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areas, mines, booby-traps, and other devices in areas under its control are cleared, removed,destroyed, or maintained in accordance with Article 3 and Paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the CCWAmended Mines Protocol. 329With respect to mines laid by a Party to the CCW Amended Mines Protocol or a party toa conflict in areas over which the party no longer exercises control, the party is to provide to theparty that is now in control of the area, to the extent permitted by such party, technical andmaterial assistance necessary to fulfill its responsibility to ensure that all minefields are cleared,removed, destroyed, or maintained. 330 For example, such assistance may include maps and otherinformation regarding the mines and minefields.In addition, the parties have an obligation to endeavor to reach agreement amongthemselves and, where appropriate, with other States and with international organizations, on theprovision of technical and material assistance, including, in appropriate circumstances, theundertaking of joint operations necessary to fulfill such responsibilities. 331 There are additionalprovisions of the CCW Amended Mines Protocol addressing international exchanges ofinformation and cooperation in this respect. 332 However, no provision of the CCW AmendedMines Protocol is to be construed as affecting the discretion of the United States to refuseassistance or to restrict or deny permission for the export of equipment, material, or scientific ortechnological information for any reason, and the CCW Amended Mines Protocol may not beused as a pretext for the transfer of weapons technology or the provision of assistance to themilitary mining or military counter-mining capabilities of a State Party to the CCW AmendedMines Protocol. 3336.12.13 U.S. Policy on Landmines. Landmines have been addressed by U.S. nationalpolicy. The United States has announced a policy: (1) not to use antipersonnel land minesoutside the Korean Peninsula; (2) not to assist, encourage, or induce anyone outside the Korean329 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 10(1) (“Without delay after the cessation of active hostilities, allminefields, mined areas, mines, booby-traps and other devices shall be cleared, removed, destroyed or maintained inaccordance with Article 3 and paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Protocol.”); CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art.10(2) (“High Contracting Parties and parties to a conflict bear such responsibility with respect to minefields, minedareas, mines, booby-traps and other devices in areas under their control.”).330 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 10(3) (“With respect to minefields, mined areas, mines, booby-traps andother devices laid by a party in areas over which it no longer exercises control, such party shall provide to the partyin control of the area pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article, to the extent permitted by such party, technical andmaterial assistance necessary to fulfil such responsibility.”).331 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 10(4) (“At all times necessary, the parties shall endeavour to reachagreement, both among themselves and, where appropriate, with other States and with international organizations,on the provision of technical and material assistance, including, in appropriate circumstances, the undertaking ofjoint operations necessary to fulfil such responsibilities.”).332 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 11.333 United States, Statement on Consent to Be Bound by the CCW Amended Mines Protocol, May 24, 1999, 2065UNTS 128, 130 (“The United States understands that - (A) no provision of the Protocol may be construed asaffecting the discretion of the United States to refuse assistance or to restrict or deny permission for the export ofequipment, material, or scientific or technological information for any reason; and (B) the Amended Mines Protocolmay not be used as a pretext for the transfer of weapons technology or the provision of assistance to the militarymining or military counter-mining capabilities of a State Party to the Protocol.”).377