India's safeguard agreement with IAEA comes into force

Lalit K Jha

Washington, Feb 4 (PTI) The safeguard agreement with
regard to civilian nuclear facilities between India and the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has come into force,
US President Barack Obama has said.

Obama said this in a memorandum issued to the US
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as mandated by the United
States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation
Enhancement Act regarding the safeguards agreement between
India and the IAEA.
Obama also certified that India has filed a declaration
of facilities –- as mandated by the agreement -- that is "not
materially inconsistent" with the facilities and schedule
described in the Separation Plan presented in the Parliament
on May 11, 2006, taking into account the later initiation of
safeguards than was anticipated in the Separation Plan. PTI
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