COVER PAGE 1 OF THE ANNUAL ARTICLE 7 REPORT. REPORTING PERIOD: 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2009 (dd/mm/yyyy) (dd/mm/yyyy)

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1 COVER PAGE 1 OF THE ANNUAL ARTICLE 7 REPORT NAME OF STATE [PARTY]: SWEDEN REPORTING PERIOD: 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2009 (dd/mm/yyyy) (dd/mm/yyyy) Form A: National implementation measures: X un (last reporting: 2009) Form B: Stockpiled anti-personnel mines: X un (last reporting: 2009) Form C: Location of mined areas: X un (last reporting: 2009) Form D: APMs retained or transferred: X un (last reporting: 2009) Form E: Status of conversion programmes: X un (last reporting: 2009) Form F: Programme of APM destruction: X un (last reporting: 2009) Form G: APM destroyed: X un (last reporting: 2009) Form H: Technical characteristics: X un (last reporting: 2009) Form I: Warning measures: X un (last reporting: 2009) Form J: Other Relevant Matters: X un (last reporting: yyyy) 1 Notes on using the cover page: 1. The cover page could be used as a complement to submitting detailed forms adopted at the [First and Second] Meetings of the States parties in instances when the information to be provided in some of the forms in an annual report is the same as it would be in past reports. That is, when using the cover page, only forms within which there is new information would need to be submitted. 2. The cover page could be used as a substitute for submitting detailed forms adopted at the [First and Second] Meetings of the States parties only if all of the information to be provided in an annual report is the same as in past reports. 3. If an indication is made on the cover sheet that the information to be provided with respect to a particular form would be un in relationship to a previous year s form, the date of submission of the previous form should be clearly indicated.

2 CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION Reporting Formats for Article 7 STATE [PARTY]: POINT OF CONTACT: SWEDEN Mr Lars-Erik Wingren, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Dept for Disarmament and Nonproliferation, phone: , <lars-erik.wingren@foreign.ministry.se> (Name, organization, telephone, fax, ) (ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION)

3 Form D Article 7.1 APMs retained or transferred "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: d) The types, quantities and, if possible, lot numbers of all anti-personnel mines retained or transferred for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance or mine destruction techniques, or transferred for the purpose of destruction, as well as the institutions authorized by a State Party to retain or transfer antipersonnel mines, in accordance with Article 3" State [Party]: SWEDEN reporting for time period from 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2009 1a. Compulsory: Retained for development of and training in (Article 3, para.1) Institution authorized by State Party Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information Swedish Armed Forces Truppmina In 2009: No mines have been used for training or any other purpose. Swedish Armed Forces Trampmina m/49b In 2009: No mines have been used for training or any other purpose. SAAB Bofors Test Center Trampmina m/49b SAAB Bofors Test Center Truppmina 10 Swedish Armed Forces PROM 1 PMR 2A MRUD In 2009: No mines have been used for development of new demining techniques or any other purpose. In 2009: No mines have been used for development of new demining techniques or any other purpose Foreign antipersonnel mines. In 2009: No mines have been used for training or any other purpose. TOTAL Live fuses in dummies has been used for development of mine clearance techniques. 2 Mines without fuses, which could be connected to fuses kept for dummies.

4 1b. Voluntary information (Action #54 of Nairobi Action Plan) Objectives Activity / Project Supplementary information (Description of programs or activities, their objectives and progress, types of mines, time period if and when appropriate ) Information on the plans requiring the retention of mines for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance, or mine destruction techniques and report on the actual use of retained mines and the results of such use NOTE: Each State Party should provide information on plans and future activities if and when appropriate and reserves the right to modify it at any time Form D (continued) 2. Compulsory: Transferred for development of and training in (Article 3, para.1) Institution authorized by State Party Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information: e.g. transferred from, transferred to No mines have left Sweden for such purposes TOTAL Compulsory: Transferred for the purpose of destruction (Article 3, para.2) Institution authorized by State Party Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information: e.g. transferred from, transferred to No mines have left Sweden for such purposes TOTAL

5 Form J Other relevant matters Remark: States Parties may use this form to report voluntarily on other relevant matters, including matters pertaining to compliance and implementation not covered by the formal reporting requirements contained in Article 7. States Parties are encouraged to use this form to report on activities undertaken with respect to Article 6, and in particular to report on assistance provided for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine victims. State [Party]: SWEDEN reporting for time period from 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2009 [Narrative / reference to other reports:] 1. In 1997, Sweden established SWEDEC (Swedish EOD and Demining Centre), a centre for military mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal as well as humanitarian demining. SWEDEC is the country's focal point on technical matters, development, education and training. Today SWEDEC is focused on education and training of individual officers and military units on Conventional Munition Disposal (CMD) and Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) as well as related research and development. Sweden participates actively in ITEP (International Test and Evaluation Program for Humanitarian Demining) and in the standardisation work done in Europe (CEN) and at GICHD (Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining). SWEDEN is lead nation in the user group for EOD IS, where SWEDEC offers an important contribution. 2. During the period covered by this report (2009) Sweden has contributed 119,3 million SEK to mine action. Most of this, 113,7 million SEK, was channelled through Sida (Swedish International Development Agency). Projects supported by Sida were directed mainly towards demining and mine awareness in Iraq, DRC, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Sudan and Lebanon, and for global activities through UNICEF, UNMAS and Geneva Call. MSB (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency), DDG (Danish Demining Group) and MAG (Mines Advisory Group) were the three largest recipients of Sida funding. The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs supported GICHD, Landmine Monitor and the ISU Trust Fund with 5. 6 million SEK in total. 3. MSB was created on the 1st of January 2009, the authority for civil protection and preparedness. MSB has the responsibility for all issues that involves protection against accidents, crisis preparedness and civil defends. The responsibility includes actions before, during and after an accident or a crisis. The Swedish parliament has designated MSB to be Sweden s operational agency for humanitarian mine action. During the period covered by this report (2009), MSB was involved in various humanitarian mine action projects in the following countries and areas; Ethiopia, Gaza, DRC, Iraq, Lebanon, Mauretania, Pakistan, Uganda, Somalia and Sudan.

6 MSB has an extensive cooperation with GICHD (Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining) and has currently 2 staff members seconded to the centre. MSB also have agreements with UNOPS (The United Nations Office for Project Services) and ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) within the framework of humanitarian demining.