CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION Reporting Formats for Article 7 STATE [PARTY]: Bosnia and Herzegovina (annual report 2009) POINT OF CONTACT: Ministry of Civil Affairs of BH / The Demining Commission of BH / BHMAC, Trg BiH 1 Sarajevo Tel/Fax. No. +387 33 445 082; +387 33 206 466; +387 33 253 800; info@bhmac.org (Name, organization, telephone, fax, email) (ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION)
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, 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]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January to December 2009 Measures Bosnia and Herzegovina Criminal Law has been annexed to accommodate ban of all the activities prohibited under the Convention. Supplementary information (e.g., effective date of implementation & text of legislation attached). Criminal Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina enter into force on 1 st March 2003. Chapter XVI: Criminal acts against integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina Article 165; Chapter XVII: Criminal acts against humanity and values protected under international law Articles 193 and 193 a.
Form B Stockpiled anti-personnel mines Article 7. 1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: b) The total of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines owned or possessed by it, or under its jurisdiction or control, to include a breakdown of the type, quantity and, if possible, lot numbers of each type of anti-personnel mine stockpiled." State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January to December 2009 The State Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina has destroyed all stocks of landmines except those retained for training purposes as allowed in the Convention. This was reported in our last report. Detailed figures are as follows. BH Armed Forces have 333 AP Mines without fuses for training purposes. MDDC (Mine Detection Dogs Centre Bosnia and Herzegovina) have 565 mines without fuses in use as targets for explosive detecting dogs testing. Mine Action Centre (BHMAC) 332 mines kept for training purposes. The mines are fuse-less and in use on BHMAC MDD testing polygons. Civil Protection Republic of Srpska 10 AP mines without fuses. Civil Protection of Federation BiH 64 AP mines without fuses. Other demining companies 951 mines without fuses. Total in BiH: 2.255 mines without fuses.
1. Total of stockpiled anti-personnel mines Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information - - - - - - - - TOTAL - 2. Previously unknown stockpiles of anti-personnel mines discovered after the deadlines have passed. (Action #15 of Nairobi Action Plan) Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information - - - - - - - - TOTAL - Pursuant to the decision of the 8MSP, as contained in paragraph 29 of the Final Report of the Meeting, document APLC/MSP.8/2007/6.
Form C Location of mined areas Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: c) To the extent possible, the location of all mined areas that contain, or are suspected to contain, anti-personnel mines under its jurisdiction or control, to include as much detail as possible regarding the type and quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine in each mined area and when they were emplaced." State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January to December 2009 No. Administrative area No of minefield records per Canton No of minefield records per Entity/District No of minefield records per State I Federation of BH 13.362 1. Central Bosnia Canton 2.230 2. Herzegovina-Neretva Canton 1.437 3. Posavina Canton 434 4. Sarajevo Canton 1.895 5. Canton no.10 747 6. Tuzla Canton 2.580 7. Una-Sana Canton 1.780 8. Zenica-Doboj Canton 2.198 9. Bosnian Podrinje Canton 328 10. West-Herzegovina Canton 3 II Republic of Srpska 4.747 III Brcko District 753 TOTAL Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.132
1. Areas that contain mines Location Type Quantity Date of emplacement Supplementary information Bosnia and Herzegovina All types of AP and AT mines Estimation: 220.000 mines and UXO 1992-1995. Estimation: Assesment: 520 km² 2. Areas suspected to contain mines* Location Type Quantity Date of emplacement Supplementary information Bosnia and Herzegovina All types of AP and AT mines Estimation: 220.000 mines and UXO 1992-1995. Mine suspected area on the end of reporting period in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1,555km². If necessary, a separate table for each mined area may be provided
Form D APMs retained or transferred Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: d) The types, quantities and, if possible, lot numbers of all anti-personnel mines retained or transferred for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance or mine destruction techniques, or transferred for the purpose of destruction, as well as the institutions authorized by a State Party to retain or transfer anti-personnel mines, in accordance with Article 3" State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January to December 2009 1a. Compulsory: Retained for development of and training in (Article 3, para.1) Institution authorized by State Party Type Quantity Lot#(if possible) Supplementary information ARMED FORCES BIH MDDC FEDERATION ADMINISTRATION CIVIL PROTECTION OF FEDERATION B&H PMR-2A (training) 208 Warehouse Car Dusan-Rudo PMA-1 14 PMA-2 41 PMA-3 35 Barrack Bozan Simovic-Capljina PMR-2A 16 PROM-1 19 Training polygon Warehouse MDDC PMA -1 14 14 PMA-2 256 111 145 PMA-3 162 83 79 PMR-2A 98 66 32 PROM-1 27 16 11 MRUD 8 2 6 PMA-1 1 PMA-2 27 PMA-3 25 Pretis-Vogosca PMR-2 3 PROM-1 8
REPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PMA-2 8 OF CIVIL PROTECTION OF REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA PMR-2A 2 Barrack - Manjaca BHMAC STOP MINES UXB BALKANS PRO VITA Polygon Barracks "Bozan Simovic"- Capljina Polygon-Tilava Polygon-Borci, Konjic Warehouse MDDC Konjic PMA-1 62 11 14 6 31 PMA-2 86 11 14 8 53 PMA-3 125 20 26 13 66 PMR-2A 2 2 PROM-1 56 9 12 5 30 MRUD 1 1 PMA-1 21 PMA-2 49 PMA-3 21 PMR-2A 17 PMR-3 1 PROM-1 7 PMA-1 2 PMA-2 35 PMA-3 10 PMR-2A 8 PROM-1 1 PMR-ČAPLJINKA 1 PMA-2 2 PMA-3 7 PMR-2A 4 DEMINING COMPANIES Polygon Rakovac-Pale Polygon Repci-Pale Warehouse-Ortijes, Mostar
DEMIRA CIDC BH DEMINING NPA PMR-3 3 PROM-1 7 PMR-ČAPLJINKA 7 MRUD 1 PMA-1 4 PMA-2 7 PMA-3 10 PMR-2A 10 PROM-1 3 MRUD 1 PMA-1 24 PMA-2 162 PMA-3 114 PMR-2A 62 PROM-1 21 PMA-1 5 PMA-2 6 PMA-3 17 PMR-2A 2 PROM-1 4 Dog Training Polygon - Tolisa Dog Training Polygon in Lastva - Trebinje Dog Training Polygon G.Colakovici-Vasici, Tuzla Training Polygon Blagaj Training polygons: Mc Govern - Brcko and Loncari PMA-1 57 21 36 PMA-2 63 26 37 PMA-3 85 28 57 PMR-2A 66 19 47 PROM-1 9 9 PMR RP 10 5 5 MRUD 5 2 3 TOTAL 2.255
1b. Voluntary information (Action #54 of Nairobi Action Plan) Objectives Activity / Project Supplementary information (Description of programs or activities, their objectives and progress, types of mines, time period if and when appropriate ) - - Information on the plans requiring the retention of mines for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance, or mine destruction techniques and report on the actual use of retained mines and the results of such use NOTE: Each State Party should provide information on plans and future activities if and when appropriate and reserves the right to modify it at any time Form D (continued) 2. Compulsory: Transferred for development of and training in (Article 3, para.1) Institution authorized by State Party Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information: e.g. transferred from, transferred to - - - - - TOTAL ------------------------- 3. Compulsory: Transferred for the purpose of destruction (Article 3, para.2) Institution authorized by State Party Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information: e.g. transferred from, transferred to - - - - - TOTAL ------------------------- - - - - -
Form E Status of programs for conversion or de-commissioning of APM production facilities Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: e) The status of programs for the conversion or de-commissioning of anti-personnel mine production facilities." State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January to December 2009 Indicate if to "convert" or "decommission" Within Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Bugojno s factory has destroyed all of the equipment used in mine production. Factory itself has reorganized production and is not producing mines, nor is able to produce mines any more. Igman Konjic Konjic, the factory is producing initial ammo but NOT AP mines. Pobjeda Gorazde, the factory is producing initial explosives and ammo but NOT AP mines. Status (indicate if "in process" or "completed") Within Republic Srpska, mine production factories did not exist before the war, or after. Supplementary information To date the State Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina has completed the programme appertaining to the conversion or decommissioning of APM production facilities.
Form F Status of programs for destruction of APMs Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: f) The status of programs for the destruction of anti-personnel mines in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, including details of the methods which will be used in destruction, the location of all destruction sites and the applicable safety and environmental standards to be observed." State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January to December 2009 1. Status of programs for destruction of stockpiled APMs (Article 4) The State Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina has destroyed all stocks of landmines except those retained for training purposes as allowed in the Convention, Article 4. Description of the status of programs including: Location of destruction sites Details of: - Methods - Applicable safety standards - Applicable environmental standards
2. Status of programs for destruction of APMs in mined areas (Article 5) Description of the status of programs including: Location of destruction sites Destruction of mines and UXO is conducted on the discovery site or other placed envisaged for that, in accordance with Standard for Mine and UXO Destruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina Destruction of mines and UXO in Bosnia and Herzegovina is conducted by explosive charge Standards as specified in Standard for Mine and UXO Destruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina Standards in accordance with Standard for Mine and UXO Destruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina Details of: Methods Applicable safety standards Applicable environmental standards TYPE OF ORGANIZATION Number of found and destroyed mines AP mines AT mines UXO Houses/ Cleared facilities CLEARED AND TECHNICAL SURVEYED AREA (m 2 ) NON GOVERNMENTAL DEMINING ORGANIZATION 1.061 115 279 5 5.601.298 COMMERCIAL DEMINING ORGANIZATION 528 24 134 5 3.464.947 DEMINERS OF BH ARMED FORCES 346 10 148 0 2.820.903 DEMINERS TEAMS OF ENTITIES CIVIL PROTECTIONS 177 1 316 10 857.428 TOTAL 2.112 150 877 20 12.744.576
Area demined in 2009 Number of found and destroyed AP mines Number of found and destroyed AT mines Number of found and destroyed UXO Number of cleared houses BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA FEDERATION OF BH 7.884.830 1.232 96 598 0 REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA 2.661.664 751 46 216 20 DISTRICT BRCKO 2.198.082 129 8 63 0 TOTAL: 12.744.576 2.112 150 877 20
Form G APMs destroyed after entry into force Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: g) The types and quantities of all anti-personnel mines destroyed after the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party, to include a breakdown of the quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine destroyed, in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, respectively, along with, if possible, the lot numbers of each type anti-personnel mine in the case of destruction in accordance with Article 4" State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January to December 2009 The State Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina has completed the destruction of APMs in accordance with Article 4 of the Convention. 1. Destruction of stockpiled APMs (Article 4) Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information - - - - - - - - TOTAL - 2. Destruction of APMs in mined areas (Article 5) Type Quantity Supplementary information APMs 2.112 - - - TOTAL 2.112
Quantity TOTAL Total per group AP mines destroyed by BH Armed Forces: 464.267 Deminers of BH Armed Forces 464.267 Mine clearance 46.147 Teams of Civil Protection 6.531 Teams of Civil Protection and othersdemining companies (mine-explosive devices collected as UXO) 3.944 Demining teams (Non-governmental organization and commercial companies) 35.622 Total: 510.414
Form G (continued) There have been no new discoveries of AP mines in Bosnia and Herzegovina after deadline expiration. 3. Previously unknown stockpiles of anti-personnel mines discovered and destroyed after the deadlines have passed. (Action #15 of Nairobi Action Plan) Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information - - - - - - - - TOTAL - Pursuant to the decision of the 8MSP, as contained in paragraph 29 of the Final Report of the Meeting, document APLC/MSP.8/2007/6.
Form H Technical characteristics of each type produced/owned or possessed Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: h) The technical characteristics of each type of anti-personnel mine produced, to the extent known, and those currently owned or possessed by a State Party, giving, where reasonably possible, such categories of information as may facilitate identification and clearance of anti-personnel mines; at a minimum, this information shall include the dimensions, fusing, explosive content, metallic content, colour photographs and other information which may facilitate mine clearance" State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January to December 2009 Technical characteristics of each AP mine produced ALL DETAILS SUBMITTED IN OUR 2000 REPORT. 1. Technical characteristics of each APM-type produced Type Dimensions Fusing type Explosive content grams Metallic content Color photo attached Supplementary information to facilitate mine clearance. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The State Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina has destroyed all stocks of landmines except those retained for training purposes as allowed in the Convention.
2. Technical characteristics of each APM-type currently owned or possessed Type Dimensions (cm) Fusing Explosive content type grams Metallic content Color photo attached Supplementary information to facilitate mine clearance. PMA-1 PMA-2 Rectangle 14*7*3 6,5*33*2,7 Cylinder No fuse No fuse PMA-3 10,4*4 Cylinder No fuse PMR-2A Cylinder 6,5*13,2 No fuse PROM-1 MRUD Cylinder 7,5*15,5*10 Fragmentation plate with 650 steel balls with diameter of 5,5 mm ( 23*10*5) No fuse Pressed trotyl (TNT) Pressed trotyl (TNT) Pressed trotyl (TNT) Pressed trotyl (TNT) Pressed trotyl (TNT) 200 No Yes 70 No Yes 35 No Yes 100 Yes Yes 420 Yes Yes No fuse Plastic 900 Yes Yes Mines are buried in polygons for testing
Form I Measures to provide warning to the population Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: i) The measures taken to provide an immediate and effective warning to the population in relation to all areas identified under paragraph 2 of Article 5." Remark: In accordance with Article 5, para.2: "Each State Party shall make every effort to identify all areas under its jurisdiction or control in which antipersonnel mines are known or suspected to be emplaced and shall ensure as soon as possible that all anti-personnel mines in mined areas under its jurisdiction or control are perimeter-marked, monitored and protected by fencing or other means, to ensure the effective exclusion of civilians, until all antipersonnel mines contained therein have been destroyed. The marking shall at least be to the standards set out in the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices, as amended on 3 May 1996, annexed to 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". State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January to December 2009 [Narrative:] Monitoring of MRE Standards and MRE Standing Operative Procedures implementation, coordination, supervision and integration of MRE with other mine action activities were focus of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre regarding mine risk education. Besides, implementation of two pilot projects Development of municipal planning for mine actions in municipalities Lopare and Gradacac started in 2009. NGO Posavina bez mina (NGO Posavina without mines) and Association of Red Cross in Bosnia with financial and technical support of UNICEF implement the projects. Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre started Municipal planning of mine action in fourteen (14) new municipalities, in particular drafting of Action Plans and Programs for mine action on municipal level. In the reported period five (7) integral mine action plans have been subject of control, in order to improve MRE activities and their liaisons with operations of humanitarian demining. Moreover, two coordination meetings of Implementation Board for MRE have been held in the reporting period. The aim of the meeting was presentation of Mine Risk Education Sub-strategy for period 2009-2019 and notification about the beginning of amendment process for MRE Standards and SOP. In 2009, Demining Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted MRE Sub-strategy for period 2009-2019. Second meeting of Implementation Board for MRE has been held with aim to exchange information with organization accredited for LMVA and plan activities for 2010. In organization of BHMAC following trainings have been held: Technical inspections of MRE activities for representatives of eight (8) organizations accredited for MRE that eleven (11) participants completed successfully and Management of MRE for representatives of six (6) organizations accredited for MRE that fifteen (15) participants completed successfully. NGO Stop Mines organized with financial support of Eko Sport Group and Handicap International training for MRE instructors that 30 participants completed successfully. Participants were representatives of accredited organizations for mine risk education. The licenses for commercial and education materials on MRE were issued to organizations accredited for mine risk education. Several presentations and lectures on General assessment of mine situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and mine risk education to representatives of governmental, nongovernmental and international organizations have been held in the reported period. Also,
monthly MRE reports of accredited organization for mine risk education have been collected regularly and entered in database, as well as data gathered through technical inspections of activates implemented by organizations accredited for mine risk education. In 2009, 18 mine risk education projects have been completed by accredited demining organization wherein 22.918 persons received mine risk education. Name of project Organization accredited for MRE Number of persons received mine risk education Municipal planning of MA - Lopare Red Cross Society of BA 295 Municipal planning of MA - Gradacac Red Cross Society of BA 246 Mine risk education - impacted community (IC) Blazevac Norwegian People's Aid NPA 148 MRE Duboki potok - IC Moscanica Norwegian People's Aid NPA 110 Mine risk education - IC Omerbegovaca Norwegian People's Aid NPA 103 Mine risk education - IC Krepsic (CIMAP) Norwegian People's Aid NPA 236 Mine risk education - IC Avramovina Norwegian People's Aid NPA 142 Action plan of Forum for security in municipality Vares Intersos 472 Mine risk education - IC Uzdol Intersos 173 Mine risk education - IC Slatina Intersos 449 Mine risk education - IC Stanic rijeka Intersos 412 MRE EUFOR/Mine risk education EUFOR 7.302 Municipal planning of MA - Lopare NGO Posavina without mines 419 Municipal planning of MA - Gradacac NGO Posavina without mines 354 Mine risk education and urgent marking (UM) - IC Brka NGO Posavina without mines 96 Mine risk education and UM - IC Lipovac NGO Posavina without mines 13 MRE Education of children through sport Positive play 6.377 Risk education on mines and small arms TOTAL Genesis project 6.112 22.918
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. States Parties are encouraged to use this form to report on activities undertaken with respect to Article 6, and in particular to report on assistance provided for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine victims. State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January to December 2009 [Narrative / reference to other reports:] In 2009, applying different methods suspected area was reduced for 128.10 km² or 110,66% of the plan. In the reported period in Bosnia and Herzegovina are registered 22 mine/demining accidents with 28 casualties, out of which 9 death persons and 19 injured. Out of total planned area for survey, BHMAC survey teams surveyed 71.169.860 m 2 or 89,63% of the area planed for survey and prepared 873 projects. Altogether in clearance and technical survey operations was processed 12.744.576 m 2 of risk area or 41,24% of the plan. Through operations of technical survey risk area was reduced for 10.803.930 m 2 or 49,94% of the annual plan. Through clearance operations risk area was reduced for 1.940.646 m 2 or 20,93% of the plan, and 2.112 mines were found and destroyed or average 11,66 mines per hectare. In the reported period, 877 pieces of UXO were found and destroyed, and 20 houses demined. In 2009, have been realized 66 projects of permanent marking in total area of 8.635.938 m 2. During 2009 placed 9.796 mine-warning signs or 48,98% of the plan. In the reported period, Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre prepared and submitted on 11 tenders to ITF scoping 165 projects for clearance, technical survey and permanent marking in total area 10.355.083 m 2. In the reported period, 4.467 (40,60%) technical inspections were conducted on 413 demining sites or average of 10,81 inspections per demining sites. In 2009, representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre, continuously active in domain of mine victims assistance, held three (3) coordination and several individual meetings with representatives of competent ministries as well as nongovernmental sector to exchange information. Mutual briefing, preparation and improvement of the work in domain of LMVA have been main aim of these meetings. The coordination with the BA authorities and NGOs has been enhanced providing the first precondition to achieve full awareness of the BA authorities at all levels on the problems faced by landmine victims of landmines as well as current activities in the field. Representatives of BHMAC actively participated in all workgroups and other activities organized by nongovernmental organizations dealing with LMVA issues. During reporting period data on mine victims have been continuously collected and entered in LMVA database of BHMAC, and reports made available to all interested parties. Besides, the report of Bosnia and Herzegovina pursuant to Article 5 of Ottawa Convention regarding landmine victims assistance has been made. In 2009, the successful realization of the project Revision of national database on landmine victims concluded the first phase of LMVA review. Further activities include updates and additions of the landmine victims data in order to harmonize the LMVA database with databases of competent ministries. The BHMAC provided continuous support to the project s implementer and the office for data entry until the very end of the project. Moreover, continuous improvement of informative system for LMVA resulted in modernization of LMVA database. At the end of 2009, in database of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre has been registered 19 organizations engaged in activities of landmine victims assistance.
ANNEX 1 PHOTOGRAPHS OF MOST COMMON AP MINES FOUND IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PMA - 1 PMA-2 PMA-3 PMR-2A MRUD PROM-1