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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom ratified the Convention on 31 July 1998, and the Convention entered into force for the United Kingdom on 1 March 1999.

Stockpile Destruction (Article 4)

In its initial transparency report submitted on 26 August 1999, United Kingdom reported stockpiled anti-personnel mines under its ownership or possession or under its jurisdiction or control. In 2003, United Kingdom reported that it had completed the destruction of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines. In total, United Kingdom reported having destroyed 2,401,324 mines.

Mine Clearance (Article 5)

In its initial transparency report, United Kingdom reported areas under its jurisdiction or control in which anti-personnel mines are known or suspected to be emplaced. In accordance with Article 5 of the Convention, the United Kingdom undertakes to destroy or ensure the destruction of all anti-personnel mines in these areas as soon as possible but not later than 1 March 2009.

Requests for Extension

Extension Request Received 31 May 2008 PDF 3.1MB

Executive Summary of Extension Request
Chinese PDF 172KB | Chinese Addendum PDF 211KB
English PDF 33KB | Russian PDF 89KB
Spanish PDF 84KB

Analysis of Extension Request
English PDF 40KB | Russian PDF 96KB
Spanish PDF 94KB

Decisions on Extension Request PDF 82KB

 


Update on Article 5 implementation, May 2012
PDF 506KB

Article 7 transparency report submitted in 2012
PDF 43KB