INF
TAtA- INFCIRC/274/Rev. 1
May 1980

International Atomic Energy Agency

GENERAL Distr.

INFORMATION CIRCULAR° rif,n " SSSS-JTSSSÍÍH

THE CONVENTION ON THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL

1The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material was opened forsignature on 3 March 1980, pursuant to Article 18 1 thereof and following the conclusionof negotiations on 28 October 1979
2
The texte of the Conventionfl ] and of the Final Act of the Meeting of Governmental
Representatives to Consider the Drafting of the Convention are reproduced in thic
document for the information of all Member States
3
Member States will be informed by an addendum to this document of the entry into
force of the Convention pursuant to Article 19 1 thereoffl)

The text of the Convention was transmitted to the twenty-third (1979) regular sessionof the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, pursuant toparagraph 11 of the Final Act, as document INFCIRC/274

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CONVENTION ON THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALTHE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION,
RECOGNIZING the right of all States to develop and apply nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and their legitimate interests in the potential benefits to be derived from thepeaceful application of nuclear energy,
CONVINCED of the need for facilitating international co-operation in the peacefulapplication of nuclear energy,
DESIRING to avert the potential dangers posed by the unlawful taking and use of
nuclear material.
CONVINCED that offences relating to nuclear material are a matter of grave concern
and that there is an urgent need to adopt appropriate and effective measures to ensure theprevention, detection and punishment of such offences,
AWARE OF THE NEED FOR international co-operation to establish, in conformity
with the national law of each State Party and with this Convention, effective measures forthe physical protection of nuclear material,
CONVINCED that this Convention should facilitate the safe transfer of nuclear
material,
STRESSING also the importance of the physical protection of nuclear material indomestic use, storage and transport,
RECOGNIZING the importance of effective physical protection of nuclear material
used for military purposes, and understanding that such material is and will continue to beaccorded stringent physical protection,
HAVE AGREED a s follows:
Article 1
For the purposes of thie Convention:(a) "nuclear material" means plutonium except that with isotopic concentration
exceeding 60% in plutonlum-238; uranium-233; uranium enriched in theisotope 235 or 233; uranium containing the mixture of isotopes as occurringin nature other than in the form of ore or ore-residue; any material containing
one or more of the foregoing;(b) "uranium enriched in the isotope 235 or 233" means uranium containing theisotope 235 or 233 or both in an amount such that the abundance ratio of thesum of these isotopes to the isotope 238 is greater than the ratio of theisotope 235 to the isotope 238 occurring in nature;(c)"international nuclear transport" means the carriage of a consignment of
nuclear material by any means of transportation intended to go beyond theterritory of the State where the shipment originates beginning with the-

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Article 2
1.
This Convention shall apply to nuclear material used for peaceful purposes while ininternational nuclear transport.
2.
With the exception of articles 3 and 4 and paragraph 3 of article 5, this Convention
shall also apply to nuclear material used for peaceful purposes while in domestic use,
storage and transport
3.
Apart from the commitments expressly undertaken by States Parties in the articles
covered by paragraph 2 with respect to nuclear material used for peaceful purposes while
in domestic use, storage and transport, nothing in this Convention shall be interpreted
as affecting the sovereign rights of a State regarding the domestic use, storage andtransport of such nuclear material.
Article 3
Each State Party shall take appropriate steps within the framework of its nationallaw and consistent with international law to ensure as far as practicable that, during
international nuclear transport, nuclear material within its territory, or on board a shipor aircraft under its jurisdiction insofar as such ship or aircraft is engaged in thetransport to or from that State, is protected at the levels described in Annex I.
Article 41.
Each State Party shall not export or authorize the export of nuclear material unless
the State Party has received assurances that such material will be protected during theinternational nuclear transport at the levels described in Annex I.
2.
Each State Party shall not import or authorize the import of nuclear material from aState not party to this Convention unless the State Party has received assurances that suchmaterial will during the international nuclear transport be protected at the levels describedin Annex I.
3.
A State Party shall not allow the transit of its territory by land or internal waterways
or through its airports or seaports of nuclear material between States that are not parties
to this Convention unless the State Party has received assurances as far as practicable that
this nuclear material will be protected during international nuclear transport at the levels
described in Annex I.
4Each State Party shall apply within the framework of its national law the levels ofphysical protection described in Annex I to nuclear material being transported from a partof that State to another part of the same State through international waters or airspace.
5.
The State Party responsible for receiving assurances that the nuclear material will
be protected at the levels described in Annex I according to paragraphs 1 to 3 shall identify
and inform in advance States which the nuclear material is expected to transit by land orInternal waterways, or whose airports or seaports it is expected to enter,6.
The responsibility for obtaining assurances referred to in paragraph 1 may betransferred, by mutual agreement, to the State Party involved in the tranaport as theimporting State.
7.
Nothing in this article shall be interpreted aa in any way affecting the territorial
sovereignty and jurisdiction of a State, including that over ita airspace and territorial sea- 2 -Article 5
1.
States Parties shall identify and make known to each other directly or through theInternational Atomic Energy Agency their central authority and point of contact having
responsibility for physical protection of nuclear material and for co-ordinating recovery
and response operations in the event of any unauthorized removal, use or alteration of
nuclear material or in the event of credible threat thereof.
2.
In the case of theft, robbery or any other unlawful taking of nuclear material or of
credible threat thereof. States Parties shall, in accordance with their national law,provide co-operation and assistance to the maximum feasible extent in the recovery andprotection of such material to any State that so requests. In particular:(a) a State Party shall take appropriate steps to inform as soon as possible otherStates, which appear to it to be concerned, of any theft, robbery or otherunlawful taking of nuclear material or credible threat thereof and to inform,
where appropriate, international organizations;(Ы as appropriate, the States Parties concerned shall exchange information witheach other or international organizations with a view to protecting threatened
nuclear material, verifying the integrity of the shipping container, or recovering
unlawfully taken nuclear material and shall:(i)co-ordinate their efforts through diplomatic and other agreed channels;(ii)

render assistance, if requested;(iii)

ensure the return of nuclear material stolen or missing as a consequenceof the above-mentioned events

The means of implementation of this co-operation shall be determined by the States Parties
concerned.
3.
States Parties shall co-operate and consult as appropriate, with each other directlyor through international organizations, with a view to obtaining guidance on the design,
maintenance and improvement of systems of physical protection of nuclear material ininternational transport.
Article 6
1.
States Parties shall take appropriate measures consistent with their national law toprotect the confidentiality of any information which they receive in confidence by virtue ofthe provisions of this Convention from another State Party or through participation in an
activity carried out for the implementation of this Convention. If States Parties providr
information to international organizations in confidence, steps shall be taken to ensurethat the confidentiality of such information is protected.
2.
State* Parties shall not be required by this Convention to provide any information
which they are not permitted to communicate pursuant to national law or which would
jeopardize the security of the State concerned or the physical protection of nuclear
material.
Article 7
1.

The intentional commission of:(a) an act without lawful authority which constitutes the receipt, possession, use,transfer, alteration, disposal or dispersal of nuclear material and which causes3-

or is likely to cause death or serious injury to any person or substantial damage
to property;(b) a theft or robbery of nuclear material;(c) an embezzlement or fraudulent obtaining of nuclear material;(d) an act constituting a demand for nuclear material by threat or une of force or by
any other form of intimidation;(e) a threat:

;f)

(i)

to use nuclear material to cause death or serious injury to any person or
substantial property damage, or(ii)

to commit an offence described in sub-paragraph (b) in order to compel anatural or legal person, international organization or State to do or torefrain from doing any act;

an attempt to commit any offence described in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c); and(g) an act which constitutes participation in any offence described in paragraphs (a) to (f)shall be made : punishable offence by each State Party under its national law.
2.
Each State Party shall make the offences described in this article punishable byappropriate penalties which take into account their grave nature.
Article 81.
Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its
jurisdiction over the offences set forth in article 7 in the following cases:(a) when the offence i s committed in the territory of that State or on board a shipor aircraft registered in that State;(b) when the alleged offender is a national of that State.
2.
Each State Party shall likewise take such measures as may be necessary to establish
its jurisdiction over these offences in e s s e s where the alleged offender is present in its
territory and it does not extradite him pursuant to article 11 to any of the States mentioned
in paragraph 1.
3.
This Convention does not exclude any criminal Jurisdiction exercised in accordancewith national law.
4.
In addition to the States Parties mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2, each State Party
may, consistent with international law, establish its Jurisdiction ovar the offences act forthin article 7 when it ia involved in international nuclear transport as the sxporting orimporting State.
Article 8Upon being satisfied that the circumstance* so warrant, the State Party in whose
territory the alleged offender i s present shall take appropriate measures, including
detention, under ita national law to ensure his presence for the purpose of prosecution or
extrsdition. Measures taken according to this article shall be notified without delay to the-

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Article 10
The State Party ifl whose territory the alleged offender 16 present shall, if it does
not extradite him, submit, without exception whatsoever and without undue delay, thecase to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution, through proceedings inaccordance with the laws of that State.
Article 11
1.
The offences in article 7 s i a l l be deemed to be included a s extraditable offences inany extradition treaty existing between States P a r t i e sStates P a r t i e s undertake to include
those offences as extraditable offences in every future extradition treaty to be concluded
between them.
2.
if a State Party which makes extradition conditional on the e x i s t e n c e of a treatyr e c e i v e s a request for extradition from another State Party with which it has no extradition treaty, it may at its option consider this Convention as the legal b a s i s for extradition
in respect of those offences
Extradition shall be subject to the other conditions provided
by the law of the requested State.
3.
States P a r t i e s which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty
shall recognize those offences as extraditable offences between t h e m s e l v e s subject to theconditions provided by the law of the requested State.
4.
Each of the offences shall be treated, for the purpose of extradition between StatesP a r t i e s , as if it had been committed not only in the place in which it occurred but also in
the territories of the States Parties required to establish their jurisdiction in accordancewith paragraph 1 of article 8.
Article 12
Any person regarding whom proceedings are being carried out in connection with anyof the offences set forth in article 7 shall be guaranteed fair treatment at all stages ofthe proceedings.
Article 13
1.
States P a r t i e s shall afford one another the greatest m e a s u r e of a s s i s t a n c e inconnection with criminal proceedings brought in respect of the offences set forth inarticle 7, including the supply of evidence at their disposal n e c e s s a r y for the proceedings.
The law of the State requested shall apply in all c a s e s .
2.
The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not affect obligations under any other treaty,bilateral or multilateral, which governs or will govern, in whole or in part, mutuala s s i s t a n c e in criminal matters.
Article 14
1.
Each State Party shall inform the depositary of its laws and regulations which giveeffect to this Convention. The depositary shall communicate such information periodicallyto all States P a r t i e s ,2.
The State Party where an alleged offender is prosecuted shall, wherever practicable,
first communicate the final outcome of the proceedings to the States directly concerned
The State Party shall a l t o communicate the final outcome to the depositary who shallinform all States.
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Where an offence involves nuclear material used for peaceful purposes in domesticusi', storage or transport, and both the alleged offender and the nuclear material remain
in tin- territory of the Stat" Party in which the offence was committed, nothing in thisConvention shall be interpreted as requiring that State Party to provide information
concerning criminal proceedings arising out of such an offenc?.
Article 15

The Annexes constitute an integral part of this Convention.
Article 16
1.
A conference of States Parties shall be convened by the depositary five years after
the entry into force of this Convention to review the implementation of the Convention andits adequacy as concerns the preamble, the whole of the operative part and the annexes in
the light of the then prevailing situation.
2.
At intervals of not l e s s than five years thereafter, the majority of States Parties may
obtain, by submitting a proposal to this effect to the depositary, the convening of further
conferences with the same objective.
Article 17i.
In the event of a dispute between two or more Slates Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention, such States Parties shall consult with a viewto the settlement of the dispute by negotiation, or by any other peaceful means of settling
disputes acceptable to all parties to the dispute.
2
Any dispute of this character which cannot be settled in the manner prescribed inparagraph 1 shall, at the request of any party to such dispute, be submitted to arbitration
or referred to the International Court of Justice for decision. Where a dispute is submitted
to arbitration, if, within six months from the date of the request, the parties to the disput?
are unable to agree.on the organization of the arbitration, a party may request the
President of the International Court of Justice or the Secretary-General of the United
Nations to appoint one or more arbitrators. In case of conflicting requests by the parties
to the dispute, the request to the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall havepriority.
3
Each State Party may at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance or approvalof this Convention or accession thereto declare that it does not consider itself bound byeither or both of the dispute settlement procedures provided for in paragraph 2. The otherStates Parties shall not be bound by a dispute settlement procedure provided for inparagraph 2, with respect to a State Party which has made a reservation to that procedure
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Any State Party which has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 3 may at
any time withdraw that reservation by notification to the depositary.
Article 18
1.
This Convention shall be open for signature by all States at the Headquarters of theInternational Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna and at the Headquarter* of the United Nations
in New York from 3 March 1980 until its entry into force.
2.
This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the signatory
States.
3.

After its entry into force, this Convention will be open for accession by all States

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(a)

This Convention shall be open for signature or a c c e s s i o n by internationalorganizations and regional organizations of an integration or other nature,provided that any such organization is constituted by sovereign States and hascompetence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters covered by this Convention.

(b)

In matters within their competence, such organizations shall, on their own
behalf, e x e r c i s e the rights and fulfil the responsibilities which this Convention
attributes to States P a r t i e s .

(c)When becoming party to this Convention such an organization shall communicate
to the depositary a declaration indicating which States are members thereof
and which articles of this Convention do not apply to it(d)Such an organization shall not hold any vote additional to those of its Member
States5.
Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited
with the depositary.
Article 19
1.
This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date ofdeposit of the twenty-first instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with thedepositary.
2.
For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention after
the date of deposit of the twenty-first instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval,
the Convention Bhall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such Stateof its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
Article 20
1
Without prejudice to article 16 a State Party may propose amendments to thisConvention. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the depositary who shallcirculate it immediately to all States P a r t i e s . If a majority of States Parties request thedepositary to convene a conference to consider the proposed amendments, the depositary•hall invite all States P a r t i e s to attend such a conference to begin not sooner than thirtydays after the invitations are issued. Any amendment adopted at the conference by a
two-thirds majority of all States P a r t i e s shall be promptly circulated by the depositary
to all States Parties
2.
The amendment shall enter into force for each State Party that deposite its
instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendment on the thirtieth day
after the date on which two thirds of the States P a r t i e s have deposited their instruments ofratification, acceptance or approval with the depositary. Thereafter, the amendment shallenter into force for any other State Party on the day on which that State Party deposits its
instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendment
Article 21
1,
Any State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification to thedepositary2
Denunciation shall take effect one hundred and eighty days following the date on wh;<hnotification i s received by the depositary.

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Article 22
The depositary shall promptly notify all States of:(a)each signature of this Convention;(b)each deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval oraccession,(c)

any reservation or withdrawal in accordance with a r t i c l e 17;(d)any communication made by an organization in accordance with paragraph 4(c)of article 18;(e)

the entry into force of this Convention;(f)the entry into force of any amendment to this Convention; and(g)any denunciation made under a r t i c l e 21.
A r t i c l e 23

The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese. English. F r e n c h .
Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Director
General of the international Atomic Energy Agency who shall send certified c o p i e s thereof
to all S'ates

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed thisConvention, opened for signature at Vienna and at New York on 3 March 1980

ANNEX i
L e v e l s of P h y s i c a l P r o t e c t i o n to be Applied in International T r a n s p o r t ofN u c l e a r M a t e r i a l a s C a t e g o r i z e d in Annex II1
L e v e l s of physical p r o t e c t i o n for n u c l e a r m a t e r i a l during s t o r a g e incidental toi n t e r n a t i o n a l n u c l e a r t r a n s p o r t include:(a)F o r Category III m a t e r i a l s , s t o r a g e within an a r e a to which a c c e s s iscontrolled,(b)

F o r C a t e g o r y II m a t e r i a l s , s t o r a g e within an a r e a under constant s u r v e i l l a n c e
by g u a r d s or e l e c t r o n i c d e v i c e s , s u r r o u n d e d hy a physical b a r r i e r with al i m i t e d n u m b e r of points of e n t r y under a p p r o p r i a t e control o r any a r e a withan equivalent level of physical p r o t e c t i o n ;(c)F o r Category I m a t e r i a l , s t o r a g e within a p r o t e c t e d a r e a a s defined forCategory II above, to which, in addition, a c c e s s is r e s t r i c t e d to p e r s o n swhose t r u s t w o r t h i n e s s h a s been d e t e r m i n e d , and which is under s u r v e i l l a n c e
by g u a r d s who a r e in close c o m m u n i c a t i o n with a p p r o p r i a t e r e s p o n s e forces
Specific m e a s u r e s taken in this context should have as t h e i r object the detection
and prevention of any a s s a u l t , u n a u t h o r i z e d a c c e s s or unauthorized removal ofmatermi2.
L e v e l s of physical protection for n u c l e a r m a t e r i a l during international t r a n s p o r t
include:(a)

F o r Category II and HI m a t e r i a l s , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n shall take place under special
p r e c a u t i o n s including p r i o r a r r a n g e m e n t s among s e n d e r , r e c e i v e r , and c a r r i e r ,and p r i o r a g r e e m e n t between n a t u r a l or legal p e r s o n s subject to the jurisdiction
and regulation of exporting, and i m p o r t i n g S t a t e s , specifying t i m e , place andp r o c e d u r e s for t r a n s f e r r i n g t r a n s p o r t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ;(b)

F o r Category I m a t e r i a l s , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n shall lake place under- special p r e cautions identified above for t r a n s p o r t a t i o n of Category II and III m a t e r i a l s andin addition, under constant s u r v e i l l a n c e by e s c o r t s and under conditions whicha s s u r e close communication with a p p r o p r i a t e r e s p o n s e f o r c e s ,(c)

F o r n a t u r a l uranium o t h i r than in the form of ore o r o r e - r e s i d u e , t r a n s p o r t a t i o nprotection for quantities exceeding 500 k i l o g r a m s uranium shall include advance
notification of shipment specifying mode of t r a n s p o r t expected time of a r r i v a !
and confirmation of r e c e i p t of s h i p m e n t

ANNEX IITABLE: CATEGORIZATION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL

Category
Material

Form
II

III^

Less than 2 kg
but more than
500 g

500 g or lessbut more than
15 guranium enriched to
20% 2 3 5 U or more

5 kg or more Less than S kg
but more than
1kg

1 kg or lessbut more than
15 guranium enriched to
10% 2 3 5 U but l e s sthan 20%

10 kg or more

Less than
10 kg but morethan 1 kga/b/
Unirradiated—

2. Uranium-235'b/
Umrradiated-

1. Plutonium

2 kg or moreuranium enrichedabove natural, butless than 10% 235 U

3. Uramum-:33

4. Irradiated
fuel

b/

Unirradiated-

10 kg or more

2 kg or more Less than 2 kg
but more than
500 g

500 g or lessbut more than
15 g

Depleted or
natural uranium,
thorium or lowenriched fuel(less than 10%
fossile contenta/e/a/

All plutonium except that with isotopic concentration exceeding B0% in plutonium-238b/'

Material not irradiated in a reactor or material irradiated in a reactor but with aradiation level equal to or less than 100 rads/hour at one metre unshielded.

c/Quantities not falling in Category HI and natural uranium should be protected tn
accordance with prudent management practice.

d/""

Although this level of protection is recommended, it would be open to States, uponevaluation of the specific circumstances, to assign a different category of physicalprotection.

e/""Other fuel which by virtue of it* original fiaeilc material content is classified as
Category 1 and II before irradiation may be reduced one category level while theradiation level from the fuel exceeds 100 rads/hour at one metre unshielded.

FINAL ACT
Meeting of Governmental Representatives to Consider the
Drafting of a Convention on the Physical Protectionof Nuclear Material

1.
The Meeting of Governmental Representatives to Consider the Drafting of aConvention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material met in Vienna at the
Headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency from 31 October to
10 November 1977, from 10 to 20 April 1978, from 5 to 16 February and from15 to 26 October 1979. Informal consultations between Governmental Representatives took
place from 4 to 7 September 1978 and from 24 to 25 September 1979.
A.
Representatives of 5B States and one organization participated, namely,
representatives of:
Korea. Republic of
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Luxembourg
MexicoNetherlands
Niger
NorwayPakistan
PanamaParaguay
Peru
Philippines
PolandQatar
RomaniaSouth Africa
Spain
SwedenSwitzerland
Tunisia
TurkeyUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain andNorthern Ireland
United States of America
Venezuela
Yugoslavia
Zaire
European Atomic Energy Community

Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
BelgiumBrazilBulgaria
CanadaChile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
FinlandFranceGerman Democratic Republic
Germany, Federal Republic of
GreeceGuatemalaHoly See
Hungary
India
Indonesia
IrelandIsrael
Italy
Japan

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The following States and international organizations participated as observers:
Iran
Lebanon
Malaysia
ThailandNuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development

4.
The Meeting elected Ambassador D. L. Siazon J r . (Philippines) a s Chairman. F o r
the meetings in April 1978 and February 1979 Mr. R. A. Estrada-Oyuela (Argentina) was
elected Chairman
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The Meeting elected as Vice-Chairmen:
Mr. К Willuhn of the German Democratic Republic, who at the meeting in
February 1979 was succeeded by Mr. H. Rabold of the German Democratic Republic.
Mr. R. J. S. Harry, Netherlands, who at the meeting of October 1979 was succeededby Mr. G. Dahlhoff of tue Federal Republic of Germany;
Mr. R. A. Estrada-Oyuela, Argentina, who at the meeting of October 1979 was
succeeded b' Mr L. A. Olivieri of Argentina.

6.
Mr. L W. Herrón (Australia) was elected Rapporteur. F o r the meeting in
October 1979 Mr. N. R. Smith (Australia) was elected Rapporteur.
7.
Secretariat services were provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The
Director General of the Agency was represented by the Director of the Legal Division of
the Agency, Mr. D. M. Edwards and, in succession to him, Mr. L. W. Herrón. 8.

The Meeting set up the following groups:(a) Working Group on Technical Issues
Chairman:

Mr. R. J. S. Harry, Netherlands(b) Working Group on Legal Issues
Chairman:

Mr. R. A. Estrada-Oyuela, Argentina(c) Working Group on Scope of Convention
Chairman:

Mr. K. Willuhn, German Democratic Republic(d) Drafting Committee
Chairman:

Mr. De Castro Neves, Brazil

Members:

Représentatives of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Federal Republic of Germany,
Italy, Japan, Mexico, Qatar, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics, United States of America.

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9.

The Meeting had before it the following documents:(a)Draft Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials, F a c i l i t i e s
and Transporte, a s contained in document C P N M / 1 ;(b)

IAEA document INFClRC/225/Rev. 1:
Material;(c)

IAEA document INFCIRC/254:
Communications Received from Certain Member
States regarding Guidelines for the Export of Nuclear Material, Equipment orTechnology.

The P h y s i c a l Protection of Nuclear

10.
The Meeting completed consideration of a Convention, the text of which is attacheda s Annex 1.1*1 Certain delegations expressed r e s e r v a t i o n s with regard to particularprovisions in the text. These are recorded in the documents and in the Daily Reports of
the Meeting. It was agreed that the text will be referred by delegations to theirauthorities for consideration.
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The Meeting recommended that the text of the Convention be transmitted for
information to the twenty-third General Conference of the International Atomic Energy
Agency12
The Convention will, in accordance with its t e r m s , be opened for signature from3 March 1980 at the Headquarters of the Internationa' Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna
and at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York.

Vienna, 26 October 1979

(signed) D. L Siazon Jr.

Since the Convention has been opened for signature it ie not attached here a s
Annex I; it is reproduced a s the first p a n of this document.

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