The South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Document type Multilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Aug 6, 1985 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-000948) Title (French) Convention sur une zone núcleaire libre dans le Pacifique Sud Title (Other) Vertrag über eine kernwaffenfreie Zone im Südpazifik Place of adoption Rarotonga Depository South Pacific Forum Secretariat Language English Entry into force Dec 11, 1986 Subject Waste & hazardous substances Basin South Pacific Abstract Objectives: To establish a nuclear-free zone in the region and to keep the region free of environmental pollution by radioactive wastes. Summary of provisions: The Parties undertake not to acquire any nuclear explosive device (art. 3a) and not to assist the acquisition of any nuclear explosive device by any state (art. 3c). They agree to apply strict non-proliferation measures to all exports of nuclear materials to ensure exclusively peaceful, non-explosive use (art. 4). Parties undertake to prevent the stationing of nuclear weapons on their territories (art. 5.1) and the testing of any nuclear explosive device on their territories (art. 6a). They are not to assist the testing of any nuclear explosive device by any State (art. 6b) nor to dump radioactive wastes at sea within the South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone (art. 7a). Parties undertake to prevent the dumping of radioactive wastes in their territorial sea (art. 7b). (Source: IUCN ELC, 08.2005, based on UNEP Register of International Treaties and Other Agreements in the Field of the Environment, 1996) Full text English Website www.forumsec.org forumsec.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Simple signature Australia Dec 11, 1986 Dec 11, 1986 [1] Aug 6, 1985 Cook Islands (New Zealand) Dec 11, 1986 Oct 28, 1985 [1] Aug 6, 1985 Fiji Dec 11, 1986 Oct 4, 1985 [1] Aug 6, 1985 Kiribati Dec 11, 1986 Oct 28, 1986 [1] Aug 6, 1985 Nauru Apr 13, 1987 Apr 13, 1987 [1] Jul 17, 1986 New Zealand Dec 11, 1986 Nov 13, 1986 [1] Aug 6, 1985 Niue (New Zealand) Dec 11, 1986 May 12, 1986 [1] Aug 6, 1985 Papua New Guinea Sep 15, 1989 Sep 15, 1989 [1] Sep 16, 1985 Samoa Dec 11, 1986 Oct 20, 1986 [1] Aug 6, 1985 Solomon Islands Jan 27, 1989 Jan 27, 1989 [1] May 29, 1987 Tonga Dec 18, 2000 Dec 18, 2000 [1] Aug 2, 1996 Tuvalu Dec 11, 1986 Jan 16, 1986 [1] Aug 6, 1985 Vanuatu Feb 9, 1996 Feb 9, 1996 [1] Sep 16, 1995 * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in