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Act 554 2000

Original Language Title: LEY 554 de 2000

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554 OF 2000

(January 14)

Official Journal No 43,858 of 18 January 2000

By means of which the "Convention on the prohibition of the use, storage, production and transfer of antipersonnel mines and on their destruction" is approved, made in Oslo the eighteen (18) of September of a thousand nine hundred Ninety-seven (1997).

Vigency Notes Summary

COLOMBIA CONGRESS

Having regard to the text of the "Convention on the prohibition of the use, storage, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and on their destruction", made in Oslo, the eighteen (18) of September of a thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven (1997), which a the letter says:

(To be transcribed: photocopy of the full text of the aforementioned International Instrument, duly authenticated by the Head of the Legal Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STORAGE, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTIPERSONNEL MINES

ABOUT YOUR DESTRUCTION

Preamble

States Party,

Determined to put an end to the suffering and deaths caused by anti-personnel mines, which kill or maim hundreds of people every week, for the most part innocent and defenseless civilians, especially children, obstruct economic development and Reconstruction, they inhibit the repatriation of refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as other severe consequences many years after their deployment.

believing it is necessary to make their best efforts to contribute efficiently and in a coordinated manner to meet the challenge of removing antipersonnel mines placed around the world, and to ensure their destruction.

Wishing to make their best efforts in providing care for the care and rehabilitation of mine victims, including their social and economic reintegration.

Recognizing that a total ban on anti-personnel mines would also be an important measure of confidence building.

Welcoming the adoption of the Protocol on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of mines, trap weapons and other artifacts, as amended e1 3 May 1996 and annexed to the Convention on prohibitions or restrictions of the use of certain conventional weapons that may be considered to be excessively harmful or of indiscriminate effects; and calling for the early ratification of that protocol by those States that have not yet done so.

Welcoming, also, Resolution 51/45 S of 10 December 1996 of the United Nations General Assembly, in which all States are urged to endeavour resolutely to enter into an effective and effective international agreement. mandatory compliance to prohibit the use, storage, production and transfer of anti-personnel landmines.

Welcoming, in addition, the measures taken in recent years, both unilateral and multilateral, aimed at prohibiting, restricting or suspending the use, storage, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines.

highlighting the role that public awareness plays in promoting humanitarian principles, as has been highlighted in the call for a total ban on anti-personnel mines, and recognizing efforts To this end, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the International Campaign for the Prohibition of Mines, and numerous other non-governmental organizations around the world have undertaken.

recalling the Ottawa Declaration of 5 October 1996 and the Brussels Declaration of 27 June 1997, which call on the international community to negotiate a legally binding international agreement prohibiting the use, storage, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines.

Emphasizing the desire to ensure that all States adhere to this Convention, and determined to work hard to promote its universality in all relevant fora, including, among others, the United Nations, the Conference on Disarmament, Regional Organisations and Groups, and the Convention's Review Conferences on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be considered to be excessively harmful or of effects indiscriminate.

Based on the principle of international humanitarian law according to which the right of the parties to an armed conflict to choose methods or means of combat is not unlimited, in the principle that prohibits employment, in armed conflicts, weapons, projectiles, materials and methods, of combat of nature such as to cause unnecessary damage or unnecessary suffering, and in the principle that a distinction must be made between civilians and combatants.

Have agreed to the following:

ARTICLE 1o. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS.

1. Each State Party is committed to never, and under no circumstances:

a) Employing anti-personnel mines;

b) Develop, produce, acquire in one way or another, store, retain or transfer to any, directly or indirectly, antipersonnel mines;

c) Assist, encourage or induce, in one way or another, anyone to participate in a prohibited activity to a State Party in accordance with this Convention.

2. Each State Party undertakes to destroy or to ensure the destruction of all antipersonnel mines in accordance with the provisions of this Convention.

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ARTICLE 2o. DEFINITIONS.

1. 'Anti-personnel mine' means any mine designed to explode by the presence, proximity or contact of a person, and which incapacitate, injure or kills one or more persons. Mines designed to detonate by the presence, proximity or contact of a vehicle, and not a person, which are fitted with an anti-tampering device, are not considered to be anti-personnel mines for being so equipped.

2. 'Mine' means any explosive device designed to be placed under or near the surface of the ground or any other surface, and designed to explode by the presence, proximity or contact of a person or a person; vehicle.

3. 'Anti-tampering device' means a device intended to protect a mine and which is part of it, which is, connected, fixed, or placed under the mine, and which is activated when it is intended to manipulate or intentionally activate it some other way.

4. "Transfer" means, in addition to the physical transfer of antipersonnel mines to or from the national territory, the transfer of the domain and control over the mines, but which does not refer to the transfer of land containing mines antipersonnel placed.

5. 'mined zone' means a hazardous area due to the presence of mines or where its presence is suspected.

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ARTICLE 3o. EXCEPTIONS.

1. Without prejudice to the general obligations contained in Article 1, the retention or transfer of an amount of anti-personnel mines for the development of detection, cleaning or detection techniques shall be permitted. the destruction of mines and training in such techniques. The quantity of such mines shall not exceed the minimum quantity absolutely necessary for the purposes mentioned above.

2. The transfer of anti-personnel mines is permitted when performed for destruction.

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ARTICLE 4. DESTRUCTION OF STOCKS OF ANTIPERSONNEL MINES. With the exception of the provisions of Article 3, each State Party undertakes to destroy, or to ensure the destruction of all stocks of mines anti-personnel who belong to or possess, or who are under their jurisdiction or control, as soon as possible, and at the latest within 4 years, from the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party.

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ARTICLE 5o. DESTRUCTION OF ANTIPERSONNEL MINES PLACED IN MINED AREAS.

1. Each State Party undertakes to destroy, or to ensure the destruction of all antipersonnel mines placed in the mined areas under its jurisdiction or control, as soon as possible, and at the latest within 10 years, from the the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party.

2. Each State Party shall endeavour to identify all areas under its jurisdiction or control where antipersonnel mines are known or suspected, and shall take all necessary measures, as soon as possible, for all mines to be identified. antipersonnel in mined areas under their jurisdiction or control have the perimeter marked, are monitored and protected by fences or other means to ensure the effective exclusion of civilians, until all antipersonnel mines contained therein zones have been destroyed. The signalling shall be at least in accordance with the rules laid down in the Protocol on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of mines, trap weapons and other devices, as amended on 3 May 1096 and annexed to the Convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be considered to be excessively harmful or of indiscriminate effect.

3. If a State Party believes it will be unable to destroy or secure the destruction of all anti-personnel mines referred to in paragraph 1. within the prescribed period, may submit an application to the Meeting of States Parties or the Review Conference in order to extend the period for completion of the destruction of these mines to a maximum of 10 years antipersonnel.

4. Each request will contain:

a) The duration of the proposed extension;

b A detailed explanation of the reasons for the proposed extension, including:

i) The preparation and status of work undertaken under the national demining programmes;

ii) The financial and technical means available to the State Party to destroy all antipersonnel mines; and

iii) The circumstances that prevent the State Party from destroying all antipersonnel mines in mined areas;

c) The humanitarian, social, economic and environmental implications of the extension; and

d) Any other information regarding the request for the proposed extension.

5. The Meeting of the States Parties or the Review Conference shall, taking into account paragraph 4, evaluate the application and decide by majority of votes of the States Party, if granted.

6. Such extension may be renewed with the submission of a new application in accordance with paragraphs 3o, 4 or 4. and 5o. of this article. When applying for a further extension, the State Party shall provide relevant additional information on the extension during the previous extension period under this Article.

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ARTICLE 6o. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE.

1. In the fulfilment of its obligations under this Convention, each State Party has the right to request and receive assistance from other States Parties, where practicable and as far as possible.

2. Each State Party undertakes to facilitate the fullest possible exchange of scientific and technical equipment, material and information in connection with the implementation of this Convention and shall have the right to participate in that exchange. States Parties shall not impose undue restrictions on the supply of mine clearance equipment, or on the relevant technical information for humanitarian purposes.

3. Each State Party that is in a position to do so shall provide assistance for the care and rehabilitation of mine victims, and their social and economic integration, as well as for mine awareness programmes. This assistance may be granted, inter alia, by the United Nations System, international organizations or institutions, regional or national, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the national societies of the Cross. Red and Red Crescent and its International Federation, non-governmental organizations, or on the basis of bilateral agreements.

4. Each State Party that is in a position to do so shall provide assistance for mine clearance and related activities. Such assistance may be provided, inter alia, through the United Nations system, international or regional organizations or institutions, non-governmental organizations, or on a bilateral basis, or by contributing to the Trust Fund. United Nations Volunteer for Mine Emotion Assistance or other regional funds to address this issue.

5. Each State Party which is in a position to do so shall provide assistance for the destruction of stocks of anti-personnel mines.

6. Each State Party undertakes to provide information to the database on mine clearance established in the United Nations System, in particular information on various mine-clearing means and technologies, as well. as lists of experts, specialist bodies or national contact centres for the clearing of mines.

7. States Parties may request the United Nations, regional organizations, other States Parties or other competent intergovernmental or non-governmental fora to assist their authorities in drawing up a Programme. National de demining with the purpose of determining inter alia:

a) The extent and scope of the antipersonnel mine problem;

b) The financial, technological and human resources necessary for the implementation of the programme;

(c) The estimated number of years required to destroy all antipersonnel mines in the mined areas under the jurisdiction or control of the State Party concerned;

(d) Awareness activities on the problem of mines in order to reduce the incidence of injuries or deaths caused by mines;

e) Assistance to mine victims;

(f) Relations between the Government of the State Party concerned and the relevant governmental, intergovernmental or non-governmental entities that will work on the implementation of the programme.

8. Each State Party that provides or receives assistance in accordance with the provisions of this Article shall cooperate in order to ensure the complete and rapid implementation of the agreed assistance programmes.

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ARTICLE 7o. TRANSPARENCY MEASURES.

1. Each State Party shall inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations as soon as possible, and in any event not later than 180 days after the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party on:

a) The application measures at the national level as provided for in Article 9or.;

(b) Total anti-personnel mines in stock belonging to or owned by or under its jurisdiction or control, including a breakdown of the type, quantity and, if possible, the batch numbers of each type of antipersonnel mine in stocks;

c) As far as possible, the location of all mined areas under its jurisdiction or control that have, or are suspected to have, antipersonnel mines, including as much detail as possible regarding the type and quantity of each type of mine. Anti-personnel mine in each mined area and when placed;

(d) The types, quantities and, if possible, the batch numbers of all antipersonnel mines retained or transferred in accordance with Article 3, for the development of detection, cleaning or destruction of mines, and training in such techniques, or transferred for destruction, as well as institutions authorized by the State Party to retain or transfer antipersonnel mines;

e) The status of programmes for the conversion or final closure of production facilities for antipersonnel mines;

f) The status of programs for the destruction of antipersonnel mines, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 4or. and 5o., including details of the methods to be used in the destruction, the location of all locations where the destruction and applicable safety and environmental standards shall take place. observe;

g) The types and quantities of all antipersonnel mines destroyed after the entry into force of the Convention for that State Party, including a breakdown of the quantity of each type of antipersonnel mine destroyed, in accordance with the set to items 4or. and 5or. respectively, as well as, if possible, the batch numbers of each type of antipersonnel mine in the case of destruction, as set out in Article 4;

(h) The technical characteristics of each type of antipersonnel mine produced, as far as is known, and those currently belonging to, or owned by, a State Party, making known, where reasonably possible, the information that be able to facilitate the identification and cleaning of anti-personnel mines; at least the information shall include dimensions, sprinkles, explosives content, metallic content, colour photographs and any other information which may be provided by the demining work; and

i) Measures taken to immediately and effectively warn the population of all areas referred to in paragraph 2, article 5or.

2. The information provided in accordance with this Article shall be updated annually by each State Party in respect of the preceding calendar year and shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations not later than 30 April of each year.

3. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit such reports to the States Parties.

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ARTICLE 8o. COMPLIANCE FACILITATION AND CLARIFICATION.

1. States Parties agree to consult and cooperate with each other with regard to the implementation of the provisions of this Convention, and to work together in a spirit of cooperation to facilitate compliance by the States. Part of its obligations under this Convention.

2. If one or more States Parties wish to clarify and seek to resolve issues related to compliance with the provisions of this Convention, they may, through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, submit, through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, a Request for Clarification of this matter to that State Party. That request shall be accompanied by any appropriate information. Each State Party shall refrain from submitting non-substantiated requests for clarification, seeking not to abuse such a mechanism. A State Party that receives a Request for Clarification shall, within 28 days of the requesting State Party, deliver through the Secretary-General of the United Nations all necessary information to clarify that matter.

3. If the requesting State does not receive an answer through the Secretary-General of the United Nations within the time limit referred to, or considers that the latter is not satisfactory, it may submit, through the Secretary-General of the The United Nations, the subject to the next Meeting of the States Parties. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall forward to all States Parties the application submitted, accompanied by all the information relevant to the Request for Clarification. All such information shall be submitted to the State Party requesting the clarification, which shall have the right of reply.

4. Pending the meeting of the States Parties, any of the States Parties concerned may request the Secretary-General of the United Nations to exercise their good offices to facilitate the clarification requested.

5. The requesting State may propose, through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the convening of an Extraordinary Meeting of the States Parties to consider the matter. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall communicate to all States Parties this proposal and all information submitted by the States Parties concerned, requesting them to indicate whether they are in favour of an Extraordinary Meeting of the States. Part to consider the matter. If within 14 days of the date of such communication, at least one third of the States Parties are in favour of such Extraordinary Meeting, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall convene such Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties. States Party within the following 14 days. The quorum for that Meeting shall consist of a majority of the States Parties.

6. The Meeting of States Parties or the Extraordinary Meeting of the States Parties, as the case may be, shall first determine whether to pursue the consideration of the matter, taking into account all the information submitted by the States Parties. affected. The Meeting of States Parties, or the Extraordinary Meeting of the States Parties, shall make every effort to take a decision by consensus. If, in spite of all the efforts made, no agreement is reached, the decision will be taken by a majority of the participating States and voters.

7. All States Parties shall cooperate fully with the Meeting of States Parties or with the Extraordinary Meeting of States Parties to carry out this review of the matter, including the missions of determining authorized acts of compliance with paragraph 8.

8. If further clarification is required, the Meeting of the States Party or the Extraordinary Meeting of the States Parties shall authorize a mission of determination of facts and shall decide its mandate by a majority of the States Parties present and voting. At any time the State Party requesting the clarification may invite its territory to a mission of determination of facts. Such a mission shall be carried out without the need for a decision of the Meeting of the States Parties or of the Extraordinary Meeting of the States Parties. The mission, composed of up to 9 experts, appointed and accepted, in accordance with paragraphs 9o. and 10, may collect additional information, relating to the subject of the contested compliance, in situ or in other places directly related to the matter of the compliance questioned under the jurisdiction or control of the State Party request clarification.

9. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall prepare a list, which shall keep up-to-date, of names, nationalities and other relevant data of qualified experts received from the States Parties and shall communicate it to all States Parties. Any expert included in this list shall be deemed to be designated for all factual determination missions unless a State Party rejects it in writing. If rejected, the expert will not participate in missions of determination of facts in the territory or anywhere else under the jurisdiction or control of the State Party that rejected it, if the rejection was declared before the appointment of the expert for that mission.

10. When receiving a request from the Meeting of States Parties or an Extraordinary Meeting of the States Parties, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, after consultations with the State Party requesting the clarification, appoint the members of the mission, including its head. Nationals of States Parties who request the carrying out of missions of determination of facts or those of States Parties that are directly affected by them shall not be appointed to the mission. Members of the mission of determination of facts shall enjoy the privileges and immunities provided for in Article VI of the United Nations Convention on the Privileges and Immunities, adopted on 13 February 1946.

11. Upon notice of at least 72 hours, the members of the mission of determination of facts shall arrive as soon as possible to the territory of the State Party to which the clarification is sought. The State Party requesting the clarification shall take the necessary administrative measures to receive, transport and host the mission, and shall be responsible for ensuring the security of the mission at the highest possible level while in territory under its control.

12. Without prejudice to the sovereignty of the State Party to which the clarification is sought, the task of determining facts may introduce into the territory of that State Party the necessary equipment, which shall be used exclusively for the collection of information on the subject of the contested compliance. Prior to arrival, the mission shall inform the State Party requesting clarification of the equipment it intends to use in the course of its mission of determination of facts.

13. The State of which the clarification is requested shall make every effort to ensure that the opportunity to speak to all persons who are able to provide information on the matter of the case is given to the mission of determination of facts. questioned compliance.

14. The State Party requesting the clarification shall give access to the mission of determination of facts to all areas and facilities under its control where it is foreseeable that relevant facts relating to the matter of compliance may be collected. questioned. The foregoing shall be subject to any measure that the State Party requesting the clarification considers necessary to adopt for:

a) Protection of equipment, information, and sensitive areas;

b) The observance of any constitutional obligation that the State Party requesting the clarification may have with respect to property rights, records, seizures or other constitutional rights, or

c) The physical protection and security of the members of the mission of determination of facts.

In case the State Party requesting clarification takes such measures, it shall make every reasonable effort to demonstrate, through alternative means, that it complies with this Convention.

15. The fact-finding mission shall remain in the territory of the State Party to which the clarification is sought for a maximum of 14 days, and at any given site not more than 7 days, unless otherwise agreed.

16. All information provided on a confidential basis and not related to the subject matter of the factual determination mission shall be treated in a confidential manner.

17. The mission of determination of facts shall inform, through the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Meeting of the States Parties or the Extraordinary Meeting of the States Parties, on the results of their investigations.

18. The Meeting of States Parties or the Extraordinary Meeting of the States Parties shall evaluate all information, including the report submitted by the mission of determination of facts, and may request the State Party from which the clarification is requested. to take action to resolve the issue of compliance in question within a specified period of time. The State Party requesting the clarification shall report on all measures taken in response to this request.

19. The Meeting of States Parties, or the Extraordinary Meeting of 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 for conformity with international law. In cases where it is determined that the matter in question is due to circumstances beyond the control of the State Party to which the clarification is sought, the Meeting of States Parties or the Extraordinary Meeting of the States Parties may recommend appropriate measures, including the use of the cooperation measures referred to in Article 6o.

20. The Meeting of the States Parties, or the Extraordinary Meeting of the States Parties, shall make every effort to take the decisions referred to in paragraphs 18 and 19 by consensus and shall not be possible. Two-thirds majority of States Parties present and voters.

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ARTICLE 9o. ENFORCEMENT MEASURES AT NATIONAL LEVEL. Each State Party shall take all appropriate legal, administrative and other measures, including the imposition of criminal sanctions, to prevent and repress any activity. prohibited to States Parties under this Convention, committed by persons or on territory under its jurisdiction or control.

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ARTICLE 10. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

1. States Parties shall consult and cooperate with each other to resolve any disputes that may arise in connection with the application and interpretation of this Convention. Each State Party may present the problem to the Meeting of States Parties.

2. The Meeting of States Parties may contribute to the settlement of disputes by whatever means it deems appropriate, including the offering of their good offices, urging States Parties in a dispute to begin the procedures for the solution of your choice and recommend a deadline for any agreed procedure.

3. This Article is without prejudice to the provisions of this Convention relating to the facilitation and clarification of compliance.

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ARTICLE 11. PART STATES ' MEETINGS.

1. States Parties shall meet regularly to consider any matter in relation to the implementation or implementation of this Convention, including:

a) The functioning and status of this Convention;

b) Matters related to the reports submitted, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention;

c) International cooperation and assistance as provided for in Article 6;

d) The development of technologies for the removal of antipersonnel mines;

e) The requests of the States Parties referred to in-article 8o., and

(f) Decisions regarding the submission of requests from States Parties, in accordance with Article 5or.

2. The first Meeting of the States Parties shall be convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations within one year of the entry into force of this Convention. The subsequent meetings shall be convened annually by the Secretary United Nations General until the first Review Conference.

3. Under the conditions set out in Article 8, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall convene an extraordinary meeting of the States Parties.

4. States not Parties to this Convention, as well as the United Nations, other international bodies or relevant institutions, regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental organizations, may be invited to attend these meetings as observers, in accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.

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ARTICLE 12. EXAM LECTURES.

1. An examination conference shall be convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations 5 years after the entry into force of this Convention. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall convene other examination conferences if requested by one or more of the States Parties, provided that the interval between them is not less than five years.

All States Parties to this Convention will be invited to each Review Conference.

2. The purpose of the Review Conference will be:

a) Evaluate the operation and status of this Convention;

b) Consider the need and interval of subsequent Meetings of the States Parties referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 11;

c) Make decisions on the submission of requests from States Parties, in accordance with Article 5or.; and

d) Adopt, if necessary in its final report, conclusions regarding the implementation of this Convention.

3. States not Parties to this Convention, as well as the United Nations, other international bodies or institutions, relevant, regional organisations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental organisations, may be invited to attend each Review Conference as observers, in accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.

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ARTICLE 13. AMENDMENTS.

1. Any State Party may, at any time after the entry into force of this Convention, propose amendments thereto. Any proposed amendment will be communicated to the Depositary, who will circulate it among all the States Parties and ask for their opinion on whether to convene an Amendment Conference to consider the Proposal. If a majority of the States Party notifies the Depositary, no later than 30 days after its circulation, that it is in favour of continuing the consideration of the proposal, the Depositary shall convene an Amendment Conference to which it shall be invited to all States Parties.

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 invited to attend each Amendment Conference as observers in accordance with the agreed Rules of Procedure.

3. The Amendment Conference shall be held immediately after a Meeting of the States Parties or an Examination Conference, unless a majority of States Parties request that it be held before.

4. Any amendment to this Convention will be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the States Parties present and voters in the Amendment Conference. The Depositary shall communicate any such amendment adopted to the States Parties.

5. Any amendment to this Convention shall enter into force for all States Parties to this Convention which has accepted it, when a majority of States Parties deposit the instruments of acceptance with the Depositary. It shall subsequently enter into force for the other States Parties on the date on which they deposit their instrument of acceptance.

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ARTICLE 14. COSTES.

1. The costs of the Meeting of States Parties, Extraordinary Meetings of States Parties, Review Conferences and Conferences of Amendment shall be borne by the States Parties and by States not Parties to this Convention participating in the Convention. They agree with the scale of the United Nations quotas properly adjusted.

2. The costs incurred by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with Articles 7or. and 8or. and the costs of any mission of determination of facts shall be borne by the States Parties in accordance with the appropriate United Nations quota scale.

ARTICLE 15. FIRMA. This Convention, made in Oslo, Norway, on 18 September 1997, will be open to all States for signature in Ottawa, Canada, from 3 to 4 December 1997, and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, from 5 December 1997 until its entry into force.

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ARTICLE 16. RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL OR ACCESSION.

1. This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the Signatories.

2. The Convention shall be open to the accession of any State which has not signed it.

3. The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval and accession shall be deposited with the Depositary.

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ARTICLE 17. ENTRY INTO FORCE.

1. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the sixth month from the date of deposit of the 40th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

2. For any State which deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession from the date of deposit of the 40th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the sixth month from the date of deposit by that State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

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ARTICLE 18. PROVISIONAL APPLICATION. Each State Party may, at the time of depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, declare that it shall provisionally apply paragraph 1 of Article 1or. of this Con-vention.

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ARTICLE 19. RESERVATIONS. The articles of this Convention shall not be subject to reservations.

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ARTICLE 20. DURATION AND COMPLAINT.

1. This Convention shall have an unlimited duration.

2. Each State Party shall, in the exercise of its national sovereignty, have the right to denounce this Convention. It shall communicate such renunciation to all States Parties, the Depositary and the United Nations Security Council. Such an instrument of denunciation shall include a full explanation of the reasons for its complaint.

3. Such denunciation shall take effect only six months after receipt of the instrument of denunciation by the Depositary. However, if at the end of that six-month period, the State Party is involved in an armed conflict, the complaint shall not take effect before the end of the armed conflict.

4. The denunciation of a State Party to this Convention shall in no way affect the duty of States to continue to comply with obligations under any relevant international law.

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ARTICLE 21. DEPOSITARY. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is designated Depositary of this Convention.

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ARTICLE 22. AUTHENTIC TEXTS. The original text of this Convention, whose texts in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, English and Russian are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The Undersigned Head of the Legal Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

NOTES:

That the present reproduction is faithful photocopy taken of the certified text of the "Convention on the prohibition of the use, storage, production and transfer of antipersonnel mines and on their destruction", made in Oslo in eighteen (18) of September of a thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven (1997), a document that rests in the archives of the Legal Office of this Ministry.

Dada en Santa Fe de Bogotá, D. C., at two (2) days of the month of July of a thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight (1998).

The Head of Legal Office,

HECTOR ADOLFO SYNTURA VARELA.

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF PUBLIC POWER

REPUBLIC OF THE REPUBLIC

Santa Fe de Bogota, D. C., 13 May 1998.

Approved. Submit to the consideration of the honorable National Congress for the constitutional effects.

ERNESTO SAMPER PIZANO

The Foreign Minister,

(Fdo.) CAMILO REYES RODRIGUEZ.

DECRETA:

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ARTICLE 1o. Approve the "Convention on the prohibition of the use, storage, production and transfer of antipersonnel mines and on their destruction", made in Oslo, the eighteen (18) of September of a thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven (1997).

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ARTICLE 2o. In accordance with the provisions of Article 1o. of Law 7a of 1944, the "Convention on the prohibition of the use, storage, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and on their destruction", made in Oslo, the eighteen (18) of September of a thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven (1997), which The first article of this Law is approved, it will force the Colombian State from the date on which the international link with respect to it is perfected.

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ARTICLE 3o. This law governs from the date of its publication.

The President of the honorable Senate of the Republic,

MIGUEL PINEDO VIDAL.

The Secretary General of the honorable Senate of the Republic,

MANUEL ENRIQUEZ ROSERO.

The President of the honorable House of Representatives,

ARMANDO POMARICO RAMOS.

The Secretary General of the honorable House of Representatives,

GUSTAVO BUSTAMANTE MORATTO.

COLOMBIA-NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

COMMUNICATE AND PUBLISH.

Execute a review of the Constitutional Court in accordance with Article 241-10 of the Political Constitution.

Dada en Santa Fe de Bogota, D. C., on January 14, 2000.

ANDRES PASTRANA ARANGO

The Foreign Minister,

GUILLERMO FERNANDEZ DE SOTO.

The Minister of National Defense,

LUIS FERNANDO RAMIREZ ACUNA.

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