National Legislation Implementing the CTBT and Other National Measures Related Thereto

National legislation implementing the CTBT and other national measures related thereto

The following database contains national legislation which is considered to be either directly related to the implementation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) or which may be partially applicable to subject matters governed by the CTBT. It is intended to facilitate the research and understanding of how national implementing legislation for the CTBT may be drafted. The legislation was obtained either directly from states or by research into resources accessible to the public. Some of the information may be derived from the reports submitted by states to the United Nations Security Council 1540 Committee, available on the UN website. The Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO does not assume any responsibili ty for the correctness of the data provided.

Inclusion in the database does not represent assessment or endorsement by the Preparatory Commission or its Provisional Technical Secretariat.

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Regulat ions on Privileg National Other es and Legislati National Legislation prohibiting Penal releva Immuniti Coun on either nuclear tests or nuclear Provis nt es try implemen weapons ions legisla of the ting tion Prepara the CTBT tory Commiss ion Afghanist  Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Article 7 an observes all international treaties which Afghanistan had signed

Albania  Criminal Code Algeria  Constitution of Algeria article 132 automatically implements international treaties

Andorra  Constitution of the Principality of Andorra – Article 3 effect of  Andorran  Sensitive treaties and other international organizations Penal Material Code Control Act (1999)

Angola  Criminal Code – Article 22  Angolan Penal Law

Antigua  Nuclear  Nuclear and Material Material Barbuda (Offences (Offences) ) Act 1993 Act 1993 Argentin  The National Law on Nuclear Activities 0 Act No. 24,804  Argentine  Agreement a Penal on the Code – Exclusively article Peaceful 189 use of nuclear energy (Argentina & Brazil) Armenia  Criminal Code Australia  Comprehensive  Weapons  Preparatory Nuclear Test- of Mass Commission Ban Treaty Destructio for the Act 1998, as n Act 1995 [CTBTO] amended (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 2000 and Amendment 2004 (no.1)

Austria  Federal  Penal Constitutional Code Act concerning a Nuclear-Free Austria, 1999 Azerbaij  Criminal an Code Articles 206.2- 206.4, 226, 227 and 350 Banglade  Nuclear sh Safety & Radiation (Control) Act, 1993 Barbados  Explosives Act, Cap. 162

Belarus  Presidential  Criminal Decree no. 199 Code of of 19 April 2000 1999 no. on 255-3 implementation by Belarus of its obligations under the [CTBT designating the National Authority]  By-law of the Council of Ministers no. 1170 of 28 July 2000 on implementation of the CTBT [NDC, budget, staff] Belgium  Law on State Security in the field of nuclear energy dated 4 August 1955

Bhutan  Constitution Article 10 (25) – automatic acceptance of  Penal international treaties Code of  Civil & Criminal Procedure Code (29) – automatic acceptance Bhutan – of international treaties chapter 32

Bolivia  Treaty of Tlatelolco Bosnia  Criminal Code Articles 192-194 and Herzegov ina Botswana  Explosives  Diplomatic Act Immunities & Privileges Act (1968) Brazil  Constitution of Brazil, as amended in 2006 Title III, chapter 2, article 21, section XXIII (a)

Brunei  Internal Security Act 1984, chapter 133 Bulgaria  Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria chapter 1, article 5 (4) automatically implements treaties that have been ratified

Burkina  Decree no. Faso 022 of 2009 Cambodi  Constitution of Cambodia (as adopted on 21 September 1993) a chapter IV, article 54 prohibits nuclear weapons Canada  Comprehensive  Order Nuclear Test- respecting Ban Treaty Privileges Implementation and Act 1998 Immunities in relation to the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO and its Provisional Technical Secretariat Cape  The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde- integration of  Criminal Verde international treaties into domestic law – Article 11, 12 Code Article 249, 295 Chile  Act 17,798 on Control of Arms, Explosive s and Similar Elements

China  Law of Hong Kong Chapter 526  Amendm  Regulation ent III to s of the the People’s Criminal Republic of Law of China on the Export People’s Control of Republic Missiles of China and Missile- related Items and Technologi es Colombia  Constitution of Colombia article 81, prohibits nuclear weapons  Código Penal - Act no. 599/2000 (amended by Act no. 890/2004 ), articles 350-367 Cook  Nuclear Test- Island Ban Implementation Act 2007 Costa  Arms & Rica Explosives Act Côte  Constitution of Côte d’Ivoire article 87 automatically d’Ivoire implements international treaties

Croatia  Constitution of Croatia (2001) article 140, automatically implements international agreements Cuba  Laws Against Acts of Terrorism Cyprus  The  EURATOM Protectio regulations n from  The Ionizing Protection radiation from Law 2002 Ionizing radiation Law 2002 Democra  Constitution of the DR of Congo article 215 automatically tic implements international treaties Republic of the Congo Czech  Peaceful utilization of nuclear energy and ionizing radiation act Republic 1997 section 5  Government resolution no. 883 on measures facilitating the implementation of the CTBT Denmark  Act no. 403 of  Weapons Act sections 1, 2 and 5  Weapons June 1999 on Act measures section pursuant to the 10 [CTBT]  Criminal Code section 192 a

Dominica  Constitution article 67.2 prohibits nuclear weapons n  Code of Criminal Procedure article 1 on the primacy of the Republic constitution and treaties automatically implements international treaties Djibouti  Constitution of Djibouti article 37 automatically implements international treaties Ecuador  Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador title I, article 163 automatically implements international treaties  Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador article 90 prohibits nuclear weapons Egypt  Presidentia l Decree no 152 (2006) El  Criminal Salvador Code article 264 on the release of any type of energy that endanger s the life or the health of persons or their property, even if no explosion occurs

Estonia  CTBT  1999 Ratification Act Amendm 1999 ent to the Penal Code section 305 on causing an explosion using nuclear energy Ethiopia  Criminal  Drug Code Administra tion and Control Proclamati on Fiji  Arms and Ammu nition Act (2003)  Chemi cal Weapo ns Conve ntion Act (2005)

Finland  Penal Code 39/1889 with amendme nts up to 940/2008 France  Defence Code articles L. 1333-1 to L. 1333-13 Gambia  Criminal  Anti- code Terrorism Article 79 Act Part VII Georgia  Criminal Code article 230-232  Criminal Code article 230

Germany  Statute of July  War Weapons Control Act 1961  1999 1998 on the Amendm [CTBT] ent of the Penal Code section 328 on causing, inducing another or encouragi ng a nuclear explosion Ghana  Guide no. GRPB-G4 Greece  Constitution of Greece article 28 automatically implements  Penal international treaties Code article 187 and 187a Grenada  Terrorism Act no. 5 of 2003

Guatama  Arms la and Ammunition Act (Decree- Law No. 38-3-)  Restric ted Items Act (Decree-Law No.123-85) Hondura  Constitution of Honduras chapter III, article 16 automatically s implements international treaties Hungary  Constitution of Hungary automatically implements  Criminal international treaties Code section 160/A

Iceland  Penal Code article 169 a India  Penal  Explosives Code Act , 1884  The Atomic Energy Act, 1962  India Explosives Substances Act, 1908  The Arms Act, 1959

Indonesia  penal  Export code Control Iran  Islamic Penal Code Iraq  Constitution of Iraq article 9, paragraph 1 (e) prohibits nuclear weapons Ireland  Nuclear Test  Radiologi Ban Act 2008 cal Protectio n Act 1991

Italy  Law no. 484 of 15  Law no. 185 of 9 July 1990 article 1.7 prohibits nuclear  Law no. December 1998 weapons 497 of 14 “Implementation October and Ratification 1974 of the CTBT, articles 9, including its 10 and 12 Protocols and Annexes, as adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 September 1996”  Law no. 197 of 24 July 2003 “Amendments and Integration to Law no. 484 of 15 December 1998 concerning the CTBT” Jamaica  The Gun Powder & Explosives Act

Japan  Constitution of Japan chapter X, article 98 automatically  Law no. 80 implements international treaties concerning  The Explosives Control Act prohibits nuclear weapons the Partial Amendme nt of the Law concerning the regulation of Nuclear Source Materials, Nuclear Fuel Materials and Reactors Jordan  Nuclear  Nuclear Energy Energy and and Radiation Radiation Protection Protectio Act 2001, n Act article 15 2001, (a) article 23

Kazakhst  Criminal  II. and III. an Code Act “On articles Nuclear 158-161 Energy Use” of 14 April 1997

Kenya  Radiation Protectio n Act Kiribati  Penal  Chemical code(Cha Weapons pter 67) Prohibition Act, 2006 Kuwait  Constitution of Kuwait article 70 automatically implements international treaties Kyrgyzst  Constitution of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan article 12  Criminal an automatically implements international treaties Code Lao  Penal People’s Code Democra Penal Law tic Amendm Republic ents ( Article 165) Latvia  Criminal Code chapter 1, section 73 and 89

Liechtens  Swiss Federal Law on War Material of 13 December 1996  Swiss tein chapter II, article 7 (this legislation is also effective in Federal Liechtenstein) Law on War Material of 13 Decembe r 1996 chapter II, article 34 Lithuani  Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania article 138 (6)  Law on a automatically implements international treaties Environm ental Protectio n article 21  Criminal Code articles 256-257 Luxembo  Act of urg December 1974 on the Ratification of the NPT Macedon  Constitution of Macedonia article 118 automatically ia implements international agreements Madagas  Constitution of Madagascar title IV, article 132.5 automatically car implements international treaties

Malaysia  Internal Security Act 1960  Penal Code  Customs Act 1967  Arms Act 1960  Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958  Atomic Energy Licensing Act 2001  Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease Act 1988  Poisons Act 1952  Pesticides Act 1974

Malta  Act no. Vi of 2005  Legal Notice no. 237 of 2005 under National Interest (enabling Powers) Act Marshall  Counter Islands Terrorism Act, 2002 (Specificall y Sections ,8, 12, 25) Mauritiu  Crimi  Chemic s nal al Weapons Code Convention (Articl Act 2003 e (Article 7) 322-  Biologi 6-1) cal & Toxins Weapons Convention Act 2003 (Article 5)

Mexico  Constitution of Mexico paragraph 7, article 27 providing that nuclear energy shall only be used for peaceful purposes

Federate  Code of d States the of Federate Micrones d States ia of Micronesi a, Title 11, Chapter 10 Weapons Control Monaco  Sovereign Ordinance no. 11,569 of 25 April 1995, giving effect to the NPT

Mongolia  Law of  Law on Mongolia on Radiation the Nuclear- Protectio Weapon-Free n and Status of 3 Safety February 2000, articles including the 36.3, 37.3 prohibition on and testing or using 41.2.6 nuclear weapons -)in Russian language -)in Spanish language  Resolution 19 of the State Great Hural of Mongolia on measures to be taken in connection with the adoption of the law on its nuclear- weapon-free status, adopted on 3 February 2000

Montene  Criminal gro Code https://w ww.unod c.org/tldb /showDoc ument.do ?docume ntUid=73 50 Morocco  Decree of 19 April 1914  Decree of 7 December 1994 Mozambi  Act que Concerning Crimes Against the State Security, Article 13 II Namibia  Atomic Energy and Radiation Protection Act no.5 of 2005 Nauru  Criminal Code

Nepal  Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal article 126 (3) automatically implements international treaties Netherla  Penal  Nuclear nds Code Energy Act section of 21 161 February 1963 New  Nuclear Test  New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament and Arms  Diplomatic Zealand Ban Act 1999 Control Act 1987, including the prohibition on testing any Privileges nuclear explosive device (CTBTO PrepCom) Order 2000  Diplomatic Privileges (CTBTO PrepCom) Amendment Order 2009 Nicaragu  Special Act for the Control and Regulation of Firearms, a Ammunition, Explosives and Other related Materials article 16 (i) bans weapons that are prohibited under international conventions Nigeria  Atomic Energy Commissio n Act

Niue  Nuie Arms Act , 1998  Niue Firearms Safety Regulation s 2007 Norway  Penal Code articles 152-152b Oman  Constitution of the Sultanate of Oman article 76 automatically implements international treaties Pakistan  Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965 Palau  Constitutio n of the Republic of Palau Panama  Act no. 14 of 30 October 1990 prohibits the handling of nuclear materials

Papau  Explosives New Act, 1953 Guinea Paraguay  Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay prohibits nuclear weapons Philippin  Constitution of the Philippines article II, section 8 prohibits es nuclear weapons Portugal  Constitution of Portugal article 8 automatically implements international treaties Qatar  Council of  Constitution of the State of Qatar article 68 implements Ministers’ international treaties Decision no.26 of 2004 on the establishment of a National Weapons-Ban Committee Republic  Constitution chapter I, article 6 automatically implements  Atomic  Firearms, of Korea international treaties Energy Knives and Act Explosives  Act for Control Act the (FKECA) Physical Protectio n and Radiologi cal Emergenc y  Criminal Code

Romania  Law on  Law on the the safe safe deployme deploymen nt of t of nuclear nuclear activities activities no. 111/10 no. October 111/10 1996 October 1996

Russian  Decision no.  Federal Act Federatio 733 of 18 on n October 2001 Ratification designating the of the CTBT National of 2000, Authority article 4 grants until EIF legal capacity to the Preparatory Commission as well as privileges and immunities as are necessary for independent exercise of functions to the Preparatory Commission, staff and delegates

Rwanda   Counter- Terrorism Act , 2009 ( Section 4- Chapter 2, Article 23, 105)  https://ww w.unodc.or g/tldb/sho wDocumen t.do?docu mentUid=9 127&node =docs&cm d=add&cou ntry=RWA San  Criminal Marino Code

Senegal  Constitution of Senegal title IX, article 98 automatically implements international treaties Serbia  WIND Nuclear Decommiss ion Programm e 2002

Seychelle  Constitution article 64.4 automatically implements  Penal  Explosives s international treaties as soon as they have been ratified Code Act  Prevention of Terrorism Act 2004, section 2 (iii) (c )  Firearms and Ammunitio ns Act  Penal Code Sierra  The Leone Explosives Act (2001)

Singapor  Arms & e Explosives Act  Corrosive & Explosive Substances Act & Offensive Weapons Act (Chapter 65)  Explosive Substances Act (Chapter 10) Slovakia  Constitution of  Act no. 541/2004 on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy (Atomic Slovakia section Act) and on Amendments of 1 December 2004, including the 1, article 7, prohibition on carrying out nuclear weapons test explosions or paragraph 5 any other nuclear explosions or to support or participate in implements them international treaties Slovenia  Act on Protection Against Ionizing Radiation and on Nuclear Safety of 2002 South  Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act no. 87 Africa of 1993

Spain  Act of criminal offences threateni ng the public safety articles 341, 343 and 345 Sri  Atomic Energy Authority Act article 22 Lanka Sweden  Act SFS  Act SFS  Act SFS 1998:1702 on 1998:170 1998:1704 Inspections 3 amending under the CTBT amending Act  Act amending the (1976:661) Act (1984:3) on Criminal on Privileges nuclear Code and activities Immunities  Act SFS 1998:1703 amending the Criminal Code  Act SFS 1998:1704 amending Act (1976:661) on Privileges and Immunities

Switzerla  Swiss Federal Law on War Material of 13 December 1996  Swiss nd chapter II, article 7 Federal Law on War Material of 13 Decembe r 1996 chapter II, article 34 Syrian  Legislative Arab Decree no. Republic 64 of 2005 Tajikista  Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan article 10  Law of n automatically implements international treaties Combatin g Terrorism of 1999 article 4 Thailand  Atomic Energy for Peace Act 1961 The  Criminal Former Code Yugoslav Republic of Macedon ia Tonga  Explosives Act

Trinidad  Anti and Terrorism Tobago Act 2005 no. 26, article 20 Tunisia  Constitution of the Republic of Tunisia article 32 automatically  Act no. 75 implements international treaties of Decembe r 2003 on combatin g terrorism and prevent money launderin g Turkey  Constitution of the Republic of Turkey article 90 automatically  Turkish implements international treaties criminal code no. 5237, article 174 Turkmen  Constitution of Turkmenistan article 6 recognizes the priority of  Penal istan international treaties Code of 1997, article 271

Ukraine  Constitution of Ukraine article 9 automatically implements  Criminal  Presidentia international treaties Code l Decree  Law on designating the Fight the against National Terrorism Authority of 2003 United  Federal Arab Law no. 1 Emirates on combatin g terrorism (in force)  Federal Law no. 4 on the criminaliz ation of money launderin g

United  Nuclear Explosions (Prohibition and Inspections) Act 1998  Anti-  International Kingdom terrorism, Immunities of Great Crime and Britain and Privileges. and Security The Northern Act 2001 Preparatory Ireland article 47- Commission 49 for the CTBTO (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2004 Resolution dated 12 March 2008 by the Corporation of Hamilton of Bermuda on the Waiver of Goods Wharfage on Infrasound Station (IS51) Equipment United  Atomic Republic Energy Act of 2003 Tanzania

United  Nuclear non-proliferation Act of 1978  Terrorist States of Bombings America Convention Implement ation Act 2002 Uruguay  Act no. 13,859 of May 1970 implement s articles 1- 3 of the NPT Uzbekist  Criminal Code article 246 on smuggling; an article 252 on unlawful acquisition of radioactive materials; article 253 on violation of regulations governing handling of radioactive materials; article 254 on unlawful handling of radioactive materials; article 255 on violation of regulations governing the operation of nuclear facilities; article 255-1 prohibiting development, production, stockpiling, acquisition, transfer, storage or unlawful acquisition of or any other acts involving weapons of mass destruction prohibited by international agreements to which the Republic of Uzbekistan is party

Vanuatu  Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons  Penal (Ratification) Act 1995 Code (Amendm ent) Act 2003 Venezuel  Penal  Constitutio a Code n of the articles Republic of 272-275 Venezuela articles 129 and 324 Vietnam  Penal Code articles 236 and 237 Zambia  Explosives Act Zimbabw  Explosives e Act