X unchanged (last reporting: 2003) X unchanged (last reporting: 2003)

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1 SUMMARY SHEET (Pursuant to the decision of the Fifth Annual Conference of the States Parties to CCW Amended Protocol II as stipulated in paragraph 20 of its Final Report, CCW/AP.II/CONF.5/2) Reporting Period: 01/10/ to 01/10/ Form A: Dissemination of information: Form B: Mine clearance and rehabilitation programmes: changed X unchanged (last reporting: 2003) changed X unchanged (last reporting: 2003) Form C: Technical requirements and relevant information: changed X unchanged (last reporting: 2005) Form D: Legislation: changed X unchanged (last reporting: 2005) Form E: International technical information exchange, Co-operation on mine clearance, technical co-operation and assistance: Form F: Other relevant matters: Form G: Information to the UN-database on mine clearance: X changed unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) changed X unchanged (last reporting: 2003) X changed unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) 1

2 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 (PROTOCOL II AS AMENDED ON 3 MAY 1996) Provisional Reporting Formats for Article 13 para 2 and Article 11 para 2. NAME OF HIGH CONTRACTING PARTY The Kingdom of the Netherlands DATE OF SUBMISSION 1 november NATIONAL POINT(S) OF CONTACT Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arms Control & Arms Export Policy Division (DVB/WW) P.O. Box EB The Hague, The Netherlands Mr. Vincent van Zeijst Tel: Fax: vincent-van.zeijst@minbuza.nl 2

3 Form A Article 13 / 4 / a Dissemination of information The High Contracting Parties shall provide annual reports to the Depositary on: (a) dissemination of information on this Protocol to their armed forces and to the civilian population; High The Kingdom of Reporting for to Contracting the Netherlands time period Party from Information to the armed forces The content and the meaning of this Protocol are an integrated part of the basic training of all armed forces in the Netherlands. It is part of the instruction in humanitarian law of war. Specific groups receive extended instructions. Information to the civilian population The contents of this amended Protocol have been published in the Bulletin of Treaties and the legislation for approval has been published in the Bulletin of Acts and Decrees. Therefore, both are available to the civilian population. 3

4 Form B Article 13 / 4 / b Mine clearance and rehabilitation programmes The High Contracting Parties shall provide annual reports to the Depositary on: (b) mine clearance and rehabilitation programmes; High The Kingdoms of reporting for to Contracting the Netherlands time period Party from Mine clearance programmes Since the Netherlands is not a mine-affected country, there are no mine action programmes conducted in the Netherlands. Rehabilitation programmes Since the Netherlands is not a mine-affected country, there is no specific rehabilitation programme for mine victims in the Netherlands. 4

5 Form C Article 13 / 4 / c Technical requirements and relevant information The High Contracting Parties shall provide annual reports to the Depositary on: (c) steps taken to meet technical requirements of this Protocol and any other relevant information pertaining thereto; High The Kingdom of the reporting for to Contracting Netherlands time period Party from Technical requirements The last remaining stockpile (272 Cluster Bomb Units 89 Gator ) has been destroyed in December Any other relevant information None 5

6 Form D Article 13 / 4 / d Legislation The High Contracting Parties shall provide annual reports to the Depositary on: (d) legislation related to this Protocol; High Contracting Party The Kingdom reporting for time 1 of the period from October Netherlands Legislation The Amended Protocol II is implemented on the basis of existing legislation, such as the Import and Export Act, the Weapons and Munitions Act and the Military Penal Code. 6

7 Form E Article 13 / 4 / e International technical information exchange, cooperation on mine clearance, technical cooperation and assistance The High Contracting Parties shall provide annual reports to the Depositary on: (e) measures taken on international technical information exchange, on international cooperation on mine clearance, and on technical cooperation and assistance; High Contracting Party The Kingdom reporting for time to of the period from Netherlands International technical information exchange Technical assistance: Currently no military personnel has been deployed abroad for the purpose of humanitarian mine clearance assistance. 7

8 International cooperation on mine clearance (in ) In the year the Netherlands spent approximately 21.4 million EURO on mine action activities. An indicative overview of the Netherlands contributions to mine action (including stockpile-destruction) in the year in EURO is attached below. A part of the Netherlands assistance was provided for the care and rehabilitation, as well as social and economic reintegration of mine victims. The total amount is somewhat higher than in previous years, mostly because of an incidental grant of EURO to UNMAS Lebanon for mine, UXO and cluster bomb clearance in the aftermath of the Israel Hezbollah conflict of August. Afghanistan: UNMAS Mine clearance EURO Afghanistan: HALO TRUST Mine clearance EURO Abkhazia: HALO TRUST Mine clearance EURO Angola: Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) Integrated Mine Action, explosive ordnance disposal, Ardvark and mine detection dogs EURO Angola: MAG Mine clearance EURO Angola: Handicap international Support of mine victims EURO Angola: HALO Mine Clearance EURO Bosnia-Herzegovina: UNDP/BHMAC Capacity building EURO Cambodia: NPA Capacity building EURO Cambodia: HALO TRUST Mine clearance EURO Chili: MoD Capacity building EURO

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10 Form F Other relevant matters Article 13 / 4 / f The High Contracting Parties shall provide annual reports to the Depositary on: (f) other relevant matters. High Contracting The Kingdom of the reporting for time to Party Netherlands period from Other relevant matters The listed information under Form E is also provided in the UNMAS Database The website data are updated throughout the year. 10

11 Form G Article 11 para 2 Information to the UN-database on mine clearance The High Contracting Parties shall provide information to the database on mine clearance established within the United Nations System, especially on: - information concerning various means and technologies of mine clearance, and lists of experts, expert agencies or national points of contact on mine clearance High Contracting Party The Kingdom reporting for to of the time period Netherlands from Means and technologies of mine clearance See national points of contact Lists of experts and experts agencies See national points of contact National points of contact on mine clearance Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DVB/WW Mr. Vincent van Zeijst PO Box 1 NL 2500 EB The Hague The Netherlands Tel: Fax: vincent-van.zeijst@minbuza.nl Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DMV/HH Brecht Paardekooper PO Box 1 NL 2500 EB The Hague The Netherlands Tel: Fax: brecht.paardekooper@minbuza.nl 11