Participants
There are currently 48 Participating Governments (PGs) of the NSG. The year of participation is in brackets.
| Argentina (1994) | Cyprus (2000) | Ireland (1984) | New Zealand (1994) | South Africa (1995) |
| Australia (1978) | Czech Republic (1978*) | Italy (1978) | Norway (1989) | Spain (1988) |
| Austria (1991) | Denmark (1984) | Japan (1974) | Poland (1978) | Sweden (1978) |
| Belarus (2000) | Estonia (2004) | Kazakhstan (2002) | Portugal (1986) | Switzerland (1978) |
| Belgium (1978) | Finland (1980) | Latvia (1997) | Romania (1990) | Türkiye (2000) |
| Brazil (1996) | France (1974) | Lithuania (2004) | Rep. of Korea (1995) | Ukraine (1996) |
| Bulgaria (1984) | Germany (1974) | Luxembourg (1984) | Russia (1974) | U.K. (1974) |
| Canada (1974) | Greece (1984) | Malta (2004) | Serbia (2013) | U.S. (1974) |
| China (2004) | Hungary (1985) | Mexico (2012) | Slovakia (1978*) | |
| Croatia (2005) | Iceland (2009) | Netherlands (1978) | Slovenia (2000) |
(* Czechoslovakia separated into the Czech Republic and Slovakia – participation date 5 Mar 1993)
2022/2023 NSG Chair Country: Argentina
The European Commission and the Chair of the Zangger Committee participate as observers.
ON WHAT BASIS ARE PARTICIPATION DECISIONS TAKEN?
Factors taken into account for participation include the following:
- Be able to supply items (includes transit items) covered by the Annexes to Parts 1 and 2 of the Guidelines;
- Adhere to and act in accordance with the Guidelines;
- Have in force a legally -based domestic export control system that gives effect to the commitment to act in accordance with the Guidelines;
- Be a party to the NPT, the Treaties of Tlatelolco, Rarotonga, Pelindaba, Bangkok, or Semipalatinsk, or an equivalent international nuclear non-proliferation agreement, and in full compliance with the obligations of such agreement(s), and, as appropriate, have in force a full-scope safeguards agreement with the IAEA;
- Be supportive of international efforts towards the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of their delivery vehicles.