The JIA is more formally known as the "Agreement on the Establishment of the International Fusion Energy Organisation for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project". The JIA has Annexes which form an integral part of the agreement, and Attachments, which do not, and therefore which can be prepared separately and subsequently modified without renegotiating the Agreement.
The JIA has a number of standard provisions like any other agreement about an international organisation:
- Establishment of the Organisation
- Purposes of the Organisation
- Functions of the Organisation
- Members of the Organisation
- Legal Personality
- Organs of the Organisation
- Council
- Director-General and Staff
- Intellectual Property
- Privileges and Immunities
- Audit
- International Cooperation
- Entry into Force
- Accession
- Settlement of Disputes
- Amendments
- Definitions
- Registration with the United Nations
- Authentic Texts and Certified Copies
In addition it has provisions which are specific to ITER:
- Resources
- Site Support
- Field Teams
- Public Health and Safety
- Liability
- Decommisioning
- Peaceful Uses and Non-Proliferation
- Duration and Termination
- Withdrawal
The Annexes and Attachments include:
- Procurement Allocation and Cost Sharing
- Headquarters Agreement and Site Support Agreement between Organisation and Host Country
- Annex on Priveleges and Immunities
- Financial Regulations and Procurement Regulations
- Staff Regulations
- Council Rules of Procedure
When it enters into force the JIA will have a duration initially of 35 years with the possibility of extension for up to 10 years without amending the Agreement.