Algeria

Russian Federation

Yemen

Syrian Arab Republic

Qatar

Israel

United Arab Emirates

Mauritania

Sudan

Morocco

Tunisia

Somalia

Jordan

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Bahrain

Kuwait

United States of America

Lebanon

State of Palestine

Libya

Oman

Djibouti

Egypt

France

Comoros

China

Zone of Application

Scope

Signature and Ratification

Nuclear Testing

Peaceful Applications

Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)

Rules of Procedure

Safety and Security

Threat Perception

Biological Weapons, the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), and the Implementation Support Unit (ISU)

Unilateral Coercive Measures

Enforcement

Universal Participation

Verification

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

Non-State Actors

Obligations

National Implementation

Confidence Building Measures (CBMs)

Depository

Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

Basic Prohibitions

Broader Representation (Including Civil Society, Gender, and Youth)

Chemical Weapons

Definitions

Export Controls

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)

Means of Delivery

Nuclear Safeguards and IAEA

Duration

The relationship between the Conference and the NPT

The relationship between the Zone and the NPT 

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

Withdrawal

WMD Dismantlement and Disarmament

Working Committee

Reservations

Working Methodology of the UNGA-mandated Conference

Institutional Arrangements

Regional Security

Negative Security Assurances from NWS

Review Process

Assistance and Cooperation

Protocols

Chemical Weapons, Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Entry Into Force

Amendments

Biological Weapons

Nuclear Weapons

Relevant Treaties and Agreements

Fissile Materials, Enrichment, and Reprocessing

Compliance

Transfer, Transit, and Station

Negotiation Mandate

Dispute Settlement, Consultation, and Clarification

League of Arab States (LAS)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

The geographical delineation and territories for which the treaty is binding and in force. 

The range and description of the topics and subject matter to be considered during the negotiations and in the treaty.

Conditions and procedures establishing the consent of a state to be politically and legally bound by the treaty.

Applications with purposes authorized under the treaty, including state parties’ rights and means to ensure access to these applications.

The formal rules are adopted to govern the way the negotiations undertake business and adopt decisions.

Perceived threats with nature relevant to the scope and mandate of the treaty and the security context in which it is negotiated upon.

Measures and procedures to redress non-compliance situations and bring back states into compliance.

The participation of all state members and other relevant parties.

Scope, procedures, and instruments for determining the compliance of state parties with the treaty obligations and prohibitions, and to inform or trigger a compliance process, as well as providing information to confirm or refute compliance-related allegations.

Binding legal requirements and duties state parties are obliged to fulfill.

Measures undertaken by the state to comply with the treaty and fulfill its obligations.

Procedures and arrangements to reduce tension and build mutual trust between parties.

The designation of the depositories (one or various states or organizations) and their functions and powers.

Activities and actions restricted by the treaty: what state parties are not allowed to do 

Issues related to the role and involvement of civil society in the Zone realization or implementation.

Definitions to clarify the meaning and application of treaty elements, concepts, and terms.

The period through which the treaty is binding and in force.

Issues relevant to the linkages between the NPT and the UNGA-mandated conference, including how both interact and contribute to the realization of the Zone.

Issues relevant to the linkages between the NPT and the Zone, including the 1995 Resolution on the Middle East and the relationship with the Review Conferences.

Rules and procedures under which a state could withdraw its consent to be bound by the treaty.

A statement made by a state when negotiating, accepting, signing, or acceding to the treaty whereby it intends to exclude or modify the legal effect and application of specific provisions in the treaty to the state.

The practices and procedures adopted to facilitate the negotiating process. They are related to, but distinct from, the rules of procedures.

The structure and responsibilities of the overseeing and implementing body of the treaty.

The relationship between the Zone and regional security. 

The process and objectives for reviewing the implementation, compliance, and status of the treaty after entry into force.

A subsidiary instrument annexed to the treaty establishes additional rights and obligations or provides details to specific substantive obligations or ancillary matters, such as the interpretation of specific provisions. 

The manner, conditions, and date on which the treaty takes effect and comes to have legal force.

Rules and procedures governing the introduction and adoption of formal alterations and variations to the treaty provisions.

Issues relevant to international and regional treaties, agreements or arrangements covering arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation. 

Permissions, prohibitions, or limitations on fissile materials, uranium enrichment activities and capabilities, as well as reprocessing and plutonium separation activities and capabilities.

Process and procedures aimed at determining whether a state party is fulfilling its obligations as stipulated in the treaty including examination of instances involving suspected or alleged minor and major non-compliance with the treaty's provisions.

The prohibitions, rights and responsibilities of member states and other relevant parties on the transfer, transit, and station of the weapons covered under the treaty.

The nature and extent of authority delegated to the negotiating parties. This may include the parameters for negotiations such as the objective and purpose of the negotiations, instructions, authorization, and terms of reference to the negotiating parties. 

Procedures for requesting clarifications or initiating consultations on matters of compliance or resolving disputes over compliance or the interpretation and application of treaty’s provisions.

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