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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.

AMENDED PROTOCOL II

CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

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


Form C: Technical requirements and relevant information: changedunchanged


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


Form F: Other relevant matters: changedunchanged


Form G: Information to the UN-database on mine clearance:

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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:


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:



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:



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

(dd/mm/yyyy)

This information can be available to other interested parties and relevant organizations

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NO

Partially, only the following forms:

A B C D E F G H I

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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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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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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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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:

N/A

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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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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.


N/A

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FORM F: Steps taken to implement Article 8 of the Protocol: Co-operation and assistance

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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 geoinformation 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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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:

N/A

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FORM G: Steps taken to implement Article 9 of the Protocol: Generic preventivemeasures

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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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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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FORM I: Other relevant matters

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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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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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te

[Par

ty]

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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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ecem

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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

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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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te

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ty]

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Rep

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ntire

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i-per

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Arti

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the

Con

vent

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(with

the

exce

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a s

mal

l qua

ntity

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last

am

ount

of s

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ti-pe

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w

as d

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at t

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xerc

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a "C

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on O

ctob

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and

was

obs

erve

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a n

umbe

r of

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tern

atio

nal o

bser

vers

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e de

taile

d ex

plan

atio

n is

con

tain

ed in

For

m "F

".

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Form

C

Loca

tion

of m

ined

are

as

A

rticl

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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

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nnel

min

e in

eac

h m

ined

are

a an

d w

hen

they

wer

e em

plac

ed."

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te

[Par

ty]

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of C

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Rep

ortin

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e

Per

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1.

Area

s th

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2

Loca

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Type

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uant

ity

Dat

e of

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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

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nnel

m

ines

29

264

1990

-199

6

Kar

lova

c C

ount

y A

nti-v

ehic

le m

ines

A

nti-p

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nnel

m

ines

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1.91

1 19

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nty

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i-veh

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m

ines

A

nti-p

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m

ines

1.46

2

11.7

35

1990

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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

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Cou

nty

Ant

i-veh

icle

m

ines

A

nti-p

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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

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i-per

sonn

el

min

es

68

13.0

89

1990

-199

6

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it-D

alm

atia

Cou

nty

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i-veh

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m

ines

A

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nnel

m

ines

0 68

1 19

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enik

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n C

ount

y

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m

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A

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m

ines

70

2.79

0 19

90-1

996

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ount

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i-veh

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m

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r Cou

nty

Ant

i-veh

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m

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A

nti-p

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m

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347

2.32

1 19

90-1

996

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al n

umbe

r of a

nti-p

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m

ines

:

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76

1990

-199

6

Tota

l num

ber o

f ant

i-veh

icle

m

ines

: 6.

115

1990

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6

8

2.

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tary

faci

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s co

ntai

ning

min

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tion

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uant

ity

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e of

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plac

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t S

uppl

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info

rmat

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rack

s (T

otal

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arra

cks)

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58

64

1991

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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

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5

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ning

Site

s (T

otal

: 3 tr

aini

ng s

ites)

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9.

762

1991

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5 Tr

aini

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ites

are

cont

amin

ated

pa

rtial

ly.

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97

0 19

91-1

995

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age

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s (T

otal

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tora

ge s

ites)

APM

9.

673

1991

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5 S

tora

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are

cont

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ated

pa

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ly, a

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ome

of th

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com

plet

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19

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995

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is re

late

d to

the

min

ed

area

and

MSA

in th

e si

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f 31.

92

km²)

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s (a

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pers

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92

1991

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5

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s (a

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1.03

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my

units

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an

area

of m

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cilit

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4.91

7 m

²

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n ac

cord

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to th

e ex

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9

3.

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s su

spec

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uppl

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info

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dat

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d an

nual

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stim

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num

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RO

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turn

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com

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turn

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com

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All

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HA

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late

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ata

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tuat

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of S

HA

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bo

rder

s, p

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e nu

mbe

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arni

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igns

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ce th

ey w

ere

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aps

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issu

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this

w

ay, c

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r coo

pera

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unic

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and

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spec

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ng o

f min

e su

spec

ted

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ence

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ing

2016

the

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inin

g ba

ttalio

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eare

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are

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7 m

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38

piec

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M a

nd 2

pie

ces

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e fo

und.

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ever

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84 p

iece

s of

UXO

s w

ere

foun

d an

d de

stro

yed.

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tota

l min

e co

ntam

inat

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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

Rep

ortin

g fo

r tim

e pe

riod

from

Ja

nuar

y 1,

201

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

.

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