Working papers and other documents submitted to the 2009 NPT Preparatory Committee

Working Papers

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.1
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East 
Submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.2
The issue of negative security assurances
Submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.3
The Issue of non-Compliance with Articles I, III, IV and VI
Submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.4
Other provisions of the Treaty, including article X 
Submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.5
Nuclear disarmament
Submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.6
Non-proliferation
Submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.7
Peaceful research, production and use of nuclear energy
Submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.8
Strengthening Review Process of Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Submitted by Canada

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.9
Substantive issues in the implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Submitted by the Syrian Arab Republic

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.10
Working paper
Submitted by Libya

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.11
Working Paper by Sweden on behalf of Members of the New Agenda Coalition
Submitted by Sweden

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.12
Cluster II: Article VII
Submitted by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.13
Eleven benchmarks for global nuclear disarmament
Submitted by Japan

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.14
Article III and preambular paragraphs 4 and 5, especially in their relationship to article IV and preambular paragraphs 6 and 7 (compliance and verification) 
Submitted by Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden (“the Vienna Group of Ten”)

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.15
Article V, article VI and preambular paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 
Submitted by Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden (“the Vienna Group of Ten”)

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.16
Article III and preambular paragraphs 4 and 5, especially in their relationship to article IV and preambular paragraphs 6 and 7 (export controls) 
Submitted by Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden (“the Vienna Group of Ten”)

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.17
Article III (3) and article IV, preambular paragraphs 6 and 7, especially in their relationship to article III (1), (2) and (4) and preambular paragraphs 4 and 5 (nuclear safety) 
Submitted by Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden (“the Vienna Group of Ten”)

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.18
Article III, paragraph 3, article IV and preambular paragraphs 6 and 7, especially in their relationship to article III, paragraphs 1, 2 and 4, and preambular paragraphs 4 and 5 (Cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy) 
Submitted by Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden (“the Vienna Group of Ten”)

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.19
Article III and preambular paragraphs 4 and 5, especially in their relationship to article IV and preambular paragraphs 6 and 7 (physical protection and illicit trafficking) 
Submitted by Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden (“the Vienna Group of Ten”)

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.20
Implementation of the 1995 resolution and 2000 outcome on the Middle East: the final outcome of the last session of the Preparatory Committee
Submitted by Egypt

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.21
Implementation of the 1995 resolution and 2000 outcome on the Middle East 
Submitted by Palestine

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.22
Principles of fuel supply guarantees and the multilateralization of fuel cycle activities 
Submitted by Germany and the Russian Federation

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.23
Implementation of the resolution on the Middle East adopted by the 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the NPT 
Arab working paper submitted by the United Arab Emirates on behalf of the Group of Arab States, which are States members of the League of Arab States to the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, New York, 4-15 May 2009

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.24
The future of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: effectiveness and future challenges 
S ubmitted by the United Arab Emirates on behalf of the States members of the League of Arab States

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.25
Development of the initiative of the Russian Federation to establish a reserve of low enriched uranium (LEU) for the supply of LEU to the International Atomic Energy Agency for its member States 
Submitted by the Russian Federation

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.26
Working paper on forward-looking proposals of the European Union on all three pillars of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to be part of an action plan adopted by the 2010 Review Conference 
Submitted by the European Union

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.27
The European Union and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty working paper
Submitted by the European Union

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.29
Environmental consequences of uranium mining
Submitted by Kyrgyzstan on behalf of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.30
Substantive recommendations to the third session of the Preparatory Committee and the 2010 Review Conference 
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.31
Progress towards nuclear disarmament by the United States of America
Submitted by the United States of America

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.32
Contributions of the Latin American and Caribbean States parties to the Treaty of Tlatelolco 
Submitted by the States parties to the Treaty of Tlatelolco

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.33
Working Paper submitted by Belgium, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Turkey

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.34
Multilateralization of the nuclear fuel cycle: increasing transparency and sustainable security
Submitted by Austria

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.35
A treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear-explosive devices as the next logical multilateral instrument to be negotiated for the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament in accordance with article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Submitted by the European Union

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.36
Nuclear disarmament: France’s practical commitment
Submitted by France

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.37
Nuclear disarmament: a concrete step by France: Visit to France’s former fissile material production facilities for nuclear weapons 
Submitted by France

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/WP.38
Japan’s activities in technical cooperation related to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy 
Submitted by Japan

Conference Room Papers

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/CRP.4
Draft Recommendations to the Review Conference (released Friday, 8 May)

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/CRP.4/Rev.1
Draft Recommendations to the Review Conference - Revised (released Wednesday, 13 May)

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/CRP.4/Rev.2
Draft Recommendations to the Review Conference - Revised (released Friday, 15 May)

NPT/CONF.2010/PC.III/CRP.7
Draft final report