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While all mine-affected states must do their best to respect their 10-year deadline, there are some countries that will need to request an extension under Article 5.3 of the treaty. States Parties will have the opportunity to assess and decide on each request. At the 7MSP (2006), States Parties agreed on a process to make sure that extensions are carefully prepared and considered. At the 8MSP (2007), a template for extension requests was approved. The ICBL issued recommended criteria for judging extension requests in April 2007. Twenty-seven States Parties have been granted extensions so far.The ICBL had prepared detailed critiques of the extension requests to inform the decisions of the States Parties.
Albania, Bulgaria, Burundi, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, FYR Macedonia, Malawi, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Rwanda, Suriname, Swaziland, Tunisia, and Zambia were mine affected when they joined the Mine Ban Treaty and have now reported completing clearance. Greece still has an area marked as mined and must release it as soon as possible, before the expiry of its deadline (1 March 2014).
ICBL Paper - Fulfilling the obligations of Article 5 of the Mine Ban Treaty, 28 November 2011. Reviews basic Article 5 requirements and providing food for thought on mine clearance issues, including how to address the situation of states that discover mined areas after the expiry of their mine clearance deadline.
ICBL Statement on the Extension Request Process, 4 June 2008
ICBL Recommended Criteria for Judging Extension Requests, April 2007
ICBL Statement on Extension Requests, 20 September 2006
ICBL Views on the Extension Request Process, May 2006
Deadline extension requests process
DanChurchAid (DCA)
Danish Demining Group (DDG)
Handicap International (HI)
Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action
