The Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002, at a Launching Conference hosted by the Netherlands at The Hague. The U.S. actively participated in the conference and is one of 93 original Subscribing States to the HCOC (formerly known as the International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation - ICOC). As of October 2011, 134 countries have subscribed to the HCOC.
The HCOC is aimed at bolstering efforts to curb ballistic missile proliferation worldwide and to further delegitimize such proliferation. The HCOC consists of a set of general principles, modest commitments, and limited confidence-building measures. It is intended to supplement, not supplant, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), and is administered collectively by all of the Subscribing States.
Although there is no formal Secretariat or implementing organization, Austria serves as the Immediate Central Contact (ICC) for the HCOC. Annual meetings are held in Vienna, where Subscribing States discuss implementation issues, including pre-launch notifications and annual declarations on space and ballistic missile policies, and the continued universalization of the HCOC. In 2011, a new HCOC website (http://www.hcoc.at/) was created with EU financing, and is maintained by the ICC.
HCOC List of Subscribing States (as of October 2011)
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1. Afghanistan |
69. Madagascar |
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2. Albania |
70. Malawi |
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3. Andorra |
71. Maldives |
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4. Argentina |
72. Mali |
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5. Armenia |
73. Malta |
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6. Australia |
74. Marshall Islands |
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7. Austria |
75. Mauritania |
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8. Azerbaijan |
76. Federated States of Micronesia |
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9. Belarus |
77. Moldova |
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10. Belgium |
78. Monaco |
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11. Benin |
79. Mongolia |
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12. Bosnia and Herzegovina |
80. Montenegro |
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13. Bulgaria |
81. Morocco |
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14. Burkina Faso |
82. Mozambique |
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15. Burundi |
83. Netherlands |
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16. Cambodia |
84. New Zealand |
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17. Cameroon |
85. Nicaragua |
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18. Canada |
86. Niger |
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19. Cape Verde |
87. Nigeria |
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20. Central African Republic |
88. Norway |
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21. Chad |
89. Palau |
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22. Chile |
90. Panama |
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23. Colombia |
91. Papua New Guinea |
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24. Comoros |
92. Paraguay |
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25. Cook Islands |
93. Peru |
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26. Costa Rica |
94. Philippines |
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27. Croatia |
95. Poland |
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28. Cyprus |
96. Portugal |
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29. Czech Republic |
97. Republic of the Congo |
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30. Denmark |
98. Republic of Korea |
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31. Dominican Republic |
99. Republic of Macedonia |
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32. Ecuador |
100. Romania |
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33. El Salvador |
101. Russian Federation |
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34. Eritrea |
102. Rwanda |
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35. Estonia |
103. Samoa |
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36. Ethiopia |
104. San Marino |
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37. Fiji |
105. Senegal |
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38. Finland |
106. Serbia |
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39. France |
107. Seychelles |
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40. Gabon |
108. Sierra Leone |
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41. Gambia |
109. Singapore |
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42. Georgia |
110. Slovakia |
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43. Germany |
111. Slovenia |
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44. Ghana |
112. South Africa |
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45. Greece |
113. Spain |
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46. Guatemala |
114. Sudan |
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47. Guinea |
115. Suriname |
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48. Guinea-Bissau |
116. Sweden |
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49. Guyana |
117. Switzerland |
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50. Haiti |
118. Tajikistan |
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51. Holy See |
119. Tanzania |
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52. Honduras |
120. Timor-Leste |
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53. Hungary |
121. Tonga |
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54. Iceland |
122. Tunisia |
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55. Iraq |
123. Turkey |
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56. Ireland |
124. Turkmenistan |
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57. Italy |
125. Tuvalu |
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58. Japan |
126. Uganda |
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59. Jordan |
127. Ukraine |
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60. Kazakhstan |
128. United Kingdom |
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61. Kenya |
129. United States |
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62. Kiribati |
130. Uruguay |
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63. Latvia |
131. Uzbekistan |
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64. Liberia |
132. Vanuatu |
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65. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
133. Venezuela |
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66. Liechtenstein |
134. Zambia |
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67. Lithuania |
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68. Luxembourg |
