Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC)The Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002, at a Launching Conference hosted by the Netherlands at The Hague. The U.S. actively participated in the conference and is one of 93 original Subscribing States to the HCOC (formerly known as the International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation - ICOC). As of February 2008, 128 countries have subscribed to the HCOC. The HCOC is aimed at bolstering efforts to curb ballistic missile proliferation worldwide and to further delegitimize such proliferation. The HCOC consists of a set of general principles, modest commitments, and limited confidence-building measures. It is intended to supplement, not supplant, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), and is administered collectively by all of the Subscribing States. Although there is no formal Secretariat or implementing organization, Austria serves as the Immediate Central Contact (ICC) for the HCOC. Annual meetings are held in Vienna, where Subscribing States discuss implementation issues, including pre-launch notifications and annual declarations on space and ballistic missile policies, and the continued universalization of the HCOC. HCOC List of Subscribing States (as of February 2008)
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