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6.12.4.7 Mines Produced After December 3, 1998, Without IdentifyingInformation. Subparagraph 1(d) of the Technical Annex to the CCW Amended Mines Protocolprovides:The use of mines produced after the entry into force of this Protocol is prohibitedunless they are marked in English or in the respective national language orlanguages with the following information:(i) name of the country of origin;(ii) month and year of production; and(iii) serial number or lot number.The marking should be visible, legible, durable and resistant to environmentaleffects, as far as possible.The CCW Amended Mines Protocol entered into force on December 3, 1998. 2736.12.4.8 Booby-Traps and Other Devices in the Form of Apparently HarmlessPortable Objects Specifically Designed to Explode. It is prohibited in all circumstances to usebooby-traps or other devices in the form of apparently harmless portable objects that arespecifically designed and constructed to contain explosive material. 274 This prohibition relates tobooby-traps manufactured to resemble items, such as watches, personal audio players, cameras,toys, and the like. This prohibition is intended to prevent the production of large quantities ofdangerous objects that can be scattered around and are likely to be attractive to civilians,especially children. 275This rule does not prohibit the use of booby-traps in connection with non-portableobjects, such as a door or gate.This rule does not prohibit field-expedient adaptation, or adaptation in advance, ofobjects for use as booby-traps or other devices that are not designed or constructed for suchuse. 276 For example, it would not be prohibited to improvise a booby-trap using a trip-wired273 Refer to § 19.21.3 (CCW Amended Mines Protocol).274 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 7(2) (“It is prohibited to use booby-traps or other devices in the form ofapparently harmless portable objects which are specifically designed and constructed to contain explosivematerial.”).275 During World War II, such devices were manufactured and intended to be used by guerilla forces operating indenied areas or forces withdrawing from territory about to be occupied by enemy forces. See DEPARTMENT OF THEARMY FIELD MANUAL 5-31, Land Mines and Booby Traps, 1(d) (1943) (“Factory-produced booby-traps (dirty trickdevices) are described. Most of these have been developed and used in the field by foreign armies.”); id. at.50(d)(4-5) (1943) (“The Japanese manufactured a [tobacco] pipe boobytrap with a charge, detonator, and springloadedstriker. The Italians had a booby-trapped headset containing an electric detonator connected to the terminalson the back. The connection of the headset into the line communication line initiated detonation.”).276 United States, Statement on Consent to Be Bound by the CCW Amended Mines Protocol, May 24, 1999, 2065UNTS 128, 130 (“For the purposes of the Amended Mines Protocol, the United States understands that - … (A) the365