Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00464:schedule:1:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00464
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 3/15)
Character Range: 36855–39666

the presence or suspected presence of mines.

Article 3

Exceptions

1. Notwithstanding the general obligations under Article 1, the retention or transfer of a number of anti‑personnel mines for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance, or mine destruction techniques is permitted. The amount of such mines shall not exceed the minimum number absolutely necessary for the above‑mentioned purposes.

2. The transfer of anti‑personnel mines for the purpose of destruction is permitted.

Article 4

Destruction of stockpiled anti‑personnel mines

Except as provided for in Article 3, each State Party undertakes to destroy or ensure the destruction of all stockpiled anti‑personnel mines it owns or possesses, or that are under its jurisdiction or control, as soon as possible but not later than four years after the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party.
Article 5

Destruction of anti‑personnel mines in mined areas

1. Each State Party undertakes to destroy or ensure the destruction of all anti‑personnel mines in mined areas under its jurisdiction or control, as soon as possible but not later than ten years after the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party.

2. Each State Party shall make every effort to identify all areas under its jurisdiction or control in which anti‑personnel mines are known or suspected to be emplaced and shall ensure as soon as possible that all anti‑personnel mines in mined areas under its jurisdiction or control are perimeter‑marked, monitored and protected by fencing or other means, to ensure the effective exclusion of civilians, until all anti‑personnel mines contained therein have been destroyed. The marking shall at least be to the standards set out in the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby‑Traps and Other Devices, as amended on 3 May 1996, annexed to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects.

3. If a State Party believes that it will be unable to destroy or ensure the destruction of all anti‑personnel mines referred to in paragraph 1 within that time period, it may submit a request to a Meeting of the States Parties or a Review Conference for an extension of the deadline for completing the destruction of such anti‑personnel mines, for a period of up to ten years.

4. Each request shall contain:
a) The duration of the proposed extension;
b) A detailed explanation of the reasons for the proposed extension, including:
   (i) The preparation and status of work conducted under national demining programs;
   (ii) The financial and technical means available to the State Party for the destruction of all the anti‑personnel mines; and