The High Contracting Parties,
Considering that the Paris Convention of 29 July 1960 on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear
Energy and its Additional Protocol of 28 January 1964 (hereinafter referred to as “the Paris Convention”) and the Vienna Convention of
21 May 1963 on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (hereinafter referred to as “the
Vienna Convention”) provide that, in the case of damage caused by a nuclear incident
occurring in the course of maritime carriage of nuclear material covered by such Conventions,
the operator of a nuclear installation is the person liable for such damage,
Considering that similar provisions exist in the national law in force in certain
States,
Considering that the application of any preceding international Convention in the
field of maritime transport is however maintained,
Desirous of ensuring that the operator of a nuclear installation will be exclusively
liable for damage caused by a nuclear incident occurring in the course of maritime
carriage of nuclear material,