Country Profiles

Switzerland

Appendix 1 - International, multilateral and bilateral agreements

Agreements with the IAEA
· Membership of the International Atomic Energy Agency			Member	5 April 1957
· Amendments of Article VI & XIV.A of the IAEA Statute			Ratified	24 August 2000
· NPT related agreement INFCIRC/264			Entry into force:	6 September 1978
· Additional protocol			Signature	16 June 2000
· Improved procedures for designation of safeguards inspectors			Accepted on:	16 January 1989
· Supplementary agreement on provision of technical assistance by the IAEA			Not applicable
· Agreement on privileges and immunities			Entry into force:	16 September 1969
Other relevant international treaties
· NPT	Entry into force:			9 March 1977
· EURATOM				Non-member
· Convention on the physical protection of nuclear material  (INFCIRC/274)	Entry into force:			8 February 1987
· Convention on early notification of a nuclear accident	Entry into force:			1 July 1988
· Convention on assistance in the case of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency	Entry into force:			1 July 1988
· Conventions on civil liability for nuclear damage	Non-party
· Joint protocol	Signature:			21 September 1988
Protocol to amend the Vienna convention on civil liability  for nuclear damage	Not signed
· Convention on supplementar compensation for nuclear damage	Not signed
· Convention on nuclear safety	Entry into Force:			11 December 1996
· Joint convention on the safety of spent fuel management and on the safety of radioactive waste management	Entry into Force:			18 June 2001
· ZANGGER Committee	Member
· Nuclear Export Guidelines		Adopted
· Acceptance of NUSS Codes		Summary: Codes are appropriate safety principles and a basis for national requirements. National practice meets requirements though are some deviations.
· Nuclear Suppliers Group				Member
Bilateral agreements
· Co-operation between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Australia concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy				1988
· Co-operation between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Canada concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy				1989
· Co-operation between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of China concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy				1988
· Co-operation between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of France concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy				1990
· Co-operation between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Russia concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy				1990
· Co-operation between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Sweden concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy				1968
· Co-operation between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of the United States of America concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy				1966
· Agreement between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of France on information exchange in case of incidents or accidents with possible radiological consequences				1989
· Agreement between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Germany on mutual information in case of construction and operation of nuclear facilities near the border				1983
· Agreement between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Italy on quick information exchange in case of nuclear accidents				1989
· Agreement between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Germany in the field of nuclear liability				1987
· Convention between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Germany on the radioprotection in case of an alert				1978
· Exchange of letters between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of France for the creation of a mixed commission on nuclear safety				1989

Appendix 2 - Directory of the main organisations, institutions and companies involved in nuclear power related activities

This is an edited extract from the IAEA Country Nuclear Power Profile of Switzerland, compiled in 2003. The complete entry is available from the IAEA.

Last updated: 15 March 2006