1.The Participating Governments of the Nuclear Suppliers Group decided that they:

a.Desire to contribute to the effectiveness and integrity of the global non-proliferation regime, and to the widest possible implementation of the provisions and objectives of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;

b.Seek to avert the further spread of nuclear weapons;

c.Wish to pursue mechanisms to affect positively the nonproliferation commitments and actions of all states outside the nuclear nonproliferation regimes; and

d.Seek to promote fundamental principles of safeguards and export controls for nuclear transfers for peaceful purposes.

2.Participating Governments have taken note of steps that India has voluntarily taken with respect to the following nonproliferation commitments and actions:

a.Deciding to separate civilian nuclear facilities in a phased manner and to file a declaration regarding its civilian nuclear facilities with the IAEA, in accordance with its Separation Plan (circulated as INFCIRC/731);

b.Concluding negotiations with the IAEA and obtaining approval by the Board of Governors on 1 August 2008 for an “ Agreement between the Government of India and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilitie s,” in accordance with IAEA standards, principles and practices (including IAEA Board of Governors Document GOV/1621);

c.Committing to sign and adhere to an Additional Protocol with respect to India’s civil nuclear facilities;

d.Refraining from transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technologies to states that do not have them and supporting international efforts to limit their spread;

e.Instituting a national export control system capable of effectively controlling transfers of multilaterally controlled nuclear and nuclear-related material, equipment and technology;

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