Rules and regulations
The ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization, like any intergovernmental organization, is subject to international law and has to comply with the general principles of international law.
Due to the nuclear nature of the activities carried out by the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization, however, the Parties to the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Agreement stipulated that the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization shall observe applicable national laws and regulations of the Host State in the fields of public and occupational health and safety, nuclear safety, radiation protection, licensing, nuclear substances, environmental protection and protection from acts of malevolence (Article 14).
Outside the scope of Article 14 of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Agreement, the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization ensures by its own rules and regulations that its activities respect the principles of international law and that its activities remain within the mandate of the Organization.
Staff regulations
The rules governing the relationships between staff members and the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization are those provided by the Staff Regulations of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization. The ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization Staff Regulations were approved by the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Council.
The Staff Regulations establish the duties and responsibilities of staff members; the principles applicable to employment contracts; the principles concerning leave; and also procedures for appeals relating to decisions of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization Director-General concerning employment contracts.
The ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization Staff Regulations are complemented by administrative circulars.
Resource management
The ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Council, which decides on the financial rules applicable to the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization, has put in place Project Resource Management Regulations and related implementing measures.
This set of regulations, which are based on the standards of public procurement and budgeting, set out the principles applicable to:
- the management of in-kind contributions
- the management of cash resources (including rules for budget and procurement)
- the decommissioning fund
These regulations and implementing measures are complemented by procedures and administrative circulars put in place by the Director-General of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization.
Intellectual property
One of the purposes of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization is the sharing by the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Members in information and intellectual property developed in the framework of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Project. An Annex of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Agreement is dedicated to Information and Intellectual Property. More on intellectual property at the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization can be found here.