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ARTICLE-2: Definitions [go to this ARTICLE]
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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.
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5. "Mined area" means an area which is dangerous due to the presence or
suspected
presence of mines.
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5. "Mined area" means an area which is dangerous due to the presence or
suspected
presence of mines.
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ARTICLE-5: Destruction of anti-personnel mines in mined areas [go to this ARTICLE]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(iii) Circumstances which impede the ability of the State Party to
destroy all the anti-personnel mines in mined areas;
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ARTICLE-6: International cooperation and assistance [go to this ARTICLE]
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c) The estimated number of years necessary to destroy all
anti-personnel
mines in
mined areas under the jurisdiction or control of the concerned State
Party;
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ARTICLE-7: Transparency measures [go to this ARTICLE]
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c) To the extent possible, the location of all mined areas that
contain,
or are
suspected to contain, anti-personnel mines under its jurisdiction or
control,
to
include as much detail as possible regarding the type and quantity of
each
type
of anti-personnel mine in each mined area and when they were emplaced;
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c) To the extent possible, the location of all mined areas that
contain,
or are
suspected to contain, anti-personnel mines under its jurisdiction or
control,
to
include as much detail as possible regarding the type and quantity of
each
type
of anti-personnel mine in each mined area and when they were emplaced;
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i) The measures taken to provide an immediate and effective warning to
the population in relation to all areas identified under paragraph 2 of
Article 5.
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ARTICLE-8: Facilitation and clarification of compliance [go to this ARTICLE]
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14. The requested State Party shall grant access for the fact-finding
mission
to
all areas and installations under its control where facts relevant to
the
compliance
issue could be expected to be collected. This shall be subject to any
arrangements
that the requested State Party considers necessary for:
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