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