Signing of Agreement for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)

February 27, 2006

Agreement between the Government of Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy was signed in the afternoon of February 27 (Mon) (Japan time: late evening of the same day) in Brussels between Mr. Takekazu Kawamura, Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Japanese Mission to the European Union, and Mr. Andris Piebalgs, Member of European Commission for Energy.
The Agreement, which provides a new framework for Japan-EURATOM co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, stipulates that the nuclear material, equipment and non-nuclear material subject to this Agreement should be used for peaceful and non-explosive purposes only, and that the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), appropriate physical protection and other measures should be applied to nuclear material. The Agreement also includes regulation for the retransfer of nuclear material, equipment and non-nuclear material subject to this Agreement beyond the territorial jurisdiction.
The conclusion of this Agreement ensures the promotion of Japan-EURATOM co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy on a more stable foundation. Japan regards the conclusion as meaningful in view of the maintenance and enhancement of friendly and co-operative relations with EURATOM and its Member States.

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