S.L. 653.1 Art. 20States Parties 18 and 19 by and voting. and other suppress any by persons or 12 [ 1. The dispute that Convention. States Parties. 2. The dispute by calling upon choice and 3. This facilitation and 1. The regard to the (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) 2. The General of the Convention. the United 3. Under Unit

The Meeting of the States Parties or the Special Meeting of the shall make every effort to reach its decisions referred to in paragraphs consensus, otherwise by a two-thirds majority of States Parties present

Article 9 National implementation measures Each State Party shall take all appropriate legal, administrative measures, including the imposition of penal sanctions, to prevent and activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention undertaken on territory under its jurisdiction or control.

Article 10 Settlement of disputes S.L.653.01 PERSONNEL MINES AND THEIR DESTRUCTION

States Parties shall consult and cooperate with each other to settle any may arise with regard to the application or the interpretation of this Each State Party may bring any such dispute before the Meeting of the

Meeting of the States Parties may contribute to the settlement of the whatever means it deems appropriate, including offering its good offices, the States Parties to a dispute to start the settlement procedure of their recommending a time-limit for any agreed procedure.

Article is without prejudice to the provisions of this Convention on clarification of compliance.

Article 11 Meetings of the States Parties States Parties shall meet regularly in order to consider any matter with application or implementation of this Convention, including:

The operation and status of this Convention; Matters arising from the reports submitted under the provisions of this Convention; International cooperation and assistance in accordance with Article 6; The development of technologies to clear anti-personnel mines; Submissions of States Parties under Article 8; and Decisions relating to submissions of States Parties as provided for in Article 5. First Meeting of the States Parties shall be convened by the Secretary-United Nations within one year after the entry into force of this The subsequent meetings shall be convened by the Secretary-General of Nations annually until the first Review Conference. the conditions set out in Article 8, the Secretary-General of the shall convene a Special Meeting of the States Parties. not parties to this Convention, as well as the United Nations, other international organizations or institutions, regional organizations, the Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental may be invited to attend these meetings as observers in accordance Rules of Procedure.

Article 12

Review Conferences Review Conference shall be convened by the Secretary-General of the five-years after the entry into force of this Convention. Further Conferences shall be convened by the Secretary-General of the United requested by one or more States Parties, provided that the interval Review Conferences shall in no case be less than five years. All States Convention shall be invited to each Review Conference.

purpose of the Review Conference shall be: review the operation and status of this Convention; consider the need for and the interval between further Meetings of PERSONNEL MINES AND THEIR DESTRUCTION [

the States Parties referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 11;

(c) To take decisions on submissions of States Parties as provided Article 5; and

(d) To adopt, if necessary, in its final report conclusions implementation of this Convention.