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CONVENTION ON THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR 

MATERIAL



Objectives



To facilitate the safe transfer of nuclear material and 

to establish effective measures for its physical 

protection.



Provisions



The Parties undertake:



(a) To ensure that during international nuclear 

transport, nuclear material within their territories, or 

on board a ship or aircraft under their jurisdiction is 

protected at the levels described in Annex 1 (art. 3);



(b) Not to export nuclear material unless they have 

received assurances that such material will be protected 

during the international transport (art. 4, para. 1);



(c) Not to import nuclear material from a state not a 

party to this Convention unless they have received 

assurances that such material will during the 

international nuclear transport be protected (art. 4, 

para. 2);



(d) Not to allow the transit of their territories by 

land or internal waterways or through their airports or 

seaports of nuclear material between states that are not 

parties to this Convention unless they have received 

assurances that this nuclear material will be protected 

during international nuclear transport (art. 4, para. 

3).



Membership



The Convention is open to all states, international 

organizations and regional organizations. The 

instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or 

accession shall be deposited with the Director General 

or the International Atomic Energy Agency.



Date of adoption          3. 3.1980

Place of adoption         Vienna and New York

Date of entry into force  8. 2.1987

Languages                 Arabic, Chinese, English,

                          French, Russian, Spanish

Depositary                International Atomic Energy

                          Agency



          Parties and dates of entry into force



Argentina                     6. 5.1989

Australia                    22.10.1987

Austria                      21. 1.1989

Brazil                        8. 2.1987

Bulgaria                      8. 2.1987

Canada                        8. 2.1987

China                         7. 2.1989

Finland                      22.10.1989

Czechoslovakia                8. 2.1987

Germany, Democratic Republic  8. 2.1987

Guatemala                     8. 2.1987

Hungary                       8. 2.1987

Indonesia                     8. 2.1987

Japan                        27.11.1988

Korea, Republic of            8. 2.1987

Liechtenstein                 8. 2.1987

Mexico                        4. 5.1988

Mongolia                      8. 2.1987

Norway                        8. 2.1987





                                                               

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Paraguay                    8. 2.1987

Philippines                 8. 2.1987

Poland                      8. 2.1987

Sweden                      8. 2.1987

Switzerland                 8. 2.1987

Turkey                      8. 2.1987

Union of Soviet Socialist

  Republics                  8 2 1987

United States of America     8 2 1987

Yugoslavia                  8. 2.1987