proposal on mines other than anti personnel mines (motapm)

Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)

Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)

(d) Landmines other than anti personnel mines

Working Group on Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines

China believes that in the pre war period, minefields should be monitored and guarded effectively, but need no marking or fencing in the post war period, however, minefields should be marked and fenced immediately.

Taking into account the views of other parties on this issue, China is ready to demonstrate flexibility by making some amendment to the provisions on the first category of sensitive fuzes in the Coordinator's Paper, i.e., tilt rods do not appear to be a recommended method of activation, if it cannot be designed in such a way that an individual cannot, within reason, initiate the mine .

Colombia has the fourth largest number of mine victims in the world victims of anti personnel mines, booby traps and mines other than anti personnel mines.

Section VI Fuze design and sensors of MOTAPM

(b) Restrictions on the use of MOTAPM,

China hopes that the Coordinator on the MOTAPM issue will incorporate proposals in this package solution to his Paper, so as to facilitate further discussions on the issue in the GGE.

Therefore, the measures to deal with MOTAPM should be different with those for APL.

such humanitarian concerns as may exist in the international community, to which we belong, suggests the adoption of a new additional protocol on MOTAPM within the framework of the Convention, to read as follows

However, according to statistics, the humanitarian concerns caused by MOTAPM are by no means comparable with those caused by Anti Personnel Landmines (APL).

Destroying Stockpiled Anti personnel mines

Availability of the alternative methods and equipment for the humanitarian de mining, international acceptance.

Thirdly, compared with APL, MOTAPM are bigger in size and easier to be found.

It is therefore necessary to strictly restrict the use of MOTAPM in the above mentioned aspects for the effective solution to the humanitarian concerns caused by MOTAPM.

To determine basic categories of fuzes and adopt Best Practices on fuze mechanisms so as to increase the discriminatory capacity of MOTAPM to the greatest extent and to prevent them from being actuated by the presence, proximity or contact of a person.

(a) Issues related to the irresponsible use of MOTAPM,

Destroying stockpiled anti personnel mines

Destroying stockpiled anti personnel mines Clearing mined areas

Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti personnel Mines and on Their Destruction

Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti personnel Mines and on Their Destruction

The States should take all appropriate steps aimed at preventing the unauthorized access to or use of MOTAPM by any individual, group of persons or entity, not acting under the legal authority of a State, including inter alia

The High Commissioner welcomed the measures taken by the Government to destroy stored antipersonnel mines in compliance with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Ottawa Convention).

Working Group on Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)

The nub of the MOTAPM problem lies in the way in which they are used, and not in their design.

(ii) To prohibit the use of MOTAPM, which are not detectable by commonly available mine detection equipment.

(r) Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti personnel Mines and on Their Destruction

(r) Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti personnel Mines and on Their Destruction

(r) Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti personnel Mines and on Their Destruction

The ICRC proposes that a future instrument incorporate all text contained in Article 3 and Article 10 of the Amended Protocol as they apply to MOTAPM, as well as to anti personnel mines.

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Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti personnel Mines and on Their Destruction

The adoption of such a simple and specific additional protocol, similar in brevity and substance to Additional Protocol I on non detectable fragments, would guarantee for all the High Contracting Parties

Firstly, the concealment of the MOTAPM, as a major defensive weapon, has important military significance.

(iii) China is not in favor of the prohibition on the use of MOTAPM with tilt rods fuzes.

There are a number of regulations applicable to MOTAPM which are common to both instruments.

The Government adopted positive measures regarding the destruction of stored anti personnel mines.

Singapore's position on anti personnel landmines has been clear and open.