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| Entry into force: | 1 March 1999, in accordance with article 17 (1). |
| Registration: | 1 March 1999, No. 35597. |
| Status: | Signatories: 133 ,Parties: 155. |
| Text: | United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2056, p. 211; C.N.163.2003.TREATIES-2 of 3 March 2003 [Proposal of corrections to the original of the Convention (authentic Arabic text)] and C.N.270.2003.TREATIES-4 of 7 April 2003 (acceptance). |
Note: The Convention was concluded by the Diplomatic Conference on an International Total Ban on Anti-Personnel Land Mines at Oslo on 18 September 1997. In accordance with its article 15, the Convention was opened for signature at Ottawa, Canada, by all States from 3 December 1997 until 4 December 1997, and will remain open thereafter at the United Nations Headquarters in New York until its entry into force. By resolution 52/38/A, the General Assembly of the United Nations welcomed the conclusion of the Convention at Oslo and requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations to render the necessary assistance and to provi- de such services as may be necessary to fulfil the tasks entrusted to him.
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| Participant | Signature | Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a), Succession (d) |
| Afghanistan | 11 Sep 2002 a | |
| Albania | 8 Sep 1998 | 29 Feb 2000 |
| Algeria | 3 Dec 1997 | 9 Oct 2001 |
| Andorra | 3 Dec 1997 | 29 Jun 1998 |
| Angola | 4 Dec 1997 | 5 Jul 2002 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3 Dec 1997 | 3 May 1999 |
| Argentina | 4 Dec 1997 | 14 Sep 1999 |
| Australia | 3 Dec 1997 | 14 Jan 1999 |
| Austria | 3 Dec 1997 | 29 Jun 1998 |
| Bahamas | 3 Dec 1997 | 31 Jul 1998 |
| Bangladesh | 7 May 1998 | 6 Sep 2000 |
| Barbados | 3 Dec 1997 | 26 Jan 1999 |
| Belarus | 3 Sep 2003 a | |
| Belgium | 3 Dec 1997 | 4 Sep 1998 |
| Belize | 27 Feb 1998 | 23 Apr 1998 |
| Benin | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Sep 1998 |
| Bhutan | 18 Aug 2005 a | |
| Bolivia | 3 Dec 1997 | 9 Jun 1998 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 Dec 1997 | 8 Sep 1998 |
| Botswana | 3 Dec 1997 | 1 Mar 2000 |
| Brazil | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Apr 1999 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 4 Dec 1997 | 24 Apr 2006 |
| Bulgaria | 3 Dec 1997 | 4 Sep 1998 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 Dec 1997 | 16 Sep 1998 |
| Burundi | 3 Dec 1997 | 22 Oct 2003 |
| Cambodia | 3 Dec 1997 | 28 Jul 1999 |
| Cameroon | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Sep 2002 |
| Canada | 3 Dec 1997 | 3 Dec 1997 |
| Cape Verde | 4 Dec 1997 | 14 May 2001 |
| Central African Republic | 8 Nov 2002 a | |
| Chad | 6 Jul 1998 | 6 May 1999 |
| Chile | 3 Dec 1997 | 10 Sep 2001 |
| Colombia | 3 Dec 1997 | 6 Sep 2000 |
| Comoros | 19 Sep 2002 a | |
| Congo | 4 May 2001 a | |
| Cook Islands | 3 Dec 1997 | 15 Mar 2006 |
| Costa Rica | 3 Dec 1997 | 17 Mar 1999 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Jun 2000 |
| Croatia | 4 Dec 1997 | 20 May 1998 |
| Cyprus | 4 Dec 1997 | 17 Jan 2003 |
| Czech Republic | 3 Dec 1997 | 26 Oct 1999 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2 May 2002 a | |
| Denmark | 4 Dec 1997 | 8 Jun 1998 |
| Djibouti | 3 Dec 1997 | 18 May 1998 |
| Dominica | 3 Dec 1997 | 26 Mar 1999 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Jun 2000 |
| Ecuador | 4 Dec 1997 | 29 Apr 1999 |
| El Salvador | 4 Dec 1997 | 27 Jan 1999 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 Sep 1998 a | |
| Eritrea | 27 Aug 2001 a | |
| Estonia | 12 May 2004 a | |
| Ethiopia | 3 Dec 1997 | 17 Dec 2004 |
| Fiji | 3 Dec 1997 | 10 Jun 1998 |
| France | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Jul 1998 |
| Gabon | 3 Dec 1997 | 8 Sep 2000 |
| Gambia | 4 Dec 1997 | 23 Sep 2002 |
| Germany | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Jul 1998 |
| Ghana | 4 Dec 1997 | 30 Jun 2000 |
| Greece | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Sep 2003 |
| Grenada | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Aug 1998 |
| Guatemala | 3 Dec 1997 | 26 Mar 1999 |
| Guinea | 4 Dec 1997 | 8 Oct 1998 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 Dec 1997 | 22 May 2001 |
| Guyana | 4 Dec 1997 | 5 Aug 2003 |
| Haiti | 3 Dec 1997 | 15 Feb 2006 |
| Holy See | 4 Dec 1997 | 17 Feb 1998 |
| Honduras | 3 Dec 1997 | 24 Sep 1998 |
| Hungary | 3 Dec 1997 | 6 Apr 1998 |
| Iceland | 4 Dec 1997 | 5 May 1999 |
| Indonesia | 4 Dec 1997 | 16 Feb 2007 |
| Iraq | 15 Aug 2007 a | |
| Ireland | 3 Dec 1997 | 3 Dec 1997 |
| Italy | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Apr 1999 |
| Jamaica | 3 Dec 1997 | 17 Jul 1998 |
| Japan | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Sep 1998 A |
| Jordan | 11 Aug 1998 | 13 Nov 1998 |
| Kenya | 5 Dec 1997 | 23 Jan 2001 |
| Kiribati | 7 Sep 2000 a | |
| Kuwait | 30 Jul 2007 a | |
| Latvia | 1 Jul 2005 a | |
| Lesotho | 4 Dec 1997 | 2 Dec 1998 |
| Liberia | 23 Dec 1999 a | |
| Liechtenstein | 3 Dec 1997 | 5 Oct 1999 |
| Lithuania | 26 Feb 1999 | 12 May 2003 |
| Luxembourg | 4 Dec 1997 | 14 Jun 1999 |
| Madagascar | 4 Dec 1997 | 16 Sep 1999 |
| Malawi | 4 Dec 1997 | 13 Aug 1998 |
| Malaysia | 3 Dec 1997 | 22 Apr 1999 |
| Maldives | 1 Oct 1998 | 7 Sep 2000 |
| Mali | 3 Dec 1997 | 2 Jun 1998 |
| Malta | 4 Dec 1997 | 7 May 2001 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Mauritania | 3 Dec 1997 | 21 Jul 2000 |
| Mauritius | 3 Dec 1997 | 3 Dec 1997 |
| Mexico | 3 Dec 1997 | 9 Jun 1998 |
| Moldova | 3 Dec 1997 | 8 Sep 2000 |
| Monaco | 4 Dec 1997 | 17 Nov 1998 |
| Montenegro1 | 23 Oct 2006 d | |
| Mozambique | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Aug 1998 |
| Namibia | 3 Dec 1997 | 21 Sep 1998 |
| Nauru | 7 Aug 2000 a | |
| Netherlands2 | 3 Dec 1997 | 12 Apr 1999 A |
| New Zealand | 3 Dec 1997 | 27 Jan 1999 |
| Nicaragua | 4 Dec 1997 | 30 Nov 1998 |
| Niger | 4 Dec 1997 | 23 Mar 1999 |
| Nigeria | 27 Sep 2001 a | |
| Niue | 3 Dec 1997 | 15 Apr 1998 |
| Norway | 3 Dec 1997 | 9 Jul 1998 |
| Panama | 4 Dec 1997 | 7 Oct 1998 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 Jun 2004 a | |
| Paraguay | 3 Dec 1997 | 13 Nov 1998 |
| Peru | 3 Dec 1997 | 17 Jun 1998 |
| Philippines | 3 Dec 1997 | 15 Feb 2000 |
| Poland | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Portugal | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Feb 1999 |
| Qatar | 4 Dec 1997 | 13 Oct 1998 |
| Romania | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Nov 2000 |
| Rwanda | 3 Dec 1997 | 8 Jun 2000 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 Dec 1997 | 2 Dec 1998 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 Dec 1997 | 13 Apr 1999 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 Dec 1997 | 1 Aug 2001 |
| Samoa | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Jul 1998 |
| San Marino | 3 Dec 1997 | 18 Mar 1998 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 30 Apr 1998 | 31 Mar 2003 |
| Senegal | 3 Dec 1997 | 24 Sep 1998 |
| Serbia3 | 18 Sep 2003 a | |
| Seychelles | 4 Dec 1997 | 2 Jun 2000 |
| Sierra Leone | 29 Jul 1998 | 25 Apr 2001 |
| Slovakia | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Feb 1999 AA |
| Slovenia | 3 Dec 1997 | 27 Oct 1998 |
| Solomon Islands | 4 Dec 1997 | 26 Jan 1999 |
| South Africa | 3 Dec 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Spain | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Jan 1999 |
| Sudan | 4 Dec 1997 | 13 Oct 2003 |
| Suriname | 4 Dec 1997 | 23 May 2002 |
| Swaziland | 4 Dec 1997 | 22 Dec 1998 |
| Sweden | 4 Dec 1997 | 30 Nov 1998 |
| Switzerland | 3 Dec 1997 | 24 Mar 1998 |
| Tajikistan | 12 Oct 1999 a | |
| Thailand | 3 Dec 1997 | 27 Nov 1998 |
| The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 9 Sep 1998 a | |
| Timor-Leste | 7 May 2003 a | |
| Togo | 4 Dec 1997 | 9 Mar 2000 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 Dec 1997 | 27 Apr 1998 |
| Tunisia | 4 Dec 1997 | 9 Jul 1999 |
| Turkey | 25 Sep 2003 a | |
| Turkmenistan | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Jan 1998 |
| Uganda | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Feb 1999 |
| Ukraine | 24 Feb 1999 | 27 Dec 2005 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland4 | 3 Dec 1997 | 31 Jul 1998 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 3 Dec 1997 | 13 Nov 2000 |
| Uruguay | 3 Dec 1997 | 7 Jun 2001 |
| Vanuatu | 4 Dec 1997 | 16 Sep 2005 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3 Dec 1997 | 14 Apr 1999 |
| Yemen | 4 Dec 1997 | 1 Sep 1998 |
| Zambia | 12 Dec 1997 | 23 Feb 2001 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 Dec 1997 | 18 Jun 1998 |
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Interpretative declaration:
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".
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.
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.
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.]
Declarations:
"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 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.
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.
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."
Understanding:
"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)."
Declaration:
The Republic of Chile declares that it will apply provisionally paragraph 1 of article 1 of the Convention.
Declaration:
"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."
Upon signature:
Declaration:
"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."
Upon signature:
Declaration:
"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."
Confirmed upon succession:
Declaration:
".....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."
Confirmed upon succession:
Declaration:
".....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."
Declaration:
"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."
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1. See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
2. On behalf of the Kingdom in Europe.
3. See note 1 under "Serbia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
4. On 4 December 2001: Extension to the following territories for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible: Anguilla, Bermuda British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Monsterrat, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, St. Helena and Dependencies, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Turks and Caicos Islands.
On 3 April 2002: Extension to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Bailiwick of Jersey and the Isle of Man.