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CONVENTION ON THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL (CPPNM)
Last Updated: September 25, 2017
Overview
Opened for Signature: 3 March 1980
Entered into Force: 8 February 1987
The Convention does not set any limits on its duration
Number of Parties: 155
Signatories: 44
Amendment Status: 102 contracting states
Entered into force 8 May 2016
Depositary: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Director-General (INFCIRC/274/Rev.1)
The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material was adopted on 26 October 1979 in Vienna, Austria. The initial signing ceremony took place in Vienna and at New York on 3 March 1980, and the convention entered into force on 8 February 1987. The convention is deposited with the International Atomic Energy Agency. In July 2005 a diplomatic conference was convened to amend the Convention and strengthen its provisions,[1] as a result of which it was renamed the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities.
As of October 2015, there are 153 state parties to the convention plus the European Atomic Energy Community. Bulgaria, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, and Russia have denounced the convention after having ratified it.
CONVENTION ON THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL (CPPNM)
Last Updated: September 25, 2017
Overview
Opened for Signature: 3 March 1980
Entered into Force: 8 February 1987
The Convention does not set any limits on its duration
Number of Parties: 155
Signatories: 44
Amendment Status: 102 contracting states
Entered into force 8 May 2016
Depositary: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Director-General (INFCIRC/274/Rev.1)
The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material was adopted on 26 October 1979 in Vienna, Austria. The initial signing ceremony took place in Vienna and at New York on 3 March 1980, and the convention entered into force on 8 February 1987. The convention is deposited with the International Atomic Energy Agency. In July 2005 a diplomatic conference was convened to amend the Convention and strengthen its provisions,[1] as a result of which it was renamed the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities.
As of October 2015, there are 153 state parties to the convention plus the European Atomic Energy Community. Bulgaria, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, and Russia have denounced the convention after having ratified it.
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