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<p>Under the current European Atomic Energy Community (“Euratom”) Treaty arrangements,
special fissile material is collectively owned by the Euratom Community, but the operator
with the legal title to the material has an <em>“unlimited right of use and consumption”</em>
over it, subject to their complying with the obligations imposed on them by the Treaty.
This form of supranational, or sovereign, ownership underpins the regulation of special
fissile materials by the Euratom Community in accordance with the Euratom Treaty.</p><p>The
UK and EU have agreed that when the UK leaves the EU, Euratom’s supranational ownership
arrangements will cease to apply in the UK. Article 83(1) removes Euratom’s ‘sovereign’
ownership and rights in relation to material held in the UK at the end of the implementation
period. As Euratom ownership will cease as a result of 83(1), Article 83(2) clarifies
that those operators that currently hold title to the material will be the sole owners
of it, with all the rights and obligations that apply to it. These provisions will
not have any practical impact on the day to day management and use of the material.</p><p>
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