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