(أ) عدم تطوير أنواع جديدة من الذخائر العنقودية/أو إنتاج ذخائر عنقودية لا تلبي الشروط الواردة في الفقرة 2؛
Not to develop new types of cluster munitions / or produce cluster munitions which do not meet the requirements of paragraph 2; To take steps in any design, procurement, or production of cluster munitions to minimize the unexploded ordnance rate or incorporate additional safeguard mechanisms or designs; To improve to the extent possible the accuracy of their cluster munitions and submunitions which meet the requirements of paragraph 2; To complete an evaluation of the military requirements and remove the stocks of cluster munitions in excess of these requirements from active inventory as soon as possible and designate these stocks for destruction.