International Conventions and Agreements

Treaties, Conventions and Agreements Related to the IAEA's Work

States have adopted regional and international treaties, conventions and agreements related to the IAEA's work.

These agreements include:

• Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)   (Reproduced in document INFCIRC/140)
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• Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty)
  
  
• Amendments to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty)
  (Reproduced in document INFCIRC/411)
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• African Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty), including Annexes and Protocols
  
  
• Cairo Declaration   (Reproduced in document INFCIRC/512)
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• South Pacific Nuclear-Free-Zone Treaty (Rarotonga Treaty)   (Reproduced in document INFCIRC/331)
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  and Protocols   (Reproduced in document INFCIRC/331/Add.1)
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• Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty (Treaty of Bangkok)   (Reproduced in document INFCIRC/548)
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• Agreement between the Republic of Argentina, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards (Reproduced in document INFCIRC/435)
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• Verification Agreement between the IAEA and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)
  (Reproduced in document INFCIRC/193)
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• Guidelines for Nuclear Transfers (1993 Revision of NSG London Guidelines)
  (Also see document INFCIRC/254/Rev.1/Part 1/Mod.1 and Nuclear Suppliers Group Webpages)
  
  
• Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Dumping Convention) (Reproduced in document INFCIRC/205)
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• International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea  (Depositary: International Maritime Organization, London)
  
  
• Convention Relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material (NUCLEAR)
  (Depositary: International Maritime Organization, London)
  
  
• Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, Outer Space and Under Water, Partial Test Ban Treaty 1963   (Depositary: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation)
  
  
• Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy
  
  
• Brussels Convention Supplementary to the Paris Convention
  
  
• Code of Practice on the International Transboundary Movement of Radioactive Waste: IAEA Code of Practice
  (Reproduced in document INFCIRC/386)
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• Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources and the Supplementary Guidance on the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources (Detailed Information: Department of Nuclear Safety and Security)
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• Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors   (Publication in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish)
  
  
• Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
  (Reproduced in UN General Assembly document A/59/766)
  
  
• Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty  (Depositary: Preparatory Commission for Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO))

Also visit the UN Conference on Disarmament Website in Geneva for texts of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and other agreements.