereinafter referred to as the Notification Protocol;

(d) for an inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph 7 of Article XI of the Treaty -- no later than four hours after receipt of a notification provided in accordance with paragraph 12 of Section II of the Notification Protocol.

4. Each Successor State that provides a notification of an intention to conduct an inspection on the territory of the United States of America shall carry out all practical activity to prepare for and conduct the inspections. Each Successor State shall bear the costs associated with the conduct of inspections on the territory of the United States of America, in proportion to the number of its inspectors included in the multiparty inspection team.

5. Each Successor State acting as the Party that provides notification of an intention to conduct an inspection on the territory of the United States of America shall provide, within a ten-day period following the conclusion of such inspection, to the other Successor States through the embassies of these States in its capital a copy of the inspection report, provided for in paragraph 1 of Section XVIII of the Inspection Protocol.

Article Three

Each Successor State shall have the right to conduct continuous monitoring activities on the territory of the United States of America. If two or more Successor States decide to exercise this right, they shall agree among themselves on the procedures for conducting such activities, including the composition of the monitoring team and reimbursement of the relevant costs of the United States of America.

Article Four

The Successor States shall coordinate their activities to plan and conduct inspections and continuous monitoring activities relating to the Treaty on the territory of the United States of America through their corresponding representatives in the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission or through the appropriate agency of each Successor State that supports the conduct of inspections and the conduct of continuous monitoring activities.

Article Five

The Successor States, in order to carry out the objectives provided for in this Agreement, shall arrange among themselves communications through the appropriate agencies that support the conduct of inspections and the conduct of continuous monitoring activities. Each Successor State shall bear the costs for the transmission of notifications and other information provided to the other Successor States in accordance with this Agreement.

Article Six

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, 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 Ukraine to be bound by this Agreement shall be expressed by its Government in accordance with paragraph 6 of Annex I 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 February 3, 1995, in five copies, each in the English and Russian languages, both texts being equally authentic.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
Steven Steiner

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS:
Aleksandr Baichorov

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN:
Kairtay Zhanbatyrov

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION:
Mikhail Strel'tsov