Multilateral export control regime

A Multilateral Export Control Regime is an international body that states use to organize their national export control systems. For a chart of national membership in different regimes, see the SIPRI Yearbook chapter on "Transfer controls"

There are currently four such regimes:

• The Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies


• The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), for the control of nuclear related technology


• The Australia Group (AG) for control of chemical and biological technology that could be weaponized


• The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) for the control of rockets and other aerial vehicles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction
  

Participating states of all four regimes

Following 30 countries are members of all of the above four regimes:

• 
  Argentina
  


• 
  Australia
  


• 
  Austria
  


• 
  Belgium
  


• 
  Bulgaria
  


• 
  Canada
  


• 
  Czech Republic
  


• 
  Denmark
  


• 
  Finland
  


• 
  France
  


• 
  Germany
  


• 
  Greece
  


• 
  Hungary
  


• 
  Ireland
  


• 
  Italy
  


• 
  Japan
  


• 
  Luxembourg
  


• 
  Netherlands
  


• 
  New Zealand
  


• 
  Norway
  


• 
  Poland
  


• 
  Portugal
  


• 
  Republic of Korea
  


• 
  Spain
  


• 
  Sweden
  


• 
  Switzerland
  


• 
  Turkey
  


• 
  Ukraine
  


• 
  United Kingdom
  


• 
  United States
  

Following 13 countries are members of at least three of these regimes:

• 
   Croatia (AG, NSG, WA)


• 
   Estonia (AG, NSG, WA)


• 
   Iceland (AG, MTCR, NSG)


• 
   India (AG, MTCR, WA)


• 
   Latvia (AG, NSG, WA)


• 
   Lithuania (AG, NSG, WA)


• 
   Malta (AG, NSG, WA)


• 
   Mexico (AG, NSG, WA)


• 
   Romania (AG, NSG, WA)


• 
   Russia (MTCR, NSG, WA)


• 
   Slovakia (AG, NSG, WA)


• 
   Slovenia (AG, NSG, WA)


• 
   South Africa (MTCR, NSG, WA)

Following two countries are members of at least two of these regimes:

• 
   Brazil (MTCR, NSG)


• 
   Cyprus (AG, NSG)

Following four countries are members of at least one of these regimes:

• 
   Belarus (NSG)


• 
   China (NSG)


• 
   Kazakhstan (NSG)


• 
   Serbia (NSG)

External links

• Wassenaar Arrangement


• Nuclear Suppliers Group


• Australia Group


• Missile Technology Control Regime

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