The Wassenaar Arrangement

By the time COCOM dissolved on March 31, 1994, negotiations on a successor regime had been underway for a year. The new group of 28 countries, known as the "New Forum," reached agreement on principles for export controls on September 11-12, 1995. It then developed into "The Wassenaar Arrangement for Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Technologies," deriving its name from The Hague suburb where it was agreed on December 18, 1995. The "Initial Elements" foundation document was adopted on July 12, 1996, and the Secretariat opened in the fall of 1996. The first review conference will be held in 1999.

Member States

Argentina
Greece
Romania
Australia
Hungary
Russia
Austria
Ireland
Slovakia
Belgium
Italy
South Korea
Bulgaria
Japan
Spain
Canada
Luxembourg
Sweden
Czech Republic
Netherlands
Switzerland
Denmark
New Zealand
Turkey
Finland
Norway
Ukraine
France
Poland
United Kingdom
Germany
Portugal
United States