Missile Technology Control Regime(MTCR)

The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is an informal and voluntary partnership among 35 countries prevent the Proliferation of Missile and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology capable of carrying a 500 kg payload for at least 300 km.

The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) was established in April 1987 by the G7 countries -

• Canada
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan
• Great Britain and 
• USA

The People's Republic of China is not a member of the MTCR but has agreed to abide by the original 1987 Guidelines and Annex, but not the subsequent revisions

Since its establishment, the MTCR has been successful in helping to slow or stop several ballistic missile programs, according to the Arms Control Association: “Argentina, Egypt, and Iraq abandoned their joint Condor II ballistic missile program. Brazil, South Africa, and Taiwan also shelved or eliminated missile or space launch vehicle programs.


In 2002, the MTCR was supplemented by the International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC), also known as the Hague Code of Conduct, which calls for restraint and care in the proliferation of ballistic missile systems capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction, and has 119 members, thus working parallel to the MTCR with less specific restrictions but with a greater membership

The 34 Members of MTCR

1. Argentina(1993)
2. Australia(1990)
3. Austria(1991)
4. Belgium(1990)
5. Bulgaria(2004)
6. Brazil(1995)
7. Canada((1987)
8. Czech Republic(1998)
9. Denmark(1990)
10. Finland(1991)
11. France(1987)
12. Germany(1987) 
13. Greece(1992)
14. Hungary(1993)
15. Iceland(1993)
16. Ireland(1992)
17. Italy(1987)
18. Japan(1987)
19. Luxembourg(1990)
20. Netherlands(1990)
21. New Zealand(1991)
22. Norway(1990)
23. Poland(1997)
24. Portugal(1992)
25. Republic of Korea(2001)
26. Russian Federation(1995)
27. South Africa(1995)
28. Spain(1990)
29. Sweden(1991)
30. Switzerland(1992)
31. Turkey(1997)
32. Ukraine(1998)
33. UK(1987)
34. USA(1987)