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Number of Accession of
Member States
Classification the ROK and Main Contents
(year of effectuation North Korea
or establishment)
Hague Code of Conduct Guidelines of conduct that is of voluntary and
political nature to preventthe proliferation of ballistic
against Ballistic Missile 139 The ROK
missiles
Proliferation (November 2002) (November 2002)
Bans support for ballistic missile development plans
Missile (HCOC) that could potentially develop or acquire WMD
and
Space
Committee on the Provides the basic principles for technical and legal
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 87 The ROK issues regarding the exploration and peaceful uses
(December 1959) (September 1994)
(COPUOS) of outer space
The ROK
Biological Weapons 182 (June 1987) Prohibits development, production, stockpiling or
Convention (BWC) (March 1975) North Korea acquisition of biological weapons (agents or toxins)
(March 1987)
Biological Prohibits all development, production, stockpiling,
and and use of chemical and toxin weapons
Chemical Chemical Weapons 193 The ROK Mandates the destruction of all chemical weapons
Weapons Convention (CWC) (April 1997) (April 1997) within 10 years of acceding to the CWC
* If inevitable, the deadline could be extended by
five additional years
Organization for the An executive body to monitor and inspect member
193 The ROK
Prohibition of Chemical states to ensure their implementation of CWC
(April 1997) (April 1997)
Weapons (OPCW) obligations
Contributes to world peace and security by
preventing illicit trade of conventional weapons and
Arms Trade Treaty 99 The ROK
their diversion
(ATT) (December 2014) (June 2013)
Establishes the standards for the regulation of the
international trade in conventional weapons
Full title: Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions
on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which
may be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to
The ROK Have Indiscriminate Effects
Protocol I - Protocol I: prohibits the use of fragmentary
(May 2001) ammunitions that are undetectable by
Conve Convention on Certain 125 (amended) X-rays
ntional - Protocol II: prohibits or restricts the use of mines,
Weapons Conventional Weapons (CCW) (December 1983) Protocol II booby traps, etc
(May 2001) - Protocol III: prohibits and restricts the use of
Protocol V incendiary weapons
- Protocol IV: prohibits the use of blinding laser
(January 2008)
weapons
- Protocol V: regulates the explosive remnants of
war
All member states should register status of imports
United Nations Register of and exports records and possessions of
193 The ROK conventional arms at the UN
Conventional Arms
(December 1991) (March 1993) Aims to enhance confidence through sharing
(UNRCA) information on the conventionalarms transfer and
improving transparency in armaments

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