(New York, 10 September 1976, 10/09/1976)
ENTRY INTO FORCE : SEE ARTICLE XIV
Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
Parties | Date of Signature | Date of ratification / Other | Entry Into Force | Domestication Legislation (where available) |
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Cook Islands | 5 December 1997 |   |   |   |
Fiji | 24 September 1996 |   | 10 October 1996 |   |
Kiribati | 7 September 2000 |   | 7 September 2000 |   |
Marshall Islands | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Nauru | 8 September 2000 |   | 12 November 2001 |   |
Palau | 12 August 2003 |   |   |   |
Papua New Guinea | 25 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Samoa | 9 October 1996 |   | 27 September 2002 |   |
Solomon Islands | 3 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Vanuatu | 24 September 1996 | 05 September 2005 r |   | Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (Ratification) Act No. 11 of 2005 |
Afghanistan | 24 September 2003 |   | 24 September 2003 |   |
Albania | 27 September 1996 |   | 23 April 2003 |   |
Algeria | 15 October 1996 |   | 11 July 2003 |   |
Andorra | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Angola | 27 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Antigua and Barbuda | 16 April 1997 |   |   |   |
Argentina | 24 September 1996 |   | 4 December 1998 |   |
Armenia | 1 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Australia | 24 September 1996 |   | 9 July 1998 |   |
Austria | 24 September 1996 |   | 13 March 1998 |   |
Azerbaijan | 28 July 1997 |   | 2 February 1999 |   |
Bahrain | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Bangladesh | 24 October 1996 |   | 8 March 2000 |   |
Belarus | 24 September 1996 |   | 13 September 2000 |   |
Belgium | 24 September 1996 |   | 29 June 1999 |   |
Belize | 14 November 2001 |   | 26 March 2004 |   |
Benin | 27 September 1996 |   | 6 March 2001 |   |
Bolivia | 24 September 1996 |   | 4 October 1999 |   |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Botswana | 16 September 2002 |   | 28 October 2002 |   |
Brazil | 24 September 1996 |   | 24 July 1998 |   |
Brunei Darussalam | 22 January 1997 |   |   |   |
Bulgaria | 24 September 1996 |   | 29 September 1999 |   |
Burkina Faso | 27 September 1996 |   | 17 April 2002 |   |
Burundi | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Cambodia | 26 September 1996 |   | 10 November 2000 |   |
Cameroon | 16 November 2001 |   |   |   |
Canada | 24 September 1996 |   | 18 December 1998 |   |
Cape Verde | 1 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Central African Republic | 19 December 2001 |   |   |   |
Chad | 8 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Chile | 24 September 1996 |   | 12 July 2000 |   |
China [#] | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Colombia | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Comoros | 12 December 1996 |   |   |   |
Congo | 11 February 1997 |   |   |   |
Costa Rica | 24 September 1996 |   | 25 September 2001 |   |
Croatia | 24 September 1996 |   | 2 March 2001 |   |
Cyprus | 24 September 1996 |   | 18 July 2003 |   |
Czech Republic | 12 November 1996 |   | 11 September 1997 |   |
Cфte d'Ivoire | 25 September 1996 |   | 11 March 2003 |   |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Denmark | 24 September 1996 |   | 21 December 1998 |   |
Djibouti | 21 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Dominican Republic | 3 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Ecuador | 24 September 1996 |   | 12 November 2001 |   |
Egypt | 14 October 1996 |   |   |   |
El Salvador | 24 September 1996 |   | 11 September 1998 |   |
Equatorial Guinea | 9 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Eritrea | 11 November 2003 |   | 11 November 2003 |   |
Estonia | 20 November 1996 |   | 13 August 1999 |   |
Ethiopia | 25 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Finland | 24 September 1996 |   | 15 January 1999 |   |
France | 24 September 1996 |   | 6 April 1998 |   |
Gabon | 7 October 1996 |   | 20 September 2000 |   |
Gambia | 9 April 2003 |   |   |   |
Georgia | 24 September 1996 |   | 27 September 2002 |   |
Germany [#] | 24 September 1996 |   | 20 August 1998 |   |
Ghana | 3 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Greece | 24 September 1996 |   | 21 April 1999 |   |
Grenada | 10 October 1996 |   | 19 August 1998 |   |
Guatemala | 20 September 1999 |   |   |   |
Guinea | 3 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Guinea-Bissau | 11 April 1997 |   |   |   |
Guyana | 7 September 2000 |   | 7 March 2001 |   |
Haiti | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Holy See [#] | 24 September 1996 |   | 18 July 2001 |   |
Honduras | 25 September 1996 |   | 30 October 2003 |   |
Hungary | 25 September 1996 |   | 13 July 1999 |   |
Iceland | 24 September 1996 |   | 26 June 2000 |   |
Indonesia | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Ireland | 24 September 1996 |   | 15 July 1999 |   |
Israel | 25 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Italy | 24 September 1996 |   | 1 February 1999 |   |
Jamaica | 11 November 1996 |   | 13 November 2001 |   |
Japan | 24 September 1996 |   | 8 July 1997 |   |
Jordan | 26 September 1996 |   | 25 August 1998 |   |
Kazakhstan | 30 September 1996 |   | 14 May 2002 |   |
Kenya | 14 November 1996 |   | 30 November 2000 |   |
Kuwait | 24 September 1996 |   | 6 May 2003 |   |
Kyrgyzstan | 8 October 1996 |   | 2 October 2003 |   |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30 July 1997 |   | 5 October 2000 |   |
Latvia | 24 September 1996 |   | 20 November 2001 |   |
Lesotho | 30 September 1996 |   | 14 September 1999 |   |
Liberia | 1 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 13 November 2001 |   | 6 January 2004 |   |
Liechtenstein | 27 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Lithuania | 7 October 1996 |   | 7 February 2000 |   |
Luxembourg | 24 September 1996 |   | 26 May 1999 |   |
Madagascar | 9 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Malawi | 9 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Malaysia | 23 July 1998 |   |   |   |
Maldives | 1 October 1997 |   | 7 September 2000 |   |
Mali | 18 February 1997 |   | 4 August 1999 |   |
Malta | 24 September 1996 |   | 23 July 2001 |   |
Mauritania | 24 September 1996 |   | 30 April 2003 |   |
Mexico | 24 September 1996 |   | 5 October 1999 |   |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | 24 September 1996 |   | 25 July 1997 |   |
Monaco | 1 October 1996 |   | 18 Decemberember 1998 |   |
Mongolia | 1 October 1996 |   | 8 August 1997 |   |
Morocco | 24 September 1996 |   | 17 April 2000 |   |
Mozambique | 26 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Myanmar | 25 November 1996 |   |   |   |
Namibia | 24 September 1996 |   | 29 June 2001 |   |
Nepal |   |   |   |   |
Netherlands 1 | 24 September 1996 |   | 23 March 1999 |   |
New Zealand | 27 September 1996 |   | 19 March 1999 |   |
Nicaragua | 24 September 1996 |   | 5 December 2000 |   |
Niger | 3 October 1996 |   | 9 September 2002 |   |
Nigeria | 8 September 2000 |   | 27 September 2001 |   |
Norway | 24 September 1996 |   | 15 July 1999 |   |
Oman | 23 September 1999 |   | 13 June 2003 |   |
Panama | 24 September 1996 |   | 23 March 1999 |   |
Paraguay | 25 September 1996 |   | 4 October 2001 |   |
Peru | 25 September 1996 |   | 12 November 1997 |   |
Philippines | 24 September 1996 |   | 23 February 2001 |   |
Poland | 24 September 1996 |   | 25 May 1999 |   |
Portugal | 24 September 1996 |   | 26 June 2000 |   |
Qatar | 24 September 1996 |   | 3 March 1997 |   |
Republic of Korea | 24 September 1996 |   | 24 September 1999 |   |
Republic of Moldova | 24 September 1997 |   |   |   |
Romania | 24 September 1996 |   | 5 October 1999 |   |
Russian Federation | 24 September 1996 |   | 30 June 2000 |   |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23 March 2004 |   |   |   |
Saint Lucia | 4 October 1996 |   | 5 April 2001 |   |
San Marino | 7 October 1996 |   | 12 March 2002 |   |
Sao Tome and Principe | 26 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Senegal | 26 September 1996 |   | 9 June 1999 |   |
Serbia and Montenegro | 8 June 2001 |   |   |   |
Seychelles | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Sierra Leone | 8 September 2000 |   | 17 September 2001 |   |
Singapore | 14 January 1999 |   | 10 November 2001 |   |
Slovakia | 30 September 1996 |   | 3 March 1998 |   |
Slovenia | 24 September 1996 |   | 31 August 1999 |   |
South Africa | 24 September 1996 |   | 30 March 1999 |   |
Spain | 24 September 1996 |   | 31 July 1998 |   |
Sri Lanka | 24 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Suriname | 14 January 1997 |   |   |   |
Swaziland | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Sweden | 24 September 1996 |   | 2 December 1998 |   |
Switzerland | 24 September 1996 |   | 1 October 1999 |   |
Tajikistan | 7 October 1996 |   | 10 June 1998 |   |
Thailand | 12 November 1996 |   |   |   |
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 29 October 1998 |   | 14 March 2000 |   |
Togo | 2 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Tunisia | 16 October 1996 |   |   |   |
Turkey | 24 September 1996 |   | 16 February 2000 |   |
Turkmenistan | 24 September 1996 |   | 20 February 1998 |   |
Uganda | 7 November 1996 |   | 14 March 2001 |   |
Ukraine | 27 September 1996 |   | 23 February 2001 |   |
United Arab Emirates | 25 September 1996 |   | 18 September 2000 |   |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24 September 1996 |   | 6 April 1998 |   |
United States of America | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Uruguay | 24 September 1996 |   | 21 September 2001 |   |
Uzbekistan | 3 October 1996 |   | 29 May 1997 |   |
Venezuela | 3 October 1996 |   | 13 May 2002 |   |
Viet Nam | 24 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Yemen | 30 September 1996 |   |   |   |
Zambia | 3 December 1996 |   |   |   |
Zimbabwe | 13 October 1999 |   |   |   |
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(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification.)
Declarations made upon signature
1. China has all along stood for the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons and the realization of a nuclear-weapon-free world. It is in favor of a comprehensive ban on nuclear weapon test explosions in the process towards this objective. China is deeply convinced that the CTBT will facilitate nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation. Therefore, China supports the conclusion, through negotiation, of a fair, reasonable and verifiable treaty with universal adherence and unlimited duration and is ready to take active measures to promote its ratification and entry into force
2. Meanwhile, the Chinese Government solemnly makes the following appeals
(1) Major nuclear weapon states should abandon their policy of nuclear deterrence. States with huge nuclear arsenals should continue to drastically reduce their nuclear stockpiles
(2) All countries that have deployed nuclear weapons on foreign soil should withdraw all of them to their own land. All nuclear weapon states should undertake not to be the first to use nuclear weapons at any time and under any circumstances, commit themselves unconditionally to the non-use or threat of use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapon states or nuclear weapon-free zones, and conclude, at an early date, international legal instruments to this effect
(3) All nuclear weapon states should pledge their support to proposals for the establishment of nuclear weapon-free zones, respect their status as such and undertake corresponding obligations
(4) No country should develop or deploy space weapon systems or missile defence systems undermining strategic security and stability
(5) An international convention on the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons should be concluded through negotiations
3. The Chinese Government endorses the application of verification measures consistent with the provisions of the CTBT to ensure its faithful implementation and at the same time it firmly opposes the abuse of verification rights by any country, including the use of espionage or human intelligence, to infringe upon the sovereignty of China and impair its legitimate security interests in violation of universally recognized principles of international law
4 . In the present day world where huge nuclear arsenals and nuclear deterrence policy based on the first use of nuclear weapons still exist, the supreme national interests of China demand that it ensure the safety, reliability and effectiveness of its nuclear weapons before the goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons is achieved
5. The Chinese Government and people are ready to continue to work together with governments and peoples of other countries for an early realization of the lofty goal of the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons
Declaration made upon signature
It is the understanding of the German Government that nothing in this Treaty shall ever be interpreted or applied in such a way as to prejudice or prevent research into and development of controlled thermonuclear fusion and its economic use
Declaration upon signature
The Holy See is convinced that in the sphere of nuclear weapons, the banning of tests and of the further development of these weapons, disarmament and non-proliferation are closely linked and must be achieved as quickly as possible under effective international controls
Furthermore, the Holy See understands that these are steps towards a general and total disarmament which the international community as a whole should accomplish without delay.
Declaration upon ratification
The Holy See, in ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 September 1996 and signed by the Holy See on 24 September of the same year, wishes to repeat what was said when it added its signature: "The Holy See is convinced that in the sphere of nuclear weapons, the banning of tests and of the further development of these weapons, disarmament and non-proliferation are closely linked and must be achieved as quickly as possible under effective international controls
In conformity with the nature and particular condition of Vatican City State , the Holy See, by this ratification, seeks to advance the genuine promotion of a culture of peace based upon the primacy of law and of respect for human life. At the beginning of the third millennium, the implementation of a system of comprehensive and complete disarmament, capable of fostering a climate of trust, cooperation and respect between all States, represents an indispensable aspect of the concrete realization of a culture of life and peace
In lending moral support to the CTBT through this solemn act of ratification, the Holy See encourages the whole International Community, which is aware of the various challenges standing in the way of nuclear disarmament, to intensify its efforts to ensure the implementation of the said Treaty.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2
Declarations upon signature
1. The Islamic Republic of Iran considers that the Treaty does not meet nuclear disarmament criteria as originally intended. We had not perceived a CTBT only as non-proliferation instrument. The Treaty must have terminated fully and comprehensive further development of nuclear weapons. However, the Treaty bans explosions, thus limiting such development only in certain aspects, while leaving others avenues wide open. We see no other way for the CTBT to be meaningful, however, unless it is considered as a step towards a phased program for nuclear disarmament with specific time frames through negotiations on a consecutive series of subsequent treaties
2. On National Technical Means, based on the deliberation that took place on the issues in the relevant Ad Hoc Committee of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva , we interpret the text as according a complementary role to them and reiterate that they should be phased out with further development of the International Monitoring System. National Technical Means should not be interpreted to include information received from espionage and human intelligence
3. The inclusion of Israel in the MESA grouping constitutes a politically-motivated aberration from UN practice and is thus objectionable. We express our strong reservation on the matter and believe that it will impede the implementation of the Treaty, as the confrontation of the States in this regional group would make it tremendously difficult for the Executive Council to form. The Conference of the States Parties would eventually be compelled to find a way to redress this problem.
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