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      SOUTH PACIFIC NUCLEAR FREE ZONE TREATY



Objectives



To establish a nuclear free zone in the region and to 

keep the region free of environmental pollution by 

radioactive wastes.



Provisions



The Parties undertake:



(a) Not to acquire any nuclear explosive device (art. 3 

(a)) and not assist the acquisition of any nuclear 

explosive device by any state (art. 3 (c));



(b) To apply strict non-proliferation measures to all 

exports of nuclear materials to ensure exclusively 

peaceful, non-explosive use (art. 4);



(c) To prevent the stationing of nuclear weapons on 

their territories (art. 5 (1));



(d) To prevent the testing of any nuclear explosive 

device on their territories (art. 6 (a)) and not to 

assist the testing of any nuclear explosive device by 

any state (art. 6 (b));



(e) Not to dump radioactive wastes at sea within the 

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone (art. 7 (a));



(f) To prevent the dumping of radioactive wastes in 

their territorial sea (art. 7 (b)).



The treaty includes three Protocols. The first invites 

France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 

Ireland and the United States of America to apply the 

prohibitions contained in Articles 3, 5 and 6 to 

territories within the South Pacific Free Zone for which 

they are internationally responsible. The other two 

respectively invite France, the People's Republic of 

China, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and 

the United States of America not to use nuclear 

explosive devices within the zone.



Membership



The Treaty is open to Member States of the South Pacific 

Forum. Protocol 1 is open for signature by France, the 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and 

the United States of America. Protocols 2 and 3 are open 

for signature by France, the People's Republic of China, 

the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United 

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 

United States of America. Instruments of ratification 

shall be deposited with the Director of the South 

Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation.



Date of adoption                8. 8.1985

Place of adoption               Raratonga

Date of entry into force        11. 12.1986

Language                        English

Depositary                      South Pacific Bureau for

                                Economic Co-operation







                                                               

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      Parties and dates of entry into force



Australia                   11.12.1986

Cook Islands                11 12.1986

Fiji                        11.12.1986

Kiribati                    11.12.1986

Nauru                       13. 4.1987

New Zealand                 11.12.1986

Niue                        11.12.1986

Papua New Guinea            12.12.1986

Tuvalu                      11.12.1986

Western Samoa               11.12.1986