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Liechtenstein signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 3 December 1997 and ratified it on 5 October 1999, becoming a State Party on 1 April 2000. The annual Article 7 transparency report was submitted on 14 May 2002. It states: “Nothing new to report. The provisions of the Convention are fully implemented.... Due to the fact that Liechtenstein has never produced, stockpiled or used anti-personnel landmines, there is nothing to report ... and no implementing measures have been necessary.”[1] Previous Article 7 reports were submitted on 3 October 2001, and 18 September 2000.
Liechtenstein did not attend the Third Meeting of States Parties in September 2001 in Managua, Nicaragua, or the intersessional Standing Committee meetings in January or May 2002. On 29 November 2001, Liechtenstein cosponsored and voted in favor of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 56/24M in support of the Mine Ban Treaty.
Liechtenstein is party to Amended Protocol II of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), and attended the Third Annual Conference of the States Parties to Amended Protocol II in December 2001.
The latest Article 7 Report declares that Liechtenstein, “actively supports various efforts to eradicate anti-personnel mines as well as activities in the fields of demining and mine victims assistance. Between 1996 and 2001 voluntary contributions ... came to CHF380,000 [US$253,333].”[2] Based on previous funding information, it appears that in 2001 Liechtenstein’s contribution was CHF75,000 ($50,000).
The breakdown for the contributions from 1996 to 2001 was given as follows: CHF160,000 for the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Clearance; CHF10,000 for the Croatian Mine Action Center; CHF150,000 for the Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining; and CHF60,000 for the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victim Assistance.[3]
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[1] Article 7 Report, submitted on 14 May 2002 (reporting period not stated).
[2] Article 7 Report, General Remarks, 14 May 2002. Exchange rate at 3 July 2002: US$1 = CHF1.50.
[3] Article 7 Report, General Remarks, 14 May 2002.
