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| ARTICLE 2: | Definitions |
1. "Anti-personnel mine" means a mine designed to be exploded by the
presence,
proximity or contact of a person and that will incapacitate, injure or
kill one or more
persons. Mines designed to be detonated by the presence, proximity or
contact
of
a vehicle as opposed to a person, that are equipped with anti-handling
devices, are not
considered anti-personnel mines as a result of being so equipped.
2. "Mine" means a munition designed to be placed under, on or near the
ground or
other surface area and to be exploded by the presence, proximity or
contact
of a
person or a vehicle.
3. "Anti-handling device" means a device intended to protect a mine and
which is part of,
linked to, attached to or placed under the mine and which activates
when
an attempt is
made to tamper with or otherwise intentionally disturb the mine.
4. "Transfer" involves, in addition to the physical movement of
anti-personnel
mines into
or from national territory, the transfer of title to and control over
the
mines, but does not
involve the transfer of territory containing emplaced anti-personnel
mines.