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laying, antihandling devices (if any) and other relevant information on all theseweapons laid. Whenever feasible the minefield record shall show the exactlocation of every mine, except in row minefields where the row location issufficient. The precise location and operating mechanism of each booby-trap laidshall be individually recorded. 300Records shall be retained by the parties to the conflict. 301 Copies of records shall be heldat a level of command sufficient to guarantee their safety as far as possible. 3026.12.6 Rules for Using Non-Remotely Delivered Anti-Personnel Mines With CompliantSD/SDA Mechanisms. Non-remotely delivered anti-personnel mines that comply with therequirements for self-destruction and self-deactivation in the Technical Annex to the CCWAmended Mines Protocol may be used outside of marked areas. 3036.12.7 Rules for Using Non-Remotely Delivered Anti-Personnel Mines WithoutCompliant SD/SDA Mechanisms. Anti-personnel mines other than remotely delivered minesthat are not in compliance with the provisions on self-destruction and self-deactivation in theTechnical Annex to the CCW Amended Mines Protocol may be used subject to certainrequirements. For a number of years, U.S. forces maintained minefields that met thesestandards. 304 The United States, however, no longer maintains any minefields. 305First, such weapons are to be placed within a perimeter-marked area that is monitored bymilitary personnel and protected by fencing or other means, to ensure the effective exclusion ofcivilians from the area. The marking must be of a distinct and durable character, and must bevisible to a person who is about to enter the perimeter-marked area. 306 The State Party300 TECHNICAL ANNEX TO CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL 1(c).301 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 9(2) (providing that “[a]ll such records [mentioned in paragraph 1 ofArticle 9] shall be retained by the parties to a conflict”).302 TECHNICAL ANNEX TO CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL 1(c) (“Copies of records shall be held at a level ofcommand sufficient to guarantee their safety as far as possible.”).303 TECHNICAL ANNEX TO CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL 3(b) (“All non-remotely delivered anti-personnelmines, used outside marked areas, as defined in Article 5 of this Protocol, shall comply with the requirements forself-destruction and self-deactivation stated in sub-paragraph (a).”).304 Article-by-Article Analysis of CCW Amended Mines Protocol, 16-17, Enclosure A to Warren Christopher, Letterof Submittal, Dec. 7, 1996, MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT TRANSMITTING THE CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL,PROTOCOL III ON INCENDIARY WEAPONS, AND PROTOCOL IV ON BLINDING LASER WEAPONS 16-17 (“The U.S.military has maintained minefields for a number of years in Guantanamo and Korea that meet these standards, and isconfident that these requirements are feasible and realistic.”).305 Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Fact Sheet: Frequently Asked Questions on the NewUnited States Landmine Policy (Feb. 27, 2004) (“The United States … currently maintains no minefields anywherein the world, including Korea.”).306 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 5(2)(a) (“It is prohibited to use weapons to which this Article applieswhich are not in compliance with the provisions on self-destruction and self-deactivation in the Technical Annex,unless: … such weapons are placed within a perimeter-marked area which is monitored by military personnel andprotected by fencing or other means, to ensure the effective exclusion of civilians from the area. The marking mustbe of a distinct and durable character and must at least be visible to a person who is about to enter the perimetermarkedarea;”).371