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The Authority shall not authorize a person to export radioactive waste, unless the person satisfies the following conditions:

(a) that the applicant has established procedures that ensure that the importing country will be notified of the transfer of radioactive waste or spent fuel prior to its receipt and has consented to the transfer;

(b) movement of the exported material will be conducted in conformity with relevant international obligations in any country through which the material will transit; and

(c) the importing country possesses the administrative and technical capacity as well as the regulatory structure needed to manage the exported radioactive waste or spent fuel in a manner that ensures its safety and security, consistent with relevant internationally recognized standards, and in particular those promulgated by the International Atomic Energy Agency.