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2.d. Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (Protocol V)

Geneva, 28 November 2003

 

Entry into force: 12 November 2006, in accordance with article 5 (3) and (4) of the Convention.
Registration: 12 November 2006, No. 22495.
Status: ,Parties: 35.
Text: Doc.CCW/MSP/2003/2 and depositary notification C.N.42.2004.TREATIES-2 of 11 March 2004; C.N.181.2004.TREATIES-9 of 26 February 2004 [Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Chinese version)] and C.N.542.2004.TREATIES-10 of 27 May 2004 [Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Chinese version); C.N.693.2004.TREATIES-8 of 6 July 2004 [Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Spanish version)] and C.N.1084.TREATIES-12 of 7 October 2004 [Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Spanish version)]; C.N.1076.2004.TREATIES-11 of 4 October 2004 [Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (French version)], C.N.1347.2004.TREATIES-12 of 18 February 2005 (Objection to the proposed corrections to the authentic French text of the Protocol) and C.N.105.2005.TREATIES-2 of 18 February 2005 [Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (French version)]; C.N.1110.2004.TREATIES-11 OF 26 October 2004 [Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Spanish version)] and C.N.37.2005.TREATIES-1 of 25 January 2005 [Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Spanish version)]; C.N.375.2006.TREATIES-4 of 15 May 2006 [Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Spanish version)]; C.N.123.2005.TREATIES-2 of 24 February 2005 [Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (French version)] and C.N.222.2005.TREATIES-4 of 29 March 2005 [Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (French version)]; C.N.138.2006.TREATIES-1 of 10 February 2006 [Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Russian version) and C.N.385.2006.TREATIES-7 of 16 May 2006 [Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Russian version); C.N.437.2006.TREATIES-9 of 1 June 2006, C.N.241.2006.TREATIES-1 of 22 March 2006, C.N.440.2006.TREATIES-9 of 1 June 2006 and C.N.379.2006.TREATIES-4 of 16 May 2006, (Corrected versions of the Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish authentic texts of the Protocol, respectively). 

Note: The above Protocol was adopted by the Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects held in Geneva on 28 November 2003. The Protocol shall be open to all States for consent to be bound in accordance with article 4 of the Convention.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Consent to be bound (P), Succession (d) 
Albania  12 May 2006 P 
Australia  4 Jan 2007 P 
Austria  1 Oct 2007 P 
Bulgaria  7 Nov 2005 P 
Croatia  7 Feb 2005 P 
Czech Republic  6 Jun 2006 P 
Denmark  28 Jun 2005 P 
El Salvador  23 Mar 2006 P 
Estonia  18 Dec 2006 P 
Finland  23 Mar 2005 P 
France  31 Oct 2006 P 
Germany  3 Mar 2005 P 
Holy See  13 Dec 2005 P 
Hungary  13 Nov 2006 P 
India  18 May 2005 P 
Ireland  8 Nov 2006 P 
Liberia  16 Sep 2005 P 
Liechtenstein  12 May 2006 P 
Lithuania  29 Sep 2004 P 
Luxembourg  13 Jun 2005 P 
Malta  22 Sep 2006 P 
Netherlands  18 Jul 2005 P 
New Zealand  2 Oct 2007 P 
Nicaragua  15 Sep 2005 P 
Norway  8 Dec 2005 P 
Sierra Leone  30 Sep 2004 P 
Slovakia  23 Mar 2006 P 
Slovenia  22 Feb 2007 P 
Spain  9 Feb 2007 P 
Sweden  2 Jun 2004 P 
Switzerland  12 May 2006 P 
Tajikistan  18 May 2006 P 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  19 Mar 2007 P 
Ukraine  17 May 2005 P 
Uruguay  7 Aug 2007 P 
 

 

DECLARATIONS

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made

upon consent to be bound or succession.)

Holy See

Declaration :

In acceding to the Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) annexed to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW), adopted on November 28, 2003, at the meeting of the States Parties to the CCW, the Holy See, as it did on June 16, 1997 when it acceded to the Convention and its first four Protocols, "in keeping with its proper nature and with the particular condition of Vatican City State, intends to renew its encouragement to the International Community to continue on the path it has taken for the reduction of human suffering caused by armed conflict".

With the approval of the fifth Protocol, the CCW is confirmed as a "forward-looking living instrument"of international humanitarian law, intended to address the problems arising from modern armed conflicts and to improve its effectiveness for the protection of civilians and combatants in such situations. Although one could have wished for a greater incisiveness in the Protocol in responding to the problems originating from the ERW, the adoption of this instrument represents an important multilateral tool for the control of arms for humanitarian reasons, capable of calling States to responsibility for eh ERW and for damages caused by them.

In keeping with it own commitment to encouraging the development and implementation of humanitarian law on the part of all States and in all circumstances, the Holy See is convinced that the Fifth Protocol signifies a concretely promoting the culture of life and of peace, based upon the dignity of the human person and the primacy of the rule of law, through a responsible, hones and consistent cooperation of all the members of the community of nations.

New Zealand

Declaration:

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