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and regulations, and to refrain from activities that are incompatible with the impartial andinternational nature of their duties. 3256.12.12 Obligations Arising After the Cessation of Active Hostilities. Certain obligationswith respect to mines, booby-traps, and other devices are triggered after the cessation of activehostilities.6.12.12.1 Take Measures to Protect Civilians From the Effects of Minefields,Mined Areas, Mines, Booby-Traps, and Other Devices in Areas Under Their Control AfterHostilities. Without delay after the cessation of active hostilities, a party to a conflict is to takeall necessary and appropriate measures, including the use of records kept in accordance with theCCW Amended Mines Protocol, to protect civilians from the effects of minefields, mined areas,mines, booby-traps, and other devices in areas under their control. 326 Information is to be sharedwith the other party or parties to the conflict and with the Secretary-General of the UnitedNations regarding mines laid by the party’s forces in areas no longer under their control, subjectto reciprocity and security requirements. 3276.12.12.2 Clearance of Minefields, Mined Areas, Mines, Booby-Traps, and OtherDevices After Hostilities. Each Party to the CCW Amended Mines Protocol or party to a conflictis, in accordance with the provisions of the CCW Amended Mines Protocol, responsible for allmines, booby-traps, and other devices employed by it and undertakes to clear, remove, destroy,or maintain them as specified in Article 10 of the CCW Amended Mines Protocol. 328Without delay after the cessation of active hostilities, a Party to the CCW AmendedMines Protocol or a party to a conflict has an obligation to ensure that all minefields, mined325 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 12 (“6. Confidentiality All information provided in confidence pursuantto this Article shall be treated by the recipient in strict confidence and shall not be released outside the force ormission concerned without the express authorization of the provider of the information. 7. Respect for laws andregulations Without prejudice to such privileges and immunities as they may enjoy or to the requirements of theirduties, personnel participating in the forces and missions referred to in this Article shall: (a) respect the laws andregulations of the host State; and (b) refrain from any action or activity incompatible with the impartial andinternational nature of their duties.”).326 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 9(2) (“All such records shall be retained by the parties to a conflict, whoshall, without delay after the cessation of active hostilities, take all necessary and appropriate measures, includingthe use of such information, to protect civilians from the effects of minefields, mined areas, mines, booby-traps andother devices in areas under their control.”).327 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 9(2) (“At the same time, they shall also make available to the other partyor parties to the conflict and to the Secretary-General of the United Nations all such information in their possessionconcerning minefields, mined areas, mines, booby-traps and other devices laid by them in areas no longer undertheir control; provided, however, subject to reciprocity, where the forces of a party to a conflict are in the territory ofan adverse party, either party may withhold such information from the Secretary-General and the other party, to theextent that security interests require such withholding, until neither party is in the territory of the other. In the lattercase, the information withheld shall be disclosed as soon as those security interests permit. Wherever possible, theparties to the conflict shall seek, by mutual agreement, to provide for the release of such information at the earliestpossible time in a manner consistent with the security interests of each party.”).328 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 3(2) (“Each High Contracting Party or party to a conflict is, in accordancewith the provisions of this Protocol, responsible for all mines, booby-traps, and other devices employed by it andundertakes to clear, remove, destroy or maintain them as specified in Article 10 of this Protocol.”).376