Multilateral export control regime
A multilateral export control regime is an informal group of like-minded supplier countries that seek to contribute to the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, delivery systems, and advanced conventional weapons through national implementation of guidelines and control lists for exports.[1] 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 and nuclear-related technology
- The Australia Group (AG) for the control of chemical and biological technology that could be weaponized
- The weapons of mass destruction
While not formally an export control regime, the Zangger Committee has developed guidance on nuclear export restrictions required by the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
The following 30 countries are members of all of the above four regimes:
The following 13 countries are members of at least three of these regimes:
The following two countries are members of at least two of these regimes:
The following five countries and political entities are members of at least one of these regimes:
- Belarus (NSG)
- China (NSG)
- Kazakhstan (NSG)
- Serbia (NSG)
- European Union (AG)
References
- ^ "NNSA: Overview of the Multilateral Export Control Supplier Arrangements: NSG, MTCR, AG, and Wassenaar" (PDF). CSIS. Retrieved September 8, 2020.