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ARTICLE-1: General obligations [go to this ARTICLE]
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2. Each State Party undertakes to destroy or ensure the destruction of
all anti-personnel
mines in accordance with the provisions of this Convention.
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ARTICLE-5: Destruction of anti-personnel mines in mined areas [go to this ARTICLE]
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6. Such an extension may be renewed upon the submission of a new
request in accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of this Article. In
requesting a further extension period a State Party shall submit
relevant
additional information on what has been undertaken in the previous
extension period pursuant to this Article.
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ARTICLE-7: Transparency measures [go to this ARTICLE]
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d) The types, quantities and, if possible, lot numbers of all
anti-personnel
mines retained or transferred for the development of and training in
mine
detection, mine clearance or mine destruction techniques, or
transferred
for
the purpose of destruction, as well as the institutions authorized by a
State Party
to retain or transfer anti-personnel mines, in accordance with Article
3;
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f) The status of programs for the destruction of anti-personnel mines
in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, including details of the methods
which
will
be used in destruction, the location of all destruction sites and the
applicable
safety and environmental standards to be observed;
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g) The types and quantities of all anti-personnel mines destroyed after
the
entry into force of this Convention for that State Party, to include a
breakdown
of the quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine destroyed, in
accordance
with
Articles 4 and 5 , respectively, along with, if possible, the lot
numbers
of each type
of anti-personnel mine in the case of destruction in accordance with
Article
4;
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g) The types and quantities of all anti-personnel mines destroyed after
the
entry into force of this Convention for that State Party, to include a
breakdown
of the quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine destroyed, in
accordance
with
Articles 4 and 5 , respectively, along with, if possible, the lot
numbers
of each type
of anti-personnel mine in the case of destruction in accordance with
Article
4;
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2. The information provided in accordance with this Article shall be
updated
by
the States Parties annually, covering the last calendar year, and
reported
to the
Secretary-General of the United Nations not later than 30 April of each
year.
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ARTICLE-8: Facilitation and clarification of compliance [go to this ARTICLE]
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7. All States Parties shall cooperate fully with the Meeting of the
States
Parties
or the Special Meeting of the States Parties in the fulfilment of
its review of the
matter, including any fact-finding missions that are authorized
in
accordance
with paragraph8.
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8. If further clarification is required, the Meeting of the States
Parties
or the
Special Meeting of the States Parties shall authorize a fact-finding
mission
and
decide on its mandate by a majority of States Parties present and
voting. At
any time the re quested State Party may invite a fact-finding mission
to
its territory.
Such a mission shall take place without a decision by a Meeting of the
States
Parties or a Special Meeting of the States Parties to authorize
such
a mission.
The mission, consisting of up to 9 experts, designated and
approved
in
accordance with paragraphs 9 and 10, may collect additional information
on
the spot or in other places directly related to the alleged compliance
issue under
the jurisdiction or control of the requested State Party.
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ARTICLE-11: Meetings of the States Parties [go to this ARTICLE]
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4. States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United
Nations,
other relevant international organizations or institutions, regional
organizations,
the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant
non-governmental
organizations may be inv ited to attend these meetings as observers in
accordance
with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
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ARTICLE-12: Review Conferences [go to this ARTICLE]
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3. States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United
Nations,
other
relevant international organizations or institutions, regional
organizations,
the
International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental
organizations may be inv ited to attend each Review Conference as
observers
in
accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
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ARTICLE-13: Amendments [go to this ARTICLE]
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2. States not parties to this Convention, as well as the United
Nations,
other
relevant international organizations or institutions, regional
organizations,
the
International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental
Organizations may be inv ited to attend each Amendment Conference as
observers in accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.
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ARTICLE-14: Costs [go to this ARTICLE]
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2. The costs incurred by the Secretary-General of the United Nations
under
Articles 7 and 8 and the costs of any fact-finding mission shall be
borne
by
the States Parties in accordance with the United Nations scale of
assessment
adjusted appropriately.
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