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areas, mines, explosive remnants of war, booby-traps and other devices in the area in
which the mission is performing its functions,
16. Their determination to urge States which do not already do so to conduct
reviews to determine whether any new weapon, means or methods of warfare would
be prohibited under international humanitarian law or other rules of international law
applicable to them.
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Recognising that the important principles and provisions contained in this Final
Declaration can also serve as a basis for further strengthening the Convention and its
annexed Protocols and express their determination to implement them,
AND TAKE THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS:
Decision 1
Decide to convene an open-ended meeting of experts, under the overall
responsibility of the Chairperson-designate of the 2012 Meeting of the High
Contracting Parties to the Convention, of three days in 2012 to discuss further the
implementation of international humanitarian law with regard to mines other
than anti-personnel mines, and to submit a report to the 2012 Meeting of the High
Contracting Parties to the Convention.
Decision 2
Decide to commit to “An Accelerated Plan of Action on Universalization
of the Convention and its annexed Protocols” as contained in Annex I of the Final
Declaration.
Decision 3
Decide to continue the Sponsorship Programme and urge it to explore all options
to promote the universalization and implementation of the Convention and its annexed
Protocols in accordance with the recommendations contained in Annex II of the Final
Declaration.
Decision 4
Decide to enhance the implementation of the Compliance Mechanism for the
Convention and its annexed Protocols, which was agreed to at the Third Review
Conference and the Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention in 2007
in accordance with the recommendations as contained in Annex III.
Decision 5
1. In accordance with the relevant decisions taken by the Thirteenth Annual
Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II and the Fifth
Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V decide to organize in 2012
the following CCW related activities:
(i) Group of Experts of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II
on 23 and 24 April 2012;