No. 521011 2-70 GENEVA 1 May B.E. 2558 (2015) Dear Mr. Brinkert, I wish to refer to the Maputo Action Plan requesting States Parties to submit the annual report in accordance with Article 7 of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. In this connection, I have the honour to inform you of important progress made since the submission of annual report in 2013. At the end of 2014, 228,9 11 sq.m. have been cleared and 24,835,068 sq.m. have been released. Confirmed Hazardous Areas (CHA) in Thailand has therefore been reduced to 474,256,894 sq.m. Provinces suspected to contain mines have also decreased from 18 to 17 provinces. The numbers of anti-personnel mines retained or transferred for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance or mine destruction techniques in accordance with Article 3 has been cut down by 19 mines to a total of 3,208. In 2014, Thailand has destroyed 1,493 anti-personnel mines in accordance with Article 4. Details of the implementation are provided in the report as attached herewith. Looking forward to working closely with you, I remain, (~rerk~akkoekchamhn~) Char@ d'Affaires, a.i. Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. Kerry Krinkert, Director, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction Implementation Support Unit, GENEVA. 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: THAILAND POINT OF CONTACT: Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) Lieutenant General Wittaya Wachirakul Director General, Thailand Mine Action Center 183 Songprapa Road, Sigun, Donmuang Bangkok Thailand 10210 Tel. 0 2905 1640 Fax. 0 2929 2002 E-mail : [email protected] DATE OF SUBMISSION: 30 April 2015 (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." I State (Party) 1 THAILAND 1 Reporting for time period from I 1 JAN 2014 1 To 1 31 DEC 2014 Measures Supplementary information (e.g., effective date of implementation & text of legislation attached - Firearms, Ammunition, Explosive, Fireworks and the Thailand continues to consider regulations that will equivalent of firearms Act B.E.2490 (1947) streamline and improve national implementation of - Control of Exports of Armaments and War Materials out of the the AP Mine Ban Convention. Such considerations Kingdom Act B.E.2495 (1952) will take into account current legislation along with the Military and Police Codes of Conducts which - Armament Control Act B.E. 2530 (1987) provide severe sanctions to all acts in contravention to - The Ofice of the Prime Minister Regulations Governing the the Convention. Implementation of the convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction B.E.2545 (2002) - The Ofice of the Prime Minister Regulations Governing the Receipt, Keeping and Sending of Aid Money or Aid Goods for the Purpose of Conducting Activities Concerning Mines B.E.2545 (2002) Form B: Stockpiles 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." I State (Party) I TBXLAND I Reporting for time period from I 1 JAN 2014 1 To I 31 DEC 2014 Institution authorized Type Quantity Lot # (if Supplementary Information by State Party possible) NIA NIA NIA NIA All Thailand's Stockpiled Anti-personnel Landmines were destroyed since April 24,2003, as detailed in previous report Form B bis: Previously unknown stockpiles of anti-personnel mines discovered after the deadlines have passed Action 15 of Nairobi Action Plan I State (Party) 1 THAILAND 1 Reporting for time period from I 1 JAN 2014 I To 1 31 DEC 2014 1 I Quantity I Date of I Supplementary Information I emplacement NIA NIA No previously unknown stockpiled have been discovered in 2014 Form C: Location of mined areas. Article 7.1 "Each States 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 I State (Party) I THAILAND I Reporting for time period from I 1 JAN 2014 I To I 31 DEC 2014 I 1. Areas that contain mines AP Location MB78 POM POM TYPE TYPE TYPE MBBSB P40 PMN TOTAL A2 ~2 6M 2-2 Mi 69 72 HMAUl Sa Kaeo - 1 149 1 - 1 44 267 463 - HMAu2 Trad - 3 9 8 4 194 34 279 HMAU3 Si Saket 1 8 1 42 7 22 23 - 53 15 172 HMAU4 Mae hong son - - - - - - Surin - (operatedwith HMAU3 TDA) 511 68 - - - - 579 TOTAL 511 68 1 8 1 43 195 31 27 1 291 316 1,493 Further Explanations: 1. In 2014, TMAC, according to Thailand's national mine action plan, has been focused its mine clearance operation only in the 5 provinces named above which are in areas of responsibility of each of the 4 Humanitarian Mine Actions Units (HMAUs) under TMAC. Numbers in the table above indicates quantity and types of mines found and removed in these provinces. The operation will be carried out in other provinces in 201 5. 2. From the 2013 Article 7 report by Thailand, there are 18 provinces in Thailand which are suspected to contain mines. In 2013, the TMAC has successfully release all SHA/CHA Areas in Nakorn Sri Thammarat Province, reducing the number of provinces suspected to contain mines to 17. 2. Areas suspected to contain mines Location Type Quantity Date of Supplementary Information emplacement I Please see the attached table describing the remaining SWCHA in 17provinces of Thailand (as of 31 December 2014) Form C bis: In 2014, the total Confirmed Hazardous Area (CHA) in Thailand was 499,320,873 square meters* of which 228,911 square meters have been cleared, and 24,835,068 square meters have been released. The total mined area fiom 2000-2014 was 2,564,880,277 square meters. Now the areas of 62,997,982 square meters have been totally cleared and 2,027,625,401 square meters has been reduced. By the end of the year 2014, the remaining CHA in Thailand is 474,256,894 square meters. Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) conducts demining activities through its four Humanitarian Mine Action Units (HMAUs). Each HMAUs have Areas of Responsibilities (AOR) as follows: 1. HMAU 1operates along the Thai-Cambodia border with AOR of 10.66 square kilometers. 2. HMAU 2 operates along the Thai-Cambodia border with AOR of 100.63square kilometers. 3. HMAU 3 operates along the Thai-Cambodia and Thai-Laos border with AOR of 284.50 square kilometers. 4. HMAU 4 operates along the Thai-Laos and Thai-Myanmar borders with AOR of 95.46 square kilometers. 5. There are mined areas of 8.07 square kilometers in Southern Thailand. Non-Governmental Agencies, namely Thai Civilian Deminer Association (TDA) and Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), also conduct Technical and Non-Technical Surveys in areas in the AORs of HMAU 3 and HMAU 4. In the calendar year of 2014 (1 January - 3 1 December), the four HMAUs and NGOs achieved the following: 1. HMAU 1 had released 856,517square meters through Technical SurveyNon-Technical Survey and 24,5 18 square meter through clearance of confirmed Hazardous Areas (CHA) and handed over 1,350,775 square meters to the stakeholders. 2. HMAU 2 had released 3,926,186 square meters through Technical Survey &Ion-Technical Survey of CHA and handed over 4,8 15,427square meters to the stakeholders. 3. HMAU 3 had released 8,431,006 square meters through Technical Survey &Ion-Technical and 204,393 square meter through clearance of CHAand handed over 7,375,105 square meters to the stakeholders. 4. HMAU 4 had released 8,048,196 square meters through Technical Survey and Non-Technical Survey of CHA and handed over 9,607,419 square meters to the stakeholders. 5. NPA had released 3,040,475 square meters through Technical Survey and Non-Technical Survey of CHAin the AORs of HMAU 4 and handed over 3,041,417 square meters to the stakeholders. 6. TDA had released 507,323 square meters through Technical Survey and Non-Technical Survey of CHA (AORs of HMAU 3)and handed over 339,571 square meters to the stakeholders. 7. TMAC had released 122 square meters through Technical Survey of CHA in Southern Thailand and handed over 122 square meters to the stakeholders. 8. TMAC had cancelled 25,199 square meters which is the AOR of HMAU 2 due to data error. 9. TMAC had cancelled 44 square meters which is Southern Thailand due to data error. * The size of CHA as declared here increase by 2,562,220 square meters, compared to the size of CHA at the end of 2013 as reported last year (496,758,653 square meters), due to further adjustment in 2014 based on the reassessment and verification of areas by the TMACso as to increase accuracy and safety.