PRESIDENTIAL DECREE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of January 14, 2019 No. 15

About responsibility for nuclear damage

For the purpose of creation in the Republic of Belarus of the mechanism of financial provision of responsibility for possible nuclear damage when implementing activities for use of atomic energy:

1. Determine that:

1.1. the limit of responsibility of RUP "Belarusian NPP" for the nuclear damage which arose when implementing activities for use of atomic energy before persons which were injured from nuclear damage constitutes 150 million special drawing rights * on one nuclear incident (further - responsibility limit).

If the size of the amount specified in part one of this subitem is not enough for payment of compensations of harm for nuclear damage for the satisfied claims concerning RUP "Belarusian NPP", the Republic of Belarus provides payment of these compensations over the specified amount, but no more than 150 million special drawing rights on one nuclear incident;

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* For the purposes of this Decree special drawing rights are understood as the unit of account determined by the International Monetary Fund.

1.2. form of financial provision of responsibility of RUP "Belarusian NPP" for nuclear damage within limit of responsibility is civil responsibility insurance for the nuclear damage which arose when implementing activities for use of atomic energy (further - liability insurance for nuclear damage);

1.3. the system of insurance of valuable interests of RUP "Belarusian NPP" includes liability insurance for nuclear damage and risks reinsurance, accepted when implementing liability insurance for nuclear damage, and also insurance and reinsurance of other risks arising in work of the Belarusian NPP.

The Belarusian NPP for the purposes of liability insurance for nuclear damage is considered as single nuclear installation in structure of two nuclear reactors and complex of systems, devices, the equipment and the constructions, necessary for their functioning, provided and corresponding to the project documentation on its construction.

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