Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction Document type Multilateral Field of application Global Date Sep 18, 1997 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-001272) Title (French) Convention sur l'interdiction de l'emploi, du stockage, de la production et du transfert des mines antipersonnel et sur leur destruction Title (Other) Übereinkommen über das Verbot des Einsatzes, der Lagerung, der Herstellung und der Weitergabe von Antipersonenminen und über deren Vernichtung Place of adoption Oslo Depository UN United Nations Language Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish Entry into force Mar 1, 1999 Subject Environment gen. Keyword Data collection/reporting Dispute settlement International relations/cooperation Transport/storage Military activities Abstract Objective: To put an end to the suffering and casualties caused by anti-personnel mines. Summary of provisions: Anti-personnel mine is defined in article 2. Each State Party undertakes never under any circumstances to use anti-personnel mines, to develop, produce or otherwise acquire, stockpile, retain or transfer to anyone anti- personnel mines (art. 1.1). Each State Party further agrees to destroy or ensure the destruction of all anti- personnel mines (art.1.2 and art.4 & 5). Exceptions to these obligations are provided for in article 3 so as to allow for the retention or transfer of mines for the development and training in mine detection, clearance and destruction techniques (art.3.1). Articles 4 and 5 provide for specific deadlines by which to destroy stockpiled or anti-personnel mines in mined areas. Each State Party is to make every effort to identify all areas which are known or suspected to contain mines and ensure that these areas are perimeter marked, monitored and protected by fencing or other means (art.5.2). An extension period beyond the deadline may be requested to a Meeting of the States Parties or a Review Conference (art.5.3). State Parties have the right to seek and receive assistance where feasible from other State Parties to the extent possible (art.6.1). They undertake to provide assistance for mine clearance (art. 6.4) and for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine victims and for mine awareness programs (art. 6.3). Each Party is to take appropriate measures to prevent and suppress any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention undertaken by persons or on territory under its jurisdiction or control (art.9). Institutional mechanisms: Each State Party agrees to provide information to the database on mine clearance (art.6.6) and report to the Secretary General of the United Nations a number of other information listed in article 7. A mechanism for facilitation and clarification of compliance is established by article 8; it includes a process of Request for Clarification, expert fact-finding missions and the organisation of a Meeting of the Parties or Special Meeting of the Parties to consider the matter. Each State Party may bring any dispute before the Meeting of the Parties which may contribute to the settlement by whatever means it deems appropriate (art.10). State Parties undertake to meet regularly to consider any matter with regard to the implementation of the Convention (Art. 11) and a Review Conferences are to be convened by the Secretary General of the United Nations (art. 12). (Source: IUCN ELC, 08.2005) Full text English French Spanish Website treaties.un.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Simple signature Afghanistan Mar 1, 2003 Sep 11, 2002 [2] - Albania Aug 1, 2000 Feb 29, 2000 [1] Sep 8, 1998 Algeria Apr 1, 2002 Oct 9, 2001 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Andorra Mar 1, 1999 Jun 29, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Angola Jan 1, 2003 Jul 5, 2002 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Antigua and Barbuda Nov 1, 1999 May 3, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Argentina Mar 1, 2000 Sep 14, 1999 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Australia Jul 1, 1999 Jan 14, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Austria Mar 1, 1999 Jun 29, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Bahamas Mar 1, 1999 Jul 31, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Bangladesh Mar 1, 2001 Sep 6, 2000 [1] May 7, 1998 Barbados Jul 1, 1999 Jan 26, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Belarus Mar 1, 2004 Sep 3, 2003 [2] - Belgium Mar 1, 1999 Sep 4, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Belize Mar 1, 1999 Apr 23, 1998 [1] Feb 27, 1998 Benin Mar 1, 1999 Sep 25, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Bhutan Mar 1, 1999 Jun 18, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Mar 1, 1999 Jun 9, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mar 1, 1999 Sep 8, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Botswana Sep 1, 2000 Mar 1, 2000 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Brazil Oct 1, 1999 Apr 30, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Brunei Darussalam Oct 1, 2006 Apr 24, 2006 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Bulgaria Mar 1, 1999 Sep 4, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Burkina Faso Mar 1, 1999 Sep 16, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Burundi Apr 1, 2004 Oct 22, 2003 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Cabo Verde Jul 1, 2012 Jan 9, 2012 [2] - Cambodia Jan 1, 2000 Jul 28, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Cameroon Mar 1, 2003 Sep 19, 2002 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Canada Mar 1, 1999 Dec 3, 1997 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Central African Republic May 1, 2003 Nov 8, 2002 [2] - Chad Nov 1, 1999 May 6, 1999 [1] Jul 6, 1998 Chile Mar 1, 2002 Sep 10, 2001 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Colombia Mar 1, 2001 Sep 6, 2000 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Comoros Mar 1, 2003 Sep 19, 2002 [2] - Congo Nov 1, 2001 May 4, 2001 [2] - Congo, Dem. Rep. of Nov 1, 2002 May 2, 2002 [2] - Cook Islands (New Zealand) Feb 1, 2006 Aug 18, 2005 [2] - Costa Rica Sep 1, 1999 Mar 17, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Croatia Mar 1, 1999 May 20, 1998 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Cyprus Nov 1, 2001 May 14, 2001 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Czech Republic Jul 1, 2003 Jan 17, 2003 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Côte d'Ivoire Oct 1, 1999 Apr 23, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Denmark Apr 1, 2000 Oct 26, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Djibouti Mar 1, 1999 Jun 8, 1998 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Dominica Mar 1, 1999 May 18, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Dominican Republic Sep 1, 1999 Mar 26, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Ecuador Dec 1, 2000 Jun 30, 2000 [1] Dec 3, 1997 El Salvador Oct 1, 1999 Apr 29, 1999 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Equatorial Guinea Jul 1, 1999 Jan 27, 1999 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Eritrea Mar 1, 1999 Sep 16, 1998 [2] - Estonia Feb 1, 2002 Aug 27, 2001 [2] - Eswatini, Kingdom of Oct 1, 2012 Apr 16, 2012 [2] - Ethiopia Nov 1, 2004 May 12, 2004 [2] - Fiji Jun 1, 2005 Dec 17, 2004 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Finland Mar 1, 1999 Apr 15, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 France Mar 1, 1999 Jun 10, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Gabon Mar 1, 1999 Jul 23, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Gambia Mar 1, 2001 Sep 8, 2000 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Germany Nov 1, 2001 May 22, 2001 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Ghana Mar 1, 1999 Jul 23, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Greece Dec 1, 2000 Jun 30, 2000 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Grenada Mar 1, 2004 Sep 25, 2003 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Guatemala Mar 1, 1999 Aug 19, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Guinea Sep 1, 1999 Mar 26, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Guinea-Bissau Mar 1, 1999 Jul 31, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Guyana Apr 1, 1999 Oct 8, 1998 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Haiti Feb 1, 2004 Aug 5, 2003 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Holy See Aug 15, 2006 Feb 15, 2006 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Honduras Mar 1, 1999 Feb 17, 1998 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Hungary Mar 1, 1999 Sep 24, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Iceland Mar 1, 1999 Apr 6, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Indonesia Nov 1, 1999 May 5, 1999 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Iraq Apr 1, 2007 Oct 23, 2006 [4] - Ireland Aug 1, 2007 Feb 16, 2007 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Italy Mar 1, 1999 Dec 3, 1997 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Jamaica Dec 1, 2000 Jun 30, 2000 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Japan Mar 1, 1999 Jul 17, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Jordan Mar 1, 1999 Sep 30, 1998 [3] Dec 3, 1997 Kenya May 1, 1999 Nov 13, 1998 [1] Aug 11, 1998 Kiribati Jul 1, 2001 Jan 23, 2001 [1] Dec 5, 1997 Kuwait Aug 1, 2001 Feb 23, 2001 [1] Dec 12, 1997 Latvia Mar 1, 2001 Sep 7, 2000 [2] - Lesotho Jun 1, 2000 Dec 23, 1999 [2] - Liberia Jan 1, 2006 Jul 1, 2005 [2] - Liechtenstein Jun 1, 1999 Dec 2, 1998 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Lithuania Apr 1, 2000 Oct 5, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Luxembourg Nov 1, 2003 May 12, 2003 [1] Feb 26, 1999 Madagascar Jan 1, 2000 Jun 14, 1999 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Malawi Mar 1, 1999 Jun 2, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Malaysia Mar 1, 1999 Sep 9, 1998 [2] - Maldives Mar 1, 1999 Dec 3, 1997 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Mali Mar 1, 2001 Sep 7, 2000 [1] Oct 1, 1998 Malta Mar 1, 1999 Jun 9, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Marshall Islands Mar 1, 2000 Sep 16, 1999 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Mauritania - 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Qatar Jun 1, 2013 Dec 27, 2012 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Romania Aug 1, 1999 Feb 19, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Rwanda Apr 1, 1999 Oct 13, 1998 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Saint Kitts and Nevis Jul 1, 1999 Jan 26, 1999 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Saint Lucia Jul 1, 1999 Jan 19, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Oct 1, 1999 Apr 13, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Samoa Dec 1, 2000 Jun 8, 2000 [1] Dec 3, 1997 San Marino Aug 1, 1999 Feb 25, 1999 [3] Dec 3, 1997 Sao Tome and Principe Jun 1, 1999 Dec 2, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Senegal Mar 1, 1999 Jul 23, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Serbia Mar 1, 1999 Jun 26, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Seychelles Mar 1, 2004 Sep 18, 2003 [2] - Sierra Leone Mar 1, 1999 Sep 24, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Slovakia Dec 1, 2000 Jun 2, 2000 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Slovenia Oct 1, 2001 Apr 25, 2001 [1] Jul 29, 1998 Solomon Islands Apr 1, 1999 Oct 27, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Somalia Mar 1, 2012 Sep 13, 2011 [2] - South Africa May 1, 2001 Nov 30, 2000 [1] Dec 3, 1997 South Sudan Sep 15, 2006 Mar 15, 2006 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Spain Mar 1, 1999 Mar 18, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Sudan Sep 1, 2003 Mar 31, 2003 [1] Apr 30, 1998 Suriname Feb 1, 2002 Aug 1, 2001 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Sweden Apr 1, 2004 Oct 13, 2003 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Switzerland Nov 1, 2002 May 23, 2002 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Tajikistan Jun 1, 1999 Dec 22, 1998 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Tanzania, Un. Rep. of May 1, 1999 Nov 30, 1998 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Thailand Mar 1, 1999 Mar 24, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Timor-Leste Apr 1, 2000 Oct 12, 1999 [2] - Togo May 1, 2001 Nov 13, 2000 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Trinidad and Tobago May 1, 1999 Nov 27, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Tunisia Sep 1, 2000 Mar 9, 2000 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Turkey Mar 1, 1999 Apr 27, 1998 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Turkmenistan Nov 1, 2003 May 7, 2003 [2] - Tuvalu May 1, 2008 Nov 19, 2007 [2] - Uganda Mar 1, 1999 Jan 19, 1998 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Ukraine Jan 1, 2000 Jul 9, 1999 [1] Dec 4, 1997 United Kingdom Mar 1, 2003 Sep 23, 2002 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Uruguay Mar 1, 2004 Sep 25, 2003 [2] - Vanuatu Aug 1, 1999 Feb 25, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of Jun 27, 2006 Dec 27, 2005 [1] Feb 24, 1999 Yemen Dec 1, 2001 Jun 7, 2001 [1] Dec 3, 1997 Zambia Mar 1, 2006 Sep 16, 2005 [1] Dec 4, 1997 Zimbabwe Oct 1, 1999 Apr 14, 1999 [1] Dec 3, 1997 * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in