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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: 90. |
| Text: | Depositary notification C.N.473.1997.TREATIES-2 of 15 December 1997. |
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 ecember 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) |
| Albania | 8 Sep 1998 | |
| Algeria | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Andorra | 3 Dec 1997 | 29 Jun 1998 |
| Angola | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| 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 | |
| Barbados | 3 Dec 1997 | 26 Jan 1999 |
| Belgium | 3 Dec 1997 | 4 Sep 1998 |
| Belize | 27 Feb 1998 | 23 Apr 1998 |
| Benin | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Sep 1998 |
| Bolivia | 3 Dec 1997 | 9 Jun 1998 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 Dec 1997 | 8 Sep 1998 |
| Botswana | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Brazil | 3 Dec 1997 | 30 Apr 1999 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Bulgaria | 3 Dec 1997 | 4 Sep 1998 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 Dec 1997 | 16 Sep 1998 |
| Burundi | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Cambodia | 3 Dec 1997 | 28 Jul 1999 |
| Cameroon | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Canada | 3 Dec 1997 | 3 Dec 1997 |
| Cape Verde | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Chad | 6 Jul 1998 | 6 May 1999 |
| Chile | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Colombia | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Cook Islands | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Costa Rica | 3 Dec 1997 | 17 Mar 1999 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Croatia | 4 Dec 1997 | 20 May 1998 |
| Cyprus | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Czech Republic | 3 Dec 1997 | 26 Oct 1999 |
| 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 | |
| Ecuador | 4 Dec 1997 | 29 Apr 1999 |
| El Salvador | 4 Dec 1997 | 27 Jan 1999 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 Sep 1998 a | |
| Ethiopia | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Fiji | 3 Dec 1997 | 10 Jun 1998 |
| France | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Jul 1998 |
| Gabon | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Gambia | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Germany | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Jul 1998 |
| Ghana | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Greece | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| 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 | |
| Guyana | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Haiti | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Lesotho | 4 Dec 1997 | 2 Dec 1998 |
| Liberia | 23 Dec 1999 a | |
| Liechtenstein | 3 Dec 1997 | 5 Oct 1999 |
| Lithuania | 26 Feb 1999 | |
| 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 | |
| Mali | 3 Dec 1997 | 2 Jun 1998 |
| Malta | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Marshall Islands | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Mauritania | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Mauritius | 3 Dec 1997 | 3 Dec 1997 |
| Mexico | 3 Dec 1997 | 9 Jun 1998 |
| Monaco | 4 Dec 1997 | 17 Nov 1998 |
| Mozambique | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Aug 1998 |
| Namibia | 3 Dec 1997 | 21 Sep 1998 |
| Netherlands1 | 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 |
| Niue | 3 Dec 1997 | 15 Apr 1998 |
| Norway | 3 Dec 1997 | 9 Jul 1998 |
| Panama | 4 Dec 1997 | 7 Oct 1998 |
| Paraguay | 3 Dec 1997 | 13 Nov 1998 |
| Peru | 3 Dec 1997 | 17 Jun 1998 |
| Philippines | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Poland | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Portugal | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Feb 1999 |
| Qatar | 4 Dec 1997 | 13 Oct 1998 |
| Republic of Moldova | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Romania | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Rwanda | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| 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 | |
| Samoa | 3 Dec 1997 | 23 Jul 1998 |
| San Marino | 3 Dec 1997 | 18 Mar 1998 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 30 Apr 1998 | |
| Senegal | 3 Dec 1997 | 24 Sep 1998 |
| Seychelles | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Sierra Leone | 29 Jul 1998 | |
| 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 | |
| Suriname | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| 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 | |
| Togo | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 Dec 1997 | 27 Apr 1998 |
| Tunisia | 4 Dec 1997 | 9 Jul 1999 |
| Turkmenistan | 3 Dec 1997 | 19 Jan 1998 |
| Uganda | 3 Dec 1997 | 25 Feb 1999 |
| Ukraine | 24 Feb 1999 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3 Dec 1997 | 31 Jul 1998 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Uruguay | 3 Dec 1997 | |
| Vanuatu | 4 Dec 1997 | |
| Venezuela | 3 Dec 1997 | 14 Apr 1999 |
| Yemen | 4 Dec 1997 | 1 Sep 1998 |
| Zambia | 12 Dec 1997 | |
| Zimbabwe | 3 Dec 1997 | 18 Jun 1998 |
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Interpretative declaration:
[Waiting for translation]
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:
"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 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 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."
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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