Communication received from France concerning its policies regarding the management of plutonium

The Director General has received a note verbale, dated 10 October 2000, from the Permanent Mission of France to the IAEA in the enclosure of which the Government of France, in keeping with France's commitment under the Guidelines for the Management of Plutonium (contained in INFCIRC/549 of 16 March 1998 and hereinafter referred to as the 'Guidelines') and in accordance with Annexes B and C of the Guidelines, makes available information on its national holdings of civil plutonium, as of 31 December 1999. In the light of the request expressed by France in its note verbale of 28 November 1997 concerning its policies regarding the management of plutonium (INFCIRC/549 of 16 March 1998) the texts of the enclosures of the note verbale of 10 October 2000 are attached for the information of all Member States.