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CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS

REPORTING FORMATS FOR ARTICLE 7 OF THE CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS

STATE [PARTY]: GERMANY

NATIONAL POINT(S) OF CONTACT (Organization, telephones, fax, e-mail)1:

FEDERAL FOREIGN OFFICE Division OR10 Tel.: +49-30-1817 2936 Fax: +49-30-1817 52936 [email protected]

DATE OF SUBMISSION: 02/03/2018

[dd/mm/year]

REPORTING TIME PERIOD FROM 01/01 TO 31/12 2017 [day/month] [day/month] [year] NOTE: all data shaded in gray is provided on a VOLUNTARY basis but pertains to compliance and implementation not covered by the formal reporting requirements contained in article 7

1 In accordance with art. 7, para. 1, subpara. (1)

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Form A National implementation measures Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on:

a) The national implementation measures referred to in Article 9."

Remark: In accordance with article 9, "Each State Party shall take all appropriate legal, administrative and other measures to implement this Convention, including the imposition of penal sanctions, to prevent and suppress any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention undertaken by persons or on territory under its jurisdiction or control".

State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period prior to 31/12/2017

Legal, administrative and other measures taken to implement the CCM (including imposition of penal sanctions)

Supplementary information (e.g. effective date of implementation & text of legislation attached, directives and training to military forces).

6 June 2009 Act Ratifying the Convention on Cluster Munitions (Gesetz zum Übereinkommen vom 30. Mai 2008 über Streumunition)

11 June 2009 Entry into force of the Act, published in 2009 Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) II-502

6 June 2009 Insertion pertaining to cluster munitions in Section 18 a Clause 1, on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines and of Cluster Munitions, and in Section 20 a, on Penal Sanctions Related to Anti-Personnel Mines and Cluster Munitions, of the Act Implementing Article 26 Clause 2 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (War Weapons Control Act; [Kriegswaffenkontrollgesetz])

This insertion entails, inter alia, penal sanctions of up to five years imprisonment

11 June 2009 Entry into force of this insertion, published in 2009 Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) II-502

8 July 2009 Deposit of the instrument of ratification with the UN Secretary-General

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Form B Stockpiles and destruction of cluster munitions PART I : Stockpiled cluster munitions Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on:

(b) The total of all cluster munitions, including explosive submunitions, referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 3 of this Convention, to include a breakdown of their type, quantity and, if possible, lot numbers of each type;

(g) Stockpiles of cluster munitions, including explosive submunitions, discovered after reported completion of the programme referred to in sub-paragraph (e) of this paragraph, and plans for their destruction in accordance with Article 3 of this Convention.

State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period from 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017

1. The total of all cluster munitions and explosive submunitions, stockpiled under the jurisdiction and control of the State Party

The following table does not include munitions retained for the purpose of training and expertise (in accordance with article 3.6) reported in form C

Cluster munition type

Quantity Lot numbers (if possible)

Explosive submunition type

Total quantity of explosive

submunitions

Lot numbers (if possible)

Supplementary information

N/A

Total: 0 Total: 0

2. Additional stockpiles discovered after reported completion of the programme for destruction


Quantity discovered

Lot number (if possible)

Explosive submunition

type

Total quantity of explosive

submunitions


Plans for destruction

Where, when and how

discovered


N/A

Total: Total:

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3. Status and progress ... in separating all CM under its jurisdiction and control from other munitions retained for operational use and marking them for the purpose of destruction (ref. art 3(1))


Quantity separated and marked for

destruction



Total quantity separated and

marked for destruction



N/A

Total: Total:

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Form B Stockpiles and Destruction of Cluster Munitions (continued) Part II : Status of programs for the destruction of Cluster Munitions Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on:

(e) The status and progress of programmes for the destruction, in accordance with Article 3 of this Convention, of cluster munitions, including explosive submunitions, with details of the methods that will be used in destruction, the location of all destruction sites and the applicable safety and environmental standards to be observed;

(f) The types and quantities of cluster munitions, including explosive submunitions, destroyed in accordance with Article 3 of this Convention, including details of the methods of destruction used, the location of the destruction sites and the applicable safety and environmental standards observed;

g) Stockpiles of cluster munitions, including explosive submunitions, discovered after reported completion of the programme referred to in sub-paragraph (e) of this paragraph, and plans for their destruction in accordance with Article 3 of this Convention;

State [Party]: GERMANY reporting for time period 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017

1. Status and progress of destruction programmes (Article 3)

Status Completed

Plans, general information, timeline

Methods that will be used

Name and location of destruction sites that will be used

Applicable safety and environmental standards to be observed

Progress since last report Not applicable since Germany has completed the destruction programme in 2015


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2. Destruction of cluster munitions, including explosive submunitions, completed BEFORE the entry into force for the State Party (ONLY for initial reports)

See data in Germany’s initial report, submitted on 28 January 2011. 3. Types and quantities of cluster munitions, including explosive submunitions, destroyed in accordance with Article 3

3. a. After entry into force (valid from 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016)


Quantity destroyed



Quantity destroyed


Date of Completion

Location of destruction sites

Supplemen-tary

information

N/A N/A

Total: Total:

3. b. Additional stockpiles destroyed after reported completion of the programme for destruction


Quantity destroyed



type

Quantity destroyed *


Plans for destruction

Progress in destruction/

date of completion

N/A

Total: Total:

* INCLUDING explosive submunitions which are not contained in a cluster munition.

4. Methods of destruction used

Cluster munition type Details of the methods of destruction used

N/A

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Details of the methods of destruction used

N/A

5. Applicable safety and environmental standards observed in destruction

1994 Act Promoting Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management and Ensuring the Environmentally Sound Disposal of Waste (Gesetz zur Förderung der Kreislaufwirtschaft und Sicherung der umweltverträglichen Beseitigung von Abfällen: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/krw-_abfg/gesamt.pdf)

1974 Act on Protection against Harmful Environmental Effects of Air Pollution, Noise, Vibration, and Similar Immisions (Gesetz zum Schutz vor schädlichen Umwelteinwirkungen durch Luftverunreinigungen, Geräusche, Erschütterungen und ähnlichen Vor-gängen: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf)

1976 Act on Explosive Substances (Gesetz über explosionsgefährliche Stoffe: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/ sprengg_1976/gesamt.pdf)

6. Challenges and International assistance and cooperation needed for the implementation of Article 3

Activity Description Time period Need

N/A

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/krw-_abfg/gesamt.pdf

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/%20sprengg_1976/gesamt.pdf

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/%20sprengg_1976/gesamt.pdf

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Form C Cluster Munitions retained or transferred

Article 3.8. States Parties retaining, acquiring or transferring cluster munitions or explosive submunitions for the purposes described in

paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Article shall submit a detailed report on the planned and actual use of these cluster munitions and explosive submunitions and their type, quantity and lot numbers. If cluster munitions or explosive submunitions are transferred to another State Party for these purposes, the report shall include reference to the receiving party. Such a report shall be prepared for each year during which a State Party retained, acquired or transferred cluster munitions or explosive submunitions and shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations (...)."


1. Type of cluster munitions or explosive submunitions RETAINED in accordance with Article 3(6)


Quantity Lot number Explosive

submunition type Quantity Lot number Planned use


155 mm ICM DM602

212 N/A 63 x Grenade

DM1348 13,356 N/A EOD training

155 mm ICM DM642

152 N/A 63 x Grenade

DM1383 9,576 N/A EOD training

155 mm ICM DM642A1

8 N/A 63 x Grenade

DM1383 504 N/A EOD training

- - - - - - Bomblet MUSA

713 N/A EOD training only submunition

- - - - - - Bomblet

KB44 2,604 N/A EOD training only submunition

- - - - - - Bomblet STABO


- - - - - - Mine MIFF


- - - - - - Bomblet BLU-3/B


- - - - - - Mine

MUSPA 628 N/A EOD training only submunition

Total: 372 Total: 29,184

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2. Type of cluster munitions or explosive submunitions ACQUIRED in accordance with Article 3(6)



submunition type Quantity Lot number Planned use

Supple-mentary informa-

tion

N/A

Total: Total:

3. Retained/acquired cluster munitions or explosive submunitions USED in accordance with Article 3(6)


Quantity used

Lot number Explosive

submunition type Quantity

used Lot number

Description of actual use

Supple- mentary

information (e.g.

origin)

155 mm ICM DM602

16 N/A 63 x Grenade

DM1348 1,008 N/A

EOD training

155 mm ICM DM642

6 N/A 63 x Grenade

DM1383 378 N/A

155 mm ICM DM642A1

15 N/A 63 x Grenade

DM1383 945 N/A

- - - - - - Bomblet MUSA 17 N/A

- - - - - - Bomblet

KB44 259 N/A

- - - - - - Bomblet STABO

8 N/A

- - - - - - Mine MIFF

34 N/A

- - - - - - Bomblet BLU-3/B

141 N/A

- - - - - - Mine MUSPA 122 N/A

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Total: 37 Total: 2,912

4. Type of cluster munitions or explosive submunitions TRANSFERRED in accordance with Article 3(7)



submunition type Quantity Lot number Purpose of transfer

Receiving State Party

N/A

Total: Total:

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Form D Technical characteristics of each type produced/owned or possessed

Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on:

(c) The technical characteristics of each type of cluster munition produced by that State Party prior to entry into force of this Convention for it, to the extent known, and those currently owned or possessed by it, giving, where reasonably possible, such categories of information as may facilitate identification and clearance of cluster munitions; at a minimum, this information shall include the dimensions, fusing, explosive content, metallic content, colour photographs and other information that may facilitate the clearance of cluster munition remnants;”


Cluster munition type*

Dimensions of cluster munition

Cluster munition explosive content

(type and weight)


type and number*

Dimensions of explosive submunition

Submunition fusing

Submunition explosive

content (type and weight)

Submunition metallic

content (type and weight)

Other infor-

mation that may facili-tate

clear-ance

MLRS ROCKET, 298 MM

M26

length 3.93 m diameter 227 mm

weight 307 kg

Grenade M77;

644 each CM

length 81 mm, diameter

38 mm

point-detonating fuze

approx. 45 g approx. 250 g

155mm ICM

DM602

length 802.9 mm diameter 155 mm weight 45.31 kg

Grenade, HEAT-Frag DM 1348;

63 each CM


42.3 mm


43.5 g approx. 250 g

155mm ICM

DM612

length 803.4 mm diameter 155 mm weight 45.31 kg

Grenade, HEAT-Frag DM 1348;

63 each CM


42.3 mm



155mm ICM

DM632

length 802.9 mm diameter 155 mm

weight 46.3 kg

Grenade, HEAT-Frag DM1385;

63 each CM

diameter 87.5 mm, diameter

42.3 mm

point-detonating fuze/self-

destruction device

44.65 g approx. 250 g

155mm ICM

DM642


weight 46.7 kg


length 92.2 mm, diameter

42.3 mm


destruction 44.5 g approx. 250 g

http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/point-detonating.html

http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/fuze.html









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63 each CM device

155mm ICM

DM642A1


weight 46.7 kg


63 each CM


42.3 mm


destruction device


155mm ICM

DM652 Base Bleed


weight 46.7 kg


49 each CM


42.3 mm


destruction device


203mm ICM

DM602

length 1,020 mm diameter 203 mm weight 93.23 kg

Grenade, HEAT-Frag DM1385A1;

240 each CM


42.3 mm


destruction device

44.65 g approx. 250 g

Dispenser MW-1 DM11

height: 832 mm width: 1,520 mm length: 5,330 mm

approx. 4,715 kg

Bomblet MUSA 668 EA

diameter: 132 mm length:

149.6 mm

electronic fuse SS-R-8151

1,200 g approx. 4 kg

Dispenser MW-1 DM12


approx. 4,385 kg

Bomblet KB44

4536 EA


111 mm

electro-mecha-nic fuse (impact)

SS-R-8151 137 g

approx. 0.45 kg

Dispenser MW-1 DM22


approx. 4,715 kg

Bomblet STABO 200 EA


606.7 mm

electronic fuse (impact)

2,594 g

approx. 14 kg

Dispenser MW-1 DM31


approx. 4,715 kg

MUSA 88 EA

MUSPA 508 EA MIFF 96 EA

Dispenser MW-1 DM32


approx. 4,560 kg

KB44 2,184 EA

MIFF 448 EA

Mine MIFF

diameter: 132 mm height: 98 mm

electronic fuse (magnetic field)

SS-R-8151 1,010 g

approx. 3 kg







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Mine

MUSPA


149.6 mm

electronic fuse (acoustics)

SS-R-8151 1,200 g

approx. 4 kg

Bomb, Cluster BL755

diameter: 570 mm length: 2,440 mm

approx. 282 kg

Bomblet Mk.1 147 EA


356 mm

electronic fuse (impact)

RDX/TNT 228 g

approx. 1.13 kg

* Please attach data sheets including colour photographs Remark: Germany provided further details on formerly produced/owned or possessed cluster munitions and explosive submunitions to the GICHD Cluster Munitions Identification Tool:

http://www.gichd.org/mine-action-resources/publications/detail/publication/cluster-munitions-identification-tool-cm-id-tool

http://www.gichd.org/mine-action-resources/publications/detail/publication/cluster-munitions-identification-tool-cm-id-tool

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Form E Status and progress of programmes for conversion or decommissioning of production facilities Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on:

(d) The status and progress of programmes for the conversion or decommissioning of production facilities for cluster munitions;”


Name and location of production facility

Indicate if to "convert" or "decommission"

Status (indicate if "in process" or "completed") and progress

of the programme


N/A All former production capabilities were dismantl-ed prior to 2008.

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Form F Contaminated areas and clearance Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on:

h) To the extent possible, the size and location of all cluster munition contaminated areas under its jurisdiction or control, to include as much detail as possible regarding the type and quantity of each type of cluster munition remnant in each such area and when they were used; i) The status and progress of programmes for the clearance and destruction of all types and quantities of cluster munition remnants cleared and destroyed in accordance with Article 4 of this Convention, to include the size and location of the cluster munition contaminated area cleared and a breakdown to the quantity of each type of cluster munition remnant cleared and destroyed;"


1. Size and location of cluster munition contaminated area*

Location 1 Size of

contaminated area (m2)

Cluster Munition Remnants Estimated or known date of contamination

Method used to estimate

suspected area

Supplementary information Type

Estimated quantity

Former Military Training Area of the Soviet Armed Forces “Wittstock”

11 sqkm

ShOAB-0,5

AO-1 SCh

AO-1SCz

ZAB 2,5M

PTAB 2,5 M

PTAB 10-5

unknown 1952–93 Non-technical survey

suspected contamination

Total: 11 sqkm Total: unknown

* If necessary, a separate table for each area may be provided ** Location can be defined by listing the province/district/village where contaminated areas are located as well as (where possible) map references and grid coordinates sufficient to define the contaminated area.

Land release

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Provide information on the release of land previously suspected to contain cluster munition remnants by methods other than clearance.

Location # Size of area (m2)

Date of release Method of release (technical or non-technical survey)

N/A

Status and progress of programmes for the clearance for cluster munitions remnants*

Location 1 Size of cleared

area (m2)

Status of clearance programme

Cluster Munition Remnants cleared Clearance

Method

Standards applied

Type Quantity Safety

Standards Environmental

Standards

former military training area of the Soviet Armed Forces, Witt- stock

470,000

technical survey

ShOAB-0,5

AO-1 SCh

AO-1SCz

ZAB 2,5M

PTAB 2,5 M

PTAB 10-5

329

33

1

61

87

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Technical survey (magnetometers for pre-clearance of large ferrous items, metal detectors for cluster munitions detection)

German Law on Explosives, German Law on Occupational Health & Safety, Brandenburg By-Law on Explosive Ordnance Disposal

German Law on Soil Protection, German Law on Water Resources

Total: 470,000 Total: 513

* If necessary, a separate table for each area may be provided. ** Location can be defined by listing the province/district/village where contaminated areas are located as well as (where possible) map references and grid coordinates sufficient to define the contaminated area. Where possible, refer to the corresponding contaminated area described in [Form F, table 1]. Supplementary information

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A non-technical survey has been carried out on the former military training area of the Soviet Armed Forces at Wittstock (in use between 1952 and 1993) with the aim to survey a possible contamination of this area with cluster munitions. At that time there was some evidence of possible contamination with single ShOAB-0.5 submunitions in an area not exceeding 11 sqkm. During the preparation of the technical survey only some ShOAB-0.5 submunitions have been found. Site as well as geophysical investigation conducted gave strong evidence of an occurrence of submunitions solely on or just below the natural ground surface not exceeding some 30 cm. With respect to the dense vegetation this finding opened up a new approach for the clearance of the contaminated area. The vegetation within the contaminated area will be burned in sections. These areas will then ensure an unobstructed view to the natural ground surface where submunitions can be detected by visual and geophysical means. In 2016 a site wide fire protection system has been implemented by remote-controlled caterpillar. After the burning of heathland the clearance operation have started in March 2017. Between March and December 2017 some 470,000 m² have been finally cleaned off above-mentioned submunitions. In 2018 the staff will be upsized from some 20 EOD-specialists to up to 140-150 EOD-specialists.

Status and progress of programme(s) for the destruction of cluster munition remnants*,**

Location Status of destruction

programme

Cluster Munition Remnants Destruction

Method

Standards applied

Type Quantity Safety

Standards Environmental

Standards

N/A

Total:

* If necessary, a separate table for each area may be provided. ** This table is only for use for those cluster munitions remnants that were not destroyed during a clearance programme (for example cluster munition remnants cleared and subsequently destroyed elsewhere or abandoned cluster munitions).


Challenges and international assistance and cooperation needed for the implementation of Article 4

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N/A

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Form G Measures to provide warning to the population and risk education Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on:

j) The measures taken to provide risk reduction education and, in particular, an immediate and effective warning to civilians living in cluster munition contaminated areas under its jurisdiction or control.”


1. Measures taken to provide risk reduction education

N/A

2. Measures taken for effective warning of the population

As a precautionary and safeguard measure, an official directive, effective 1 July 2011, has been issued by the responsible regulatory and supervisory authority, constraining access to the former military training area at Wittstock (Ordnungsbehördliche Verordnung des Landkrei-ses Ostprignitz-Ruppin zur Beschränkung des Betretens auf dem ehemaligen Truppenübungsplatz Wittstock), The area is completely peri-meter marked with warning signs.

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Form H Victim assistance: status and progress of implementation of the obligations under Article 5 Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on:

(k) The status and progress of implementation of its obligations under Article 5 of this Convention to adequately provide age- and gender- sensitive assistance, including medical care, rehabilitation and psychological support, as well as provide for social and economic inclusion of cluster munition victims and to collect reliable relevant data with respect to cluster munition victims;


1. National focal point and coordination mechanism for the implementation of Article 5 (specify name and contact information

of government body responsible)

N/A

2. Data collection and assessment of the needs of cluster munitions victims (please indicate gender and age of survivors as

well as information on affected families and communities)

N/A

3. Development and implementation of national laws and policies/implementation of Article 5

N/A

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4. National plan and budget, including timeframes to carry out these activities 5. Efforts to closely consult with and actively involve cluster munition victims and their representative organisations in victim

assistance planning and implementation

N/A

6. Assistance services (including medical care, physical rehabilitation, psychological support, and social and economic

inclusion).

Type of service (medical care, physical rehabilitation,

psychological support, social and economic inclusion)

Implementing agency Description of service (progress made, activities,

number of persons assisted, time period)

N/A

7. Steps taken to mobilize national and international resources

N/A

8. Needs for international assistance and cooperation


N/A

9. Efforts undertaken to raise awareness of the rights of cluster munition victims and persons with other disabilities

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Form I National resources and international cooperation and assistance Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on:

(m) The amount of national resources, including financial, material or in kind, allocated to the implementation of Articles 3, 4 and 5 of this Convention; and

(n) The amounts, types and destinations of international cooperation and assistance provided under Article 6 of this Convention.


1. National resources allocated

Activity Sector (stockpile destruction, clearance, risk education, victim

assistance, advocacy)

Amount of national resources (list currency)

EURO (€)

Type of resources (e.g. financial, material, in kind)

Technical Survey of some 470,000 m² at the former military training area of the Soviet Armed Forces, Witt- stock

Clearance 1,628,000.00 financial

TOTAL: 1,628,000.00

2. International cooperation and assistance provided

Germany does not distinguish between the different categories of explosive hazards (Anti-personnel Mines, Cluster Munition and

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other Explosive Remnants of War) in its Humanitarian Mine Action or stabilization activities. For this reason the following is an

aggregated list of all activities with relevant project components.

Destination

Sector (stockpile destruction, clearance, risk education, victim assistance, advocacy)

Amount (list currency)

Euro (€)

Type of cooperation or assistance (financial, material or in kind)

Details (including date allocated, intermediary destinations such as trust funds, project details, timeframes)

Afghanistan Mine Clearance, weapons and ammunition disposal, victim assistance and risk education

5,243,137.05 financial HALO Trust, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), ITF

Bosnia and Hercegovina

Clearance of explosive remnants of war, in-cluding cluster munitions and land mines, technical survey,

risk education, victim assistance

1,497,206.05 financial ITF, Norwegian People’s Aid

Cambodia Mine Clearance 1,056,277.00 financial HALO Trust

Colombia Victim assistance, risk education, mine clearance, capacity building

1,694,927.52 financial ICRC, Deutscher Caritasverband, CCCM, UNMAS

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mine and ERW clearance, capacity building 1,263,046.32 financial Handicap International

Iraq Victim assistance, mine clearance, IED clearance, risk education

41,828,636.00 financial ICRC, Mines Advisory Group, UNMAS, BKA

Libya risk education 3,244,651.28 financial DanChurchAid

Myanmar Victim assistance 728,964.99 financial DanChurchAid, Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe, ICRC

Somalia Mine clearance 1,000,000.00 financial HALO Trust

South Sudan Victim assistance 300,00.00 financial ICRC

Syria risk education 12,331,583.08 financial DanChurchAid

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Ukraine Technical survey, mine clearance, risk education

957,665.00 financial HALO Trust, UNICEF

Western Sahara Capacity building and mine clearance 1,871,998.00 financial UNMAS

Yemen Mine clearance, risk education, victim assistance

500,000.00 financial UNDP

3. International assistance and cooperation needed

a. For the implementation of Article 3: Stockpile destruction


N/A

b. For the implementation of Article 4: Clearance and risk education


N/A

c. For the implementation of Article 5 : Victim assistance


N/A

4. Assistance provided in Article 4 paragraph 4 –

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State Parties that have used or abandoned cluster munitions which have become cluster munition remnants located in areas under jurisdiction or under control of another State Party are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to provide assistance to the latter State Party to facilitate the marking, clearance and destruction of such cluster munition remnants.

(such assistance shall include, there were available, information on types and quantities of cluster munitions used, precise locations of cluster munitions strikes and areas in which cluster mention remnants are known to be located)

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Form J: Other relevant matters Remark: States Parties may use this form to report voluntarily on other relevant matters, including matters pertaining to compliance and implementation not covered by the formal reporting requirements contained in Article 7. State Party: Germany reporting for time period 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017 Narrative/reference to other reports The Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry of Defense, and the German Red Cross publish the bilingual (English and German) omni-bus publication “Documents on International Humanitarian Law | Dokumente zum humanitären Völkerrecht” (3rd edition, 2016; ISBN 978-3-89665-710-7). This publication includes, inter alia, the text of the Convention in German and English language. Germany is a High Contracting Party to the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices as amended on 3 May 1996 (Amended Protocol II) and the 2003 Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW). Germany is a State Party to the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction and to the 2013 Arms Trade Treaty. Under the umbrella of the European Training Mission Mali (EUTM) the German Fe- deral Armed Forces trained military engineers of Mali’s Armed Forces, including in as-pects of mine clearance, explosive ordnance disposal and Counter-IED from March 2014 until September 2016. During the mission ”Resolute Support” (RS) in Afghanistan the German Federal Armed Forces supported the Afghan National Army Engineer School with Operational Mentor and Liaison Teams (OMLTs)Advisory Teams in order to facilitate RS main effort “Train, Advice & Assist” (TAA), including in aspects of mine clearance, explosive ordnance disposal and Counter-IED. After having completed the consultancy services for the school itself in 2016 a respective effort was continued by German and other multinational specialists in benefit for the 209th Corps of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). Within the contribution to the mission “Operation Inherent Resolve” in IRAQ the German Federal Armed Forces trained since June 2016 military engineers of the security forces in northern IRAQ in detecting and clearing of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as well as in IED awareness.

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