57. As previously reported, on 3 March 2003, Minelandia completed the destruction of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines that it owned or possessed or that were under its jurisdiction or control, thereby complying with its obligations under Article 4 of the Convention by its 1 July 2005 deadline. However, on 29 February 2014, team of in Little District in Western Province Minelandian People’s Aid deminers working discovered an abandoned weapons cache that included a small stockpile of anti-personnel mines. Given the type and origin of the munitions discovered, it is presumed that these were left behind by the Rebel Liberation Forces during the 1996-97 civil war. Minelandia’s immediately informed the Ministry of Defence of the discovery Minelandian People’s Aid of this weapons cache, which in turn authorised to destroy all Minelandian People’s Aid weapons discovered, including all anti-personnel mines. These mines were destroyed on 3 September 2014 using an open burning technique in conformity with the United Nations International Mine Action Standards on and procedures for open burning and “principles open 11.20) and local and national environmental standards detonation operations” (IMAS and other relevant legislation. Type Quantity Destroyed Lot Numbers PMN 465 Unknown POMZ2 95 Unknown Total 560 C. Anti-personnel mines retained or transferred for permitted purposes 58. The Republic of Minelandia does not retain or transfer anti-personnel mines for permitted purposes. […OR…] 59. As of 31 December 2014, the Republic of Minelandia retained 1,224 anti-personnel mines for purposes permitted under Article 3 of the Convention: Type Quantity Retained Lot Numbers DM-11 324 LOT 47393-86 OZM-3 76 Unknown PMN 123 Unknown PPM-2 77 Unknown MON-100 577 Unknown POMZ-2 247 Unknown Total 1 224 60. The Republic of Minelandia has authorised the following institutions to retain mines for permitted purposes: the Armed Forces Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition, the Armed Forces School of Dog Handling Training Centre and the Minelandia-Minebanistan Joint Research Institute. 61. The Republic of Minelandia retains anti-personnel mines for training mine detection dogs, testing demining machines and studying the effect of the blast of various types of anti-personnel mines on demining equipment. During the course of 2014, authorised institutions used 29 anti-personnel mines for permitted purposes as follows:
57. As previously reported, on 3 March 2003, Minelandia completed the destruction of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines that it owned or possessed or that were under its jurisdiction or control, thereby complying with its obligations under Article 4 of the Convention by its 1 July 2005 deadline. However, on 29 February 2014, team of Minelandian People’s Aid deminers working in Little District in Western Province discovered an abandoned weapons cache that included a small stockpile of anti-personnel mines. Given the type and origin of the munitions discovered, it is presumed that these were left behind by the Rebel Liberation Forces during the Minelandia’s 1996-97 civil war. Minelandian People’s Aid immediately informed the Ministry of Defence of the discovery of this weapons cache, which in turn authorised Minelandian People’s Aid to destroy all weapons discovered, including all anti-personnel mines. These mines were destroyed on 3 September 2014 using an open burning technique in conformity with the United Nations International Mine Action Standards on “principles and procedures for open burning and open detonation operations” (IMAS 11.20) and local and national environmental standards and other relevant legislation. Type Quantity Destroyed Lot Numbers PMN 465 Unknown POMZ2 95 Unknown Total 560 C. Anti-personnel mines retained or transferred for permitted purposes 58. The Republic of Minelandia does not retain or transfer anti-personnel mines for permitted purposes. […OR…] 59. As of 31 December 2014, the Republic of Minelandia retained 1,224 anti-personnel mines for purposes permitted under Article 3 of the Convention: Type Quantity Retained Lot Numbers DM-11 324 LOT 47393-86 OZM-3 76 Unknown PMN 123 Unknown PPM-2 77 Unknown MON-100 577 Unknown POMZ-2 247 Unknown Total 1 224 60. The Republic of Minelandia has authorised the following institutions to retain mines for permitted purposes: the Armed Forces Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition, the Armed Forces School of Dog Handling Training Centre and the Minelandia-Minebanistan Joint Research Institute. 61. The Republic of Minelandia retains anti-personnel mines for training mine detection dogs, testing demining machines and studying the effect of the blast of various types of anti-personnel mines on demining equipment. During the course of 2014, authorised institutions used 29 anti-personnel mines for permitted purposes as follows:
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