Safeguards and Verification

Strengthened Safeguards System: Status of Additional Protocols

The following States and other Parties have signed or ratified Additional Protocols [pdf] (also available in Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish) to their IAEA Safeguards Agreements for the Agency´s application of strengthened safeguards. For additional information, see Safeguards & Additional Protocols. For information about concluding an Additional Protocol, see a recent booklet [pdf] (also available in Arabic | French | Spanish).

The latest status report, as of 15 December 2009, includes:

Strengthened Safeguards System: States with Additional Protocols

   State Board Approval Date signed In Force
1. Afghanistan 1 March 2005 19 July 2005 19 July 2005
2. Albania 16 June 2004 2 December 2004  
3. Algeria 14 September 2004    
4. Andorra 7 December 2000 9 January 2001  
5. Armenia 23 September 1997 29 September 1997 28 June 2004
6. Australia 23 September 1997 23 September 1997 12 December 1997
7. Austria 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
8. Azerbaijan 7 June 2000 5 July 2000 29 November 2000
9. Bahrain 26 November 2009    
10. Bangladesh 25 September 2000 30 March 2001 30 March 2001
11. Belarus 3 October 2005 15 November 2005  
12. Belgium 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
13. Benin 17 September 2004 7 June 2005  
14. Botswana 20 September 2005 24 August 2006 24 August 2006
15. Bulgaria 14 September 1998 24 September 1998 10 October 2000
16. Burkina Faso 18 March 2003 17 April 2003 17 April 2003
17. Burundi 13 June 2007 27 September 2007 27 September 2007
18. Cameroon 16 June 2004 16 December 2004  
19. Canada 11 June 1998 24 September 1998 8 September 2000
20. Cape Verde 16 June 2005 28 June 2005  
21. Central African Rep. 7 March 2006 7 September 2009 7 September 2009
22. Chad 22 November 2007    
23. Chile 10 September 2002 19 September 2002 3 November 2003
24. China 25 November 1998 31 December 1998 28 March 2002
25. Colombia 25 November 2004 11 May 2005 5 March 2009
26. Comoros 16 June 2005 13 December 2005 20 January 2009
27. Congo, Rep. of the 8 September 2009    
28. Costa Rica 29 November 2001 12 December 2001  
29. Côte d´Ivoir 22 November 2007 22 October 2008  
30. Croatia 14 September 1998 22 September 1998 6 July 2000
31. Cuba 9 September 2003 18 September 2003 3 June 2004
32. Cyprus -2/ -2/ 1 May 2008
33. Czech Republic 20 September 1999 28 September 1999 1 July 2002
34. Democratic Republic of the Congo 28 November 2002 9 April 2003 9 April 2003
35. Denmark 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
36. Djibouti 3 March 2009    
37. Dominican Republic 23 November 2006 20 September 2007  
38. Ecuador 20 September 1999 1 October 1999 24 October 2001
39. El Salvador 23 September 2002 5 September 2003 24 May 2004
40. Estonia -2/ -2/ 1 December 20052/
41. Fiji 16 June 2005 14 July 2006 14 July 2006
42. Finland 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
43. France 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
44. Gabon 18 March 2003 8 June 2005  
45. Georgia 23 September 1997 29 September 1997 3 June 2003
46. Germany 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
47. Ghana 11 June 1998 12 June 1998 11 June 2004
48. Greece 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
49. Guatemala 29 November 2001 14 December 2001 28 May 2008
50. Haiti 20 March 2002 10 July 2002 9 March 2006
51. Holy See 14 September 1998 24 September 1998 24 September 1998
52. Honduras 16 June 2005 7 July 2005  
53. Hungary -2/ -2/ 1 July 20072/
54. Iceland 9 September 2003 12 September 2003 12 September 2003
55. India 3 March 2009 15 May 2009  
56. Indonesia 20 September 1999 29 September 1999 29 September 1999
57. Iran, Islamic Rep. of 21 November 2003 18 December 2003  
58. Iraq, Rep. of 24 September 2008 9 October 2008  
59. Ireland 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
60. Italy 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
61. Jamaica 12 June 2002 19 March 2003 19 March 2003
62. Japan 25 November 1998 4 December 1998 16 December 1999
63. Jordan 18 March 1998 28 July 1998 28 July 1998
64. Kazakhstan 18 June 2003 6 February 2004 9 May 2007
65. Kenya 8 September 2009    
66. Kiribati 10 September 2002 9 November 2004  
67. Korea, Republic of 24 March 1999 21 June 1999 19 February 2004
68. Kuwait 12 June 2002 19 June 2002 2 June 2003
69. Kyrgyzstan 23 November 2006 29 January 2007  
70. Latvia -2/ -2/ 1 October 2008
71. Lesotho 24 September 2008    
72. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 9 March 2004 10 March 2004 11 August 2006
73. Liechtenstein 16 June 2005 14 July 2006  
74. Lithuania
8 December 1997
11 March 1998
5 July 2000
75. Luxembourg 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
76. Madagascar 18 June 2003 18 September 2003 18 September 2003
77. Malawi 23 November 2006 26 July 2007 26 July 2007
78. Malaysia 22 September 2005 22 November 2005  
79. Mali 10 September 2002 12 September 2002 12 September 2002
80. Malta -2/ -2/ 1 July 20072/
81. Marshall Islands 1 March 2005 3 May 2005 3 May 2005
82. Mauritania 18 March 2003 2 June 2003 10 December 2009
83. Mauritius 14 September 2004 9 December 2004 17 December 2007
84. Mexico 12 March 2004 29 March 2004  
85. Monaco 25 November 1998 30 September 1999 30 September 1999
86. Mongolia 11 September 2001 5 December 2001 12 May 2003
87. Montenegro 13 June 2007 26 May 2008  
88. Morocco 16 June 2004 22 September 2004  
89. Mozambique 22 November 2007    
90. Namibia 21 March 2000 22 March 2000  
91. Netherlands 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
92. New Zealand 14 September 1998 24 September 1998 24 September 1998
93. Nicaragua 12 June 2002 18 July 2002 18 February 2005
94. Niger 9 March 2004 11 June 2004 2 May 2007
95. Nigeria 7 June 2000 20 September 2001 4 April 2007
96. Norway 24 March 1999 29 September 1999 16 May 2000
97. Palau 1 March 2005 13 May 2005 13 May 2005
98. Panama 29 November 2001 11 December 2001 11 December 2001
99. Paraguay 12 June 2002 24 March 2003 14 September 2004
100. Peru 10 December 1999 22 March 2000 23 July 2001
101. Philippines 23 September 1997 30 September 1997  
102. Poland 2/ 2/ 1 March 20072/
103. Portugal 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
104. Republic of Moldova 13 September 2006    
105. Romania 9 June 1999 11 June 1999 7 July 2000
106. Russia 21 March 2000 22 March 2000 16 October 2007
107. Rwanda 16 June 2009 18 November 2009  
108. Senegal 1 March 2005 15 December 2006  
109. Serbia 16 June 2009 3 July 2009  
110. Seychelles 18 March 2003 7 April 2004 13 October 2004
111. Singapore 20 September 2005 22 September 2005 31 March 2008
112. Slovakia 2/ 2/ 1 December 20052/
113. Slovenia 2/ 2/ 1 September 20062/
114. South Africa 12 June 2002 13 September 2002 13 September 2002
115. Spain 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
116. Swaziland 4 March 2008    
117. Sweden 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
118. Switzerland 7 June 2000 16 June 2000 1 February 2005
119. Tajikistan 12 June 2002 7 July 2003 14 December 2004
120. Thailand 20 September 2005 22 September 2005  
121. Timor-Leste 11 September 2007    
122. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 16 June 2005 12 July 2005 11 May 2007
123. Togo 22 September 2003 26 September 2003  
124. Tunisia 1 March 2005 24 May 2005  
125. Turkey 7 June 2000 6 July 2000 17 July 2001
126. Turkmenistan 1 March 2005 17 May 2005 3 January 2006
127. Uganda 25 November 2004 14 June 2005 14 February 2006
128. Ukraine 7 June 2000 15 August 2000 24 January 2006
129. United Arab Emirates 3 March 2009 8 April 2009  
130. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
131. United Republic of Tanzania 16 June 2004 23 September 2004 7 February 2005
132. United States of America 11 June 1998 12 June 1998 6 January 2009
133. Uruguay 23 September 1997 29 September 1997 30 April 2004
134. Uzbekistan 14 September 1998 22 September 1998 21 December 1998
135. Vanuatu 8 September 2009    
136. Vietnam 6 March 2007 10 August 2007  
137. Zambia 27 November 2008 13 May 2009  
TOTALS
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Strengthened Safeguards System: Other Parties with Additional Protocols

  Other Parties1/ Board Approval Date signed In Force
1. Euratom 11 June 1998 22 September 1998 30 April 2004
TOTALS   1 1 1

1/ The Agency also applies safeguards, including the measures foreseen in the Model Additional Protocol, in Taiwan, China. Pursuant to a decision by the Board, the relations between the Agency and the authorities in Taiwan, China are non-governmental.

2/ Accession to the additional protocol with EU NNWS reproduced in INFCIRC 193/Add.8 [pdf]