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15. International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism

New York, 13 April 2005

 

Entry into force: 7 July 2007, in accordance with article 25 (1) which reads as follows: "1. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of the deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. 2. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, acceptance or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.".
Registration: 7 July 2007, No. 44004.
Status: Signatories: 115 ,Parties: 29.
Text: A/RES/59/290.  

Note: The above Convention was adopted on 13 April 2005 during the 91st plenary meeting of the General Assembly by resolution A/RES/59/290. In accordance with its article 24, the Convention shall be open for signature by all States from 14 September 2005 until 31 December 2006 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS


Participant  Signature, Succession to signature (d)  Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a) 
Afghanistan  29 Dec 2005   
Albania  23 Nov 2005   
Andorra  11 May 2006   
Argentina  14 Sep 2005   
Armenia  15 Sep 2005   
Australia  14 Sep 2005   
Austria  15 Sep 2005  14 Sep 2006 
Azerbaijan  15 Sep 2005   
Bangladesh    7 Jun 2007 a 
Belarus  15 Sep 2005  13 Mar 2007 
Belgium  14 Sep 2005   
Benin  15 Sep 2005   
Bosnia and Herzegovina  7 Dec 2005   
Brazil  16 Sep 2005   
Bulgaria  14 Sep 2005   
Burkina Faso  21 Sep 2005   
Burundi  29 Mar 2006   
Cambodia  7 Dec 2006   
Canada  14 Sep 2005   
Chile  22 Sep 2005   
China  14 Sep 2005   
Colombia  1 Nov 2006   
Comoros    12 Mar 2007 a 
Costa Rica  15 Sep 2005   
Croatia  16 Sep 2005  30 May 2007 
Cyprus  15 Sep 2005   
Czech Republic  15 Sep 2005  25 Jul 2006 
Denmark1  14 Sep 2005  20 Mar 2007 
Djibouti  14 Jun 2006   
Ecuador  15 Sep 2005   
Egypt  20 Sep 2005   
El Salvador  16 Sep 2005  27 Nov 2006 
Estonia  14 Sep 2005   
Finland  14 Sep 2005   
France  14 Sep 2005   
Gabon  15 Sep 2005  1 Oct 2007 
Germany  15 Sep 2005   
Ghana  6 Nov 2006   
Greece  15 Sep 2005   
Guatemala  20 Sep 2005   
Guinea  16 Sep 2005   
Guyana  15 Sep 2005   
Hungary  14 Sep 2005  12 Apr 2007 
Iceland  16 Sep 2005   
India  24 Jul 2006  1 Dec 2006 
Ireland  15 Sep 2005   
Israel  27 Dec 2006   
Italy  14 Sep 2005   
Jamaica  5 Dec 2006   
Japan  15 Sep 2005  3 Aug 2007 A 
Jordan  16 Nov 2005   
Kazakhstan  16 Sep 2005   
Kenya  15 Sep 2005  13 Apr 2006 
Kiribati  15 Sep 2005   
Kuwait  16 Sep 2005   
Kyrgyzstan  5 May 2006  2 Oct 2007 
Latvia  16 Sep 2005  25 Jul 2006 
Lebanon  23 Sep 2005  13 Nov 2006 
Lesotho  16 Sep 2005   
Liberia  16 Sep 2005   
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  16 Sep 2005   
Liechtenstein  16 Sep 2005   
Lithuania  16 Sep 2005  19 Jul 2007 
Luxembourg  15 Sep 2005   
Madagascar  15 Sep 2005   
Malaysia  16 Sep 2005   
Malta  15 Sep 2005   
Mauritius  14 Sep 2005   
Mexico  12 Jan 2006  27 Jun 2006 
Moldova  16 Sep 2005   
Monaco  14 Sep 2005   
Mongolia  3 Nov 2005  6 Oct 2006 
Montenegro2  23 Oct 2006 d   
Morocco  19 Apr 2006   
Mozambique  1 May 2006   
Netherlands  16 Sep 2005   
New Zealand  14 Sep 2005   
Nicaragua  15 Sep 2005   
Norway  16 Sep 2005   
Palau  15 Sep 2005   
Panama  21 Feb 2006  21 Jun 2007 
Paraguay  16 Sep 2005   
Peru  14 Sep 2005   
Philippines  15 Sep 2005   
Poland  14 Sep 2005   
Portugal  21 Sep 2005   
Qatar  16 Feb 2006   
Republic of Korea  16 Sep 2005   
Romania  14 Sep 2005  24 Jan 2007 
Russian Federation  14 Sep 2005  29 Jan 2007 
Rwanda  6 Mar 2006   
Sao Tome and Principe  19 Dec 2005   
Saudi Arabia  26 Dec 2006   
Senegal  21 Sep 2005   
Serbia  15 Sep 2005  26 Sep 2006 
Seychelles  7 Oct 2005   
Sierra Leone  14 Sep 2005   
Singapore  1 Dec 2006   
Slovakia  15 Sep 2005  23 Mar 2006 
Slovenia  14 Sep 2005   
South Africa  14 Sep 2005  9 May 2007 
Spain  14 Sep 2005  22 Feb 2007 
Sri Lanka  14 Sep 2005  27 Sep 2007 
Swaziland  15 Sep 2005   
Sweden  14 Sep 2005   
Switzerland  14 Sep 2005   
Syrian Arab Republic  14 Sep 2005   
Tajikistan  14 Sep 2005   
Thailand  14 Sep 2005   
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  16 Sep 2005  19 Mar 2007 
Timor-Leste  16 Sep 2005   
Togo  15 Sep 2005   
Turkey  14 Sep 2005   
Ukraine  14 Sep 2005  25 Sep 2007 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  14 Sep 2005   
United States of America  14 Sep 2005   
Uruguay  16 Sep 2005   
 

 

DECLARATIONS


Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification,

acceptance, approval or accession.)

Argentina

Reservation made upon signature:

Pursuant to article 23, paragraph 2, the Republic of Argentina declares that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of article 23 and, as a consequence, does not recognize either the compulsory arbitration or the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.

Azerbaijan

Reservation made upon signature:

"In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 23 the Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of Article 23 of the Convention."

Declaration made upon signature:

"The Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it will be unable to guarantee compliance with the provisions of the Convention in its territories occupied by the Republic of Armenia until these territories are liberated from that occupation."

Bangladesh

Reservation:

"Pursuant to Article 23, paragraph 2 of the Convention, [the] People's Republic of Bangladesh does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 23, paragraph 1 of the Convention."

Egypt3

Reservation made upon signature:

1. The Arab Republic of Egypt declares its commitment to article 4 of the Convention provided that the armed forces of a State do not violate the rules and principles of international law in the exercise of their duties under that article, and also provided that the article is not interpreted as excluding the activities of armed forces during an armed conflict from the scope of application of this Convention on the grounds that the activities of States - under certain legal circumstances - are not considered terrorist activities.

2. The Arab Republic of Egypt declares that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of article 23 of the Convention.

El Salvador

Reservations:

With reference to article 13 of this Convention, the Government of the Republic of El Salvador does not consider itself bound by the provisions of this article because it does not consider the Convention to be a legal basis for cooperation in extradition matters. Similarly, with reference to article 23 of the Convention, the Government of the Republic of El Salvador does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article because it does not recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.

India

Reservation:

"India does not consider itself bound by the provision of Paragraph (1) of Article 23."

Pakistan

Reservation:

[Waiting].

Qatar

Upon signature:

Rerservation :

"... with reservation on the provisions of paragraph (1) of article 23 of the Convention."

Russian Federation

Declaration:

The position of the Russian Federation is that the provisions of article 16 of the Convention should be implemented in such a way as to ensure the inevitability of responsibility for the commission of offences falling within the scope of the Convention, without detriment to the effectiveness of international cooperation on the questions of extradition and legal assistance.

Turkey4

Upon signature:

Declaration:

"It is the understanding of the Republic of Turkey that the term international humanitarian law in Article 4(2) of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, refers to the legal instruments to which Turkey is already party to. The Article should not be interpreted as giving a different status to the armed forces and groups other than the armed forces of a state as currently understood and applied in international law and thereby creating new obligations for the Republic of Turkey."

Reservation:

"Pursuant to Article 23 (2) of the Convention, the Government of the Republic of Turkey declares that it does not consider itself bound by article 23(1) of the Convention.

Notifications made pursuant to article 9 (3)

(Unless otherwise indicated, the notifications were made upon ratification,

acceptance, approval or accession.)

Belarus

The Republic of Belarus establishes its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in article 2 in cases envisaged in paragraph 2 of article 9 of the Convention.

Czech Republic

"In accordance with article 9, paragraph 3 of the Convention, the Czech Republic notifies that it has established its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in article 2 of the Convention in cases referred to in article 9, subparagraph 2 (c) and 2 (d) of the Convention."

Hungary

"... the Republic of Hungary establishes its jurisdiction in cases mentioned in Article 9 (2) (b) and (e) of the Convention."

Japan

3 August 2007

"In accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 9 of the Convention, Japan hereby also notifies ... that, in accordance with paragraph 2 (2) and (3) of Article 3 of Panel Code of Japan, it has established its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in Article 2 of the Convention in the case specified in paragraph 2 (a) of Article 9 provided that such offences constitute murder, attempted murder, bodily injury and bodily injury resulting in death to Japanese nationals."

Latvia

"In accordance with paragraph 3 of the Article 9 of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia notifies that it has established its jurisdiction over all the offences enumerated in the paragraph 2 of the Article 9 of the Convention."

Lithuania

19 July 2007

"...WHEREAS, it is provided in paragraph 3 of Article 9 of the Convention, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania declares that the Republic of Lithuania establishes its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in Article 2 of the Convention in all cases specified in paragraph 2 of Article 9 of the Convention."

Pakistan

[Wating].

Romania

"In accordance with Article 9, paragraph 3 of the Convention, Romania declares that it establishes its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in Article 2, in all cases referred to in Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the domestic law."

Russian Federation

The Russian Federation declares that in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 9 of the Convention it has established its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in article 2 of the Convention in cases envisaged in paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 9 of the Convention.

Slovakia

"Pursuant to article 9, paragraph 3, of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, the Slovak Republic notifies that it has established its jurisdiction in accordance with article 9, paragraph 2, subparagraphs (c), (d) and (e) of the Convention."

Notifications of designation of administrative or judicial authority in accordance with

article 7 paragraph 4 of the Convention

(Unless otherwise indicated, the notifications were made upon ratification,

acceptance, approval or accession.)

Participant :  Sending and Receiving agency 
Austria  "Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung (BTV)(Federal Agency for State Protection and Counter Terrorism)c/o Federal Ministry of the InteriorHerrengasse 7A-1014 ViennaAustria"  2 March 2007 
Belarus  State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus17, Nezavisimosti av.,220050 Minsk,Republic of Belarus,tel: (+375 17) 219 92 21,fax: (+375 17) 226 00 38 Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Belarus22, Internacionalnaya str., 220050. Minsk, Republic of Belarus tel: (+375 17) 227 31, fax: (+375 17) 226 42 52 Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Belarus4, Gorodskoy val str., 220050, Minsk Republic of Belarus, tel: (+375 17) 218 78 95 Fax: (+375 17) 229 78 40Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus5, Revolucionnaya str., 220050, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, tel: (+375 17) 203 88 00 Fax: (+375 17) 203 77 81 State Border Guard Committee of the Republic of Belarus24, Volodarski str.,220050, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, tel: (+375 17) 206 54 06 fax: (+375 17) 227 70 03State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus 45/1 Mogilevskaya str., 220007, Minsk,Republic of Belarus tel: 218-90-00 fax: 218-91-97   13 March 2007 
Czech Republic  POLICE OF THE CZECH REPUBLICOrganized Crime Detection UnitArms Traffic DivisionP.O. Box 41 - V215680 Praha 5 - ZbraslavCzech RepublicTel.: +420974842420Fax: +420974842596e-mail: v2uuoz@mvcr.cz(24-hour phone service: - Operations Center: +420974842690, +420974842694- Cpt. Pavel Osvald: +420603191064- Lt.Col. Jan Svoboda: +420603190355)   25 July 2006 
Hungary  "International Law Enforcement Cooperation CentreMessage Response and International Telecommunication DivisionTel: + 36-1-443-5557Fax: + 36-1-443-5815email: intercom@orfk.police.hu"  13 June 2007 
Japan  "Counter International Terrorism Division, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department, Security Bureau, National Police Agency tel: +81-3-3581-0141 (ext. 5961) fax:: +81-3-3591-6919Public Security Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice tel: +81-3-3592-7059 fax:: +81-3-3592-7066International Nuclear Cooperation Division, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs tel: +81-3-5501-8227 fax:: +81-3-5501-8230Nuclear Safety Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology tel: +81-3-6734-4024 (primary), +81-90-3401-6962, +81-90-3346-8472 fax:: +81-3-5288-5031International Affairs Office, Policy Planning and Coordination Division, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry tel: +81-3-3501-1087 fax: +81-3-3580-8460Technology and Safety Division, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport tel: +81-3-5253-8308 fax: + 81-3-5223-1560"  3 August 2007 
Latvia  Security PoliceKr. Barona Str. 99a,Rïga, LV-1012LatviaPhone: +371 7208964Fax: +371 7273373E-mail: dp@dp.gov.lv   25 July 2006 
Lithuania  "State Security Department (SSD) of the Republic of Lithuania Vytenio St. 1, LT-2009 Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania Phone/Fax: (+370 5) 2312602 E-mail: vsd@vsd.lt."  19 July 2007 
 

 

NOTES


1. With a territorial exclusion in regard to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.


2. See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.


3. The Secretary-General received from the following State, on the date indicated hereinafter, a communication with regard to the reservation made by Egypt upon signature:

Latvia (6 December 2006):

"The Government of the Republic of Latvia has examined the reservation made by the Arab Republic of Egypt to the International Convention on the Suppression of the Acts of Nuclear Terrorism upon signature to the Convention regarding Article 4.

The Government of the Republic of Latvia is of the opinion that this reservation contradicts to the objectives and purposes of the International Convention to suppress the acts of nuclear terrorism wherever and by whomsoever they may be carried out.

The Government of the Republic of Latvia recalls that customary international law as codified by Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, and in particular Article 19 (c), sets out that reservations that are incompatible with the object and purpose of a treaty are not permissible.

The Government of the Republic of Latvia therefore objects to the aforesaid reservation made by the Arab Republic of Egypt to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.

However, this objection shall not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between the Republic of Latvia and the Arab Republic of Egypt. Thus, the International Convention will become operative without the Arab Republic of Egypt benefiting from its reservation.

Italy (27 March 2007):

"The Permanent Mission of Italy has the honor to refer to the reservation made by the Arab Republic of Egypt to article 4 of the Convention, which would extend the application of the Convention to include the armed forces of a State when they "violate the rules and principles of international law in the exercise of their duties." Such activities would otherwise be excluded from the Convention by article 4. It is the opinion of Italy that Egypt cannot unilaterally extend the obligations of the other States Parties under the Convention, without their express consent, beyond those set out in the Convention.

Italy wishes to make clear that it does not consent to this expansion of the scope of application of the Convention, and that it does not consider the Egyptian declaration to have any effect on the obligations of Italy under the Convention or on the application of the Convention to the armed forces of Italy.

Italy thus regards the unilateral declaration made by the Government of Egypt as applying only to the obligations of Egypt under the Convention and only to the armed forces of Egypt."


4. The Secretary-General received from the following State, on the date indicated hereinafter, a communication with regard to the declaration and reservation made by Turkey upon signature :

Latvia (22 December 2006):

"The Government of the Republic of Latvia has examined the reservation and declaration made by the Republic of Turkey to the International Convention on the Suppression of the Acts of Nuclear Terrorism upon signature to the Convention regarding Article 4 (2).

The Government of the Republic of Latvia is of the opinion that this declaration is in fact unilateral act that is deemed to limit the scope of the Convention and therefore should be regarded as reservation. Thus, this reservation contradicts to the objectives and purposes of the Convention on the suppression the commitment of the acts of nuclear terrorism wherever and by whomsoever they may be carried out.

Moreover, the Government of the Republic of Latvia considers that the reservation named as a declaration conflicts with the terms of Article 4 (1).

Therefore, the Government of the Republic of Latvia is of the opinion that this declaration reservation contradicts to the objectives and purposes of the International Convention to suppress the acts of nuclear terrorism wherever and by whomsoever they might be carried out.

The Government of the Republic of Latvia recalls that customary international law as codified by Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, and in particular Article 19 (c), sets out that reservations that are incompatible with the object and purpose of a treaty are not permissible.

The Government of the Republic of Latvia therefore objects to the aforesaid reservation named as declaration made by the Republic of Turkey to the International Convention on the Suppression of the Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.

However, this objection shall not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Turkey. Thus, the International Convention will become operative without the Republic of Turkey benefiting from its reservation."