CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

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1 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: GERMANY FEDERAL FOREIGN OFFICE Division 241 Tel: Fax: @diplo.de Report submitted on 16/03/2015

2 Form A Article 7.1 National implementation measures "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: a) The national implementation measures referred to in Article 9." Remark: In accordance with Article 9, "Each State Party shall take all appropriate legal, administrative and other measures, including the imposition of penal sanctions, to prevent and suppress any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention undertaken by persons or on territory under its jurisdiction or control". State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period from prior to 31/12/2014

3 Measures 30 April 1998 Act Ratifying the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Gesetz zum Übereinkommen über das Verbot des Einsatzes, der Lagerung, der Herstellung und der Weitergabe von Antipersonenminen und über deren Vernichtung) 6 July 1998 Act Implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Ausführungsgesetz zum Übereinkommen über das Verbot des Einsatzes, der Lagerung, der Herstellung und der Weitergabe von Antipersonenminen und über deren Vernichtung), introducing, inter alia, penal sanctions of up to five years imprisonment Supplementary information (e.g., effective date of implementation & text of legislation attached). 12 May 1998 Entry into force of the Act, published in 1998 Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) II July 1998 Entry into force of the Act, published in 1998 Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) I July 1998 Deposit of the instrument of ratification with the UN Secretary-General 10 July 1998 Insertion of Section 18 a on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines in the Act Implementing Article 26 Clause 2 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (War Weapons Control Act [Kriegswaffenkontrollgesetz]) 9 June 1999 Insertion of Section 3 on Reporting Obligations according to Section 7 of the Act Implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction in the War Weapons Reporting Ordinance ([Kriegswaffenmeldeverordnung]) 10 July 1998 Entry into force of the Insertion, published in 1998 Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) I June 1999 Entry into force of the Insertion, published in 1999 Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) I-1266

4 Form B Article 7. 1 Stockpiled anti-personnel mines "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: b) The total of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines owned or possessed by it, or under its jurisdiction or control, to include a breakdown of the type, quantity and, if possible, lot numbers of each type of anti-personnel mine stockpiled." State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/ Total of stockpiled anti-personnel mines Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information N/A Germany has destroyed all stocks of anti-personnel mines (APM) prior to the entry into force of the Ottawa Convention (with the exception of APMs retained in accordance with Article 3, as specified in Form D). TOTAL 2. Previously unknown stockpiles of anti-personnel mines discovered after the deadlines have passed. (Action #15 of Nairobi Action Plan) Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information N/A TOTAL Pursuant to the decision of the 8MSP, as contained in paragraph 29 of the Final Report of the Meeting, document APLC/MSP.8/2007/6.

5 Form C Article 7.1 Location of mined areas "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: c) To the extent possible, the location of all mined areas that contain, or are suspected to contain, anti-personnel mines under its jurisdiction or control, to include as much detail as possible regarding the type and quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine in each mined area and when they were emplaced." State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period from 01/01/ /12/ Areas that contain mines Location Type Quantity Date of emplacement Supplementary information 2. Areas suspected to contain mines* Location Type Quantity Date of emplacement Supplementary information If necessary, a separate table for each mined area may be provided

6 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]: GERMANY reporting for time period from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014 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 Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schutz- und Sondertechnik (WTD 52) Federal Armed Forces Technical Center for Explosives and Special Technologies (WTD 52) Oberjettenberg SCHNEIZLREUTH DM N/A OZM-3 10 N/A PMN 21 N/A PPM-2 20 N/A PSM-1 6 N/A Retained for demining research and testing purposes SUB-TOTAL (WTD 52) 75

7 Institution authorized by State Party Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Waffen und Munition (WTD 91) Federal Armed Forces Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition (WTD 91) Schiessplatz MEPPEN DM N/A MON N/A MON N/A MON-50 (DM-51) 100 N/A MS-3 6 N/A PPM-2 6 N/A POMZ-2 6 N/A SUB-TOTAL (WTD 91) 1,

8 Institution authorized by State Party Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information Schule für Diensthundewesen der Bundeswehr AusbZ Ulmen Federal Armed Forces School of Dog Handling Training Centre Ulmen Hochstrasse ULMEN DM-11 3 N/A MON N/A MON-50 (DM-51) 2 N/A OZM-3 5 N/A PMN 5 N/A PPM-2 10 N/A PSM-1 10 N/A Retained for dog training purposes Fuzing mechanisms partly or entirely removed SUB-TOTAL (School of Dog Handling) 40 Institution authorized by State Party Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information Deutsch-Französisches Forschungsinstitut ISL German-French Research Institute ISL MON N/A Retained for demining research and testing purposes Weil am Rhein SUB-TOTAL (ISL) 3 TOTAL 1, Remarks: In summary Germany destroyed a total of 717 retained APM during training and testing and transferred 20 APM to another State Party for permitted purposes under article 3. The total of retained APM is now 1,143 pieces, 737 less than reported for 2013 (1,880 APM).

9 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 ) Vehicle mine protection programme Modular Fragment Protection 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 WTD 91, MEPPEN (see 1 a.) WTD 52, SCHNEIZLREUTH (see 1 a.) Accident research WTD 91, Meppen, (see 1 a.) Mine detection dogs Regular dog training Dog Handling Training Centre (school). APMs placed in permanent search fields. Fuzing mechanisms partly or entirely removed. Reduction of retained APM at WDT 91 After a review on the consumption of retrained APMs for research and testing purposes at the WTD 91 in 2012 it was decided to reduce the number of APMs at the WTD 91 by approximately 70 % until the end of 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.

10 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 Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Waffen und Munition (WTD 91) Federal Armed Forces Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition (WTD 91) Schiessplatz MEPPEN N/A 20 N/A transferred to the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain unfused not covered by the Convention (supplementary information) TOTAL Compulsory: Transferred for the purpose of destruction (Article 3, para.2) Institution authorized by State Party N/A TOTAL Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information: e.g. transferred from, transferred to

11 Form E Article 7.1 Status of programmes for conversion or de-commissioning of APM production facilities "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: e) The status of programs for the conversion or de-commissioning of anti-personnel mine production facilities." State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014 Indicate if to "convert" or "decommission" N/A Status (indicate if "in process" or "completed") Supplementary information

12 Form F Article 7.1 Status of programmes for destruction of APMs "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: f) The status of programs for the destruction of anti-personnel mines in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, including details of the methods which will be used in destruction, the location of all destruction sites and the applicable safety and environmental standards to be observed." State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/ Status of programmes for destruction of stockpiled APMs (Article 4) Description of the status of programs including: Location of destruction sites N/A Details of: Methods Applicable safety standards Applicable environmental standards 2. Status of programmes for destruction of APMs in mined areas (Article 5) Description of the status of programs including: Location of destruction sites N/A Details of: Methods Applicable safety standards Applicable environmental standards

13 Form G Article 7.1 APMs destroyed after entry into force "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: g) The types and quantities of all anti-personnel mines destroyed after the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party, to include a breakdown of the quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine destroyed, in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, respectively, along with, if possible, the lot numbers of each type antipersonnel mine in the case of destruction in accordance with Article 4" State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period from 01/01/ /12/ Destruction of stockpiled APMs (Article 4) Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information Germany has destroyed all stocks of APMs prior to the entry into force of the Ottawa Convention (with the exception of APMs retained in accordance with Article 3, as specified in Form D). 2. Destruction of APMs in mined areas (Article 5) Type Quantity Supplementary information N/A 3. Previously unknown stockpiles of anti-personnel mines discovered and destroyed after the deadlines have passed. (Action #15 of Nairobi Action Plan) Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) N/A Supplementary information Pursuant to the decision of the 8MSP, as contained in paragraph 29 of the Final Report of the Meeting, document APLC/MSP.8/2007/6.

14 Form H Article 7.1 Technical characteristics of each type produced/owned or possessed "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: h) The technical characteristics of each type of anti-personnel mine produced, to the extent known, and those currently owned or possessed by a State Party, giving, where reasonably possible, such categories of information as may facilitate identification and clearance of anti-personnel mines; at a minimum, this information shall include the dimensions, fusing, explosive content, metallic content, colour photographs and other information which may facilitate mine clearance" State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/ Technical characteristics of each APM-type produced Type Dimensions Fusing Explosive content Metallic type grams content Colour photo attached Supplementary information to facilitate mine clearance. German Democratic Republic (until 1990) MON-50* 62/220/138 MUV series PVV-5A 700 Yes Yes 3.1:C MON-90* 337/130/164 MUV series PVV-5A 6,450 Yes Yes 3.1:D MON-100* Ø 240 h 80 MON-200* Ø 434 h 128 Remarks: Vibration fuze, electrical fuze/pull fuze TNT 1,790 Yes Yes 3.1:E Electrical fuze TNT 12,500 Yes Yes 3.1:F *) Probably not manufactured in the German Democratic Republic. Further information available upon request Further information available upon request Further information available upon request Further information available upon request

15 Type Dimensions Fusing Explosive content Metallic type grams content OZM-3* Ø 76 h 130 PMN* Ø 110 h 53 PPM-2* Ø 125 h 62 PSM-1* Ø 75 h 110 MS-3* Ø 110 h 65 Federal Republic of Germany DM-11 Ø 81 h 37 DM-31 Ø 100 h 125 Colour photo attached MUV pull fuze TNT 200 Yes Yes 3.1:H Pressure fuze TNT 200 No Yes 3.1:I Piezoelectric fuze TNT 110 Yes Yes 3.1:J MUV-2M, MVN-2M fuze Mechanical fuze assembly RDX 170 Yes Yes 3.1:K TNT 340 No Yes 3.1:G Pressure fuze TNT 114 No Yes 3.1:A DM56A1B1 fuze TNT 530 Yes Yes 3.1:B DM-51 62/220/138 DM12A1 detonator RDX 700 Yes Yes 3.1:C Remarks: *) Probably not manufactured in the German Democratic Republic. Supplementary information to facilitate mine clearance. Further information available upon request Further information available upon request Further information available upon request Further information available upon request Further information available upon request Further information available upon request Further information available upon request Former GDR MON-50; further information available upon request

16 2. Technical characteristics of each APM-type currently owned or possessed Type Dimensions Fusing Explosive content Metallic type grams content Colour photo attached Supplementary information to facilitate mine clearance. PMA-1 140/70/30 UPMAH 1 (pressure) TNT 200 No Yes 3.2:A Further information available upon request

17 3. Colour photo documentation 3.1:A DM :C MON-50/DM :E MON :B DM :D MON :F MON-200

18 3.1:G MS-3 3.1:I PMN 3.1:K PSM-1 3.1:H OZM-3 3.1:J PPM-2 3.2:A PMA-1

19 Form I Article 7.1 Measures to provide warning to the population "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: i) The measures taken to provide an immediate and effective warning to the population in relation to all areas identified under paragraph 2 of Article 5." Remark: In accordance with Article 5, para.2: "Each State Party shall make every effort to identify all areas under its jurisdiction or control in which anti-personnel mines are known or suspected to be emplaced and shall ensure as soon as possible that all anti-personnel mines in mined areas under its jurisdiction or control are perimeter-marked, monitored and protected by fencing or other means, to ensure the effective exclusion of civilians, until all antipersonnel mines contained therein have been destroyed. The marking shall at least be to the standards set out in the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices, as amended on 3 May 1996, 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". State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014

20 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]: GERMANY reporting for time period from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014 The Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry of Defense, and the German Red Cross publish the bilingual (English and German) omnibus publication Documents on International Humanitarian Law Dokumente zum humanitären Völkerrecht (2nd edition; 2012, ISBN ). This publication includes, inter alia, the text of the Convention in German and English language. Germany is a High Contracting Party to the 2003 Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War of 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). Germany is a State Party to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions and to the 2013 Arms Trade Treaty. Under the umbrella of the European Training Mission Mali (EUTM) the German Federal Armed Forces trained military engineers of Mali s Armed Forces, including in aspects of mine clearance, explosive ordnance disposal and counter-ied. In the framework of the International Security Assistance Force to Afghanistan (ISAF) the German Federal Armed Forces supported the Afghan National Army Engineer School with Operational Mentor and Liaison Teams (OMLTs), including in aspects of mine clearance, explosive ordnance disposal and counter- IED. International Cooperation and Assistance (Article 6): Country/Area Programming and Multilateral Programming Total 13,209, EUR a) Country/Area Programming Total 12,507, EUR Afghanistan Total: 3,294, EUR HALO Trust Mine Clearance Weapons Collection, including anti-personnel mines International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mine Victim Assistance and Mine Risk Education 2,794, EUR 1,994, EUR 800, EUR 500, EUR

21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Total: 1,773, EUR Demira Mine Clearance Mine Clearance in Seljube region after flood disaster Technical Survey/Battle Area Clearance after flood disaster International Trust Fund (ITF) Mine Clearance Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) Mine Clearance Procurement of equipment for Demining Battalion Mine Clearance in flood affected communities German Federal Foreign Office Evaluation 867, EUR 398, EUR 94, EUR 374, EUR 500, EUR 405, EUR 199, EUR 29, EUR 176, EUR EUR Cambodia Total: 1,366, EUR APOPO Mine Clearance 1,366, EUR Colombia Total: 150, EUR ICRC Mine Victim Assistance 150, EUR Democratic Republic of the Congo Total: 200, EUR ICRC Mine Victim Assistance 200, EUR Miscellaneous Total: 106, EUR Humanitarian Mine Action Conference in Berlin Federal Foreign Office Monitoring and Evaluation Consultancy - Evaluation Humanitarian Mine Action EUR 40, EUR 65, EUR

22 Iraq Total: 1,158, EUR Handicap International Mine Victim Assistance ICRC Mine Victim Assistance 8, EUR 1,150, EUR Laos Total: 291, EUR APOPO Mine Clearance and Capacity Development 291, EUR Libya Total: 1,453, EUR GIZ Capacity Development of the Libyan Mine Action Centre (LibMAC) Mine Action Group (MAG) Clearance of unexploded ordnance Handicap International e. V. Clearance of unexploded ordnance 268, EUR 620, EUR 565, EUR Myanmar Total: 105, EUR DanChurchAid Mine Victim Assistance Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe Mine Victim Assistance 32, EUR 72, EUR Somalia Total: 284, EUR HALO Trust Mine Clearance 284, EUR South Sudan Total: 300, EUR ICRC

23 Mine Victim Assistance 300, EUR Tajikistan Total: 300, EUR Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) Capacity Building and Mine/UXO Clearance 300, EUR Ukraine Total 1,177, EUR NATO Support Agency Trust Fund Ukraine, Purchase of Equipment to destroy anti-personnel landmines OSCE Trust Fund for Broader Disarmament and Mine Action Activities in Ukraine State Emergency Service of Ukraine Purchase of 50 Metal Detectors (funds from 2014 budget, hand-over on 17/02/2015) 75, EUR 1,000, EUR 102, EUR Vietnam Total: 421, EUR APOPO UXO and Mine Clearance as well as Capacity Development 421, EUR Western Sahara Total: 100, EUR ICRC Mine Victim Assistance 100, EUR b) Multilateral Programming Total 701, EUR Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) Composite Project on Mine Action Outreach and Liaison, National Capacities and Residual Contamination, Operational and Database Analysis as well as Quality Management for Humanitarian Mine Action International Campaign to Ban Landmines/Cluster Munition Coalition Assistance to the Landmine Monitor and Cluster Munition Monitor 2014 and Campaign support 440, EUR 202, EUR Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Ottawa Convention

24 Voluntary Contribution Centre for Security Cooperation RACVIAC Symposium on ways of dealing with cluster munitions and mine contamination, part of a series of events of the International Symposium and Equipment Exhibition Mine Action 2014 in Croatia 50, EUR 9, EUR