§6722 Facility agreements

Summary

The Technical Secretariat’s inspections at U.S. plants or sites that have a facility agreement with the Organization must follow that agreement. No facility agreement can take away the owner’s or operator’s right to refuse an inspection. The United States National Authority must make sure facility agreements are signed for places that fall under paragraph 4 of Article VI unless the facility’s owner/operator and the Technical Secretariat agree one isn’t needed. It must also make agreements for places under paragraphs 5 or 6 of Article VI if the owner/operator asks. The owner/operator must be told before an agreement is prepared and may join or watch the negotiations when possible. Each agreement must say what parts of the site can be inspected, what parts cannot, how inspectors will give notice, and how long inspections can last.