Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [London Version]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
UK DEPOSITARY
Signed at
Signed on
1 July 1968
In force on
5 March 1970

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANDORRA
  5. Antigua
  6. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  7. Antilles
  8. ARGENTINA
  9. Aruba
  10. AUSTRALIA
  11. AUSTRIA
  12. BAHAMAS
  13. BANGLADESH
  14. BELARUS
  15. BELGIUM
  16. BELIZE
  17. Berlin West
  18. BOTSWANA
  19. BRAZIL
  20. Brunei
  21. BULGARIA
  22. CANADA
  23. Caribbean part of the Netherlands
  24. CHAD
  25. CHINA
  26. COLOMBIA
  27. Curacao
  28. CYPRUS
  29. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  30. CZECH REPUBLIC
  31. DENMARK
  32. Dominica
  33. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  34. EGYPT
  35. ESTONIA
  36. ETHIOPIA
  37. Fiji
  38. FINLAND
  39. FRANCE
  40. GAMBIA THE
  41. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  42. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  43. GHANA
  44. GRENADA
  45. GRENADA
  46. HOLY SEE
  47. HUNGARY
  48. ICELAND
  49. INDONESIA
  50. IRAN
  51. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  52. ITALY
  53. JAMAICA
  54. JAPAN
  55. KAZAKHSTAN
  56. KIRIBATI
  57. KUWAIT
  58. LAOS
  59. LATVIA
  60. LEBANON
  61. LIBYA
  62. LIECHTENSTEIN
  63. LITHUANIA
  64. LUXEMBOURG
  65. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  66. MALAWI
  67. MALAYSIA
  68. MAURITIUS
  69. MEXICO
  70. MONTENEGRO
  71. MOROCCO
  72. MOZAMBIQUE
  73. NAMIBIA
  74. NAURU
  75. NEPAL
  76. NETHERLANDS THE
  77. NEW ZEALAND
  78. NICARAGUA
  79. NIGERIA
  80. NORWAY
  81. PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY
  82. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  83. PARAGUAY
  84. PHILIPPINES
  85. POLAND
  86. PORTUGAL
  87. Qatar
  88. ROMANIA
  89. RWANDA
  90. SAINT LUCIA
  91. SAN MARINO
  92. SENEGAL
  93. SERBIA
  94. SEYCHELLES
  95. SIERRA LEONE
  96. SINGAPORE
  97. Sint Maarten
  98. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  99. SLOVENIA
  100. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  101. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  102. SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  103. SOVIET UNION
  104. SPAIN
  105. SRI LANKA
  106. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  107. ST LUCIA
  108. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  109. SUDAN
  110. SURINAME
  111. SWAZILAND
  112. SWEDEN
  113. SWITZERLAND
  114. TANZANIA
  115. THAILAND
  116. TIMOR-LESTE
  117. TONGA
  118. TONGA
  119. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  120. TUNISIA
  121. TURKEY
  122. TUVALU
  123. UKRAINE
  124. UNITED KINGDOM
  125. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  126. VANUATU
  127. VENEZUELA
  128. WESTERN SAMOA
  129. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  130. YUGOSLAVIA
  131. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  132. ZAIRE
  133. ZAMBIA
  134. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 1 July 1968
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 5 March 1970
ALBANIA Accession 12 September 1990
ALGERIA Accession 12 January 1995
ANDORRA Accession 7 June 1996
Antigua Extension 27 November 1968
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 17 June 1985
Antilles Extension 2 May 1975
ARGENTINA Accession 17 February 1995
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 27 February 1970
AUSTRALIA Declaration 27 February 1970
AUSTRALIA Ratification 23 January 1973
AUSTRALIA Withdrawal Dec. 29 August 1985
AUSTRIA Signature 1 July 1968 1 January 1900
AUSTRIA Ratification 27 June 1969 1 January 1900
BAHAMAS Succession 11 August 1976 16 July 1976
BANGLADESH Accession 31 August 1979
BELARUS Accession 23 July 1993
BELARUS Notification 5 December 1994 5 December 1994
BELGIUM Signature 20 August 1968 1 January 1900
BELGIUM Ratification 2 May 1995 1 January 1900
BELIZE Succession 9 August 1985 21 September 1981
Berlin West Extension 2 May 1975
BOTSWANA Ratification 28 April 1968 1 January 1900
BRAZIL Accession 18 September 1998 18 September 1998
Brunei Ratification 27 November 1968
BULGARIA Signature 1 July 1968
BULGARIA Ratification 3 November 1969
BULGARIA Objection 10 February 1976
CANADA Signature 23 July 1968 1 January 1900
CANADA Ratification 23 July 1968 1 January 1900
Caribbean part of the Netherlands Extension 10 October 2010
CHAD Ratification 23 March 1971
CHINA Accession 9 March 1992
COLOMBIA Accession 30 April 1986
Curacao Extension 10 October 2010
CYPRUS Signature 1 July 1968 1 January 1900
CYPRUS Ratification 5 March 1970 1 January 1900
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 5 April 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 1 July 1968 1 January 1900
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 22 July 1969 1 January 1900
DENMARK Signature 1 July 1968 1 January 1900
DENMARK Ratification 3 January 1969 1 January 1900
Dominica Extension 27 November 1968
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Succession 10 August 1984 3 November 1978
EGYPT Signature 1 July 1968
EGYPT Ratification 26 February 1981
EGYPT Statement 26 February 1981
ESTONIA Accession 7 January 1992
ETHIOPIA Signature 5 September 1968 1 January 1900
ETHIOPIA Ratification 5 March 1970 1 January 1900
Fiji Succession 14 August 1972 14 July 1972
FINLAND Signature 1 July 1968 1 January 1900
FINLAND Ratification 5 February 1969 1 January 1900
FRANCE Accession 3 August 1992
GAMBIA THE Signature 4 September 1968 1 January 1900
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Objection 12 November 1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 28 November 1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 28 November 1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 28 November 1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 2 May 1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 2 May 1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 2 May 1975
GHANA Signature 24 July 1968
GHANA Ratification 4 May 1970
GRENADA Extension 27 November 1968
GRENADA Succession 2 September 1975
HOLY SEE Accession 25 February 1971
HOLY SEE Declaration 25 February 1971
HUNGARY Signature 1 July 1968
HUNGARY Ratification 27 May 1969
HUNGARY Objection 2 July 1975
ICELAND Signature 1 July 1968
ICELAND Ratification 18 July 1968
INDONESIA Signature 2 March 1970
INDONESIA Declaration 2 March 1970
INDONESIA Ratification 12 July 1979
INDONESIA Declaration 12 July 1979
IRAN Signature 1 July 1968
IRAN Ratification 5 March 1970
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 4 July 1968
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 4 July 1968
ITALY Signature 28 January 1969
ITALY Statement 28 January 1969
ITALY Ratification 2 May 1975
ITALY Statement 2 May 1975
JAMAICA Signature 14 April 1969
JAMAICA Ratification 5 March 1970
JAPAN Signature 3 February 1970
JAPAN Statement 3 February 1970
JAPAN Ratification 8 June 1976
JAPAN Statement 8 June 1976
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 21 March 1994
KAZAKHSTAN Notification 5 December 1994 5 December 1994
KIRIBATI Succession 18 April 1985
KUWAIT Signature 22 August 1968
LAOS Signature 1 July 1968
LAOS Ratification 5 March 1970
LATVIA Accession 31 January 1992
LEBANON Signature 1 July 1968
LEBANON Ratification 15 July 1970
LIBYA Signature 18 July 1968
LIBYA Ratification 26 May 1975
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 20 April 1978
LIECHTENSTEIN Declaration 20 April 1978
LITHUANIA Accession 23 September 1991
LUXEMBOURG Signature 14 August 1968
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 2 May 1975
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 30 March 1995 17 November 1991
MALAWI Accession 18 February 1986
MALAYSIA Signature 1 July 1968
MALAYSIA Ratification 5 March 1970
MAURITIUS Ratification 14 April 1969
MEXICO Signature 26 July 1968
MEXICO Statement 26 July 1968
MEXICO Ratification 21 January 1969
MONTENEGRO Succession 12 December 2006 3 June 2006
MOROCCO Signature 1 July 1968
MOROCCO Ratification 30 November 1970
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 20 September 1990
NAMIBIA Accession 2 October 1992
NAURU Accession 7 June 1982
NEPAL Signature 1 July 1968
NEPAL Ratification 3 February 1970
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 20 August 1968
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 2 May 1975
NEW ZEALAND Signature 1 July 1968
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 10 September 1969
NICARAGUA Signature 1 July 1968
NIGERIA Signature 1 July 1968
NIGERIA Ratification 27 September 1968
NORWAY Signature 1 July 1968
NORWAY Ratification 5 February 1969
PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY Accession 12 February 2015
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 13 January 1982
PARAGUAY Ratification 5 March 1970
PHILIPPINES Ratification 16 October 1972
POLAND Signature 1 July 1968
POLAND Ratification 12 June 1969
PORTUGAL Accession 15 December 1977
Qatar Accession 3 April 1989
ROMANIA Signature 1 July 1968
ROMANIA Ratification 4 February 1970
RWANDA Accession 20 May 1975
SAINT LUCIA Succession 28 December 1979
SAN MARINO Signature 29 July 1968
SAN MARINO Ratification 10 August 1970
SENEGAL Signature 26 July 1968
SENEGAL Ratification 15 January 1971
SERBIA Declaration 30 June 2006
SEYCHELLES Accession 12 March 1985
SIERRA LEONE Accession 26 February 1975
SINGAPORE Signature 5 February 1970
SINGAPORE Ratification 10 March 1976
Sint Maarten Extension 10 October 2010
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 17 April 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 7 April 1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS Ratification 27 November 1968
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 17 June 1981 7 July 1978
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Signature 1 July 1968
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Ratification 5 March 1970
SOVIET UNION Signature 1 July 1968 1 January 1900
SOVIET UNION Ratification 5 March 1970 1 January 1900
SPAIN Accession 5 November 1987
SRI LANKA Signature 1 July 1968 1 January 1900
SRI LANKA Ratification 5 March 1979 1 January 1900
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Ratification 27 November 1968
ST LUCIA Ratification 27 November 1968
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 6 November 1984 27 October 1979
SUDAN Ratification 10 December 1973
SURINAME Extension 2 May 1975
SWAZILAND Signature 24 June 1969
SWAZILAND Ratification 11 December 1969
SWEDEN Signature 19 August 1968
SWEDEN Ratification 9 January 1970
SWITZERLAND Signature 27 November 1969
SWITZERLAND Reservation 27 November 1969
SWITZERLAND Declaration 27 November 1969
SWITZERLAND Ratification 9 March 1977
SWITZERLAND Declaration 9 March 1977
TANZANIA Accession 31 May 1991
THAILAND Accession 7 December 1972
TIMOR-LESTE Accession 5 May 2003 1 January 1900
TONGA Extension 27 November 1968
TONGA Succession 7 July 1971
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Signature 22 August 1968
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ratification 30 October 1986
TUNISIA Signature 1 July 1968
TUNISIA Ratification 26 February 1970
TURKEY Signature 28 January 1969
TURKEY Ratification 17 April 1980
TURKEY Declaration 17 April 1980
TUVALU Succession 19 January 1979
UKRAINE Accession 5 December 1994
UKRAINE Notification 5 December 1994 5 December 1994
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 1 July 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 27 November 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27 November 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 19 June 1997 1 July 1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 1 July 1968
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 5 March 1970
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Communication 21 April 2015
VANUATU Accession 24 August 1995
VENEZUELA Ratification 25 September 1975
WESTERN SAMOA Accession 26 March 1975
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Ratification 14 May 1986 14 May 1986
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 10 July 1968
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 5 March 1970
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 10 October 2001 27 April 1992
ZAIRE Signature 17 September 1968
ZAMBIA Accession 22 May 1991 14 May 1991
ZIMBABWE Accession 26 September 1991

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/837 A,B,C/0: 0
  2. FCO 85 (TNA) 265/0: 0
  3. FCO 85 (TNA) 387/0: 0
  4. FCO 85 (TNA) 388/0: 0
  5. Treaty Series 033/2006: Cm 7045||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0033.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  7. UN Registration UK, US/0: 880 384
  8. Treaty Series 088/1970: Cmnd 4474||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1970-TS0088.pdf
  9. Miscellaneous Series 012/1968: Cmnd 3683
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 8dcb5804-f26a-4e0c-acf1-1a78156567f6
Treaty ID: 2569
Record ID: 70835