Working papers and other documents submitted to the 2014 NPT Preparatory Committee

Working papers

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.1
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/PC.III/WP.2
Regional Issues: Middle East
Working paper submitted by the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.3
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/PC.III/WP.4
The inalienable 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/PC.III/WP.5
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/PC.III/WP.6
De-alerting
Working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.7
Establishing a weapons-of-mass-destruction-free zone in the Middle East
Working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.8
Addressing "Vienna issues": the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty; compliance and verification; export controls; cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy; nuclear safety; and nuclear security
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/PC.III/WP.9
Nuclear disarmament post-New START
Working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.10
Increased transparency in nuclear disarmament
Working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.11
Nuclear disarmament
Working paper submitted by Iraq on behalf of the States members of the League of Arab States

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.12
Peaceful uses of nuclear energy
Working paper submitted by Iraq on behalf of the States members of the League of Arab States

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.13
Exercise of the right of withdrawal contained in article X
Working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.14
Nuclear-weapon-free zones
Working paper submitted by the members of the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.15
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/PC.III/WP.16
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/PC.III/WP.17
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

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.18
Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by Ireland on behalf of the New Agenda Coalition (Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa)

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.19
Humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons: known risks and consequences
Working paper submitted by Ireland on behalf of Brazil, Egypt, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa as members of the New Agenda Coalition

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.20
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/PC.III/WP.21
Non-compliance with articles I, III, IV and VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.22
Non-proliferation in all its aspects
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.23
Building blocks for a world without nuclear weapons
Working paper submitted by Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.24
De-alerting
Working paper submitted by Chile, Malaysia, Nigeria, New Zealand and Switzerland (the De-alerting Group)

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.25
Nuclear disarmament: Working paper submitted by Ireland on behalf of Brazil, Egypt, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa, as members of the New Agenda Coalition

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.26
Nuclear security
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/PC.III/WP.27
Implementation of the 1995 resolution on the Middle East: Working paper submitted by Iraq on behalf the States members of the League of Arab States

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.28
Strengthening international nuclear non-proliferation
Working paper submitted by Japan

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.29
Joint ministerial statement released at the eighth Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative held in Hiroshima, Japan, on 11 and 12 April 2014
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 United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.30
Addressing the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons as the foundation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in Oslo, Nayarit, Mexico and Vienna: Working paper submitted by Austria

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.31
Nuclear disarmament
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.32
Security assurances against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons: Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.33
Joint statement of the P5 Beijing conference: Enhancing strategic confidence and working together to implement the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review outcomes, Beijing, 14-15 April 2014
Working paper submitted by the P5

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.34
Efforts to strengthen nuclear security
Working paper submitted by the European Union

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.35
Chair’s summary: second Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapon - Nayarit, Mexico, 14 February 2014
Working paper submitted by Mexico

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.36
Efforts to strengthen nuclear safety: Working paper by the European Union

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.37
Procedures in relation to exports of nuclear materials and certain categories of equipment and material in relation to article III (2) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Working paper submitted by Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, 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 and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Estonia, Malta, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as additional co-sponsors

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.38
Memorandum of the Russian Federation for the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation (Russian)

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.39
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
Working paper submitted by China

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.40
Nuclear-weapon-free zones and nuclear issues in the Middle East
Working paper submitted by China

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.41
Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons
Working paper submitted by China

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.42
Nuclear disarmament issues
Working paper submitted by China

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.43
Proposal for an updated plan of action on nuclear disarmament to be adopted by the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by Cuba

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.44
Note verbale dated 7 May 2014 from the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations addressed to the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2015/PC.III/WP.46
Chair's working paper
Recommendations by the Chair to the 2015 NPT Review Conference

Other papers

Central Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (CANWFZ) Signing Document, 6 May 2014