Chile

In its initial transparency report submitted on 5 September 2002, Chile reported stockpiled anti-personnel mines under its ownership or possession.

Notwithstanding the obligation to destroy all stockpiled anti-personnel mines, the Convention permits the retention of the minimum number of anti-personnel mines absolutely necessary for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance, or mine destruction techniques. 

In 2019, Chile destroyed the remaining 1,192 anti-personnel mines it had retained for permitted purposes and no longer holds anti-personnel mines as permitted under Article 3.

In its annual transparency report submitted on 30 April 2003, Albania reported that it had completed the destruction of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines. In total, Albania reported having destroyed 1,683,860 mines.

In its initial transparency report submitted on 5 September 2002, Chile reported stockpiled anti-personnel mines under its ownership or possession.

In 2003, Chile reported that it had completed the destruction of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines. In total, Chile reported having destroyed 299,219 mines.

On 29 March 2011, Chile submitted a request to extend its mine clearance deadline. The request was granted at the Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties and a new deadline set for 1 March 2020.

In early 2020, Chilean authorities announced having met the Article 5 obligation. A formal announcement was made by the Minister of Defence during the Eighteenth Meeting of the States Parties. Chile cleared 195 mined areas, 89 in the Arica and Parinacota Region, 8 in the Tarapacá Region, 2 in the Valparaíso Region, 1 in the Metropolitan Region, and 28 in the Chilean Magellan and Antarctic Region destroying 177,725 mines in the process.

Extension Request Process

Chile has undertaken to provide for the care and assistance of mine victims.

Chile is also a State Party to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Annually and no later than 30 April, each State Party is to update information covering the previous calendar year. The latest Article 7 reports for this State Party can be found further below.

Each State Party is to 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. 

Chile has reported having established national implementation measures or that it considers existing legislation to be sufficient.