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Working papers and other documents submitted to the 2015 NPT Review Conference

Draft Final Documents
Draft Final Document, Volume I, Part II: Organization and work of the Conference (21 May 2015)
Draft Final Document, Volume I, Part I (22 May 2015)

Main Committee I
Draft Chair's working paper: Main Committee I
Subsidiary Body 1: Draft substantive elements
Subsidiary Body 1: Revised draft substantive elements
Main Committee I: Draft Chairman's Report
Main Committee I: Revised draft Chairman's report
Main Committee I: Draft report
Main Committee I: Draft President's text (21 May 2015)

Main Committee II
Draft Chair's working paper: Main Committee II
Main Committee II: Draft Chairman's report
Subsidiary Body II: Draft Chairman`s report
Working paper of the Chair of Main Committee II
Working paper of the Chair of Subsidiary Body 2 

Main Committee III
Draft Chair's working paper: Main Committee III
Draft Chair's workign paper: Main Committee III, revised
Draft Chair's working paper: Main Committee III, revised
Draft Chair's working paper: Main Committee III, revised
Draft report of Main Committee III 
NAM's Comments on Revised Draft Chairman's working paper: Main Committee III
Working paper of the Chair Subsidiary Body 3 
Working paper of the Chair of Main Committee III 

Working papers

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.1
Addressing "Vienna issues": the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, compliance and verification, export controls, cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, nuclear saftey, nuclear security and withdrawl from the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Working paper submitted by Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden ("the Vienna Group of Ten")

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.2
Security assurances against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons
Working paper submitted by the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.3
Verification
Working paper submitted by the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.4
Nuclear-weapon-free-zones
Working paper submitted by the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.5
The inalienabe right to develop research, production and uses of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes
Working paper submitted by the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.6
Safeguards
Working paper submitted by the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.7
Nuclear testing
Working paper submitted by the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.8
Taking forward nuclear disarmament
Working paper submitted by New Zealand on behalf of the New Agenda Coalition (Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.9
Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by New Zealand on behalf of the New Agenda Coalition (Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.10
The international efforts of France to secure radioactive sources
Working paper submitted by France

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.11
Support for the development of a global civil nuclear liability regime
Working paper submitted by France 

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.12 
Preparedness and response to nuclear and radiological emergencies
Working paper submitted by France 

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.13
Nuclear disarmament
Working paper submitted by the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.14
Draft elements for a plan of action for the elimination of nuclear weapons
Working paper submitted by the Group of the Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.15
Recommendations for consideration by the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Joint working paper submitted by the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.16
Recommendations for consideration by the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Joint working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.17
Transparency by non-nuclear-weapon States parties
Joint working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Turkey and United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.18
Enhancement of peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology
Working paper submitted by Japan

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.19
Establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.20 
Multilateral nuclear supply principles of the Zangger Committee
Working paper submitted by Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America as members of the Zangger Committee

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.21
Taking action on de-alerting at the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sweden and Switzerland (the De-alerting Group) 

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.22 
Security assurances against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic if Iran 

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.23 
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Working paper submitted by Australia, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan and Nigeria*

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.24
Substantive recommendations for incorporation into the final document of the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.25 
Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia
Working paper submitted by the Kyrgyz Republic on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.26 
Environmental consequences of uranium mining
Working paper submitted by the Kyrgyz Republic on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic the Uzbekistan

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.27 
Findings of the Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, held in Oslo on 4 and 5 March 2013
Working paper submitted by Norway

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.28 
French draft for a Treaty Banning the Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons or Other Nuclear Explosive Devices
Working paper submitted by France

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.29 
The Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons (8-9 December 2014) and the Austrian Pledge: Input for the NPT 2015 Review Conference
Working paper submitted by Austria

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.30 
Working Paper on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons
submitted by Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Holy See, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Sweden and Switzerland

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.31 
The United Kingdom – Norway Initiative: Further Research into the Verification of Nuclear Warhead Dismantlement
Working Paper submitted by the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.32
Transparency, Reporting and Strengthening the Review Process  
Working paper submitted by Japan

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.33 
Implementation of the 1995 resolution and 2010 outcome on the Middle East
Working paper submitted by Bahrain on behalf of the Arab Group

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.34
Disarmament and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and nuclear non-proliferation 
Working paper submitted by Bahrain on behalf of the Member States of the League of Arab States (Arabic)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.35 
Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) An informal group to support capacity building networking, in the frame of the IAEA
Working paper submitted by France and Romania

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.36 
Comprehensive implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and active promotion of global nuclear governance
Working paper submitted by the China (Chinese)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.37
Nuclear non-proliferation
Working paper submitted by Egypt

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.38
Peaceful uses of nuclear energy
Working paper submitted by Egypt

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.39 
Nuclear disarmament
Working paper submitted by Egypt

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.40 
Recommendations for consideration by the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by the States Parties to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.41
Non-proliferation in all its aspects
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.42
Nuclear disarmament
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.43 
The inalienable right to develop research, production and uses of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran 

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.44 
Implementing the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Disarmament
Working paper submitted by the United States of America

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.45
Implementing the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Non-proliferation and regional security
Working paper submitted by the United States of America

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.46 
Implementing the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Peaceful uses of nuclear energy
Working paper submitted by the United States of America

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.47
Addressing Withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Canada, China, Kingdom of Belgium, Republic of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Kingdom of Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, Georgia, Republic of Estonia, Republic of Korea, Ireland, Hellenic Republic, Japan, Kingdom of Spain, French Republic, Republic of Croatia, Italian Republic, Republic of Cyprus, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, Republic of Malta, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Austria, Republic of Poland, Portuguese Republic, Romania, Republic of Slovenia, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Republic of Finland, Kingdom of Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.48
Middle East Nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone: progress towards the convening of a Conference attended by all States of the Middle East
Working Paper on behalf of the co-convening states of a Conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction (Russia, UK and US) (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.49
Regional issues: Middle East
Working paper presented by the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.50
EU support for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and its verification regime
Working Paper by the European Union (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.51
The right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy
Working paper submitted by Algeria/Document de travail présenté par l’Algérie sur le droit à l’utilisation pacifique de l’énergie nucléaire (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.52
Nuclear disarmament
Working paper submitted by Algeria/Désarmement nucléaire: Document de travail de l’Algérie à la Conférence des Parties chargée d’examiner le Traité sur la non-prolifération des armes nucléaires de 2015 (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.53
Security assurance
Working paper submitted by Algeria/Garanties de sécurité: Document de travail de l’Algérie à la Conférence des Parties chargée d’examiner le Traité sur la non-prolifération des armes nucléaires de 2015 (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.54
Mongolia’s nuclear-weapon-free status
Working paper submitted by Mongolia (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.55
EU safeguards contribution to the global nuclear non-proliferation regime: Safeguards implementation in the European Union
Working paper submitted by the European Union (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.56
The EU’s promotion of the highest levels of nuclear safety – The revised nuclear safety directive Working Paper by the European Union (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)

 

NPT/CONF.2015/WP.57
Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and all other Weapons of Mass Destruction
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation (Original text submission for working purposes provided by the Secretariat pending official issuance in all languages)