(Oslo, 18/09/1997)
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 02-Mar-03
Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
Parties | Date of Signature | Date of ratification / Other | Entry Into Force | Domestication Legislation (where available) |
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Cook Islands | 3 Dec 1997 | 15 Mar 2006 Rt |   |   |
Fiji | 3 Dec 1997 | 10 Jun 1998 Rt |   |   |
Kiribati |   | 7 Sep 2000 a |   |   |
Marshall Islands | 4 Dec 1997 |   |   |   |
Nauru |   | 7 Aug 2000 a |   |   |
Niue | 3 Dec 1997 | 15 Apr 1998 Rt |   |   |
Papua New Guinea |   | 28 Jun 2004 a |   |   |
Samoa | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Jul 1998 Rt |   |   |
Solomon Islands | 4 Dec 1997 | 26 Jan 1999 Rt |   |   |
Vanuatu | 4 Dec 1997 | 6 Sep 2005 Rt |   | Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their destruction (Ratification) Act No. 10 of 2005 |
".....it is the understanding of Serbia and Montenegro that the mere participation in the planning or conduct of operations, exercises or any other military activities by the armed forces of Serbia and Montenegro, or by any of its nationals, if carried out in conjunction with armed forces of the non-State Parties (to the Convention), which engage in activities prohibited under the Convention, does not in any way imply an assistance, encouragement or inducement as referred to in subparagraph 1 (c) of the Convention." |   |   |   |   |
"Greece fully subscribes to the principles enshrined within the [Convention] and declares that ratification of this Convention will take place as soon as conditions relating to the implementation of its relevant provisions are fulfilled." |   |   |   |   |
"It is the understanding of Australia that, in the context of operations, exercises or other military activity authorised by the United Nations or otherwise conducted in accordance with international law, the participation by the Australian Defence Force, or individual Australian citizens or residents, in such operations, exercises or other military activity conducted in combination with the armed forces of States not party to the Convention which engage in activity prohibited under the Convention would not, by itself, be considered to be in violation of the Convention |   |   |   |   |
"It is the understanding of the Government of Canada that, in the context of operations, exercises or other military activity sanctioned by the United Nations or otherwise conducted in accordance with international law, the mere participation by the Canadian Forces, or individual Canadians, in operations, exercises or other military activity conducted in combination with the armed forces of States not party to the Convention which engage in activity prohibited under the Convention would not, by itself, be considered to be assistance, encouragement or inducement in accordance with the meaning of those terms in article 1, paragraph 1 (c)." |   |   |   |   |
"It is the understanding of the Government of the Czech Republic that the mere participation in the planning or execution of operations, exercises or other military activities by the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, or individual Czech Republic nationals, conducted in combination with the armed forces of States not party to the [Convention], which engage in activities prohibited under the Convention, is not, by itself, assistance, encouragement or inducement for the purposes of Article 1, paragraph 1 (c) of the Convention." |   |   |   |   |
"It is the understanding of the Government of the United Kingdom that the mere participation in the planning or execution of operations, exercises or other military activity by the United Kingdom's Armed Forces, or individual United Kingdom nationals, conducted in combination with the armed forces of States not party to the [said Convention], which engage in activity prohibited under that Convention, is not, by itself, assistance, encouragement or inducement for the purposes of Article 1, paragraph (c) of the Convention." |   |   |   |   |
"The Republic of Lithuania subscribes to the principles and purposes of the [Convention] and declares that ratification of the Convention will take place as soon as [the] relevant conditions relating to the implementation of the provisions of the Convention are fulfilled." |   |   |   |   |
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations were made upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.) |   |   |   |   |
Afganistan |   | 11 Sep 2002 a |   |   |
Albania | 8 Sep 1998 | 29 Feb 2000 Rt |   |   |
Algeria | 3 Dec 1997 | 9 Oct 2001 Rt |   |   |
Andorra | 3 Dec 1997 | 29 Jun 1998 Rt |   |   |
Angola | 4 Dec 1997 | 5 Jul 2002 Rt |   |   |
Antigua and Barbuda | 3 Dec 1997 | 3 May 1999 Rt |   |   |
Argentina |   |   |   |   |
Australia |   |   |   |   |
Austria |   |   |   |   |
Bahamas | 3 Dec 1997 | 31 Jul 1998 Rt |   |   |
Bangladesh | 7 May 1998 | 6 Sep 2000 Rt |   |   |
Barbados | 3 Dec 1997 | 26 Jan 1999 Rt |   |   |
Belarus |   | 3 Sep 2003 a |   |   |
Belgium | 3 Dec 1997 | 4 Sep 1998 Rt |   |   |
Belize | 27 Feb 1998 | 23 Apr 1998 Rt |   |   |
Benin | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Sep 1998 Rt |   |   |
Bhutan |   | 18 Aug 2005 a |   |   |
Bolivia | 3 Dec 1997 | 09 Jun 1998 Rt |   |   |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 Dec 1997 | 08 Sep 1998 Rt |   |   |
Botswana | 3 Dec 1997 | 1 Mar 2000 Rt |   |   |
Brazil | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Apr 1999 Rt |   |   |
Brunei Darussalem | 4 Dec 1997 | 24 Apr 2006 Rt |   |   |
Bulgaria | 3 Dec 1997 | 4 Sep 1998 Rt |   |   |
Burkina Faso | 3 Dec 1997 | 16 Sep 1998 Rt |   |   |
Burundi | 3 Dec 1997 | 22 Oct 2003 Rt |   |   |
Cambodia | 3 Dec 1997 | 28 Jul 1999 Rt |   |   |
Cameroon | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Sep 2002 Rt |   |   |
Canada |   |   |   |   |
Cape Verde | 4 Dec 1997 | 14 May 2001 Rt |   |   |
Central African Republic |   | 8 Nov 2002 a |   |   |
Chad | 6 Jul 1998 | 6 May 1999 Rt |   |   |
Chile |   |   |   |   |
Colombia | 3 Dec 1997 | 06 Sep 2000 Rt |   |   |
Comoros |   | 19 Sep 2002 a |   |   |
Congo |   | 4 May 2001 a |   |   |
Congo, Democratic Rep. of |   | 2 May 2002 a |   |   |
Costa Rica | 3 Dec 1997 | 17 Mar 1999 Rt |   |   |
Cote d'Ivoire | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Jun 2000 Rt |   |   |
Croatia | 4 Dec 1997 | 20 May 1998 Rt |   |   |
Cyprus | 4 Dec 1997 | 17 Jan 2003 Rt |   |   |
Czech Republic |   |   |   |   |
Declaration |   |   |   |   |
Declaration of provisional application of article 1 (1) in accordance with article 18 of the Convention |   |   |   |   |
Declarations |   |   |   |   |
Denmark | 4 Dec 1997 | 8 Jun 1998 Rt |   |   |
Djibouti | 3 Dec 1997 | 18 May 1998 Rt |   |   |
Dominica | 3 Dec 1997 | 26 Mar 1999 Rt |   |   |
Dominican Republic | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Jun 2000 Rt |   |   |
Ecuador | 4 Dec 1997 | 29 Apr 1999 Rt |   |   |
El Salvador | 4 Dec 1997 | 27 Jan 1999 Rt |   |   |
Equatorial Guinea |   | 16 Sep 1998 a |   |   |
Eritea |   | 27 Aug 2001 a |   |   |
Estonia |   | 12 May 2004 a |   |   |
Ethiopia | 3 Dec 1997 | 17 Dec 2004 Rt |   |   |
France | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Jul 1998 Rt |   |   |
Gabon | 3 Dec 1997 | 8 Sep 2000 Rt |   |   |
Gambia | 4 Dec 1997 | 23 Sep 2002 Rt |   |   |
Germany | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Jul 1998 Rt |   |   |
Ghana | 4 Dec 1997 | 30 Jun 2000 Rt |   |   |
Greece |   |   |   |   |
Grenada | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Aug 1998 Rt |   |   |
Guatemala | 3 Dec 1997 | 26 Mar 1999 Rt |   |   |
Guinea | 4 Dec 1997 | 8 Oct 1998 Rt |   |   |
Guinea-Bissau | 3 Dec 1997 | 22 May 2001 Rt |   |   |
Guyana | 4 Dec 1997 | 05 Aug 2003 Rt |   |   |
Haiti | 3 Dec 1997 | 15 Feb 2006 Rt |   |   |
Holy See | 4 Dec 1997 | 17 Feb 1998 Rt |   |   |
Honduras | 3 Dec 1997 | 24 Sep 1998 Rt |   |   |
Hungary | 3 Dec 1997 | 6 Apr 1998 Rt |   |   |
Iceland | 4 Dec 1997 | 5 May 1999 Rt |   |   |
In relation to Articles 4, 5(1) and (2), and 7(1)(b) and (c), it is the understanding of Australia that the phrase "jurisdiction or control" is intended to mean within the sovereign territory of a State Party or over which it exercises legal responsibility by virtue of a United Nations mandate or arrangement with another State and the ownership or physical possession of anti-personnel mines, but does not include the temporary occupation of, or presence on, foreign territory where anti-personnel mines have been laid by other States or persons." |   |   |   |   |
Indonesia | 4 Dec 1997 |   |   |   |
Interpretative declaration |   |   |   |   |
Ireland | 3 Dec 1997 | 3 Dec 1997 Rt |   |   |
It is the understanding of Australia that in relation to Article 2(1), the definition of "anti-personnel mines" does not include command detonated munitions |   |   |   |   |
It is the understanding of Australia that, in relation to Article 1(a), the term "use" means the actual physical emplacement of anti-personnel mines and does not include receiving an indirect or incidental benefit from anti-personnel mines laid by another State or person. In Article 1(c) Australia will interpret the word "assist" to mean the actual and direct physical participation in any activity prohibited by the Convention but does not include permissible indirect support such as the provision of security for the personnel of a State not party to the Convention engaging in such activities, "encourage" to mean the actual request for the commission of any activity prohibited by the Convention, and "induce" to mean the active engagement in the offering of threats or incentives to obtain the commission of any activity prohibited by the Convention |   |   |   |   |
Italy | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Apr 1999 Rt |   |   |
Jamaica | 3 Dec 1997 | 17 Jul 1998 Rt |   |   |
Japan | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Sep 1998 A |   |   |
Jordan | 11 Aug 1998 | 13 Nov 1998 Rt |   |   |
Kenya | 5 Dec 1997 | 23 Jan 2001 Rt |   |   |
Latvia |   | 1 Jul 2005 a |   |   |
Lesotho | 4 Dec 1997 | 2 Dec 1998 Rt |   |   |
Liberia |   | 23 Dec 1999 a |   |   |
Liechtenstein | 3 Dec 1997 | 05 Oct 1999 Rt |   |   |
Lithuania |   |   |   |   |
Luxembourg | 4 Dec 1997 | 14 Jun 1999 Rt |   |   |
Madagascar | 4 Dec 1997 | 16 Sep 1999 Rt |   |   |
Malawi | 4 Dec 1997 | 13 Aug 1998 Rt |   |   |
Malaysia | 3 Dec 1997 | 22 Apr 1999 Rt |   |   |
Maldives | 1 Oct 1998 | 7 Sep 2000 Rt |   |   |
Mali | 3 Dec 1997 | 2 Jun 1998 Rt |   |   |
Malta | 4 Dec 1997 | 7 May 2001 Rt |   |   |
Mauritania | 3 Dec 1997 | 21 Jul 2000 Rt |   |   |
Mauritius |   |   |   |   |
Mexico | 3 Dec 1997 | 9 Jun 1998 Rt |   |   |
Monaco | 4 Dec 1997 | 17 Nov 1998 Rt |   |   |
Mozambique | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Aug 1998 Rt |   |   |
Namibia | 3 Dec 1997 | 21 Sep 1998 Rt |   |   |
Netherlands | 3 Dec 1997 | 12 Apr 1999 A |   |   |
New Zealand | 3 Dec 1997 | 27 Jan 1999 Rt |   |   |
Nicaragua | 4 Dec 1997 | 30 Nov 1998 Rt |   |   |
Niger | 4 Dec 1997 | 23 Mar 1999 Rt |   |   |
Nigeria |   | 27 Sep 2001 a |   |   |
Norway | 3 Dec 1997 | 09 Jul 1998 Rt |   |   |
Panama | 4 Dec 1997 | 7 Oct 1998 Rt |   |   |
Paraquay | 3 Dec 1997 | 13 Nov 1998 Rt |   |   |
Peru | 3 Dec 1997 | 17 Jun 1998 Rt |   |   |
Philippines | 3 Dec 1997 | 15 Feb 2000 Rt |   |   |
Poland | 4 Dec 1997 |   |   |   |
Portugal | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Feb 1999 Rt |   |   |
Qatar | 4 Dec 1997 | 13 Oct 1998 Rt |   |   |
Republic of Moldova | 3 Dec 1997 | 8 Sep 2000 Rt |   |   |
Romania | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Nov 2000 Rt |   |   |
Rwanda | 3 Dec 1997 | 8 Jun 2000 Rt |   |   |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 Dec 1997 | 2 Dec 1998 Rt |   |   |
Saint Lucia | 3 Dec 1997 | 13 Apr 1999 Rt |   |   |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 Dec 1997 | 1 Aug 2001 Rt |   |   |
San Marino | 3 Dec 1997 | 18 Mar 1998 Rt |   |   |
Sao Tome and Principe | 30 Apr 1998 | 31 Mar 2003 Rt |   |   |
Senegal | 3 Dec 1997 | 24 Sep 1998 Rt |   |   |
Serbia and Montegro |   | 18 Sep 2003 a |   |   |
Serbia and Montenegro |   |   |   |   |
Seychelles | 4 Dec 1997 | 02 Jun 2000 Rt |   |   |
Sierra Leone | 29 Jul 1998 | 25 Apr 2001 Rt |   |   |
Since this part of the Argentine territory is under illegal occupation by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Argentine Republic is effectively prevented from having access to the anti-personnel mines placed in the Malvinas in order to fulfil the obligations undertaken in the present Convention |   |   |   |   |
Slovakia | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Feb 1999 AA |   |   |
Slovenia | 3 Dec 1997 | 27 Oct 1998 Rt |   |   |
South Africa |   |   |   |   |
Spain | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Jan 1999 Rt |   |   |
Sudan | 4 Dec 1997 | 13 Oct 2003 Rt |   |   |
Suriname | 4 Dec 1997 | 23 May 2002 Rt |   |   |
Swaziland | 4 Dec 1997 | 22 Dec 1998 Rt |   |   |
Sweden |   |   |   |   |
Switzerland |   |   |   |   |
Tajikstan |   | 12 Oct 1999 a |   |   |
Thailand | 3 Dec 1997 | 27 Nov 1998 Rt |   |   |
The Argentine Republic declares that in its territory, in the Malvinas, there are anti-personnel mines. This situation was brought to the attention of the Secretary-General of the United Nations when providing information within the framework of General Assembly resolutions 48/7; 49/215; 50/82; and 51/149 concerning "Assistance in mine clearance" |   |   |   |   |
The Argentine Republic reaffirms its rights of sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich and the surrounding maritime areas which form an integral part of its national territory |   |   |   |   |
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |   | 9 Sep 1998 a |   |   |
The Republic of Chile declares that it will apply provisionally paragraph 1 of article 1 of the Convention |   |   |   |   |
The United Nations General Assembly has recognized the existence of a dispute concerning sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich and has urged the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to maintain negotiations in order to find as soon as possible a peaceful and lasting solution to the dispute, with the good offices of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who is to report to the General Assembly on the progress made (resolutions 2065 (XX), 3160 (XXVIII), 31/49, 37/9, 38/12, 39/6, 40/21, 41/40, 42/19 and 43/25). The Special Committee on decolonization has taken the same position, and has adopted a resolution every year stating that the way to put an end to this colonial situation is the lasting settlement, on a peaceful and negotiated basis, of the sovereignty dispute, and requesting both Governments to resume negotiations to that end. The most recent of these resolutions was adopted on 1 July 1999 |   |   |   |   |
Timor-Leste |   | 7 May 2003 a |   |   |
Togo | 4 Dec 1997 | 9 Mar 2000 Rt |   |   |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 Dec 1997 | 27 Apr 1998 Rt |   |   |
Tunisia | 4 Dec 1997 | 9 Jul 1999 Rt |   |   |
Turkey |   | 25 Sep 2003 a |   |   |
Turkmenistan | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Jan 1998 Rt |   |   |
Uganda | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Feb 1999 Rt |   |   |
Ukraine | 24 Feb 1999 | 27 Dec 2005 Rt |   |   |
Understanding |   |   |   |   |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |   |   |   |   |
United Republic of Tanzania | 3 Dec 1997 | 13 Nov 2000 Rt |   |   |
Upon signature |   |   |   |   |
Uruguay | 3 Dec 1997 | 7 Jun 2001 Rt |   |   |
Venezuela | 3 Dec 1997 | 14 Apr 1999 Rt |   |   |
Yemen | 4 Dec 1997 | 1 Sep 1998 Rt |   |   |
Zambia | 12 Dec 1997 | 23 Feb 2001 Rt |   |   |
Zimbabwe | 3 Dec 1997 | 18 Jun 1998 Rt |   |   |
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