Cover Page of the Annual Article 7 Report Name Of
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
COVER PAGE OF THE ANNUAL ARTICLE 7 REPORT NAME OF STATE [PARTY]: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA REPORTING PERIOD: 01.01.2016. to 31.12.2016. Form A: National implementation measures: Form F: Program of APM destruction: changed changed X unchanged (last reporting: 2015) X unchanged (last reporting: 2015) non applicable Form B: Stockpiled anti-personnel mines: Form G: APM destroyed: changed X changed X unchanged (last reporting: 2015) unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) non applicable non applicable Form C: Location of mined areas: Form H: Technical characteristics: X changed changed unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) X unchanged (last reporting: 2015) non applicable non applicable Form D: APMs retained or transferred: Form I: Warning measures: X changed X changed unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) non applicable non applicable Form E: Status of conversion programs: Form J: Other Relevant Matters changed X changed X unchanged (last reporting: 2015) unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) non applicable non applicable Notes on using the cover page: 1. The cover page can be used as a complement to submitting detailed forms adopted at the First and Second Meetings of the States Parties in instances when the information to be provided in some of the forms in an annual report is the same as it would be in past reports. That is, when using the cover page, only forms within which there is new information needs to be submitted. 2. The cover page can be used as a substitute for submitting detailed forms adopted at the First and Second Meetings of the States Parties only if all of the information to be provided in an annual report is the same as in past reports. 3. If an indication is made on the cover sheet that the information to be provided with respect to a particular form is unchanged in relationship to a previous year’s form, the date of submission of the previous form should be clearly indicated. CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION Reporting Formats for Article 7 STATE [PARTY]: Bosnia and Herzegovina (annual report 2016) Ministry of Civil Affairs of BH / The Demining Commission of BH / BHMAC, Trg BiH 1 Sarajevo POINT OF CONTACT: Tel/Fax. No. +387 33 445 082; +387 33 206 466; +387 33 253 800; [email protected] (Name, organization, telephone, fax, email) (ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION) Form A National implementation measures Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: a) The national implementation measures referred to in Article 9." Remark: In accordance with Article 9, "Each State Party shall take all appropriate legal, administrative and other measures, including the imposition of penal sanctions, to prevent and suppress any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention undertaken by persons or on territory under its jurisdiction or control". State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January 2016 to December 2016 Measures Supplementary information (e.g., effective date of implementation & text of legislation attached). Criminal Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina No additional legal, administrative and other measures were taken during 2016 to prevent and suppress any enter into force on 1st March 2003. activity prohibited under the Convention. Chapter XVI: Criminal acts against Bosnia and Herzegovina Criminal Law has been annexed to accommodate ban of all the activities prohibited integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina – under the Convention. Article 165; Chapter XVII: Criminal acts against humanity and values protected under international law – Articles 193 and 193 a. Form B Stockpiled anti-personnel mines Article 7. 1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: b) The total of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines owned or possessed by it, or under its jurisdiction or control, to include a breakdown of the type, quantity and, if possible, lot numbers of each type of anti-personnel mine stockpiled." State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January 2016 to December 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina does not own or possess stockpiled anti-personnel mines. Bosnia and Herzegovina has destroyed all stocks of anti-personnel mines except those retained for training purposes as allowed in the Convention. This was reported in November 1999. Total destroyed 460.727 pieces AP mines. 1. Total of stockpiled anti-personnel mines Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information - - - - - - - - TOTAL - 2. Previously unknown stockpiles of anti-personnel mines discovered after the deadlines have passed. (Action #15 of Nairobi Action Plan) Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information - - - - - - - - TOTAL - Pursuant to the decision of the 8MSP, as contained in paragraph 29 of the Final Report of the Meeting, document APLC/MSP.8/2007/6. Form C Location of mined areas Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: c) To the extent possible, the location of all mined areas that contain, or are suspected to contain, anti-personnel mines under its jurisdiction or control, to include as much detail as possible regarding the type and quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine in each mined area and when they were emplaced." State [Party]: Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting for time period from January 2016 to December 2016 No of minefield No of No of minefield records per minefield No. Administrative area records per Administrative records Entity/District level per State I Federation of BH 13.672 1. Central Bosnia Canton 2.234 2. Herzegovina-Neretva Canton 1.451 3. Posavina Canton 434 4. Sarajevo Canton 1.895 5. Canton no.10 747 6. Tuzla Canton 2.581 7. Una-Sana Canton 1.793 8. Zenica-Doboj Canton 2.206 9. Bosnian Podrinje Canton 328 10. West-Herzegovina Canton 3 II Republic of Srpska 4.858 III Brcko District 753 TOTAL Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.283 Collecting of minefield records in Bosnia and Herzegovina is permanent activities which conducted BHMAC. Peer assessment of BHMAC until to now BHMAC is collected about 70% of minefield records. 1. Areas that contain mines Location Type Quantity Date of Supplementary information emplacement 4 286 locations in Bosnia and Herzegovina All types of AP Estimation: 1998/2016 Estimation: mines 73 483 mines 315,75 km2 and UXO Annex 2 List of CHA in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Areas suspected to contain mines* Location Type Quantity Date of Supplementary information emplacement 8 636 locations in Bosnia and Herzegovina All types of AP Estimation: more 1998/2016 Suspected hazardous area on the end mines than 73 483 of reporting period in Bosnia and mines and UXO Herzegovina is 1.091 km2 Annex 3 List of SHA in Bosnia and Herzegovina In 2016, Demining Commission in B&H has adopted 3 chapters of the standard: Non-technical survey (in accordance with IMAS 08.10), Technical survey (targeted technical survey and systematic technical survey) (in accordance with IMAS 8.20) and Land release (in accordance with IMAS 7.11). Additionally, BHMAC has commenced amendments and annexes for all chapters of Standard for Mine Action in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Standing Operational Procedures for Humanitarian Demining. If necessary, a separate table for each mined area may be provided In 2016, suspect hazardous area released for 58,67 km2. Through non/technical survey were cancelled 46,95 km2, through technical survey were reduced 10,39 km2 and through clearance operations were cleared 1,33 km2. 1 313 anti-personnel mines, 63 anti-tank mines and 1192 pieces of ERW were found and destroyed during the stated operations. The average number of mines per hectare is 10,3/ha. Total released Reduced area Cancelled ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL Cleared are m2 AP mines AT mines ERW area m2 m2 area m2 UNSKO-SANKI CANTON 5.730.000 75.089 740.803 4.914.108 69 6 57 POSAVSKI CANTON 960.000 43.381 527.159 389.460 14 10 118 TUZLANSKI CANTON 5.540.000 133.782 1.401.296 4.004.922 146 1 112 ZENIČKO-DOBOJSKI CANTON 1.870.000 85.974 1.344.235 439.791 332 11 167 BOSANSKO-PODRINJSKI CANTON 230.000 27.565 112.325 90.110 3 0 10 SREDNJE-BOSANSKI CANTON 16.310.000 302.761 1.515.606 14.491.633 151 13 72 HERCEGOVAČKO-NERET. CANTON 8.280.000 103.467 416.783 7.759.750 65 9 33 ZAPADNO-HERCEGOVAČKI CANTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CANTON SARAJEVO 3.120.000 133.635 834.725 2.151.640 200 0 224 CANTON 10 3.130.000 15.315 45.838 3.068.847 36 4 6 FEDERATION BIH 45.170.000 920.969 6.938.770 37.310.261 1016 54 799 REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA 11.220.000 403.926 2.863.266 7.952.808 283 8 366 DISTRICT BRČKO 2.280.000 10.284 588.965 1.680.751 14 1 27 BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA 58.670.000 1.335.179 10.391.001 46.943.820 1313 63 1192 During 2016, the five mine accident and the two mine incidents were registered in B&H, with 12 victims, out of them 6 mortalities. Eight (8) persons were victims of mine accidents, with 4 fatalities, while 4 deminers were victims of demining accidents, out of which 2 fatalities. Activity during the Mine/Cluster Date Municipality Fatalities Injuries Gender Age accidnet munition/ERW 09.03.2016. Usora Mine clearance ESZR 1 - M 19-60 26.03.2016. Osmaci Technical survey PROM-1 1 2 M 19-60 21.05.2016. Jajce Collection of fire wood PROM-1 1 - M 19-60 10.08.2016. Mostar Farming KB-1 - 1 M 0-18 01.09.2016.