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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















































                                                               
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