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ARTICLE-6: International cooperation and assistance [go to this ARTICLE]
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2. Each State Party undertakes to facilitate and shall have the right
to
participate in the fullest possible exchange of equipment, material and
scientific and technological information concerning the implementation
of this Convention. The States Parties shall not impose undue
restrictions
on the provision of mine clearance equipment and related technological
information for humanitarian purposes.
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6. Each State Party undertakes to provide information to the database
on
mine clearance established within the United Nations system, especially
information concerning various means and technologies of mine
clearance,
and lists of experts, expert agencies or national points of contact on
mine clearance.
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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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f) The relationship between the Government of the concerned State Party
and the
relevant governmental, inter-governmental or non-governmental entities
that will
work in the implementation of the program.
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ARTICLE-8: Facilitation and clarification of compliance [go to this ARTICLE]
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4. Pending the convening of any meeting of the States Parties, any of
the
States Parties concerned may request the Secretary-General of the
United
Nations to exercise his or her good offices to facilitate the
clarification
requested.
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5. The requesting State Party may propose through the Secretary-General
of the
United Nations the convening of a Special Meeting of the States
Parties
to
consider the matter. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall
thereupon
communicate this proposal and all information submitted by the States
Parties
concerned, to all States Parties with a request that they indicate
whether
they favour
a Special Meeting of the States Parties, for the purpose of
considering
the matter.
In the event that within 14 days from the date of such
communication,
at least one-third
of the States Parties favours such a Special Meeting, the
Secretary-General
of the
United Nations shall convene this Special Meeting of the States Parties
within a
further 14 days. A quorum for t his Meeting shall consist of a majority
of States Parties.
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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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15. The fact-finding mission may remain in the territory of the State
Party
concerned
for no more than 14 days, and at any particular site no more than 7
days,
unless
otherwise agreed.
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19. The Meeting of the States Parties or the Special Meeting of the
States
Parties may
suggest to the States Parties concerned ways and means to further
clarify
or resolve the
matter under consideration, including the initiation of appropriate
procedures
in conformity
with international law. In circumstances where the issue at hand is
determined
to be due
to circumstances beyond the control of the requested State Party, the
Meeting
of the States
Parties or the Special Meeting of the States Parties may recommend
appropriate
measures,
including the use of cooperative measures referred to in Article6.
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