The purpose of this paper is to examine the present approach of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to safeguarding various types of facilities in the nuclear fuel cycle. It addresses the objectives and criteria of safeguards as they are used for the IAEA inspection planning as well as the specific safeguards techniques which are utilized by the Agency. Part I is general and includes an overview of safeguards as well as a discussion of procedures applicable to most if not all IAEA safeguarded facilities. Part II is broken down into specific facility types and focusses on the particular safeguards measures applied to them