The CPPNM establishes measures related to the physical protection of nuclear material used for peaceful purposes during transport, criminalisation of offenses relating to nuclear material and international co-operation and exchange of information.

• Adopted: 26 October 1979
• Opened for signature: 3 March 1980
• Entered into force: 8 February 1987
• Parties: 164 (see table below)

More information on the CPPNM, including the text and current status, is available here.

The following articles related to the CPPNM were published in the Nuclear Law Bulletin and Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law:

• The Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, by H. Vinh Phuong (NLB 35, p. 113).
• The International Regime on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, by L. Vez Carmona (NLB 76, p. 29).
• Facilitating the entry into force and implementation of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material: Observations, challenges and benefits, by P.L. Johnson (NLB 94, p. 9).
• Responding to the call: Assessing international legal frameworks for response to incidents involving floating nuclear power plants, by J. Karcz (NLB 110, p. 37).
• Nuclear security: Physical protection, illicit trafficking and nuclear terrorism, by S. Drobysz (Principles and Practice of International Nuclear Law, p. 339).