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Welcoming also United Nations General Assembly Resolution 51/45 S of
10 December 1996 urging all States to pursue vigorously an effective,
legally-binding
international agreement to ban the use, stockpiling, production and
transfer
of
anti-personnel landmines,
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Recalling the Ottawa Declaration of 5 October 1996 and the Brussels
Declaration
of
27 June 1997 urging the international community to negotiate an
international
and legally
binding agreement prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production and
transfer
of
anti-personnel mines,
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ARTICLE-8: Facilitation and clarification of compliance [go to this ARTICLE]
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6. The Meeting of the States Parties or the Special Meeting of the
States
Parties, as
the case may be, shall first determine whether to consider the
matter
further, taking
into account all information submitted by the States Parties concerned.
The Meeting
of the States Parties or the Special Meeting of the States Parties
shall
make every
effort to reach a decision by consensus. If despite all efforts to that
end no
agreement has been reached, it shall take this decision by a majority
of
States
Parties present and voting.
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