Article IV of the NPT

E737014

treaty article

Article IV of the NPT is the provision in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that guarantees non-nuclear-weapon states the right to develop and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes under appropriate safeguards.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	treaty article ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent diversion of nuclear energy from peaceful to nuclear weapons purposes ⓘ promote peaceful uses of nuclear energy ⓘ
appliesTo	non-nuclear-weapon States Parties ⓘ nuclear-weapon States Parties ⓘ
Article IV(1) text	Nothing in this Treaty shall be interpreted as affecting the inalienable right of all the Parties to the Treaty to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination and in conformity with Articles I and II of this Treaty. ⓘ
Article IV(2) text	All the Parties to the Treaty undertake to facilitate, and have the right to participate in, the fullest possible exchange of equipment, materials and scientific and technological information for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. ⓘ Parties in a position to do so shall also cooperate in contributing alone or together with other States or international organizations to the further development of the applications of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, especially in the territories of non-nuclear-weapon States Party to the Treaty, with due consideration for the needs of the developing areas of the world. ⓘ
balances	right to peaceful nuclear use and non-proliferation obligations ⓘ
conditionForRight	compliance with non-proliferation obligations ⓘ
controversy	debates over scope of the right to nuclear technology ⓘ disputes over conditions and limitations on nuclear cooperation ⓘ
dateAdopted	1968 ⓘ
enteredIntoForceWith	Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1970 NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	right to participate in the fullest possible exchange of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes ⓘ
guarantees	inalienable right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes ⓘ
interpretedAs	basis for nuclear cooperation and technology transfer under the NPT ⓘ
language	Chinese authentic text ⓘ English authentic text ⓘ French authentic text ⓘ Russian authentic text ⓘ Spanish authentic text ⓘ other official UN languages via translation ⓘ
legalNature	recognition of rights ⓘ treaty obligation ⓘ
linkedTo	International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards system NERFINISHED ⓘ non-proliferation obligations under Articles I and II ⓘ
obligates	Parties in a position to do so to cooperate in contributing to the further development of peaceful applications of nuclear energy ⓘ Parties to give due consideration to the needs of the developing areas of the world ⓘ all Parties to facilitate exchange of equipment, materials and scientific and technological information for peaceful uses of nuclear energy ⓘ
partOf	Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizes	benefits of peaceful applications of nuclear energy ⓘ need for fullest possible exchange of equipment, materials and scientific and technological information for peaceful uses of nuclear energy ⓘ
requires	application of IAEA safeguards to peaceful nuclear activities ⓘ conformity with Articles I and II of the NPT ⓘ
section	Article IV(1) ⓘ Article IV(2) ⓘ
shortName	Article 4 of the NPT ⓘ
subjectMatter	peaceful uses of nuclear energy ⓘ
treatyContext	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article VI → relatedTo → Article IV of the NPT ⓘ

subject surface form: Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons