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FSC.EMI/190/171 June 2017
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OSCE QUESTIONNAIRE ON ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES May 2017
Part I
1. Is your country a State Party to the 1996 Amended Protocol II on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices annexed to the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW)?
Following the notification on succession, the Republic of Croatia is a State Party 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 (CCW) since 2nd December 1993, and to the Amended Protocol II since 25th April 2002.
2. Please attach the most recent annual report submitted by your country in
accordance with Article 13 of the Amended Protocol or give the appropriate electronic address for the report.
The Republic of Croatia regularly elaborates the annual report in accordance with Article 13, paragraph 4 and Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Amended Protocol II to the CCW and forwards it to the Secretary General of the UN through the Department for Disarmament in Geneva. Please find attached the aforementioned report for 2016 in English. Part II
7. Has your country ratified or acceded to the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction?
The Republic of Croatia ia a State Party to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction since 20th May 1998.
8 (a)If yes, please attach the most recent report submitted by your country in
accordance with Article 7 of the Convention or give the appropriate electronic address for the report.
The annual report in accordance with Article 7 of the Convention is elaborated regularly and forwarded to the Secretary General of the UN through the Department for Disarmament in Geneva. Please find attached the aforementioned report for 2016 in English.
(c) Has your country adopted legislation to address the humanitarian objectives of the Convention, or taken any specific measures regarding the use, production, storage, transfer and destruction of anti-personnel landmines? In case a moratorium has been introduced, what is its scope and duration and when was it introduced?
The Republic of Croatia passed the Law on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction on 6th October 2004.
9. Does your country have any specific measures in place to provide assistance to victims? Mine victims’ assistance in 2016 In 2016 victim assistance was carried out in accordance with legal regulations through government bodies and non-governmental organizations with coordinating role of the Government Office for Mine Action as a National Focal Point for victims’ assistance activities. The Republic of Croatia has developed public health care structure that includes clinics, clinical centers, specialized polyclinics, hospitals and rehabilitation centers. All persons being involved in mine/UXO incidents are entitled to health protection and acquisition of orthopedic aids to the amount covered by the Croatian Health Insurance Institute. These rights are regulated by a number of laws, rules and regulations. Relevant state administration authorities were involved in solving the problems of mine victims relating to medical rehabilitation. In accordance with the Law on Mine Action, mine victims assistance was conducted with the coordinating role of the Office for Mine Action and in co-operation with CROMAC, relevant ministries and NGOs. The main goal of this plan is to improve the quality of life of people injured by mines and UXOs as well as their families. Competent government authorities dealt with problems of mine victims in the part of medical rehabilitation. Other forms of aid were mainly implemented by non-governmental sector, and funding was secured through donations from international and domestic entities. Most importantly, efforts to provide advisory support to mine victims and their families and to collect data on mine victims and their needs during the process of non-technical survey in continuation of the 2014 project conducted by Government Office for Mine Action and CROMAC with a goal of establishing unique Mine Victim Database have been continued. Activities conducted in 2016 by the NGO “MineAid” During 2016 “MineAid” continued with implementation of the project "Knowledge-Opportunity-Sinergy“ in the mine-contaminated areas of the Sisak-Moslavina County, second most mine-contaminated county in Croatia. The project involved population of the mine-affected communities - unemployed women aged 30-65 and youth aged 15-29, who are also beneficiaries of the social welfare, live in socially deprived areas, are members of ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, victims of domestic violence etc. Project was finished in May 2016 and resulted with the following: • Approx. 299 counselling sessions were held; • 10 business plans finished; • A working meeting was held in the Town of Petrinja (the Association of Persons with Disabilities) for the purpose of consulting and engaging with the potential employers in the local community. The beneficiaries were familiar with the work and employment opportunities in the Association. Beneficiaries were also familiar with the steps how to establish an association and achieve employment through the project activities; • A workshop titled "How to establish a family farm and what are the basic techniques of integrated practical sustainability" was organized. The lecture was organized and held by the project team in the City of Sisak. Beneficiaries received information about where to go if they want to establish a farm, what documentation is required and what are the characteristics of family farms. They were also informed about practical techniques of integrated sustainability and permaculture values and how to apply them in family farm scheme;
• A public social event was organized on the occasion of the International Women's Day at the Sisak market. At the promotional booth beneficiaries were handing out handmade crafts made during creative workshops thus informing citizens about women’s experience and importance of self-representation and active participation in the community; • Three radio shows were organized with the purpose to raise awareness of the employers about barriers in employment of the beneficiaries as well as raising awareness of their capabilities and capacities; also, they presented experiences of the beneficiaries and employers who have hired them. Trust Fund “Croatia without Mines” Activities in 2016 Organized and implemented workshops for children titled “Learning and creating together” in March 2016 in two elementary schools in Zagreb. The aim of the workshops was to raise awareness about the danger of landmines and to promote a positive perception of the victims/persons with disabilities. During each workshop a young mine survivor presented his story. Second part of the workshop was dedicated to creative expression were children made objects needed for performance during April 4 central celebration. Established co-operation with a local pharmacy which donated products for the purpose of providing support to people affected by mines and UXOs to ease their health problems (anatomic pillow, digital apparatus for measuring blood pressure, vitamins, creams, painkillers etc.) Built a playground in Slabinja, a settlement with mine-contaminated area on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina with ethnically mixed population. Until then, the settlement did not have any playground. Organized children's play "Bembo and friends against mines" in elementary school in settlement Hrvatska Dubica. The play "Bembo and friends against mines" is designed as an educational and entertaining collage of music, pantomimes, dance and acting that teaches children about safe behavior in the vicinity of mine threat. Launched a project in cooperation with the Zagreb Youth Theatre with the purpose to raise public awareness of the mine problem in Croatia and raising funds for the young mine survivor for the purpose of his socio-economic rehabilitation. After the premiere of play "Great notebook" by Agota Kristof (whose theme is related to the horrors of war and land mines) the audience entered the "minefield", surrounded by strips "Watch out mines" and mine warning signs. After each play, funds were then collected for the specific mine survivor. Enabled economic empowerment of the three families that are in difficult socio-economic conditions and live in the mine-affected county. The support included: psychosocial and economic counselling, creating business plans and purchase of necessary goods/equipment (tractor, cultivator, greenhouse, building materials etc.). Mine risk education in 2016 A variety of mine risk education activities, such as marking of mine suspected area, possibility of getting an insight into mine situation through submission of MSA maps and CDs as well as using CROMAC web portal have a positive effect on the prevention of mine
incidents, but also require additional activities of informing the public and media with mine action aspects. In 2016, the Croatian Mine Action Centre coordinated a large number of activities related to informing about mine danger. Through 77 lectures and presentations, more than 21.620 citizens were educated in 2016. Majority of them were kindergarten and elementary school kids. Special education was given to the members of hunting associations, Croatian Mountain Rescue Service, hikers, farmers and tourists. Education was provided in the Capital of Zagreb and 13 other counties. Additionally, two coordination meetings were held on March 18 and December 20, 2016 in the Office for Mine Action with all entities (governmental and non-governmental) involved in mine risk education activities. The largest number of activities related to the education about dangers of mines and UXO were done in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and the relevant police departments through the "Less arms, less tragedies" campaign. The cooperation was also achieved with: Association “Croatia Helps”, Croatian Hunting Federation, Croatian Red Cross, Lions Club “Beli Manastir”, Disability Volleyball Club Zagreb, county, city and municipal governments and other non-governmental organizations and associations. All actions and activities in mine action in Croatia and worldwide were presented on web pages of the CROMAC and the Office for Mine Action. Central ceremony for the April 4, International day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, was held in the town of Gospić in co-organization of the Office for Mine Action and CROMAC. Promotion to the public and the media is an especially important way to directly spread safety messages on the dangers of ERW, which seeks to inform as many citizens at local and national level. Creating and distributing posters, flyers, brochures, etc. and publishing news stories in print and electronic media (radio and TV spots) includes a significantly larger number of citizens, and further points to the still present danger of landmines in Croatia. Mine incidents and mine victims in year 2016 In 2016 there were 5 mine incidents with 6 demining staff victims (three fatalities and four with light injuries). In 2016, the annual rate of mine victims has been increased by four in relation to 2015.
Table 1. Number of incidents and injuries types Number of incidents
Light physical injury Killed Heavy physical
injury Total
5 4 3 0 7 Table 2. Details about incidents
Month County Municipality Mine type Gender Status Type of injury
January Šibensko-kninska Vodice PROM-1 M Auxiliary
worker Light
April Ličko-senjska Gospić PROM-1 M Deminer Light
April Ličko-senjska Gospić PROM-1 M Deminer Light
April Ličko-senjska Gospić PROM-1 M Deminer Killed
June Ličko-senjska
Plitvička jezera PMA-3 M Deminer Light
October Brodsko-posavska Okučani PROM-1 M Deminer Killed
December Zadarska Zemunik Donji PROM-1 M Deminer Killed
10. Does your country require assistance in mine clearance, stockpile destruction, mine awareness and/or victim assistance? N/A 11. Does your country have the capacity to assist others in mine action? Croatian mine action system can offer the following to the international mine action community:
National Mine Action Centre establishment support; Legal, sublegal and normative regulative support; Mine information and geoinformation system implementation; Planning system - development of national programs, development of annual and
operational plans; Education of Mine action staff (deminers, auxiliary workers and management); Croatian made protective equipment and demining machines; Croatian demining companies’ capacity and knowledge; Capacities for testing of demining machines, demining equipment or devices and new
methodologies for mine and UXO detection.
OSCE QUESTIONNAIRE ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR
To be submitted on a voluntary basis along with the OSCE Questionnaire on Anti-personnel Mines on later than 31 May each year
1. Has your country notified the Depositary of its consent to be bound by the 2003 CCW Protocol V on Explosive Remnant of War (ERW) once it enters into force? Yes. 2. If yes, at what stage is the process? The Republic of Croatia ratified the Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (Protocol V to the CCW) on 7th February 2005. Please find attached the aforementioned report for 2016 in English. 3. Would your country be interested in receiving assistance in clearing or otherwise minimizing the risk and affect of ERW? If so, please describe. N/A. 4. Does your country have the capacity to assist others in clearing and minimizing the risks and effects of ERW? If so, please describe. Croatian demining companies as part of the Croatian mine action system already have significant role in various international projects and forms of cooperation, especially throughout the region of SE Europe. Due to considerable domestic demining needs, Croatia is currently not in a position to allocate funds for demining operations in other countries, but is willing and ready to offer Croatian know-how in various aspects of mine action, such as demining equipment (machines, vests, helmets, detectors, dogs, etc.), complete know-how of Croatian demining companies, education of civilians or experts and medical as well as psychosocial rehabilitation of mine victims/survivors. Croatia has started using Official Development Aid (ODA) to channel support for mine action in other countries. Croatian Mine Action Centre – Centre for Testing, Development and Training (CROMAC -CTDT) Ltd. conducted a two-phase project “Mine Action – Education of Syrian Refugees in Refugee Camps“, financed by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs through the ODA. The train-the-trainer courses on mine risk education (MRE) were conducted in cooperation with the National Centre for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR) of Jordan in the town of Mafraq, for 80 trainees from Syrian refugee camps in Jordan, who were selected through gender and age-sensitive approach. The trainees are now qualified to transfer mine risk awareness messages among general population upon their return to Syria. I CROMAC – CTDT Ltd. also conducted explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) training for 9 participants from Serbia and Montenegro who have received certificates of qualification for performing UXO disposal of Level 1 according to IMAS.
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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
(Protocol II as amended on 3 May 1996) _____________________________________________________________________________
REPORTING FORMATS
for Article 13 paragraph 4 and Article 11 paragraph 2
This information can be available to other interested parties and relevant organizations:
YES
NO
Partially, only the following forms:
A B C D E F G
NAME OF THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTY: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 30/03/2016
NATIONAL POINT(S) OFCONTACT:
Government Office for Mine Action, Mesnička 23, Zagreb, CroatiaPhone +385 1 6303 990; Fax. +385 1 6303 996E-mail: [email protected]
Ministry of DefenceDefence Policy DirectorateDepartment of Multilateral Affairs and International SecurityArms Control SectionPhone: +385 1 3784 181, Fax: +385 1 3784 383E-mail: [email protected]
Croatian Mine Action Center, Ante Kovačića 10, Sisak, CroatiaPhone: +385 44 554 151; Fax: +385 44 554 142;E-mail: [email protected]; Web: www.hcr.hr
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Summary sheet (Pursuant to the decision of the Fifth Annual Conference of the State Parties to the CCW
Amended Protocol II as stipulated in paragraph 20 of the Final Report,CCW/AP.II CONF.5/2)
Reporting for time period from:
01/01/2016 to:
31/12/2016
dd/mm/yyyy dd/mm/yyyy
Form A: Dissemination of information: changedunchanged
(last reporting year: (2011)
Form B: Mine clearance and rehabilitation programmes: changedunchanged
(last reporting year: (2015)
Form C: Technical requirements and relevant information: changedunchanged
(last reporting year: (2009)
Form D: Legislation: changedunchanged
(last reporting year:(2006)
Form E: International technical information exchange, co-operation on mine clearance, technical co-operation and assistance:
changedunchanged
(last reporting year: (2015)
Form F: Other relevant matters: changedunchanged
(last reporting year: (2009)
Form G: Information to the UN-database on mine clearance:
changedunchanged
(last reporting year: (2015)
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Form A Dissemination of information
Article 13, paragraph 4 (a) “The High Contracting Parties shall provide annual reports to the
Depositary […] on […]:
(a) dissemination of information on this Protocol to their armed forces and to the civilian population;”
Remark:
High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period
from: 01/01/2016 to:
31/12/2016
dd/mm/yyyy dd/mm/yyyy INFORMATION TO THE ARMED FORCES: Since Croatia is one of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, that Convention is added to the curriculum of the Croatian Defence Academy. The introduction of the Convention on Cluster Munitions to the Croatian Armed Forces was used to reshape and expand the curriculum time dedicated at all levels of education on the agreements, treaties and conventions signed and ratified by Croatia. Starting at basic, advance and senior NCO courses it expands and gets more in-depth coverage all the way up to the War College level. The new expanded curriculum is being implemented from the beginning of September 2011 and is being updated all the time. INFORMATION TO THE CIVILIAN POPULATION: Dissemination of information about the CCW and its protocols to civilian population is performed through mine risk education (MRE) activities. Croatian Ministries, Offices of the Government and State Administrative Offices as well as NGOs and international organizations, pass specific training according to their role in the national implementation of the Convention and Protocols. Croatian Red Cross with its local branches (in local communities), Croatian Mine Action Centre(CROMAC), Ministry of Interior (MoI) and relevant NGOs (Association of Civil Victims of theHomeland War; Association "MineAid"; Trust Fund "Croatia without Mines"; Association
"Croatia Helps"; Association of the Homeland War Veterans of Military Police) are active inevents and lectures where MRE messages are disseminated. These lectures always bear in mind that mine risk education is effective in terms of reducing the number of mine casualties. Educational presentations (lectures) about mine/UXO risk topics were organised for children, adults, and for specific target groups (hunters, women-hunters, farmers, firemen, mountaineers,hikers, mushroom pickers, fishermen, public companies employees etc.). Promotion to the public and the media is an especially important way to directly spread safety messages about the dangers of ERW, which seeks to inform as many citizens at the local and
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national level. Creating and distributing posters, flyers, brochures, etc. and publishing news stories in print and electronic media (radio and TV spots) reaches a significantly larger number of citizens and further points to the still present danger of landmines in Croatia.
The Croatian Police Department is continuing its "Fewer arms, less tragedies" program in partnership with the CROMAC. Citizens are being invited and encouraged to turn in theirillegally-owned weapons and ordinance left from the Homeland War without any legal consequences and/or fines. The Croatian Police Department also reacts on basis of citizen’s telephone calls and finds large quantities of weapons within their investigations of various criminal activities. Realizing the scope of the problem in Croatia, the Police Department is continuing with this program in the future as well.
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Form B Mine clearance and rehabilitation programmes
Article 13, paragraph 4 (b) “The High Contracting Parties shall provide annual reports to the
Depositary […] on […]:
(b) mine clearance and rehabilitation programmes;”
Remark:
High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from:
01/01/2016 to:
31/12/2016
dd/mm/yyyy dd/mm/yyyy MINE CLEARANCE PROGRAMMES: The Republic of Croatia confirmed its determination to solve the mine problem by passing the Act on Humanitarian Demining in 1996, establishing the Croatian Mine Action Centre in 1998, fulfilling the commitments undertaken by joining the Ottawa Convention as well as providing for permanent and stable sources of financing from the State Budget, the World Bank loans, EU funds and Croatian public companies. In 2012, the Office for Mine Action was established by the Government of the Republic of Croatia ("Official Gazette", 21/12) as a governmental body for technical, analytical, advisory, co-ordinating and other activities related to mine action in Croatia. As such, it also closely follows activities and work of CROMAC. One of the main goals of the Office is to raise the awareness of population about the danger of mines, as well as to create conditions for effective development of mine action in Croatia.CROMAC created the Mine Action 2016 Plan with the consent of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finances, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, Ministry of Construction and Environmental Planning, Ministry of Agriculture, National Protection and Rescue Directorate and all mine contaminated counties in the Republic of Croatia.Through 121 preliminary demining projects, mine threat has been removed from an area that amounts to 38.263.980 m2 while additional 3.204.465 m2 was reduced through technical and non-technical survey activities. All these activities resulted in the total decrease of the suspected hazardous area in Croatia in the amount of 41.468.453 m2. Suspected hazardous area (SHA) inthe Republic of Croatia on December 31, 2016 totalled 446.6 km².In 2016 the largest share in demined area is area planned for different economic activities like forest area and especially agricultural land which the local and regional governments have stated as their priority crucial for start of agricultural production and the other activities. During the
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mine clearance activities a total of 3.821 mines and UXOs was found and destroyed, out of which, 1.847 mines and 1.974 UXOs.At the start of 2016, 46 commercial companies with the total capacities of 653 deminers, 55 demining machines and 42 mine detection dogs conducted demining operations, while at the end of 2016 that number declined to 41 accredited commercial companies with the total capacity of 600 deminers, 51 demining machines and 60 mine detection dogs.The Annual Mine action Plan was realized using the following funding sources - State Budget funds, EU funds and donations. It is important to mention that, like in the previous reporting year, in 2016, funds acquired for the demining operations from the EU contribution surpassed the ones from the State budget and other sources. In 2016 EU funds had the biggest financing share with 65% of total funds spent and contracted (State budget 34%, donations 1%). Parallelwith the implementation of the non-technical survey and search and demining operations, thecontrol of marking and, if necessary, additional marking of suspected hazardous areas was conducted in order to create a clear boundary between safe and mine suspected areas. The locations of mine danger signs are one of the basic elements of the Mine Information System (MIS) that is shown on the maps given to the local authorities, police administration and individuals that have requested maps on SHA situation. On December 31, 2016 the total mine suspected area was marked with 14.088 mine danger signs, which means 814 more mine danger signs in comparison to the beginning of the 2016. This relates to 15% increased marking per square kilometre in one year time, emphasized by the fact of reduced total SHA.Certain amount of Croatian military facilities including barracks, training areas, radar stations and storage sites are still partially contaminated by land mines, cluster munitions remnants and other UXO. The Demining battalion of the Engineering regiment is responsible for clearance of all military facilities. During 2016, an area of 454.917 m² was searched and cleared. 38 pieces of AP and 2 pieces of AV landmines were found during the process, while 5.084 pieces of UXO were discovered and destroyed. The Croatian Police Department is continuing its "Fewer arms, less tragedies" program in partnership with the CROMAC. The citizens are being invited and encouraged to turn in theirillegally-owned weapons and ordinance left from the Homeland War without any legal consequences and/or fines. Among large arsenals of SALW and other weapons, during 2016 the Police Department collected 176 pieces of AP and 35 pieces of AV landmines.REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES: In line with the Act on Mine Action, MRE and MVA activities were conducted during this period with co-coordinative role of Government Office for Mine Action and CROMAC and co-operation with NGOs, relevant institutions and international organizations.
Mine/UXO risk education Different MRE activities, marking of mine suspected area, possibility of getting an insight into mine situation through submission of SHA maps and CDs as well as using CROMAC web portalhave a positive effect on the prevention of mine incidents, but also require additional activities of informing the public and media with different mine action aspects.In 2016, five mine incidents were registered involving seven people and resulting with three fatalities and four lightly injured people. In these five incidents, six casualties were deminers and one was auxiliary worker in mine clearance.In 2016, CROMAC coordinated a large number of activities related to informing about mine danger. Through 77 lectures and presentations, more than 21.620 citizens were educated in 2016. Majority of them were kindergarten and elementary school kids. Special education was given to the members of hunting associations, Croatian Mountain Rescue Service, hikers and farmers. Education was provided in Croatian capital Zagreb and 13 other counties.
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The largest number of activities related to the education about dangers of mines and UXO were done in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the relevant police departments thorough the "Less arms, less tragedy" campaign. The cooperation was also achieved with: Croatian Hunting Federation, Croatian Red Cross, “Lions club” Beli Manastir, Disability Volleyball Club Zagreb, county, city and municipal authorities and other NGOs and associations.All actions and activities in mine action in Croatia and worldwide were presented on web pages of CROMAC and Government Office for Mine Action.Central ceremony for the April 4, International day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, was held in the town of Gospić (capital of Ličko-senjska County, the most mine-affected county in Croatia) in co-organisation of Government Office for Mine Action and CROMAC.
Providing assistance to mine victims The Republic of Croatia has developed public health care structure that includes clinics, clinical centres, specialized polyclinics, hospitals and rehabilitation centres. All persons being involved in the incidents are entitled to health protection and acquisition of orthopaedic aids to the amount covered by the Croatian Health Insurance Institute. These rights are regulated by a number of laws, bylaws, rules and regulations. Relevant state administration authorities were involved in solving the problems of mine victims relating to medical rehabilitation. In accordance with the Act on Mine Action, mine victims assistance was conducted with Government Office for Mine Action’s coordinative role and in co-operation with relevant ministries, institutions and NGOs. "Croatian action plan for victims of mines and unexploded ordnance 2010 - 2014" based on the commitments undertaken by signing the Ottawa Convention and the Convention on ClusterMunitions was put in place in 2010. The main goal of this plan is to improve the quality of life of people injured by mines and UXOs as well as their families. Competent government authorities dealt with problems of mine victims in the part of medical rehabilitation. Other forms of aid were mainly implemented by non-governmental sector, and funding was secured through donations from international and domestic entities.Most importantly, Government Office for Mine Action and CROMAC continued to provide advisory support to mine victims and their families and to collect data on mine victims and their needs during the process of non-technical survey in continuation of the 2014 project conducted by Government Office for Mine Action and CROMAC with a goal of establishing the Unified National Mine Victims Database.
Individual assistance The Republic of Croatia has highly developed legal framework relating to the persons with disabilities in realizing their legitimate rights and status. The status and various forms of rights are being realized through over 250 different laws and bylaws. There are 4 basic forms of mine victim assistance in which ministries, institutions, non-governmental sector, a number of organizations and individual initiatives take part in, such as medical care, physical rehabilitation, psychological help and social reintegration and professional and economic rehabilitation.There are 29 specialized hospitals for physical rehabilitation in Croatia and one Institute for rehabilitation and orthopedic aids in Zagreb. Centers for psychosocial help and assistance in all 20 counties of the Republic of Croatia and City of Zagreb were opened, aiming at providing the assistance to all people with disabilities including mine victims with war traumas including mine victims and members of their families. Additional payment for better quality prostheses in the amount of 7.000,00 to 50.000,00 HRK(~1.000,00 to 6.500,00 Euro) is the most frequent form of individual support. Several dozens of persons ask for such type of support each year.
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Collective programs of rehabilitation and reintegration NGO "Mine Aid" continued supporting mine victims through several projects. During 2016, the advisory assistance to persons affected by mines, and their families continued to be provided by MineAid.
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Form E International technical information exchange, cooperation on mine clearance, technical cooperation and assistance
Article 13, paragraph 4 (e) “The High Contracting Parties shall provide annual reports to the
Depositary […] on […]:(e) measures taken on international technical information exchange, on international cooperation on mine clearance, and on technical cooperation and assistance;”
Remark:
High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period
from: 01/01/2016 to:
31/12/2016
dd/mm/yyyy dd/mm/yyyy INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE: Based on the Agreement on the transfer of tasks, Article 2, signed between the CROMAC and CROMAC - Center for Testing, Development and Training (CROMAC-CTDT) on 30 October 2003, CROMAC-CTDT took over the activities and projects focused on testing of mine detection and mine clearance equipment, as well as research of new methods and technology.
Technical cooperation:
After the completion of the TIRAMISU project, funded by the European Union, which lasted from 2012 to 2015, in order to further exploit the tools developed as part of the project, in 2016 the Explosive Knowledge Centre (EKC) was established as a community of experts in counter explosive action. The seat of the EKC is in Belgium, at the premises of the International CBRNE Institute and CROMAC-CTDT is one of the founding members and a member of the Steering Committee.
Testing and certification:
The following equipment was tested and certified at the CROMAC-CTDT test site in Cerovac:
In May 2016, CROMAC-CTDT conducted testing and certification of BOŽENA 4+ demining machine produced by the Slovakian company WAY INDUSTRY.
In May 2016, CROMAC-CTDT conducted testing of the Face Mask with visor of a Norwegian company ROFI. The testing confirmed that the Face Mask with visor meets IMAS 10.30 - Safety & Occupational Health – Personal protective equipment (PPE).
In June 2016, CROMAC-CTDT conducted testing of detectors NR-900EK3M EAGLE, NR 2000 and NR12C, produced by STT GROUP OF COMPANIES from the Russian Federation. The tests were carried out in accordance with the Test plan and programme elaborated by CROMAC-CTDT, based on the methodology derived by CROMAC-
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CTDT, and in line with basic principles of IMAS 03.40. The tests confirmed that all three detectors can detect targets in given test scenarios.
Training: One of the main fields of expertise of CROMAC-CTDT is training. Training courses are conducted in accordance with IMAS and Testing and Evaluation Protocols. In 2016, the following training courses were conducted for international partners:
- EOD Level 1 examination and Level 2 training course were held in November for trainees from the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defence of Montenegro. All the trainees successfully completed the training.
Conferences and workshops: Government Office for Mine Action, CROMAC and CROMAC-CTDT jointly co-organized the 13th International Symposium and Equipment Exhibition "MINE ACTION 2016" which was held in Biograd in April 2016. The Symposium has become a global umbrella gathering of mineaction experts and practitioners. Some 150 participants from 34 countries attended the Symposium, during which different plenary sessions, a field demonstration of demining and detection equipment, a demonstration of technical survey activities, as well as workshops and working meetings of IARP (International Advanced Robotic Programme) and SEEMACC(South East Europe Mine Action Coordination Council) were held. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON MINE CLEARANCE: The international cooperation on mine clearance of the Republic of Croatia during the above mentioned period was performed thanks to the donors’ contributions from different countries, organizations and individuals. European Union, USA and other countries financed humanitarian demining activities in Croatia in 2016. TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE: Cooperation on international level required close cooperation between Government Office for Mine Action, CROMAC, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Croatian diplomatic missions throughout the world and Ministry of Defense. Apart from fulfilment of the commitments undertaken by Croatia by signing the Ottawa Treaty, the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and its Five Protocols,international cooperation activities have mostly consisted of raising funds fro demining operations, capacity building, mine victims assistance and mine risk education. International cooperation also included taking part in different conferences at regional and international level that enabled us to promote and present achievements of the Croatian mine action system.
In September 2016, the following research projects were conducted at CROMAC-CTDT test site in Benkovac:
- a research team from Manchester University, together with the University of Zagreb, conducted two research projects of testing of experimental mine detection equipment; their aim was to resolve problems in discerning targets in non-cooperative soils and to investigate advanced electromagnetic detectors. The testing was funded by “Find a Better Way”, a charity from the United Kingdom.
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- researchers from the St. Andrews University from Scotland, UK, conducted field testing ofsensors for detection of explosive particles, in cooperation with the University in Zadar. The sensors analyse the air from beehives, which contain pollen collected by honeybees in a mine contaminated area.
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Form G Information to the UN-database on mine clearance
Article 11, paragraph 2,
“2. Each High Contracting Party undertakes to provide information to the database on mine clearance established within the United Nations System, especially information concerning various means and technologies of mine clearance, and lists of experts, expert agencies or national points of contact on mine clearance.”
Remark:
High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period
from: 01/01/2016 to:
31/12/2016
dd/mm/yyyy dd/mm/yyyy MEANS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF MINE CLEARANCE: Mine clearance capacities included a complete equipment of 46 commercial demining companies that are authorized by Ministry of Interior to perform mine clearance activities. They also need to have accreditation from CROMAC to perform such actions.
All the employees that work in mine clearance (600) are wearing protective equipment that consists of flack jacket with protection for groins and helmets with visors. For special cases of UXO demolition, companies use ballistic suits. Following equipment is in usage for humanitarian demining activities: approximately 650 metal detectors, 51 demining machines including all types (medium, light and heavy), excavators, machines for vegetation clearing and 60 mine detection dogs.
In Croatia, mine clearance operations are mostly performed through combination of mechanical demining, manual detection and mine-searching dogs. CROMAC Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) also prescribe the entire methodology of humanitarian demining activities. Frequent use of demining machines puts Croatia among the leading states with industrial mine clearance.
LISTS OF EXPERTS AND EXPERT AGENCIES: Mine clearance experts are employed in various institutions, which deal with mine action issues CROMAC :
- Mr. Ante Brkljačić – Acting Director, - Mr. Tomislav Ban – operative planning and programming - Ms. Nataša Mateša Mateković –international cooperation and education- Mr. Neven Karas – general and financial affairs- Heads of CROMAC Regional offices (Mr. Josip Čerina, PhD. and Mr. Dubravko
Krušarovski) – operational performance
CROMAC-CTDT Ltd. conducts testing and certification of mine detection and mine clearance equipment; research and development of new mine detection and mine clearance methods and technology; and training in the field of mine action.
- Mr. Nikola Pavković, MA, Director
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During 2016. there were 47 commercial companies that were authorized by the Ministry of the Interior and competed in public tenders for mine clearance projects:
1 ALFA RAZMINIRANJE [email protected]
2 AVATAR [email protected]
3 ARX j.d.o.o.
4 BAK UNIJA d.o.o. [email protected]
5 BIOS-F d.o.o [email protected]
6 CAPSULA INTERNA [email protected]
7 COR d.o.o. [email protected]
8 CREDO d.o.o. ivica [email protected]
9 DETEKTOR [email protected]
10 DETONATOR [email protected]
11 DIZ EKO d.o.o. [email protected]
12 DOK – ING RAZMINIRANJE [email protected]
13 DOK-ING [email protected]
14 EXPLOSIVUS [email protected]
15 EKSPLORATOR
16 FAS [email protected]
17 FOSSIO [email protected]
18 HARPIJA d.o.o. [email protected]
19 HEKSOGEN [email protected]
20 ISTRAŽIVAČ [email protected]
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21 ISTRAŽIVAČ BENZ [email protected]
22 LOCO d.o.o. [email protected]
23 MAGNUS j.d.o.o.magnus.razminir [email protected]
24 MAPER [email protected]
25 MINA PLUS d.o.o. [email protected]
26 MINE-EX d.o.o.
27 MKA*DEMING [email protected]
28 MUNGOS RAZMINIRANJE d.o.o. [email protected]
29 NITRAT d.o.o. [email protected]
30 OMNIA MEA [email protected]
31 ORKAN d.o.o.
32 PIPER d.o.o. [email protected]
33 PIPER RAZMINIRANJE [email protected]
34 PITON d.o.o.
35 PROLUMIS [email protected]
36 RUMITAL [email protected]
37 SUPERIOR RAZMINIRANJE [email protected]
38 TAURUS RAZMINIRANJE [email protected]
39 TERRAFIRMA [email protected]
40 TETRAZEN [email protected]
41 TITAN d.o.o. [email protected]
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42 TNT 7 d.o.o. [email protected]
43 TORNADO RAZMINIRANJE [email protected]
44 TORPEX [email protected]
45 ZELENI KVADRAT d.o.o. [email protected]
46 ZIGO [email protected]
47 ZONA RAZMINIRANJE [email protected]
* list with detailed contacts and capacities available at CROMAC website
NATIONAL POINTS OF CONTACT ON MINE CLEARANCE: Acting Director of the Government Office for Mine Action – Mr. Hrvoje Debač([email protected])Acting Director of CROMAC - Mr. Ante Brkljačić ([email protected])Other points of contact:Head of the CROMAC - CTDT – Mr. Nikola Pavković, MA ([email protected])
CROMAC Web site: www.hcr.hrOffice for Mine Action Web site: www.mine.gov.hrOffice for Mine Action Twitter: @MineActionHR CROMAC Mine information System portal: https://misportal.hcr.hrCROMAC - CTDT Web site: www.ctro.hrCluster for Humanitarian Demining Web site: www.cluster-demining.hr
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REPORTING FORMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 10, PARAGRAPH 2 (b) OF THE PROTOCOL AND THE
DECISION OF THE FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES TO PROTOCOL V
(As adopted by the First Conference at its second plenary meeting on 5 November 2007)
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HIGH CONTRACTING PARTY: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
NATIONAL POINT(S) OF CONTACT (Organization, telephones, fax, e-mail):Office for Mine Action, Mesnička 23, Zagreb, CroatiaPhone +385 1 6303 990; Fax. +385 1 6303 996E-mail: [email protected]
Ministry of DefenseDefense Policy DirectorateDepartment of multilateral Affairs and International SecurityArms Control SectionPhone: +385 1 3784 181, Fax: +385 1 3784 383E-mail: [email protected]
Croatian Mine Action Center, Ante Kovačića 10, Sisak;Phone: +385 44 554 151; Fax No. +385 44 554 142; [email protected]; WEB: www.hcr.hr
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 30 March 2017
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This information can be available to other interested parties and relevant organizations
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NO
Partially, only the following forms:
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FORM A: Steps taken to implement Article 3 of the Protocol: Clearance, removal or destruction of explosive remnants of war
________________________________________________________________________________High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from: 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
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Steps taken to implement the provisions of Article 3:Through 121 preliminary demining projects, mine threat has been removed from an area that amounts to 38.263.980 m2 while additional 3.204.465 m2 was reduced through technical and non-technical survey activities. All these activities resulted in the total decrease of the suspected hazardous area (SHA) in Croatia in the amount of 41.468.453 m2. (+ 454.917 m2 demined by the MoD). Thus, SHA in the Republic of Croatia on December 31, 2016 totalled 446,6 km².In 2016 the largest share in demined area is area planned for different economic activities like forest area and especially agricultural land which the local and regional governments have stated as their priority crucial for start of agricultural production and the other activities. During the mine clearance activities a total of 3.821 mines and UXO was found and destroyed, out of which, 1.847 mines and 1.974 UXO.
Table 2: Number of mines and UXO destroyed in the period 01/01/2016 – 31/12/2016
Year Anti-personnel Mines Anti-vehicle Mines UXO 2016. 1.342 (+194 by MoD and MoI) 505 (+37 by MoD and MoI) 1.947 (+9.833 by MoD and MoI)
Any other relevant information:During the implementation of quality control, CROMAC quality control supervisors and QC staff, in 28 cases concerning the 10 work sites, found that mine clearance operations did not meet the prescribed quality requirements and have ordered repetition of demining activities in an area of 45,005 m2. Moreover, during the implementation of the final quality control, in four different cases, the Commission for the final QC has established that demining activities have not been performed in accordance with the regulations and it was ordered to repeat the activities in these areas amounting to 15,783 m2 in size.
Mine clearance capacities include a complete equipment of a number of demining companies that were authorized by the Ministry of Interior to perform demining activities in 2016. They also had accreditation from CROMAC to perform such activities. At the start of 2016, 46 commercial companies with the total capacities of 653 deminers, 55 demining machines and 42 mine detection dogs conducted demining operations, while at the end of 2016 mentioned number declined to 41 accredited commercial companies with the total capacity of 600 deminers, 51 demining machines and 60 mine detection dogs. All employees that work in mine clearance are wearing protective equipment that consists of flack jacket with protection for groins and helmets with visors. For special cases of UXO demolition, companies use ballistic suits. Following equipment is in usage for humanitarian demining activities: metal detectors, demining machines of all types (medium, light and heavy), excavators, machines for vegetation clearing and mine detection dogs. In Croatia, mine clearance actions are mostly performed as a combination of mechanical demining, manual detection and mine-searching dogs. CROMAC's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) also prescribe the entire methodology of humanitarian demining activities. Frequent use of demining machines puts Croatia among the leading states with mechanical mine clearance. Certain amount of the Croatian military facilities including barracks, air bases, training areas, radar stations and storage sites are still partially contaminated by land mines, cluster munitions remnants and other UXO. The Demining battalion of the Engineering regiment is responsible for clearance of all military facilities.
During the year 2016, an area of 454.917 m² was searched and cleared, 38 pieces of AP and 2 pieces of AV landmines were found during the process, 5.084 pieces of UXO's were discovered and destroyed. MoI colected 156pieces of AP and 35 pieces of AV landmines and 4.749 pieces of UXO which were subsequently destroyed.
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FORM B: Steps taken to implement Article 4 of the Protocol: Recording, retaining and transmission of information
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High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from: 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
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Steps taken to implement the provisions of Article 4 and the Technical Annex: At the beggining of 2016, 69 towns and municipalities in 9 out of 21 counties were affected by mine problem. Total mine suspected area of the Republic of Croatia at the beginning of the 2016 amounted to 467,4 km2, with approx. 46.000 mines and UXO that still have to be found and destroyed. On December 31, 2016 the total suspected hazardous area was marked with 14.088 mine danger signs that are one of the basic elements of the Mine Information System (MIS) that is shown on the maps given to the local authorities, police administration and individuals that have requested maps on SHA situation. Annual Mine Action Plan is based on priorities and requests of counties that are compliant to their development programs, programs of reconstruction and return of displaced people, needs and requests of public companies and other demining beneficiaries, defined mined and mine suspected area and financial means secured. The Plan is approved by Croatian Government and Annual Report is adopted by Croatian Parliament. CROMAC created the Mine Action 2016 Plan with the consent of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, Ministry of Construction and Environmental Planning,Ministry of Agriculture, National Protection and Rescue Directorate and all mine contaminated counties in the
Republic of Croatia.
Any other relevant information: The new National Mine Action Strategy in the Republic of Croatia was approved by the Croatian Parliament inmid-September 2009 and it consists of all relevant information on mine action since 1991, current status of mine
suspected area (size, positioning, structure and impact on society and economy), description of available capacities formine action execution and their performance and basic goals to be achieved in the period 2009 to 2019, with an
established method and preconditions for its realization.
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FORM C: Steps taken to implement Article 5 of the Protocol: Other precautions for the protection of the civilian population, individual civilians and civilian objects from the risks and effects of explosive remnants of war
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High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from: 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
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Steps taken to implement the provisions of Article 5 and the Technical Annex:In 2016, CROMAC coordinated a large number of activities related to informing about mine danger. Through 77lectures and presentations, more than 21.620 citizens were educated in 2016. Majority of them were kindergarten andelementary school kids. Special education was given to the members of hunting associations,
Croatian Mountain Rescue Service, hikers and farmers. Education was provided in Croatian capital Zagreb and 13 other counties. The largest number of activities related to the education about dangers of mines and UXO were done incooperation with the Ministry of Interior and the relevant police departments thorough the "Less arms, less tragedy" campaign. The cooperation was also achieved with: Croatian Hunting Federation, Croatian Red Cross, LionsClub Beli Manastir, Disability Volleyball Club Zagreb, county, city and municipal authorities and other non-governmental organizations and associations.
A mobile application "Danger, mines!" has been launched as a part of the pilot project designed as an application for smartphones, intended to draw attention to the vicinity of mine suspected area, as well as the education about thedangers of landmines.
"Together for Croatia without Mines" campaign has been implemented for four years now by the DisabilityVolleyball Club ''Zagreb'' in co-operation with the Trust Fund "Croatia without Mines", Government Office for MineAction and Mine Aid. Also, central marking of April 4th - the International day of Mine Awareness and Assistance inMine Action, was held in April in Gospić (capital of Ličko-senjska County, the most mine-affected county in Croatia)during which intensified media activities have been organised with a goal to educate citizens about mine danger.
Any other relevant information: The Republic of Croatia has well-developed legal framework relating to the persons with disabilities in realizingtheir legitimate rights and status. The status and various forms of rights are being realized through over 250 differentlaws and bylaws. There are 4 basic forms of mine victim assistance the ministries, different institutions, non-governmental sector, a number of organizations and individual initiatives take part in-medical care, physicalrehabilitation, psychological help and social reintegration and professional and economic rehabilitation. In 2016, five mine incidents were registered involving seven people and resulting with three fatalities and four lightly injured people. In these five incidents, six causalities were deminers and one was auxiliary worker in mine clearance.
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FORM D: Steps taken to implement Article 6 of the Protocol: Provisions for the protection of humanitarian missions and organizations from the effects of explosive remnants of war
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High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from: 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
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Steps taken to implement the provisions of Article 6: Every humanitarian mission or organization that is coming to Croatia with a goal to help or to get involved in demining action in Croatia can get all relevant information in CROMAC. CROMAC will provide information about ERW, mine suspected area, priorities and all other topics that could be point of interest of those organizations. That is one of the CROMAC’s main tasks.
CROMAC tasks are as follows:- Collecting and processing data about the MSA and database management,- Planning of demining operations and organizing public tenders for awarding demining operations,- MSA marking,- Drafting of demining and technical survey projects,- Quality assurance and quality control over demining operations,- Issuance of demining certificates,- Co-ordination of MRE activities,- International co-operation.
Any other relevant information:
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FORM E: Steps taken to implement Article 7 of the Protocol: Assistance with respect to existing explosive remnants of war
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High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from: 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
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Steps taken to implement the provisions of Article 7: The Republic of Croatia confirmed its resoluteness in solving the mine problem by passing the Act on Humanitarian Demining in 1996, establishing the Croatian Mine Action Centre in 1998, fulfilling the commitments undertaken by joining the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction as well as providing for permanent and stable sources of financing in the State budget, in the World Bank loans and from public companies in the Republic of Croatia. Croatia ratified the Convention on 28 May 1998 and submitted its initial transparency report, on 3 September 1999, providing information on areas that contain or are suspected to contain anti-personnel mines. Croatia has, together with another 14 countries, successfully presented the Request for the extension of Article 5 deadline at the 9th Meeting of the State Parties held in Geneva from November 24-28, 2008. Deadline extension was granted to Croatia until year 2019. Republic of Croatia was one of the first to ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions in the first trimester of 2009. Accordingly, the CROMAC has developed Standard operating procedures that will regulate the marking of the areas in which there is the danger of cluster munitions, and made signs indicating the dangers of unexploded ordnance and cluster munitions. The Republic of Croatia, CROMAC and all institutions and organizations that deal with mine problem are, in frame of our law competence, ready and open for cooperation and consulting with other parties to solve any problem that may arise in interpretation and applying method of this Protocol provisions. In the year 2016, CROMAC continued all activities towards fulfilling the obligations from the signed conventions and protocols.
Any other relevant information:
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FORM F: Steps taken to implement Article 8 of the Protocol: Co-operation and assistance
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High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from: 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
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Steps taken to implement the provisions of Article 8: The establishment of Cluster for humanitarian demining created the opportunity for the export of Croatian knowledge and technology to foreign markets or in countries that have a mine problem. Cluster, through its founders and its associated members, in one place ensures the capacity, resources and knowledge to carry out all activities related to mine action. As the knowledge, technologies and products greatly surpassed the needs of Croatia, the intention is to offer the same knowledge and resources to countries with mine problem for its faster removal. The main objective of this association is to improve efficiency through a variety of advanced economic processes: changing and improving methodology, components, machines, services and through adaptation and access to new regions, and all for the purpose of establishing a mine action as Croatian export product. Cluster now comprises of 14 members, except for Croatian Mine Action Centre and CROMAC-CTDT, there are the manufacturers of demining machines DOK-ING Ltd., Đuro Đakovic Special Vehicles Inc. and demining company Istraživač Ltd., manufacturers of protective equipment Borovo Gumitrade Ltd. and Šestan Busch Ltd., a manufacturer of metal detectors Vallon GmbH from Germany and manufacturer of magnetic locators Schonstedt Instrument Company from USA, Regional Center for Underwater Demining (RCUD) from Montenegro, Blas-tip Ltd. from Slovenia, demining companies MKA*Deming Ltd. and Mungos razminiranje Ltd. as well as Geofoto Ltd. Government Office for Mine Action, CROMAC and CROMAC-CTDT jointly organized the 13th InternationalSymposium and Equipment Exhibition "MINE ACTION 2016" which was held in Biograd in April 2016.
The Symposium became the global umbrella gathering in terms of mine action problematic and has been visited by more and more people every year. Some 150 participants from 34 countries attended the Symposium, during which different plenary sessions, a field demonstration of demining and detection equipment, a demonstration of technical survey activities, as well as workshops and working meetings of IARP (International Advanced Robotic Programme) and SEEMACC (South East Europe Mine Action Coordination Council) were held.
Any other relevant information: Agreement on cooperation between CROMAC and the Armenian Center for Humanitarian Demining was signed in April 2016. This document created the foundation for future cooperation activities between the CROMAC and CHDE, defined specific actions that will continue with focus on the support of the Armenian Center for Humanitarian Demining in the areas of adoption of the Law on Humanitarian Demining, establishment of the National Mine Action Strategy, the potential Armenian membership in SEEMAC and cooperation supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan in the field of education. CROMAC can offer the following forms of assistance to the international mine action community:• Establishment of the National mine action centre,• Legal, sub legal and normative regulations,• Establishment of mine information system and geo- information system,• Planning system – production of National strategies, annual and operative activity plans,• Education of executors of humanitarian demining operations (deminers, auxiliary workers and management) and mine risk education,• General survey, definition of suspected hazardous area and education of survey teams,• Protective equipment and demining machines produced in the Republic of Croatia, • Capacities and know-how of the Croatian demining companies, • Capacities for testing demining machines, equipment and devices as well as new technologies ofmine and UXO detection.
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FORM F(a): Steps taken by States which have ERW victims to implement the relevant provisions of Article 8(2): Victim Assistance
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High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from: 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
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Steps taken to implement the relevant provisions of Article 8(2):During 2016, the advisory assistance to persons affected by mines, and their families continued to be provided by NGO
"Mine Aid". The largest number of activities related to the education about dangers of mines and UXO were done in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and the relevant police departments thorough the "Less arms, less tragedy" campaign. The cooperation was also achieved with: Croatian Hunting Federation, Croatian Red Cross, “Lions club”Beli Manastir, Disability Volleyball Club Zagreb, county, city and municipal authorities and other non-governmental organizations and associations. All actions and activities in mine action in Croatia and worldwide were presented on web pages of CROMAC and Government Office for Mine Action.Central ceremony for the April 4, International day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action was held inGospić in co-organisation of Government Office for Mine Action and CROMAC.
Other relevant information, guided by the Plan of Action on Victim Assistance:
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FORM G: Steps taken to implement Article 9 of the Protocol: Generic preventivemeasures
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High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from: 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
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Steps taken to implement the provisions of Article 9 and the Technical Annex:a.) Munitions manufacturing management Production of all types of arms and military equipment in the Republic of Croatia is regulated by the Act on the Production, Overhaul and Trade in Arms and Military Equipment, adopted on 25 March 2002 (Official Gazette 33/2002). The law regulates safety and protection of methods of producing and refitting arms and military equipments.
b.) Munitions management In other to ensure the best possible long-term reliability of explosive ordinance, Republic Croatia applies best practices and operating procedures with respect to its storage, transport, field storage and handling in accordance with the following: Explosive ordinance is stored in 26 secured facilities that are well-guarded and protected against fires and thunders. Explosive ordnance is stored and sorted in accordance with its condition. Out of date and faulty explosive ordnance is sorted out and stored separately. For explosive ordnance warehousing, tracking and testing procedures have been put in place in order to maintain its reliability. All facilities are made of concrete and with insulation in order to maintain temperatures under 5oC and humidity under not more then 75 %. Personnel working and handling explosive ordinance must be well pyrotechnically educated and certified in order to perform their duties. Storage and handling, transport, supply and maintenance, laboratory testing and observing Life Cycle Management of explosive ordinance in Armed Forces is regulated by Ministry of Defence and General Staff of Armed Forces of Republic of Croatia with;� Directive on storage protection and handling of explosive ordinance, MoD Zagreb dated 1998� Decree on transport of explosive ordinance, MoD dated 2006� Directive on chemical balance of gunpowder dated 2000� Directive on explosive ordnance quality control in MoD and AF dated 2005� Directive on maintaining of explosive ordnance in AF dated 2004� Directive on record keeping of out of date and faulty explosive ordnance dated 2005� Directive on managing with the existing quantities of explosive ordnance in AF dated 1997� Directive on extension of rocket ammo lifetime in AF dated 2007. Currently in the Croatian Armed Forces, process of implementation of NATO norms and standards in the area ofexplosive ordnance safekeeping is going on. Explosive ordnance experts from the Croatian Armed Forces are currently involved in work of NATO Committee AC/326 “CNAD Ammunition Safety group” responsible for development and improvement of norms and standards in the area of safe storage, transport and use of explosive ordnance. Decision of the Defence Minister for the planning period to year 2015 defined:� Types and quantities of usable explosive ordnance, their storage and maintenance;� Types and quantities of usable and perspective classical rocket ammo that could be used for live-firing, quality control, life cycle oversight and its extension;� Types and quantities of explosive ordnance that are not longer usable and needs to be removed by delaboration and destruction
c.) TrainingTraining:One of the main fields of expertise of CROMAC-CTDT is training. Training courses are conducted in accordance with IMAS and Testing and Evaluation Protocols. In 2016, the following training courses were conducted for international partners:- EOD Level 1 examination and Level 2 training course were held in November for trainees from the Ministry of
ior and Ministry of Defence of Monte Negro. All the trainees successfully completed the training.
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FORM H: Steps taken to implement Article 11 of the Protocol: Compliance
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High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from: 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
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Steps taken to implement the provisions of Article 11: For the purpose of precise definition of SHA, CROMAC developed its own model of organization and operative handling of humanitarian demining process with guidelines and contents of IMAS built in. CROMAC SOPs were passed in order to realize the tasks set in a rational manner and speed up the process of defining suspected hazardous area all the way to the handover of areas cleared from mines and UXO to the final beneficiaries. CROMAC SOPs define the survey of suspected hazardous area and/or facility (general survey, SHA marking, technical survey and area reduction), project designing, competence assessment of authorised legal entities for the conduct of humanitarian demining operations, quality assurance and quality control (quality assurance and quality control over mine search and/or demining, sampling-sampling for inspection and control of soil treatment depth while using demining machines, sampling-sampling for inspection and control of demined and searched area) and medical support. Procedures for conducting surveys, implementation of procedures, responsibilities as well as control andverification of survey operations carried out, all in order to define SHA were described in detail.
Any other relevant information:The Croatian SOPs in mine action are as follows (all available on CROMAC web site www.hcr.hr):SURVEY OF MINE SUSPECTED AREA AND/OR BUILDINGS• 01.01 - General Survey • 01.01.01 - Appendix to the SOP 01.01 "General Survey" • 01.02 - Marking of Mine Suspected Area • 01.02.01 - Marking of Areas of Potential Unexploded Ordnance • 01.03 - Technical Survey • 01.04 - Reduction of Areas in the MSA DESIGNING - ELABORATION OF DESIGNING DOCUMENTATION• 02. Designing - Elaboration Of Designing Documentation STANDARDIZATION AND ACCREDITATION• 03.02 - Accreditation QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL
• 04.01 - Quality Assurance and Quality Control of Mine Search and/or Demining • 04.02 – Sampling - Sampling for Inspection and Control of the Soil Treatment depth during Demining MachineUsage • 04.03 – Sampling - Sampling for Inspection and Control of Demined and Searched Area MEDICAL SUPPORT
• 05.01 – Medical Support And Evacuation DESTRUCTION OF MINES AND UNEXPLODED ORDINANCES• 06.01 – Destruction of Mines and Unexploded Ordinances -
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High Contracting Party: THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Reporting for time period from: 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016[dd/mm/yyyy] [dd/mm/yyyy]
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Any other relevant information:During 2016, the Croatian Police Department continued its "Fewer arms, less tragedies" Program. Citizens are beinginvited and encouraged to turn in their illegally-owned weapons and ordinance left from the Homeland War without any legal consequences and/or fines. Among large arsenals of SALW and other weapons, during 2016 the PoliceDepartment collected 176 pieces of AP and 35 pieces of AV landmines. Police department is determined to continuethese programs and activities in the future. The weapons collected by the Police department are transported anddestroyed at Croatia’s military facilities.
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cide
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on b
y th
e Fi
rst M
eetin
g of
Sta
tes P
artie
s to
the
Con
vent
ion
on th
e Pr
ohib
ition
of t
he U
se, S
tock
pilin
g, P
rodu
ctio
n an
d Tr
ansf
er o
f Ant
i-Per
sonn
el M
ines
and
on
Thei
r Des
truct
ion,
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Tab
les o
f for
mat
s may
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expa
nded
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esire
d.
2
Form
A
Nat
iona
l im
plem
enta
tion
mea
sure
s A
rticl
e 7.
1 "E
ach
Sta
te P
arty
sha
ll re
port
to th
e Se
cret
ary-
Gen
eral
... o
n:
a) T
he n
atio
nal i
mpl
emen
tatio
n m
easu
res
refe
rred
to in
Arti
cle
9"
R
emar
k: I
n ac
cord
ance
with
Arti
cle
9, "
Eac
h S
tate
Par
ty s
hall
take
all
appr
opria
te le
gal,
adm
inis
trativ
e an
d ot
her
mea
sure
s,
incl
udin
g th
e im
posi
tion
of p
enal
san
ctio
ns, t
o pr
even
t and
sup
pres
s an
y ac
tivity
pro
hibi
ted
to a
Sta
te P
arty
und
er th
is C
onve
ntio
n un
derta
ken
by p
erso
ns o
r on
the
terr
itory
und
er it
s ju
risdi
ctio
n or
con
trol".
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016
Mea
sure
s S
uppl
emen
tary
info
rmat
ion
On
Oct
ober
1,
2004
Cro
atia
n Pa
rliam
ent
pass
ed a
Law
on
Pro
hibi
tion
of
the
Use
, Sto
ckpi
ling,
Pro
duct
ion
and
Tran
sfer
of A
nti -p
erso
nnel
Min
es a
nd
on T
heir
Des
truct
ion.
O
n O
ctob
er 6
, 20
04 C
roat
ian
Pre
side
nt s
igne
d a
DE
CIS
ION
on
the
proc
lam
atio
n of
the
Law
on
Pro
hibi
tion
of th
e U
se, S
tock
pilin
g, P
rodu
ctio
n an
d Tr
ansf
er o
f Ant
i-per
sonn
el M
ines
and
on
Thei
r Des
truct
ion.
H
avin
g re
cogn
ized
tha
t m
ine/
CM
/UXO
con
tam
inat
ion
is a
pro
blem
of
dom
estic
sec
urity
, eco
nom
ic d
evel
opm
ent a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal p
ollu
tion,
the
curre
nt C
roat
ian
Gov
ernm
ent d
ecid
ed to
stre
ngth
en th
e ex
istin
g sy
stem
of
min
e ac
tion
by c
reat
ing
its o
wn
Offi
ce f
or M
ine
Act
ion
as a
foc
al p
oint
in
2012
. O
ffice
for
Min
e A
ctio
n w
as e
stab
lishe
d as
a g
over
nmen
tal b
ody
in
char
ge
of
expe
rt,
anal
ytic
al,
coun
selin
g,
and
coor
dina
tive
and
othe
r ac
tiviti
es re
gard
ing
the
min
e ac
tion
in th
e R
epub
lic o
f Cro
atia
. As
such
, the
O
ffice
als
o m
onito
rs t
he w
ork,
act
iviti
es a
nd o
pera
tions
of
the
Cro
atia
n M
ine
Act
ion
Cen
ter.
Law
on
Pro
hibi
tion
of t
he U
se,
Sto
ckpi
ling,
P
rod u
ctio
n an
d Tr
ansf
er
of
Ant
i-per
sonn
el
Min
es
and
on
Thei
r D
estru
ctio
n (“O
G”,
141/
04)
Dec
ree
on t
he O
ffice
for
Min
e A
ctio
n (“O
G”,
21/1
2)
3
Toge
ther
with
the
parti
cipa
tion
in in
terg
over
nmen
tal c
oope
ratio
n in
the
field
of
min
e ac
tion,
the
Offi
ce a
lso
coop
erat
es w
ith d
iffer
ent
auth
oriti
es i
n im
plem
enta
tion
of o
blig
atio
ns u
nder
inte
rnat
iona
l tre
atie
s an
d co
nven
tions
on
pro
hibi
tions
or
rest
rictio
ns o
n th
e us
e of
cer
tain
typ
es o
f co
nven
tiona
l w
eapo
ns th
at h
ave
unac
cept
able
hum
anita
rian
impa
ct, s
uch
as la
ndm
ines
, cl
uste
r mun
ition
s an
d ot
her.
The
Act
on
Min
e A
ctio
n ha
s be
en d
ecla
red
on 2
1 O
ctob
er 2
015
and
inco
rpor
ates
: G
over
ning
th
e w
ider
sc
ope
of
activ
ities
(E
RW
vi
ctim
s as
sist
ance
, in
form
atio
n an
d ed
ucat
ion
abou
t th
e da
nger
s of
min
es,
UXO
an
d th
eir
parts
, so
cio-
econ
omic
in
tegr
atio
n of
th
e de
min
ed
area
s),
intro
duct
ion
of a
new
pro
cedu
re –
Sup
plem
enta
ry g
ener
al s
urve
y, e
nabl
ed
excl
usio
n of
SH
As
whi
ch h
ave
unde
rgon
e te
chni
cal
surv
ey,
SO
Ps
have
be
en r
emov
ed, C
RO
MA
C n
o lo
nger
per
form
s th
e as
sess
men
t act
iviti
es o
f au
thor
ized
leg
al e
ntiti
es f
or c
ondu
ctin
g de
min
ing
oper
atio
ns a
nd o
ther
ch
ange
s in
Q
A/Q
C
proc
edur
es,
accr
edita
tion
of
lega
l en
titie
s an
d m
isde
mea
nor l
aw re
gula
tions
.
The
Act
on
Min
e A
ctio
n ha
s be
en d
ecla
red
on
21 O
ctob
er 2
015
In 2
016,
pur
suan
t to
the
new
Law
on
Min
e A
ctio
n, w
hich
ent
ered
into
forc
e O
ct.
21,
2015
, on
21
May
201
6, “
Reg
ulat
ions
on
how
dem
inin
g, q
ualit
y co
ntro
l, no
n-te
chni
cal
and
tech
nica
l su
rvey
s an
d m
arki
ng o
f su
spec
ted
haza
rdou
s ar
eas”
ha
ve
ente
red
into
fo
rce,
an
d on
29
Ju
ne
2016
, “R
egul
atio
ns o
n pe
rson
al s
uper
viso
ry b
ookl
et a
nd I
D c
ard
of m
ine
actio
n em
ploy
ees
and
reco
rd fo
rms”
hav
e en
tere
d in
to fo
rce.
Bas
ed o
n th
e La
w o
n P
rohi
bitio
n of
the
Use
, Sto
ckpi
ling,
Pro
duct
ion
and
Tran
sfer
of A
nti-p
erso
nnel
Min
es a
nd o
n Th
eir D
estru
ctio
n,
Sec
tion
III, A
rticl
e 7,
Nat
iona
l Com
mis
sion
for t
he C
oord
inat
ion
of M
onito
ring
the
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Law
has
bee
n es
tabl
ishe
d. It
co
nsis
ts o
f th
e m
embe
rs f
rom
the
Min
istry
of
Fore
ign
and
Eur
opea
n Af
fairs
, M
inis
try o
f D
efen
se,
Min
istry
of
Inte
rior,
Min
istry
of
Just
ice
and
Cro
atia
n M
ine
Act
ion
Cen
tre. S
ectio
n IV
, Arti
cle
9 of
this
Law
regu
late
s P
EN
AL S
AN
CTI
ON
S.
4
Form
B
Stoc
kpile
d an
ti-pe
rson
nel m
ines
A
rticl
e 7.
1
"Eac
h S
tate
Par
ty s
hall
repo
rt to
the
Secr
etar
y-G
ener
al ..
. on:
b)
The
tota
l of a
ll st
ockp
iled
anti-
pers
onne
l min
es o
wne
d or
pos
sess
ed b
y it,
or u
nder
its
juris
dict
ion
or c
ontro
l, to
incl
ude
a br
eakd
own
of th
e ty
pe, q
uant
ity a
nd, i
f pos
sibl
e, lo
t num
bers
of e
ach
type
of a
nti-p
erso
nnel
min
e st
ockp
iled.
"
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Type
Q
uant
ity
Lot #
(if
poss
ible
) S
uppl
emen
tary
info
rmat
ion
- -
- -
- -
- -
TOTA
L -
The
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia d
estro
yed
its e
ntire
sto
ckpi
le o
f ant
i-per
sonn
el la
ndm
ines
acc
ordi
ng to
Arti
cle
4 of
the
Con
vent
ion
(with
the
exce
ptio
n of
a s
mal
l qua
ntity
ret
aine
d un
der
Arti
cle
3 of
the
Con
vent
ion)
. The
last
am
ount
of s
tock
pile
d an
ti-pe
rson
nel l
andm
ines
w
as d
estro
yed
at t
he M
ilitar
y E
xerc
ise
Are
a "C
rven
a ze
mlja
" ne
ar K
nin
on O
ctob
er 2
3, 2
002
and
was
obs
erve
d by
a n
umbe
r of
in
tern
atio
nal o
bser
vers
. Mor
e de
taile
d ex
plan
atio
n is
con
tain
ed in
For
m "F
".
5
Form
C
Loca
tion
of m
ined
are
as
A
rticl
e 7.
1 "E
ach
Sta
te P
arty
sha
ll re
port
to th
e Se
cret
ary-
Gen
eral
... o
n:
c) T
o th
e ex
tent
pos
sibl
e, t
he l
ocat
ion
of a
ll m
ined
are
as t
hat
cont
ain,
or
are
susp
ecte
d to
con
tain
, an
ti-pe
rson
nel m
ines
und
er it
s ju
risdi
ctio
n or
con
trol,
to in
clud
e as
muc
h de
tails
as
poss
ible
rega
rdin
g th
e ty
pe a
nd
quan
tity
of e
ach
type
of a
nti-p
erso
nnel
min
e in
eac
h m
ined
are
a an
d w
hen
they
wer
e em
plac
ed."
Sta
te
[Par
ty]
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ublic
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roat
ia
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ortin
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Per
iod
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ecem
ber 3
1, 2
016
1.
Area
s th
at c
onta
in m
ines
2
Loca
tion
Type
Q
uant
ity
Dat
e of
em
plac
emen
t Su
pple
men
tary
info
rmat
ion
Bro
d-P
osav
ina
Cou
nty
Ant
i-veh
icle
min
es
A
nti-p
erso
nnel
m
ines
29
264
1990
-199
6
Kar
lova
c C
ount
y A
nti-v
ehic
le m
ines
A
nti-p
erso
nnel
m
ines
97
1.91
1 19
90-1
996
Lika
-Sen
j Cou
nty
Ant
i-veh
icle
m
ines
A
nti-p
erso
nnel
m
ines
1.46
2
11.7
35
1990
-199
6
2 G
iven
info
rmat
ion
is a
n es
timat
ion
acco
rdin
g to
min
e-fie
ld re
cord
s in
CR
OM
AC
’s d
atab
ase
and
annu
al d
emin
ing
repo
rt
6
Osi
jek-
Bar
anja
Cou
nty
Ant
i-veh
icle
m
ines
A
nti-p
erso
nnel
m
ines
3.95
5
1780
19
90-1
996
Pož
ega-
Sla
voni
a C
ount
y
Ant
i-veh
icle
m
ines
A
nti-p
erso
nnel
m
ines
87
1.20
5 19
90-1
996
Sis
ak-M
osla
vina
Cou
nty
A
nti-v
ehic
le
min
es
Ant
i-per
sonn
el
min
es
68
13.0
89
1990
-199
6
Spl
it-D
alm
atia
Cou
nty
Ant
i-veh
icle
m
ines
A
nti-p
erso
nnel
m
ines
0 68
1 19
90-1
996
Šib
enik
-Kni
n C
ount
y
Ant
i-veh
icle
m
ines
A
nti-p
erso
nnel
m
ines
70
2.79
0 19
90-1
996
Vuk
ovar
-Srij
em C
ount
y
Ant
i-veh
icle
m
ines
A
nti-p
erso
nnel
m
ines
0 0 19
90-1
996
7
Zada
r Cou
nty
Ant
i-veh
icle
m
ines
A
nti-p
erso
nnel
m
ines
347
2.32
1 19
90-1
996
Tot
al n
umbe
r of a
nti-p
erso
nnel
m
ines
:
35.7
76
1990
-199
6
Tota
l num
ber o
f ant
i-veh
icle
m
ines
: 6.
115
1990
-199
6
8
2.
Mili
tary
faci
litie
s co
ntai
ning
min
es3
Loca
tion
Type
Q
uant
ity
Dat
e of
em
plac
emen
t S
uppl
emen
tary
info
rmat
ion
Bar
rack
s (T
otal
: 3 b
arra
cks)
APM
58
64
1991
-199
5 B
arra
cks
are
cont
amin
ated
pa
rtial
ly, a
nd s
ome
of th
em
com
plet
ely.
A
VM
37
1991
-199
5
Trai
ning
Site
s (T
otal
: 3 tr
aini
ng s
ites)
APM
9.
762
1991
-199
5 Tr
aini
ng s
ites
are
cont
amin
ated
pa
rtial
ly.
AVM
97
0 19
91-1
995
Stor
age
Site
s (T
otal
: 4 s
tora
ge s
ites)
APM
9.
673
1991
-199
5 S
tora
ge s
ites
are
cont
amin
ated
pa
rtial
ly, a
nd s
ome
of th
em
com
plet
ely.
AVM
33
19
91-1
995
R
adar
sta
tion
(
Tota
l: 1
rada
r sta
tion)
A
PM
- W
W II
,199
1-19
95
AVM
-
T O
T A
L
(Info
rmat
ion
is re
late
d to
the
min
ed
area
and
MSA
in th
e si
ze o
f 31.
92
km²)
APM
s (a
nti-
pers
onne
l min
es)
25.2
92
1991
-199
5
AVM
s (a
nti
vehi
cle
min
es)
1.03
3 19
91-1
995
In 2
016
Cro
atia
n Ar
my
units
dem
ined
an
area
of m
ilita
ry fa
cilit
ies
T
O T
A L
45
4.91
7 m
²
3 D
ata
are
show
n ac
cord
ing
to th
e ex
istin
g m
ine
field
reco
rds.
9
3.
Area
s su
spec
ted
to c
onta
in m
ines
Loca
tion
Type
Q
uant
ity
Dat
e of
em
plac
emen
t S
uppl
emen
tary
info
rmat
ion
THE
REP
UB
LIC
OF
CR
OA
TIA
(M
ine
susp
ecte
d ar
ea is
446
,6 k
m²)
Ant
i-per
sonn
el
min
es
35.7
76
Est
imat
e ac
cord
ing
to n
umbe
r of m
inef
ield
re
cord
s in
CR
OM
AC
dat
abas
e an
d an
nual
de
min
ing
repo
rt
Ant
i-veh
icle
min
es
6.11
5 E
stim
ate
acco
rdin
g to
num
ber o
f min
efie
ld
reco
rds
in C
RO
MA
C d
atab
ase
and
annu
al
dem
inin
g re
port
Are
as re
turn
ed to
the
com
mun
ity fo
r civ
ilian
use
: Th
e si
ze o
f are
as re
turn
ed to
the
com
mun
ity fo
r civ
ilian
use
dur
ing
2016
41.4
68.4
45 m
2 M
ine
clea
ranc
e w
as c
ondu
cted
by:
- C
omm
erci
al d
emin
ing
com
pani
es
38
.263
.980
m2
- Gen
eral
Sur
vey
redu
ctio
n co
nduc
ted
by C
RO
MA
C
3.
204.
465
m2
TOTA
L:
41
.468
.445
m2
D
urin
g de
min
ing
oper
atio
ns, w
ithin
the
repo
rting
tim
e pe
riod,
the
follo
win
g de
vice
s w
ere
foun
d an
d de
stro
yed:
A
nti-p
erso
nnel
min
es
Ant
i-veh
icle
min
es
Une
xplo
ded
leth
al o
rdna
nce
TOTA
L
CR
OM
AC
M
inis
try
of
Def
ense
(MoD
) an
d M
inis
try
of
Inte
rior (
MoI
) C
RO
MA
C
MoD
and
MoI
C
RO
MA
C
MoD
and
MoI
1.34
2 19
4 50
5 37
1.
947
9.83
3 13
.858
All
coun
ties,
mun
icip
aliti
es a
nd to
wns
with
sus
pect
ed h
azar
dous
are
a (S
HA
) wer
e gi
ven
the
late
st d
ata
on th
e si
tuat
ion
of S
HA
, its
bo
rder
s, p
ositi
on a
nd th
e nu
mbe
r of w
arni
ng s
igns
, sin
ce th
ey w
ere
give
n m
aps
and
prov
ided
with
pre
sent
atio
n of
the
issu
e. In
this
w
ay, c
ondi
tions
for b
ette
r coo
pera
tion
with
cou
ntie
s, m
unic
ipal
ities
and
tow
ns a
re fu
lfille
d, e
spec
ially
rega
rdin
g th
e m
arki
ng o
f min
e su
spec
ted
area
s.
10
Min
istr
y of
Def
ence
: Dur
ing
2016
the
Dem
inin
g ba
ttalio
n cl
eare
d an
are
a to
talin
g 45
4.91
7 m
² and
38
piec
es o
f AP
M a
nd 2
pie
ces
of A
VM
wer
e fo
und.
How
ever
, 5.0
84 p
iece
s of
UXO
s w
ere
foun
d an
d de
stro
yed.
The
tota
l min
e co
ntam
inat
ed a
rea
(min
ed a
rea)
an
d m
ine
susp
ecte
d ar
ea le
ft fo
r cl
eara
nce
amou
nts
to 3
1.92
km
², be
caus
e du
ring
the
dem
inin
g pr
oces
ses
in th
e ye
ar 2
012
new
ge
nera
l (no
n-te
chni
cal)
and
tech
nica
l sur
vey
activ
ities
hav
e be
en c
ondu
cted
whi
ch r
esul
ted
in t
he p
ossi
bilit
y of
add
ition
ally
min
e su
spec
ted
area
(MS
A) o
f 32.
4 km
². A
lmos
t 30.
4 km
² of M
SA
bel
ongs
to tr
aini
ng s
ites.
The
Dem
inin
g ba
ttalio
n or
igin
ally
pla
nned
to
clea
r abo
ut 1
.000
.000
m² d
urin
g 20
16.
Min
istr
y of
Inte
rior:
The
Cro
atia
n Po
lice
depa
rtmen
t is
con
tinui
ng it
s "L
ess
arm
s, f
ewer
tra
gedi
es"
prog
ram
in p
artn
ersh
ip w
ith
UN
DP
. The
citi
zens
are
bei
ng e
duca
ted
and
enco
urag
ed to
turn
in th
eir
wea
pons
and
ord
inan
ce le
ftove
r fro
m th
e H
omel
and
War
. Th
e P
olic
e de
partm
ent
also
rea
cts
on t
he b
asis
of
citiz
ens’
pho
ne c
alls
and
fin
ds l
arge
qua
ntiti
es o
f w
eapo
ns w
ithin
the
ir in
vest
igat
ions
of v
ario
us c
rimin
al a
ctiv
ities
. Dur
ing
2016
, the
Pol
ice
depa
rtmen
t col
lect
ed 1
56 p
iece
s of
AP
min
es, 3
5 pi
eces
of A
V m
ines
, 21
7 kg
of
diffe
rent
exp
losi
ves,
2.4
19 h
and
gren
ades
, 1.
807
piec
es o
f di
ffere
nt a
rtille
ry a
nd m
orta
r am
mun
ition
, la
rge
amou
nts
of v
ario
us e
xplo
sive
mat
eria
ls (
deto
nato
r ca
psul
es,
fuse
s, a
nd t
race
r or
dina
nce)
, la
rge
quan
titie
s of
SAL
W a
nd o
ver
434.
272
piec
es o
f mun
ition
s up
to th
e ca
libre
14.
5 m
m. L
arge
qua
ntiti
es o
f im
prov
ised
exp
losi
ve d
evic
es (I
ED
s) w
ere
also
col
lect
ed.
The
Pol
ice
depa
rtmen
t will
con
tinue
to im
plem
ent t
hese
pro
gram
s an
d ac
tiviti
es in
the
futu
re. T
he w
eapo
ns a
nd o
rdna
nces
col
lect
ed
by th
e P
olic
e de
partm
ent a
re tr
ansp
orte
d an
d de
stro
yed
at C
roat
ia’s
mili
tary
faci
litie
s.
Ach
ieve
men
ts in
201
6
Thro
ugh
121
prel
imin
ary
dem
inin
g pr
ojec
ts,
min
e th
reat
has
bee
n re
mov
ed f
rom
an
area
tha
t am
ount
s to
38.
263.
980
m2
whi
le
addi
tiona
l 3.2
04.4
65 m
2 w
as r
educ
ed th
roug
h te
chni
cal a
nd n
on-te
chni
cal s
urve
y ac
tiviti
es. A
ll th
ese
activ
ities
res
ulte
d in
the
tota
l de
crea
se o
f the
sus
pect
ed h
azar
dous
are
a in
Cro
atia
in th
e am
ount
of 4
1.46
8.45
3 m
2. (
+ 45
4.91
7 m
2 de
min
ed te
rrito
ry o
f MoD
) S
uspe
cted
haz
ardo
us a
rea
in t
he R
epub
lic o
f C
roat
ia o
n D
ecem
ber
31,
2016
tot
aled
446
,6 k
m².
In 2
016
the
larg
est
shar
e in
de
min
ed a
rea
is a
rea
plan
ned
for
diffe
rent
eco
nom
ic a
ctiv
ities
like
fore
st a
rea
and
espe
cial
ly a
gric
ultu
ral l
and
whi
ch th
e lo
cal a
nd
regi
onal
gov
ernm
ents
hav
e st
ated
as
thei
r prio
rity
cruc
ial f
or s
tart
of a
gric
ultu
ral p
rodu
ctio
n an
d th
e ot
her a
ctiv
ities
. Dur
ing
the
min
e cl
eara
nce
activ
ities
tota
l num
ber o
f 3.8
21 m
ines
and
UXO
s w
as fo
und
and
dest
roye
d, o
ut o
f whi
ch, 1
.847
min
es a
nd 1
.974
UXO
s.
At
the
star
t of
201
6, 4
6 co
mm
erci
al c
ompa
nies
with
the
tot
al c
apac
ities
of
653
dem
iner
s, 5
5 de
min
ing
mac
hine
s an
d 42
min
e de
tect
ion
dogs
con
duct
ed d
emin
ing
oper
atio
ns, w
hile
at t
he e
nd o
f 201
6 m
entio
ned
num
ber
decl
ined
to 4
1 ac
cred
ited
com
mer
cial
co
mpa
nies
with
the
tota
l cap
acity
of 6
00 d
emin
ers,
51
dem
inin
g m
achi
nes
and
60 m
ine
dete
ctio
n do
gs.
11
Cro
atia
n M
ine
Act
ion
Cen
tre a
lso
keep
s up
date
d re
cord
s on
are
as c
onta
min
ated
onl
y w
ith u
nexp
lode
d or
dnan
ce a
nd b
y D
ecem
ber
31,
2016
tha
t ar
ea is
3.3
km
2 in
siz
e an
d is
mar
ked
with
176
UXO
haz
ard
sign
s. A
ccor
ding
ly,
susp
ecte
d ha
zard
ous
area
in t
he
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia o
n D
ecem
ber 3
1, 2
016
tota
led
446.
6 km
2.
The
Ann
ual M
ine
actio
n P
lan
was
real
ized
usi
ng th
e fo
llow
ing
fund
ing
sour
ces
- Sta
te B
udge
t fun
ds, E
U fu
nds
and
dona
tions
. It i
s im
porta
nt t
o m
entio
n th
at,
like
in t
he p
revi
ous
repo
rting
yea
r, in
201
6, f
unds
acq
uire
d fo
r th
e de
min
ing
oper
atio
ns f
rom
the
EU
co
ntrib
utio
n su
rpas
sed
the
ones
from
the
Stat
e bu
dget
and
oth
er s
ourc
es. I
n 20
16 E
U fu
nds
had
the
bigg
est f
inan
cing
sha
re w
ith
65%
of t
otal
fund
s sp
ent a
nd c
ontra
cted
(S
tate
bud
get 3
4%, d
onat
ions
1%
). P
aral
lel w
ith th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e no
n-te
chni
cal
surv
ey a
nd s
earc
h an
d de
min
ing
oper
atio
ns, t
he c
ontro
l of m
arki
ng a
nd, i
f nec
essa
ry, a
dditi
onal
mar
king
of s
uspe
cted
haz
ardo
us
area
s w
as c
ondu
cted
in o
rder
to c
reat
e a
clea
r bo
unda
ry b
etw
een
safe
and
min
e su
spec
ted
area
s. T
he lo
catio
ns o
f min
e da
nger
si
gns
are
one
of th
e ba
sic
elem
ents
of t
he M
ine
Info
rmat
ion
Sys
tem
(MIS
) tha
t is
show
n on
the
map
s gi
ven
to th
e lo
cal a
utho
ritie
s,
polic
e ad
min
istra
tion
and
indi
vidu
als
that
hav
e re
ques
ted
map
s on
SH
A s
ituat
ion.
On
Dec
embe
r 31,
201
6 th
e to
tal m
ine
susp
ecte
d ar
ea w
as m
arke
d w
ith 1
4.08
8 m
ine
dang
er s
igns
, whi
ch m
eans
814
mor
e m
ine
dang
er s
igns
in c
ompa
rison
to th
e be
ginn
ing
of th
e 20
16. T
his
rela
tes
to 1
5% in
crea
sed
mar
king
per
squ
are
kilo
met
er in
one
yea
r tim
e, e
mph
asiz
ed b
y th
e fa
ct o
f red
uced
tota
l SH
A.
Than
ks to
the
CR
OM
AC
Min
e-In
form
atio
n S
yste
m p
orta
l eve
ry In
tern
et u
ser
can
thro
ugh
this
web
app
licat
ion
have
an
insi
ght i
nto
susp
ecte
d ha
zard
ous
area
s an
d po
sitio
ns o
f min
e da
nger
sin
gs. T
his
kind
of S
HA
dis
play
thro
ugh
web
app
licat
ion
is u
niqu
e in
the
wor
ld. U
sers
are
als
o th
roug
h de
taile
d m
aps
prov
ided
with
loca
tions
of m
ine
dang
er s
igns
. CR
OM
AC
MIS
porta
l is
avai
labl
e to
all
Inte
rnet
use
rs a
nd s
uspe
cted
haz
ardo
us a
reas
can
be
sear
ched
by
coun
ties,
mun
icip
aliti
es, t
owns
or s
ettle
men
ts.
12
Form
D
APM
s re
tain
ed o
r tra
nsfe
rred
Arti
cle
7.1
"Eac
h S
tate
Par
ty s
hall
repo
rt to
the
Secr
etar
y-G
ener
al ..
. on:
d)
The
type
s, q
uant
ities
and
, if p
ossi
ble,
lot n
umbe
rs o
f all
anti-
pers
onne
l min
es r
etai
ned
or tr
ansf
erre
d fo
r th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
nd tr
aini
ng in
min
e de
tect
ion,
min
e cl
eara
nce
or m
ine
dest
ruct
ion
tech
niqu
es, o
r tra
nsfe
rred
for
the
purp
ose
of d
estru
ctio
n, a
s w
ell a
s th
e in
stitu
tions
aut
horiz
ed b
y a
Sta
te P
arty
to r
etai
n or
tran
sfer
ant
i-pe
rson
nel m
ines
, in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith A
rticl
e 3"
Sta
te
[Par
ty]
The
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia
Rep
ortin
g fo
r tim
e pe
riod
from
Ja
nuar
y 1,
201
6 to
D
ecem
ber 3
1, 2
016
1. R
etai
ned
for d
evel
opm
ent o
f and
trai
ning
in (A
rticl
e 3,
par
a.1)
In
stitu
tion
auth
oriz
ed b
y St
ate
Part
y Ty
pe
Qua
ntity
Lo
t # (i
f pos
sibl
e)
Supp
lem
enta
ry
info
rmat
ion
Min
es a
re s
tore
d at
the
Cro
atia
n A
rmed
For
ces
stor
age
site
"B
orik
" Ve
lika
Bun
a, a
nd a
re
used
or g
oing
to b
e us
ed
by th
e C
roat
ian
Min
e A
ctio
n C
entr
e
PMA
-1
600
- N
o se
rial m
ark
on th
e m
ine
or o
n th
e pa
ckag
e PM
A-2
1.
107
SR
B 6
741,
674
3, 6
745,
67
46, 6
748,
6749
, 675
0
PMA
-3
1.13
9 S
RB
870
2
PMR
-2A
84
9 -
No
seria
l mar
k on
the
min
e or
on
the
pack
age
PMR
3 70
P
IG-8
900
13
Inst
itutio
n au
thor
ized
by
Stat
e Pa
rty
Type
Q
uant
ity
Lot #
(if p
ossi
ble)
Su
pple
men
tary
in
form
atio
n
PR
OM
-1
1.76
9 K
V 0
0/64
, 01/
64, 0
5/65
, 0
6/65
, 07/
65, 0
8/65
, 11/
65,
12/6
5, 0
3/65
, 04/
65, 0
2/66
, 01
/68,
02/
68, 0
3/70
, 03/
70
03/7
6
TOTA
L ---
-----
------
-----
- 5.
530
B
ased
on
the
Agr
eem
ent o
n th
e tra
nsfe
r of
task
s, A
rticl
e 2,
sig
ned
betw
een
Cro
atia
n M
ine
Act
ion
Cen
ter
and
Cen
ter
for
Test
ing,
D
evel
opm
ent
and
Trai
ning
(C
RO
MA
C-C
TDT)
on
Oct
ober
30,
200
3 C
RO
MA
C-C
TDT
Ltd.
too
k ov
er t
he a
ctiv
ities
and
pro
ject
s fo
cuse
d on
per
form
ing
adm
inis
trativ
e an
d te
chni
cal t
asks
rel
ated
to te
stin
g of
mac
hine
s, d
ogs
and
dete
ctor
s, a
s w
ell a
s sc
ient
ific
and
rese
arch
act
iviti
es.
Tota
l num
ber o
f ant
i-per
sonn
el m
ines
use
d in
201
6 in
acc
orda
nce
with
Art
icle
3 is
the
follo
win
g:
Inst
itutio
n au
thor
ized
by
Stat
e Pa
rty
Type
Q
uant
ity
Use
d in
Mili
tary
tr
aini
ng fo
r de
min
ers
Tota
l use
d in
201
6
CR
OM
AC C
TDT
Ltd.
use
d AP
min
es fo
r tes
ting
in 2
016,
an
d Tr
aini
ng c
ompa
ny o
f the
E
ngin
eerin
g R
egim
ent u
sed
AP
Ms
for t
rain
ings
in 2
016
PMA
-1A
18
1
19
PMA
-2
14
1 15
PMA
-3
14
0 15
PMR
-2A
4
1 5
PRO
M-1
4
0 4
TO
TAL:
57
14
Dur
ing
2016
, the
Tra
inin
g C
ompa
ny o
f the
Eng
inee
ring
regi
men
t con
duct
ed re
gula
r tra
inin
g an
d ed
ucat
ion
for d
emin
ers,
an
d th
ey u
sed
3 pi
eces
of A
PM fo
llow
ing
type
s; P
MA
-1A
– 1
pie
ce, P
MA
-2 –
1 p
iece
, PM
R-2
A –
1 p
iece
. 2.
Es
timat
e of
the
use
of m
ines
in y
ear 2
017
In 2
017,
the
am
ount
of
anti-
pers
onne
l lan
dmin
es t
hat
will
be u
sed
(and
con
sequ
ently
des
troye
d) w
ill be
bas
ed o
n th
e ne
eds
for
test
ing
of d
emin
ing
mac
hine
s. D
emin
ing
batta
lion
of th
e C
AF
will
cond
uct i
ts r
egul
ar tr
aini
ng a
nd e
xerc
ises
of d
emin
ing
pers
onne
l an
d in
the
proc
ess
they
will
use
sm
all a
mou
nts
of A
PM
s.
15
Fo
rm E
St
atus
of p
rogr
ams
for c
onve
rsio
n or
de-
com
mis
sion
ing
of A
PM p
rodu
ctio
n fa
cilit
ies
Arti
cle
7.1
"Eac
h S
tate
Par
ty s
hall
repo
rt to
the
Secr
etar
y-G
ener
al ..
. on:
e)
The
sta
tus
of p
rogr
ams
for t
he c
onve
rsio
n or
de-
com
mis
sion
ing
of a
nti-p
erso
nnel
min
e pr
oduc
tion
faci
litie
s."
Sta
te
[Par
ty]
The
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia
repo
rting
for t
ime
perio
d fro
m
Janu
ary
1, 2
016
to
Dec
embe
r 31,
201
6
Indi
cate
s if
to "
conv
ert"
or
"dec
omm
issi
on"
Stat
us (i
ndic
ates
if "
in
proc
ess"
or "
com
plet
ed")
Su
pple
men
tary
info
rmat
ion
- -
-
- -
- Th
e R
epub
lic o
f Cro
atia
did
not
pro
duce
any
ant
i-per
sonn
el la
ndm
ines
.
16
Form
F
Stat
us o
f pro
gram
s fo
r the
des
truc
tion
of A
PMs
Arti
cle
7.1
"Eac
h S
tate
Par
ty s
hall
repo
rt to
the
Secr
etar
y-G
ener
al ..
. on:
f)
The
stat
us o
f pr
ogra
ms
for
the
dest
ruct
ion
of a
nti-p
erso
nnel
min
es i
n ac
cord
ance
with
Arti
cles
4 a
nd 5
, in
clud
ing
deta
ils o
f the
met
hods
whi
ch w
ill b
e us
ed in
des
truct
ion,
the
loca
tion
of a
ll de
stru
ctio
n si
tes
and
the
appl
icab
le s
afet
y an
d en
viro
nmen
tal s
tand
ards
to b
e ob
serv
ed."
Sta
te
[Par
ty]
The
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia
Rep
ortin
g fo
r tim
e pe
riod
from
Ja
nuar
y 1,
201
6 to
D
ecem
ber 3
1, 2
016
1. S
tatu
s of
pro
gram
s fo
r des
truct
ion
of s
tock
pile
d AP
Ms
(Arti
cle
4)
Th
e R
epub
lic o
f Cro
atia
met
its
com
mitm
ents
by
dest
ruct
ion
of a
ll its
st
ockp
iled
anti-
pers
onne
l lan
dmin
es, e
xcep
t tho
se re
tain
ed u
nder
Art
icle
3.
Des
crip
tion
of th
e st
atus
of p
rogr
ams
incl
udin
g:
Det
ails
of:
Loca
tion
of d
estru
ctio
n si
tes:
Mili
tary
trai
ning
are
a "O
štar
ski d
olov
i" n
ear S
lunj
an
d "C
rven
a ze
mlja
" ne
ar K
nin.
- M
ines
des
troy
ed b
y:
- E
xplo
sion
(PM
A-3
, PM
A-2
, PR
OM
-1)
- D
isas
sem
blin
g (P
MA
-1, P
MR
-2A
) M
etho
ds
Nat
iona
l saf
ety
stan
dard
s ar
e ap
plie
d ac
cord
ing
to M
inis
try o
f Def
ense
regu
latio
ns,
taki
ng in
to a
ccou
nt in
tern
atio
nal s
tand
ards
for h
uman
itaria
n de
min
ing.
A
pplic
able
saf
ety
stan
dard
s
Min
es w
ere
dest
roye
d at
milit
ary
train
ing
area
s aw
ay fr
om in
habi
ted
area
s (m
inim
al
dist
ance
5 -
8 ki
lom
eter
s).
App
licab
le e
nviro
nmen
tal s
tand
ards
17
The
dest
ruct
ion
of s
tock
pile
d an
ti-pe
rson
nel l
andm
ines
was
con
duct
ed in
thre
e ph
ases
and
the
follo
win
g qu
antit
ies
of a
nti-p
erso
nnel
la
ndm
ines
wer
e de
stro
yed:
N
o Ty
pe
Phas
e I
(Sep
4 –
Oct
26,
200
1,
and
earli
er)
Phas
e II
(Apr
il 8
– Ju
ly 5
, 200
2)
Phas
e III
(S
ep 9
– O
ct 2
4, 2
002)
TO
TAL
1.
AP
land
min
e P
MA
-1
7.87
5 3.
831
2.57
4 14
.280
2.
A
P la
ndm
ine
PM
A-2
9.
979
21.0
32
13.8
65
44.8
76
3.
AP
land
min
e P
MA
-3
19.3
72
23.6
67
16.6
62
59.7
01
4.
AP
land
min
e P
MR
-2A,
2A
S
21.3
64
32.0
27
20.6
49
74.0
40
7.
AP
land
min
e P
MR
-3
- 4
- 4
8.
AP
land
min
e P
RO
M-1
2.
144
3.38
2 57
6 6.
102
TOTA
L 60
.734
83
.943
54
.326
* 19
9.00
3 *
Dur
ing
the
Pha
se I
II, 5
3.90
8 an
ti-pe
rson
nel
land
min
es w
ere
initi
ally
des
troye
d. A
dditi
onal
418
ant
i-per
sonn
el l
andm
ines
wer
e de
liver
ed b
y th
e M
inis
try o
f Int
erio
r af
ter
the
succ
essf
ul c
ompl
etio
n of
thei
r "F
arew
ell t
o A
rms"
cam
paig
n w
hose
aim
was
to c
olle
ct
wea
pons
and
oth
er e
xplo
sive
rem
nant
s of
war
. The
tota
l num
ber o
f des
troye
d st
ockp
iled
anti-
pers
onne
l lan
dmin
es in
Pha
se II
I was
54
.326
.
18
Apa
rt fr
om a
nti-p
erso
nnel
min
es, d
urin
g Ph
ase
III, t
he fo
llow
ing
addi
tiona
l qua
ntiti
es o
f fus
es fo
r ant
i-per
sonn
el la
ndm
ines
w
ere
dest
roye
d:
No
Type
Ph
ase
I (S
ep 4
–
Oct
26,
200
1)
Phas
e II
(Apr
il 8
–
July
5, 2
002)
Phas
e III
(S
ep 9
–
Oct
24,
200
2)
TOTA
L
1.
AP
land
min
e fu
se U
PMR
-2A
, 2A
S 2.
390
13.0
63
23
15.4
76
2.
AP
land
min
e fu
se U
PMR
-3
1.84
0 11
.136
28
0 13
.256
3.
A
P la
ndm
ine
fuse
UP
RO
M-1
1.
474
10.2
50
146
11.8
70
4.
AP
land
min
e fu
se U
PMA
H-1
1.
086
1.32
8 10
0 2.
514
5.
AP
land
min
e fu
se U
PMA
H-2
93
6 83
0 19
4 1.
960
6.
AP
land
min
e fu
se U
PMA
H-3
23
7 13
3 13
3 50
3 TO
TAL
7.96
3 36
.740
74
3 45
.579
Th
e pr
oces
s of
des
troyi
ng s
tock
pile
d an
ti-pe
rson
nel l
andm
ines
was
obs
erve
d by
inte
rnat
iona
l mon
itors
/obs
erve
rs o
n Se
ptem
ber 1
2 an
d 25
, 200
1 an
d on
Oct
ober
22/
23, 2
002.
Dur
ing
the
obse
rvat
ion,
the
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia w
as p
rais
ed fo
r mee
ting
its c
omm
itmen
ts
purs
uant
to th
e O
ttaw
a C
onve
ntio
n.
19
Afte
r an
exte
nsiv
e ov
ervi
ew, t
he in
crea
sed
num
ber o
f sto
ckpi
led
anti-
pers
onne
l lan
dmin
es w
as e
vide
nced
chr
onol
ogic
ally
as
follo
ws:
Firs
t not
ified
am
ount
of s
tock
pile
d A
PM
s 18
9.25
1 C
olle
cted
afte
r firs
t MI a
ctio
n "F
arew
ell t
o A
rms"
3.
531
TOTA
L
192.
782
Col
lect
ed a
fter s
econ
d M
I act
ion
"Far
ewel
l to
Arm
s"
3.09
8 TO
TAL
195.
871
Mili
tary
sto
cks
inve
ntor
y ch
eck
evid
ence
d a
larg
er n
umbe
r of s
tock
pile
d A
PM
s
9.46
0 TO
TAL
205.
331
Col
lect
ed a
fter t
hird
MI a
ctio
n "F
arew
ell t
o A
rms"
41
8 TO
TAL
205.
749
To
tal a
mou
nt o
f AP
Ms
poss
esse
d by
the
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia
205.
749
Tota
l am
ount
of d
estro
yed
AP
Ms
199.
003
Am
ount
reta
ined
und
er A
rticl
e 3
of th
e C
onve
ntio
n4 7.
000
4 2
68 a
nti-p
erso
nnel
land
min
es w
ere
dest
roye
d du
ring
2003
for t
he p
urpo
ses a
ccor
ding
to A
rticl
e 3
of t
he C
onve
ntio
n.
20
The
cost
of d
estro
ying
sto
ckpi
led
AP
Ms
is p
rovi
ded
(in E
uros
) as
follo
ws:
N
o Pu
rpos
e Ph
ase
I (S
ep 4
– O
ct 2
6,
2001
)
Phas
e II
(Apr
il 8
– Ju
ly 5
, 20
02)
Phas
e III
(S
ep 9
– O
ct 2
4,
2002
) TO
TAL
1.
Dai
ly p
aym
ent t
o te
chni
cian
s 3.
821
5.87
9 3.
135
12.8
35 €
2.
D
aily
pay
men
t to
supe
rvis
ors
1.27
4 98
0 52
3 2.
777
€ 3.
A
dditi
onal
pay
men
t to
tech
nici
ans
3.
821
5.87
9 3.
135
12.8
35 €
4.
A
ccom
mod
atio
n co
sts
for t
echn
icia
ns
4.03
9 6.
213
4.84
3 15
.095
€
5.
Acc
omm
odat
ion
cost
s fo
r su
perv
isor
s 1.
346
1.03
6 80
7 3.
189
€
6.
Dai
ly p
aym
ent f
or d
river
s 1.
274
1.95
2 1.
045
4.27
1 €
7.
Cos
ts o
f mac
hine
s an
d ve
hicl
es
15.9
84
24.5
75
13.1
15
53.6
74 €
8.
C
osts
for e
xplo
sive
ord
inan
ce fo
r ig
nitio
n
2.17
5 3.
346
446
5.96
7 €
TOTA
L*
33.7
34 €
49
.860
€
27.0
49 €
11
0.64
3 €
Sal
arie
s fo
r all
pers
onne
l inv
olve
d in
the
proc
ess
are
not i
nclu
ded
in th
e ab
ovem
entio
ned.
Th
e co
st o
f des
truc
tion
per a
nti-p
erso
nnel
land
min
e w
as 0
.56
€.
2.
Sta
tus
of p
rogr
ams
for d
estru
ctio
n of
AP
Ms
in m
ined
are
as (A
rticl
e 5)
D
escr
iptio
n of
the
stat
us o
f pro
gram
s in
clud
ing:
D
etai
ls o
f: Lo
catio
n of
des
truct
ion
site
s
M
etho
ds
A
pplic
able
saf
ety
stan
dard
s
A
pplic
able
env
ironm
enta
l sta
ndar
ds
21
Form
G
APM
s de
stro
yed
afte
r ent
ry in
to fo
rce
Arti
cle
7.1
"Eac
h S
tate
Par
ty s
hall
repo
rt to
the
Secr
etar
y-G
ener
al ..
. on:
g)
The
type
s an
d qu
antit
ies
of a
ll an
ti-pe
rson
nel m
ines
des
troye
d af
ter t
he e
ntry
into
forc
e of
this
Con
vent
ion
for
that
Sta
te P
arty
, to
inc
lude
a b
reak
dow
n of
the
qua
ntity
of
each
typ
e of
ant
i-per
sonn
el m
ine
dest
roye
d, i
n ac
cord
ance
with
Arti
cles
4 a
nd 5
, re
spec
tivel
y, a
long
with
, if
poss
ible
, th
e lo
t nu
mbe
rs o
f ea
ch t
ype
anti-
pers
onne
l min
e in
the
case
of d
estru
ctio
n in
acc
orda
nce
with
Arti
cle
4"
Sta
te
[Par
ty]
The
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia
Rep
ortin
g fo
r tim
e pe
riod
from
M
arch
1, 1
999
to
Dec
embe
r 31,
201
6
1. D
estru
ctio
n of
sto
ckpi
led
AP
Ms
(Arti
cle
4)
Type
Q
uant
ity
Lot #
(if
poss
ible
) Su
pple
men
tary
info
rmat
ion
TOTA
L
Info
rmat
ion
are
prov
ided
in F
orm
“F”
. 2.
Des
truct
ion
of A
PMs
in m
ined
are
as (A
rticl
e 5)
Type
Q
uant
ity
Supp
lem
enta
ry in
form
atio
n
TOTA
L
Info
rmat
ion
was
giv
en in
pre
viou
s re
ports
.
22
Form
H
Tech
nica
l cha
ract
eris
tics
of e
ach
type
pro
duce
d/ow
ned
or p
osse
ssed
A
rticl
e 7.
1 "E
ach
Sta
te P
arty
sha
ll re
port
to th
e Se
cret
ary-
Gen
eral
... o
n:
h) T
he te
chni
cal c
hara
cter
istic
s of
eac
h ty
pe o
f ant
i-per
sonn
el m
ine
prod
uced
, to
the
exte
nt k
now
n, a
nd th
ose
curre
ntly
ow
ned
or p
osse
ssed
by
a S
tate
Par
ty,
givi
ng,
whe
re r
easo
nabl
y po
ssib
le,
such
cat
egor
ies
of
info
rmat
ion
as
may
fa
cilit
ate
iden
tific
atio
n an
d cl
eara
nce
of
anti-
pers
onne
l m
ines
; at
a
min
imum
, th
is
info
rmat
ion
shal
l in
clud
e th
e di
men
sion
s, f
usin
g, e
xplo
sive
con
tent
, m
etal
lic c
onte
nt,
colo
r ph
otog
raph
s an
d ot
her i
nfor
mat
ion
whi
ch m
ay fa
cilit
ate
min
e cl
eara
nce"
Sta
te
[Par
ty]
The
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia
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ortin
g fo
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riod
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nuar
y 1,
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6 to
D
ecem
ber 3
1, 2
016
Tech
nica
l cha
ract
eris
tics
of e
ach
AP
M-ty
pe c
urre
ntly
ow
ned
or p
osse
ssed
Type
D
imen
sion
s Fu
sing
E
xplo
sive
con
tent
M
etal
lic
cont
ent
Col
our
phot
o at
tach
ed
Sup
plem
enta
ry in
form
atio
n to
fa
cilit
ate
min
e cl
eara
nce.
Ty
pe
Gra
ms
At
the
end
of 2
016,
the
Rep
ublic
of
Cro
atia
was
in p
osse
ssio
n of
5.5
30 a
nti-p
erso
nnel
land
min
es r
etai
ned
unde
r A
rticl
e 3
of th
e C
onve
ntio
n, a
s de
scrib
ed in
form
"D".
23
Nam
e :
PMA
-1A
Type
:
Ant
i-per
sonn
el a
ntim
agne
tic p
ress
ure
min
e D
escr
iptio
n :
Ant
imag
netic
ant
i-per
sonn
el la
ndm
ine,
col
ored
oliv
e dr
ab, n
o m
arki
ngs.
Act
ivat
ed b
y th
e pr
essu
re o
f app
rox.
3 k
p. C
an
be b
urie
d to
the
dept
h of
3-5
cm
s. O
ften
an a
dditi
onal
TN
T ch
arge
(TM
-200
) is
plac
ed u
nder
it to
incr
ease
the
leth
ality
. C
ause
s he
avy
inju
ries
to th
e pe
rson
act
ivat
ing
it.
Tech
nica
l dat
a
Leng
th :
14
5 m
m
Wid
th :
68
mm
H
eigh
t :
39 m
m
Mas
s :
400
g Ex
plos
ive
char
ge :
20
0 g
TNT
Bod
y :
Plas
tic
Col
our :
O
live-
drab
Fu
se ty
pe :
C
hem
ical
M
ode
of a
ctiv
atio
n:
Pre
ssur
e Se
nsiti
vity
:
3 –
18 k
ps
Det
ecta
bilit
y :
Very
har
d to
det
ect b
y th
e m
agne
tic m
ine
dete
ctor
(min
imal
met
al c
onte
nts)
M
ode
of o
pera
tion
: Th
e pr
essu
re o
f 3-1
8 kp
s on
the
lid o
f the
min
e w
ill br
eak
the
fuse
con
tain
ing
the
chem
ical
com
poun
d se
nsiti
ve
to f
rictio
n, w
hich
will
inci
nera
te a
nd a
ctiv
ate
the
deto
nato
r ca
p by
spa
rk.
The
deto
nato
r ca
p, i
n tu
rn,
will
de
tona
te t
he e
xplo
sive
cha
rge
of t
he m
ine.
The
effe
ct o
f th
e m
ine
is t
he d
irect
bla
stin
g ef
fect
to
a pe
rson
st
eppi
ng o
n it.
24
Nam
e :
PMA-
2
Type
:
Ant
i-per
sonn
el a
ntim
agne
tic p
ress
ure
min
e D
escr
iptio
n :
Non
-met
allic
ant
i-per
sonn
el m
ine
the
size
and
sha
pe o
f th
e liv
er p
aste
tin
, he
nce
the
popu
lar
nam
e “li
ver
past
e.”
Rec
ogni
zabl
e by
the
cha
ract
eris
tic s
tar -
shap
ed f
use.
Mos
tly c
olor
ed o
live-
drab
, bu
t th
ere
are
whi
te
ones
. Act
ivat
ed b
y ap
prox
. 5 k
ps p
ress
ure.
Can
be
plac
ed u
psid
e do
wn
to h
ide
the
fuse
. Cau
ses
grav
e in
jurie
s to
the
pers
on a
ctiv
atin
g it.
Te
chni
cal d
ata
Dia
met
er :
65
mm
H
eigh
t :
58 m
m (w
ith fu
se)
Mas
s :
135
g Ex
plos
ive
char
ge
70 g
par
affin
-pro
tect
ed T
NT
Cas
ing
: P
last
ic
Col
our :
O
live-
drab
Fu
se ty
pe :
C
hem
ical
M
ode
of a
ctiv
atio
n: P
ress
ure
Sens
itivi
ty :
5
– 15
kps
D
etec
tabi
lity
: Ve
ry d
iffic
ult t
o de
tect
by
mag
netic
min
e de
tect
or (m
inim
al m
etal
con
tent
s)
Mod
e of
ope
ratio
n :
Pres
sure
of 5
and
mor
e kp
s to
the
pres
sure
sta
r will
caus
e th
e ne
edle
to p
enet
rate
the
mem
bran
e, p
enet
rate
th
roug
h th
e in
cend
iary
com
poun
d ca
usin
g th
e in
cine
ratio
n by
fric
tion.
Pul
se o
f fla
me
will
be c
arrie
d to
the
deto
nato
r cap
, whi
ch in
turn
car
ries
the
deto
natio
n to
the
expl
osiv
e ch
arge
. The
effe
ct o
f the
min
e is
the
blas
t of
the
expl
osiv
e to
the
pers
on s
tepp
ing
on th
e m
ine.
25
Nam
e :
PMA-
3
Type
: A
nti-p
erso
nnel
ant
imag
netic
pre
ssur
e m
ine
Des
crip
tion:
A
ntim
agne
tic a
nti-p
erso
nnel
min
e, a
ctiv
ated
by
pres
sure
to th
e up
per r
ound
pad
in a
ny d
irect
ion.
The
bod
y of
the
min
e is
cyl
indr
ical
and
mad
e of
pla
stic
. It
cons
ists
of
the
uppe
r an
d lo
wer
par
t co
nnec
ted
in t
he c
entre
, an
d fo
rmin
g a
swiv
el a
long
the
rim. B
oth
parts
are
con
nect
ed a
long
the
edge
by
rubb
er. T
he lo
wer
par
t con
tain
s th
e fu
se w
ell.
The
min
e is
wat
erpr
oof a
nd is
ther
efor
e of
ten
plac
ed o
n th
e riv
erba
nks
and
in s
hallo
w w
ater
s, a
nd c
an
rem
ain
live
for m
any
year
s af
ter i
t is
plac
ed. T
he e
xplo
sive
cha
rge
is in
the
uppe
r par
t of t
he b
ody
and
effe
cts
are
cons
ider
ably
stro
nger
than
with
e.g
. bla
st o
f PM
A-2
.
Te
chni
cal d
ata
Dia
met
er :
10
5 m
m
Hei
ght :
38
mm
M
ass
: 18
3 g
Expl
osiv
e ch
arge
35
g T
NT
Cas
ing
: P
last
ic /
rubb
er
Col
our :
O
live
/ bla
ck
Fuse
type
:
Che
mic
al
Mod
e of
act
ivat
ion:
Pre
ssur
e Se
nsiti
vity
:
3 - 1
5 kp
s D
etec
tabi
lity
: Ve
ry d
iffic
ult t
o de
tect
by
the
mag
netic
min
e de
tect
or (m
inim
al m
etal
con
tent
s)
Mod
e of
ope
ratio
n :
Pres
sure
of 3
and
mor
e kp
s to
the
uppe
r par
t of t
he m
ine
one
of th
e si
des
of th
e up
per p
art w
ill br
ing
clos
er to
the
botto
m p
art,
brea
king
the
circ
ular
car
rier o
f the
initi
al (i
ncen
diar
y) c
ompo
und,
cau
sing
it to
inci
nera
te. T
he im
puls
e of
fla
me
is tr
ansf
erre
d to
the
det
onat
or c
ap, w
hich
tran
sfer
s th
e de
tona
tion
to th
e m
ain
expl
osiv
e ch
arge
of
the
min
e. T
he b
last
effe
ct is
aim
ed a
t the
per
son
activ
atin
g th
e m
ine.
26
Nam
e :
PM
R-2
A
Type
:
Ant
i-per
sonn
el fr
agm
enta
tion
min
e –
tripw
ire a
ctiv
ated
D
escr
iptio
n :
The
body
of t
he m
ine
is c
ylin
dric
al, m
ade
of c
ast s
teel
, pre
fragm
ente
d on
the
oute
r sur
face
for m
ore
regu
lar f
ragm
enta
tion,
an
d sm
ooth
from
the
inne
r si
de, c
onta
inin
g th
e ex
plos
ive
char
ge. I
t is
plac
ed o
n to
p of
the
woo
den
or m
etal
lic p
ost s
tuck
in
to th
e gr
ound
. One
or m
ore
tripw
ires
are
conn
ecte
d to
the
fuse
on
top
of th
e m
ine.
The
pul
ling
forc
e of
3 k
ps o
r mor
e on
th
e tri
pwire
act
ivat
es th
e m
ine.
Whe
n th
e m
ine
is a
ctiv
ated
, fra
gmen
ts a
re le
thal
with
in 2
5 m
rad
ius
in a
ny d
irect
ion,
and
ca
use
inju
ries
in th
e ra
dius
of u
p to
100
m. d
epen
ding
on
the
desi
red
effe
cts
of th
e m
ine,
two
type
s of
fuse
s ca
n be
use
d. If
, to
geth
er w
ith t
he m
ain
blas
t ef
fect
of
the
min
e illu
min
atio
n of
the
fie
ld a
roun
d it
is d
esire
d, in
stea
d of
the
UP
M-2
a fu
se,
UPM
-2AS
fuse
with
illu
min
atio
n fla
re c
an b
e us
ed.
Te
chni
cal d
ata
Dia
met
er :
66
mm
H
eigh
t :
140
mm
(bod
y on
ly),
200
mm
with
fuse
M
ass
: 1.
7 kp
s Ex
plos
ive
char
ge :
100
g T
NT
Mad
e of
:
Cas
t ste
el
Col
our :
O
live-
drab
Fu
se ty
pe :
M
echa
nica
l – p
ullin
g (s
tand
ardi
zed
for t
his
type
of m
ine)
Ac
tivat
ion
mod
e :
Pullin
g of
trip
wire
(no
dela
y)
Sens
itivi
ty :
3
kps
(dep
endi
ng o
n th
e co
nditi
on o
f the
saf
ety
feat
ure
of th
e fir
ing
pin
and
firin
g pi
n in
the
fuse
) D
etec
tabi
lity
: V
isua
l, as
it is
pla
ced
on th
e po
st
Leth
al ra
dius
:
25 m
D
ange
r rad
ius
: 10
0 m
M
ode
of o
pera
tion
: B
y pu
lling
the
tripw
ire w
ith th
e fo
rce
of 3
or
mor
e kp
s, s
afet
y fe
atur
e is
pul
led
out o
f the
fuse
bod
y, r
elea
sing
the
firin
g pi
n w
hich
, dr
iven
by
the
sprin
g, h
its t
he i
nitia
ting
part
and
activ
ates
it.
The
deto
natio
n pu
lse
is t
rans
ferre
d to
the
de
tona
tor c
ap, w
hich
det
onat
es, i
nto
the
mai
n ex
plos
ive
char
ge o
f the
min
e. T
he b
last
bre
aks
the
body
of t
he m
ine
into
sm
all p
iece
s (fr
agm
ents
) dire
cted
rad
ially
from
the
plac
e of
act
ivat
ion
of th
e m
ine
and
whi
ch a
chie
ve le
thal
or m
aim
ing
effe
ct.
27
Nam
e :
PMR
-3
Type
:
Ant
i-per
sonn
el fr
agm
enta
tion
min
e D
escr
iptio
n :
The
body
of t
he m
ine
is c
ylin
dric
al, m
ade
of w
roug
ht ir
on a
nd p
refra
gmen
ted
– cu
t for
eas
ier d
isin
tegr
atio
n in
to s
mal
l pie
ces,
w
hile
the
inne
r si
de is
sm
ooth
. On
the
side
of t
he b
ody
ther
e ar
e tw
o ca
rrier
s fo
r at
tach
men
t of t
he m
ine
to th
e ap
prop
riate
st
ake
(pro
vide
d w
ith th
e m
ine)
. To
keep
the
tripw
ire a
s cl
ose
to th
e gr
ound
as
poss
ible
this
min
e is
ofte
n pl
aced
ups
ide
dow
n.
The
cent
ral p
art o
f the
fuse
can
be
rota
ted
and
five
tripw
ires
can
be a
ttach
ed to
it. T
his
min
e is
col
ored
oliv
e-dr
ab a
nd o
ften
the
nam
e is
ste
ncile
d in
bla
ck o
n th
e bo
dy. I
t is
activ
ated
by
the
pres
sure
of 9
kps
on
the
top
of th
e m
ine
or p
ull o
f 3 k
ps to
the
tripw
ire. F
ragm
ents
are
leth
al in
the
radi
us o
f 50
m, a
nd d
ange
rous
in th
e ra
dius
of 1
00 m
.
Tech
nica
l dat
a D
iam
eter
: 75
mm
H
eigh
t :
240
mm
M
ass
: 1.
7 kg
s Ex
plos
ive
char
ge :
410
g TN
T M
ater
ial :
W
roug
ht s
teel
C
olou
r :
Oliv
e-dr
ab
Fuse
type
:
R
adia
l pul
l – p
ress
ure
type
Se
nsiti
vity
:
Pre
ssur
e 9
- 15
kps,
pul
l 3 -
8 kp
s D
etec
tabi
lity
: Vi
sual
, th
e m
ine
is p
lace
d on
the
stak
e Le
thal
radi
us :
25
m
Dan
ger r
adiu
s :
50 m
M
ode
of o
pera
tion
: By
pul
ling
at th
e tri
pwire
with
the
forc
e of
3 k
ps a
nd m
ore
the
carr
ier o
f the
firin
g pi
n re
leas
es th
e fir
ing
pin
whi
ch,
influ
ence
d by
the
spr
ing,
stri
kes
the
initi
aliz
ing
part
of t
he d
eton
ator
and
act
ivat
es it
. Th
e sp
ark
is c
arrie
d to
the
de
tona
tor c
ap, w
hich
act
ivat
es th
e m
ain
expl
osiv
e ch
arge
. The
bla
st b
reak
s th
e bo
dy in
to s
mal
l fra
gmen
ts d
irect
ed
radi
ally
from
the
spot
of d
eton
atio
n, a
nd a
chie
ving
leth
al o
r mai
min
g ef
fect
.
28
Nam
e :
PRO
M-1
Type
:
Ant
i-per
sonn
el b
ound
ing
fragm
enta
tion
min
e D
escr
iptio
n :
Oliv
e-dr
ab m
ine
with
sm
ooth
bod
y pl
aced
und
erne
ath
the
surfa
ce to
the
neck
of t
he fu
se. T
he b
ody
is p
refra
gmen
ted
from
th
e in
ner s
ide.
It is
reco
gniz
able
by
the
safe
ty d
evic
e w
ith fo
ur e
nds
prot
rudi
ng fr
om th
e gr
ound
. The
ring
on
the
top
of th
e ce
ntra
l par
t fac
ilitat
es th
e at
tach
men
t of f
ive
tripw
ires
sim
ulta
neou
sly.
Whe
n ac
tivat
ed, t
he m
ine
boun
ces
from
its
laye
r in
the
grou
nd to
the
heig
ht o
f 0.7
– 0
.8 m
eter
s an
d de
tona
tes.
Exp
losi
ve c
harg
e is
mos
t com
mon
ly 4
25 g
ram
s of
cas
t TN
T th
at is
suf
ficie
nt fo
r the
leth
al ra
dius
of 5
0 m
eter
s, a
nd d
ange
r rad
ius
of 1
00 m
eter
s. It
is o
ften
foun
d pl
aced
as
a bo
oby-
trap
on p
aths
, for
est r
oars
, ent
ranc
es in
indu
stria
l pla
nts
and
else
whe
re.
Te
chni
cal d
ata
Dia
met
er :
75
mm
H
eigh
t :
264
mm
(bod
y an
d fu
se)
Mas
s :
3 kp
s Ex
plos
ive
char
ge :
425
g c
ast T
NT
Mat
eria
l :
Wro
ught
ste
el
Col
our :
O
live-
drab
Fu
se ty
pe :
Pr
essu
re -
pull
(rad
ial)
Sens
itivi
ty :
P
ress
ure
9 kp
s, tr
ipw
ire 3
kps
D
etec
tabi
lity
: Vi
sual
iden
tific
atio
n of
the
tripw
ire o
r pro
trudi
ng a
ssem
bly,
con
side
rabl
e m
etal
lic m
ass
Leth
al ra
dius
:
25 m
(360
deg
rees
) D
ange
r rad
ius
: 50
m (3
60 d
egre
es)
Mod
e of
ope
ratio
n: P
ullin
g of
the
tripw
ire o
r pr
essu
re to
the
crow
n of
the
fuse
rel
ease
s th
e fir
ing
pin,
whi
ch s
trike
s th
e in
itiat
ing
cap.
The
in
itiat
ing
cap
light
s th
e de
lay,
whi
ch c
arrie
s th
e pu
lse
to th
e po
wde
r cha
rge,
whi
ch e
ject
s th
e m
ine
from
the
grou
nd. A
fter
the
min
e ha
d be
en e
ject
ed fr
om th
e gr
ound
, due
to th
e pu
ll of
the
wire
on
the
inte
rnal
fuse
, the
fuse
act
ivat
es a
nd th
e de
tona
tion
is c
arrie
d to
the
mai
n ex
plos
ive
char
ge w
hich
bla
sts
the
body
and
sca
tters
the
fragm
ents
rad
ially
from
the
min
e. T
he e
ffect
is e
xpre
ssed
thro
ugh
the
expl
osiv
e bl
ast a
nd s
trike
of t
he fr
agm
ents
.
29
Form
I M
easu
res
to p
rovi
de w
arni
ng to
the
popu
latio
n A
rticl
e 7.
1 "E
ach
Sta
te P
arty
sha
ll re
port
to th
e Se
cret
ary-
Gen
eral
... o
n:
i) Th
e m
easu
res
take
n to
pro
vide
an
imm
edia
te a
nd e
ffect
ive
war
ning
to th
e po
pula
tion
in r
elat
ion
to a
ll ar
eas
iden
tifie
d un
der p
arag
raph
2 o
f Arti
cle
5."
R
emar
k: In
acc
orda
nce
with
Arti
cle
5, p
ara.
2: "
Each
Sta
te P
arty
sha
ll m
ake
ever
y ef
fort
to id
entif
y al
l are
as u
nder
its
juris
dict
ion
or c
ontro
l in
whi
ch a
nti-p
erso
nnel
min
es a
re k
now
n or
sus
pect
ed to
be
empl
aced
and
sha
ll en
sure
as
soon
as
poss
ible
that
all
anti-
pers
onne
l min
es in
min
ed a
reas
und
er it
s ju
risdi
ctio
n or
con
trol a
re p
erim
eter
-mar
ked,
mon
itore
d an
d pr
otec
ted
by fe
ncin
g or
ot
her m
eans
, to
ensu
re th
e ef
fect
ive
excl
usio
n of
civ
ilian
s, u
ntil
all a
nti-p
erso
nnel
min
es c
onta
ined
ther
ein
have
bee
n de
stro
yed.
Th
e m
arki
ng s
hall
at le
ast b
e to
the
stan
dard
s se
t out
in th
e Pr
otoc
ol o
n P
rohi
bitio
ns o
r Res
trict
ions
on
the
Use
of M
ines
, Boo
by-
Trap
s an
d O
ther
Dev
ices
, as
amen
ded
on 3
May
199
6, a
nnex
ed to
the
Con
vent
ion
on P
rohi
bitio
ns o
r Res
trict
ions
on
the
Use
of
Cer
tain
Con
vent
iona
l Wea
pons
Whi
ch M
ay B
e D
eem
ed to
Be
Exc
essi
vely
Inju
rious
or t
o H
ave
Indi
scrim
inat
e Ef
fect
s".
Sta
te
[Par
ty]
The
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia
Rep
ortin
g fo
r tim
e pe
riod
from
Ja
nuar
y 1,
201
6 to
D
ecem
ber 3
1, 2
016
The
activ
ities
by
Cro
atia
to d
isse
min
ate
info
rmat
ion
abou
t the
Con
vent
ion
and
the
Pro
toco
ls to
the
civi
lian
popu
latio
n ta
ke p
lace
at
seve
ral l
evel
s. T
he te
xts
of th
e C
onve
ntio
n an
d al
l Pro
toco
ls to
the
Con
vent
ion
ratif
ied
by th
e R
epub
lic o
f Cro
atia
wer
e pu
blis
hed
in
Offi
cial
Gaz
ette
of
the
Rep
ublic
of
Cro
atia
(In
tern
atio
nal A
gree
men
ts S
ectio
n) a
nd a
re h
ence
ava
ilabl
e to
pub
lic a
s a
bulle
tin in
pr
inte
d ve
rsio
n an
d on
web
site
: ww
w.n
n.hr
.
Dis
sem
inat
ion
of in
form
atio
n ab
out t
he C
CW
Con
vent
ion
and
its P
roto
cols
to c
ivilia
n po
pula
tion
also
incl
udes
min
e ris
k ed
ucat
ion
(MR
E)
activ
ities
. Cro
atia
n m
inis
tries
, gov
ernm
ent a
nd s
tate
adm
inis
trativ
e of
fices
as
wel
l as
prof
essi
onal
gro
ups
wor
king
with
and
fo
r adu
lts a
nd c
hild
ren
in C
roat
ia, i
nclu
ding
NG
Os
and
inte
rnat
iona
l org
aniz
atio
ns, p
ass
spec
ific
train
ing
acco
rdin
g to
thei
r rol
e in
the
natio
nal i
mpl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Con
vent
ion
and
Pro
toco
ls. C
roat
ian
Red
Cro
ss w
ith it
s br
anch
es (
in lo
cal c
omm
uniti
es),
CR
OM
AC
an
d th
e A
ssoc
iatio
n of
Civ
il V
ictim
s of
Hom
elan
d W
ar a
re a
ctiv
e in
eve
nts
and
lect
ures
whe
re M
RE
mes
sage
s ar
e gi
ven.
The
le
ctur
es a
lway
s be
ar in
min
d th
at m
ine
risk
educ
atio
n is
effe
ctiv
e in
term
s of
red
ucin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
min
e ca
sual
ties.
Inte
rest
ing
pres
enta
tions
(lec
ture
s) o
n m
ine/
UXO
risk
edu
catio
n w
ere
orga
nize
d fo
r chi
ldre
n, a
dults
, and
esp
ecia
lly fo
r tar
get g
roup
s (h
unte
rs,
fishe
rmen
, fa
rmer
s, p
ublic
com
pani
es e
mpl
oyee
s et
c.).
The
purp
ose
of m
ine/
UXO
ris
k ed
ucat
ion
was
to
lear
n an
d sp
read
kn
owle
dge
on d
ange
r of m
ines
.
30
Form
J:
Oth
er re
leva
nt m
atte
rs
R
emar
k: S
tate
Par
ties
may
use
this
form
to re
port
volu
ntar
ily o
n ot
her r
elev
ant m
atte
rs, i
nclu
ding
mat
ters
per
tain
ing
to
com
plia
nce
and
impl
emen
tatio
n no
t cov
ered
by
the
form
al re
porti
ng re
quire
men
ts c
onta
ined
in A
rticl
e 7.
Sta
tes
Parti
es
are
enco
urag
ed to
use
this
form
to r
epor
t on
activ
ities
und
erta
ken
with
res
pect
to A
rticl
e 6,
and
in p
artic
ular
to re
port
on a
ssis
tanc
e pr
ovid
ed fo
r the
car
e an
d re
habi
litat
ion,
and
soc
ial a
nd e
cono
mic
rein
tegr
atio
n, o
f min
e vi
ctim
.
Sta
te
[Par
ty]
The
Rep
ublic
of C
roat
ia
Rep
ortin
g fo
r tim
e pe
riod
from
Ja
nuar
y 1,
201
6 to
D
ecem
ber 3
1, 2
016
1.
Min
e in
cide
nts
and
min
e vi
ctim
s in
yea
r 201
6 In
201
6 th
ere
wer
e 5
min
e in
cide
nts
with
6 d
emin
ing
staf
f vic
tims
(thre
e fa
talit
ies
and
four
with
ligh
t inj
urie
s). I
n 20
16, t
he
annu
al ra
te o
f min
e vi
ctim
s ha
s be
en in
crea
sed
by fo
ur in
rela
tion
to 2
015.
Tabl
e 1.
Num
ber o
f inc
iden
ts a
nd in
jurie
s ty
pes
Num
ber o
f in
cide
nts
Ligh
t phy
sica
l in
jury
K
illed
H
eavy
phy
sica
l in
jury
To
tal
5 4
3 0
7 Ta
ble
2. D
etai
ls a
bout
inci
dent
s
Mon
th
Cou
nty
Mun
icip
ality
M
ine
type
G
ende
r St
atus
Ty
pe o
f inj
ury
Janu
ary
Šibe
nsko
-kn
insk
a Vo
dice
PR
OM
-1
M
Auxi
liary
w
orke
r Li
ght
Apr
il Ličk
o-se
njsk
a G
ospić
PRO
M-1
M
D
emin
er
Ligh
t
Apr
il Ličk
o-se
njsk
a G
ospić
PRO
M-1
M
D
emin
er
Ligh
t
Apr
il Ličk
o-se
njsk
a G
ospić
PRO
M-1
M
D
emin
er
Kille
d
31
June
Ličk
o-se
njsk
a Pl
itvič
ka je
zera
PM
A-3
M
Dem
iner
Li
ght
Oct
ober
Br
odsk
o-po
savs
ka
Oku
čani
PR
OM
-1
M
Dem
iner
Ki
lled
Dec
embe
r Za
dars
ka
Zem
unik
Don
ji PR
OM
-1
M
Dem
iner
Ki
lled
2. M
ine
vict
ims’
ass
ista
nce
in 2
016
In 2
016
vict
im a
ssis
tanc
e w
as c
arrie
d ou
t in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith le
gal r
egul
atio
ns th
roug
h go
vern
men
t bod
ies
and
non-
gove
rnm
enta
l org
aniz
atio
ns w
ith
coor
dina
ting
role
of t
he G
over
nmen
t Offi
ce fo
r M
ine
Act
ion
(Foc
al P
oint
con
tact
s: G
over
nmen
t of t
he R
epub
lic o
f Cro
atia
, Offi
ce fo
r M
ine
Actio
n, E
-m
ail:
info
@m
ine.
vlad
a.hr
).
The
Rep
ublic
of
Cro
atia
has
dev
elop
ed p
ublic
hea
lth c
are
stru
ctur
e th
at i
nclu
des
clin
ics,
clin
ical
cen
ters
, sp
ecia
lized
pol
yclin
ics,
hos
pita
ls a
nd
reha
bilit
atio
n ce
nter
s. A
ll pe
rson
s be
ing
invo
lved
in m
ine/
UXO
inci
dent
s ar
e en
title
d to
hea
lth p
rote
ctio
n an
d ac
quis
ition
of
orth
oped
ic a
ids
to t
he
amou
nt c
over
ed b
y th
e C
roat
ian
Hea
lth I
nsur
ance
Inst
itute
. Th
ese
right
s ar
e re
gula
ted
by a
num
ber
of la
ws,
rul
es a
nd r
egul
atio
ns. R
elev
ant
stat
e ad
min
istra
tion
auth
oriti
es w
ere
invo
lved
in s
olvi
ng th
e pr
oble
ms
of m
ine
vict
ims
rela
ting
to m
edic
al re
habi
litat
ion.
In a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e La
w o
n M
ine
Act
ion,
min
e vi
ctim
s as
sist
ance
was
con
duct
ed w
ith th
e co
ordi
natin
g ro
le o
f the
Offi
ce fo
r M
ine
Act
ion
and
in c
o-op
erat
ion
with
CR
OM
AC, r
elev
ant
min
istri
es a
nd N
GO
s. T
he m
ain
goal
of
this
pla
n is
to
impr
ove
the
qual
ity o
f lif
e of
peo
ple
inju
red
by m
ines
and
UXO
s as
wel
l as
thei
r fa
milie
s.
Com
pete
nt g
over
nmen
t au
thor
ities
dea
lt w
ith p
robl
ems
of m
ine
vict
ims
in t
he p
art
of m
edic
al r
ehab
ilitat
ion.
Oth
er f
orm
s of
aid
wer
e m
ainl
y im
plem
ente
d by
non
-gov
ernm
enta
l sec
tor,
and
fund
ing
was
sec
ured
thr
ough
don
atio
ns f
rom
inte
rnat
iona
l and
dom
estic
ent
ities
. M
ost
impo
rtant
ly,
effo
rts to
pro
vide
adv
isor
y su
ppor
t to
min
e vi
ctim
s an
d th
eir
fam
ilies
and
to c
olle
ct d
ata
on m
ine
vict
ims
and
thei
r ne
eds
durin
g th
e pr
oces
s of
non
-te
chni
cal s
urve
y in
con
tinua
tion
of th
e 20
14 p
roje
ct c
ondu
cted
by
Gov
ernm
ent O
ffice
for M
ine
Act
ion
and
CR
OM
AC w
ith a
goa
l of e
stab
lishi
ng u
niqu
e M
ine
Vic
tim D
atab
ase,
hav
e be
en c
ontin
ued.
A
ctiv
ities
con
duct
ed in
201
6 by
the
NG
O “
Min
eAid
” D
urin
g 20
16 “
Min
eAid
” co
ntin
ued
with
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
proj
ect "
Kno
wle
dge-
Opp
ortu
nity
-Sin
ergy
“ in
the
min
e-co
ntam
inat
ed a
reas
of t
he S
isak
-M
osla
vina
Cou
nty,
sec
ond
mos
t min
e-co
ntam
inat
ed c
ount
y in
Cro
atia
. The
pro
ject
invo
lved
pop
ulat
ion
of th
e m
ine-
affe
cted
com
mun
ities
- un
empl
oyed
w
omen
age
d 30
-65
and
yout
h ag
ed 1
5-29
, w
ho a
re a
lso
bene
ficia
ries
of t
he s
ocia
l wel
fare
, liv
e in
soc
ially
dep
rived
are
as,
are
mem
bers
of
ethn
ic
min
oriti
es, p
erso
ns w
ith d
isab
ilitie
s, v
ictim
s of
dom
estic
vio
lenc
e et
c. P
roje
ct w
as fi
nish
ed in
May
201
6 an
d re
sulte
d w
ith th
e fo
llow
ing:
• A
ppro
x. 2
99 c
ouns
ellin
g se
ssio
ns w
ere
held
; • 1
0 bu
sine
ss p
lans
fini
shed
; • A
wor
king
mee
ting
was
hel
d in
the
Tow
n of
Pet
rinja
(the
Ass
ocia
tion
of P
erso
ns w
ith D
isab
ilitie
s) fo
r the
pur
pose
of c
onsu
lting
and
eng
agin
g w
ith th
e po
tent
ial
empl
oyer
s in
the
loc
al c
omm
unity
. Th
e be
nefic
iarie
s w
ere
fam
iliar
with
the
wor
k an
d em
ploy
men
t op
portu
nitie
s in
the
Ass
ocia
tion.
B
enef
icia
ries
wer
e al
so fa
milia
r with
the
step
s ho
w to
est
ablis
h an
ass
ocia
tion
and
achi
eve
empl
oym
ent t
hrou
gh th
e pr
ojec
t act
iviti
es;
32
• A w
orks
hop
title
d "H
ow to
est
ablis
h a
fam
ily fa
rm a
nd w
hat a
re th
e ba
sic
tech
niqu
es o
f int
egra
ted
prac
tical
sus
tain
abili
ty" w
as o
rgan
ized
. The
lect
ure
was
org
aniz
ed a
nd h
eld
by th
e pr
ojec
t tea
m in
the
City
of S
isak
. Ben
efic
iarie
s re
ceiv
ed in
form
atio
n ab
out w
here
to g
o if
they
wan
t to
esta
blis
h a
farm
, w
hat
docu
men
tatio
n is
req
uire
d an
d w
hat
are
the
char
acte
ristic
s of
fam
ily f
arm
s. T
hey
wer
e al
so in
form
ed a
bout
pra
ctic
al t
echn
ique
s of
inte
grat
ed
sust
aina
bilit
y an
d pe
rmac
ultu
re v
alue
s an
d ho
w to
app
ly th
em in
fam
ily fa
rm s
chem
e;
• A
pub
lic s
ocia
l eve
nt w
as o
rgan
ized
on
the
occa
sion
of t
he In
tern
atio
nal W
omen
's D
ay a
t the
Sis
ak m
arke
t. A
t the
pro
mot
iona
l boo
th b
enef
icia
ries
wer
e ha
ndin
g ou
t ha
ndm
ade
craf
ts m
ade
durin
g cr
eativ
e w
orks
hops
thu
s in
form
ing
citiz
ens
abou
t w
omen
’s e
xper
ienc
e an
d im
porta
nce
of s
elf-
repr
esen
tatio
n an
d ac
tive
parti
cipa
tion
in th
e co
mm
unity
; • T
hree
radi
o sh
ows
wer
e or
gani
zed
with
the
purp
ose
to ra
ise
awar
enes
s of
the
empl
oyer
s ab
out b
arrie
rs in
em
ploy
men
t of t
he b
enef
icia
ries
as w
ell a
s ra
isin
g aw
aren
ess
of th
eir c
apab
ilitie
s an
d ca
paci
ties;
als
o, th
ey p
rese
nted
exp
erie
nces
of t
he b
enef
icia
ries
and
empl
oyer
s w
ho h
ave
hire
d th
em.
Tr
ust F
und
“Cro
atia
with
out M
ines
” Ac
tiviti
es in
201
6 O
rgan
ized
and
impl
emen
ted
wor
ksho
ps fo
r ch
ildre
n tit
led
“Lea
rnin
g an
d cr
eatin
g to
geth
er”
in M
arch
201
6 in
two
elem
enta
ry s
choo
ls in
Zag
reb.
The
ai
m o
f th
e w
orks
hops
was
to
rais
e aw
aren
ess
abou
t th
e da
nger
of
land
min
es a
nd t
o pr
omot
e a
posi
tive
perc
eptio
n of
the
vic
tims/
pers
ons
with
di
sabi
litie
s. D
urin
g ea
ch w
orks
hop
a yo
ung
min
e su
rviv
or p
rese
nted
his
sto
ry. S
econ
d pa
rt of
the
wor
ksho
p w
as d
edic
ated
to c
reat
ive
expr
essi
on w
ere
child
ren
mad
e ob
ject
s ne
eded
for p
erfo
rman
ce d
urin
g A
pril
4 ce
ntra
l cel
ebra
tion.
E
stab
lishe
d co
-ope
ratio
n w
ith a
loca
l pha
rmac
y w
hich
don
ated
pro
duct
s fo
r the
pur
pose
of p
rovi
ding
sup
port
to p
eopl
e af
fect
ed b
y m
ines
and
UXO
s to
ea
se th
eir h
ealth
pro
blem
s (a
nato
mic
pillo
w, d
igita
l app
arat
us fo
r mea
surin
g bl
ood
pres
sure
, vita
min
s, c
ream
s, p
aink
illers
etc
.) B
uilt
a pl
aygr
ound
in S
labi
nja,
a s
ettle
men
t with
min
e-co
ntam
inat
ed a
rea
on th
e bo
rder
with
Bos
nia
and
Her
zego
vina
with
eth
nica
lly m
ixed
pop
ulat
ion.
U
ntil
then
, the
set
tlem
ent d
id n
ot h
ave
any
play
grou
nd.
Org
aniz
ed c
hild
ren'
s pl
ay "
Bem
bo a
nd f
riend
s ag
ains
t m
ines
" in
ele
men
tary
sch
ool i
n se
ttlem
ent
Hrv
atsk
a D
ubic
a. T
he p
lay
"Bem
bo a
nd f
riend
s ag
ains
t m
ines
" is
des
igne
d as
an
educ
atio
nal a
nd e
nter
tain
ing
colla
ge o
f m
usic
, pa
ntom
imes
, da
nce
and
actin
g th
at t
each
es c
hild
ren
abou
t sa
fe
beha
vior
in th
e vi
cini
ty o
f min
e th
reat
. La
unch
ed a
pro
ject
in c
oope
ratio
n w
ith t
he Z
agre
b Yo
uth
Thea
tre w
ith t
he p
urpo
se t
o ra
ise
publ
ic a
war
enes
s of
the
min
e pr
oble
m in
Cro
atia
and
ra
isin
g fu
nds
for
the
youn
g m
ine
surv
ivor
for
the
purp
ose
of h
is s
ocio
-eco
nom
ic r
ehab
ilitat
ion.
Afte
r th
e pr
emie
re o
f pla
y "G
reat
not
eboo
k" b
y A
gota
K
risto
f (w
hose
them
e is
rela
ted
to th
e ho
rror
s of
war
and
land
min
es) t
he a
udie
nce
ente
red
the
"min
efie
ld",
surro
unde
d by
stri
ps "W
atch
out
min
es" a
nd
min
e w
arni
ng s
igns
. Afte
r eac
h pl
ay, f
unds
wer
e th
en c
olle
cted
for t
he s
peci
fic m
ine
surv
ivor
. E
nabl
ed e
cono
mic
em
pow
erm
ent o
f the
thre
e fa
milie
s th
at a
re in
diff
icul
t soc
io-e
cono
mic
con
ditio
ns a
nd li
ve in
the
min
e-af
fect
ed c
ount
y. T
he s
uppo
rt in
clud
ed:
psyc
hoso
cial
and
eco
nom
ic c
ouns
ellin
g, c
reat
ing
busi
ness
pla
ns a
nd p
urch
ase
of n
eces
sary
goo
ds/e
quip
men
t (tr
acto
r, cu
ltiva
tor,
gree
nhou
se, b
uild
ing
mat
eria
ls e
tc.).
33
3. M
ine
risk
educ
atio
n in
201
6 A
var
iety
of m
ine
risk
educ
atio
n ac
tiviti
es, s
uch
as m
arki
ng o
f min
e su
spec
ted
area
, pos
sibi
lity
of g
ettin
g an
insi
ght i
nto
min
e si
tuat
ion
thro
ugh
subm
issi
on o
f MSA
map
s an
d C
Ds
as w
ell a
s us
ing
CR
OM
AC w
eb p
orta
l hav
e a
posi
tive
effe
ct o
n th
e pr
even
tion
of m
ine
inci
dent
s, b
ut a
lso
requ
ire
addi
tiona
l act
iviti
es o
f inf
orm
ing
the
publ
ic a
nd m
edia
with
min
e ac
tion
aspe
cts.
In
201
6, th
e C
roat
ian
Min
e A
ctio
n C
entre
coo
rdin
ated
a la
rge
num
ber o
f act
iviti
es re
late
d to
info
rmin
g ab
out m
ine
dang
er. T
hrou
gh 7
7 le
ctur
es a
nd
pres
enta
tions
, mor
e th
an 2
1.62
0 ci
tizen
s w
ere
educ
ated
in 2
016.
Maj
ority
of t
hem
wer
e ki
nder
garte
n an
d el
emen
tary
sch
ool k
ids.
Spe
cial
edu
catio
n w
as g
iven
to th
e m
embe
rs o
f hun
ting
asso
ciat
ions
, Cro
atia
n M
ount
ain
Res
cue
Ser
vice
, hik
ers,
farm
ers
and
tour
ists
. Edu
catio
n w
as p
rovi
ded
in th
e C
apita
l of Z
agre
b an
d 13
oth
er c
ount
ies.
Add
ition
ally
, tw
o co
ordi
natio
n m
eetin
gs w
ere
held
on
Mar
ch 1
8 an
d D
ecem
ber 2
0, 2
016
in th
e O
ffice
for M
ine
Act
ion
with
all
entit
ies
(gov
ernm
enta
l and
non
-gov
ernm
enta
l) in
volv
ed in
min
e ris
k ed
ucat
ion
activ
ities
. Th
e la
rges
t num
ber o
f act
iviti
es re
late
d to
the
educ
atio
n ab
out d
ange
rs o
f min
es a
nd U
XO w
ere
done
in c
oope
ratio
n w
ith th
e M
inis
try o
f Int
erio
r and
th
e re
leva
nt p
olic
e de
partm
ents
thro
ugh
the
"Les
s ar
ms,
less
trag
edie
s" c
ampa
ign.
The
coo
pera
tion
was
als
o ac
hiev
ed w
ith: A
ssoc
iatio
n “C
roat
ia
Hel
ps”,
Cro
atia
n H
untin
g Fe
dera
tion,
Cro
atia
n R
ed C
ross
, Lio
ns C
lub
“Bel
i Man
astir
”, D
isab
ility
Vol
leyb
all C
lub
Zagr
eb, c
ount
y, c
ity a
nd m
unic
ipal
go
vern
men
ts a
nd o
ther
non
-gov
ernm
enta
l org
aniz
atio
ns a
nd a
ssoc
iatio
ns. A
ll ac
tions
and
act
iviti
es in
min
e ac
tion
in C
roat
ia a
nd w
orld
wid
e w
ere
pres
ente
d on
web
pag
es o
f the
CR
OM
AC a
nd th
e O
ffice
for M
ine
Actio
n.
Cen
tral c
erem
ony
for t
he A
pril
4, In
tern
atio
nal d
ay o
f Min
e A
war
enes
s an
d A
ssis
tanc
e in
Min
e A
ctio
n, w
as h
eld
in th
e to
wn
of G
ospić
in c
o-or
gani
zatio
n of
the
Offi
ce fo
r Min
e Ac
tion
and
CR
OM
AC.
Pro
mot
ion
to t
he p
ublic
and
the
med
ia is
an
espe
cial
ly im
porta
nt w
ay t
o di
rect
ly s
prea
d sa
fety
mes
sage
s on
the
dan
gers
of
ER
W, w
hich
see
ks to
in
form
as
man
y ci
tizen
s at
loca
l and
nat
iona
l lev
el. C
reat
ing
and
dist
ribut
ing
post
ers,
fly
ers,
bro
chur
es, e
tc. a
nd p
ublis
hing
new
s st
orie
s in
prin
t and
el
ectro
nic
med
ia (
radi
o an
d TV
spo
ts)
incl
udes
a s
igni
fican
tly la
rger
num
ber
of c
itize
ns, a
nd fu
rther
poi
nts
to th
e st
ill pr
esen
t dan
ger
of la
ndm
ines
in
Cro
atia
.