This page contains information on the mandate, structure and activities of the Amended Protocol II Group of Experts - an informal implementation mechanism established by the Tenth Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II (Geneva, 12 November 2008), as stipulated in paragraphs 23 and 24 of its Final Document, CCW/AP.II/CONF.10/2, as follows:

"[T]o establish an informal open-ended Group of Experts.

[...] The work of the Group of Experts shall be considered by the [...] Annual Conference. "



Monday, 19 April and Tuesday, 20 April 2010, Palais des Nations, United Nations Office at Geneva.


Main focus of the 2010 Group of Experts:

• to review the operation and status of the Protocol, and consider matters arising from reports by High Contracting Parties according to paragraph 4 of Article 13 of Amended Protocol II, as well as development of technologies to protect civilians against indiscriminate effects of mines;
• to address the issue of improvised explosive devices.

• Mr. Abderrazzak Laassel of Morocco, Coordinator on the operation and status of the Protocol; on matters arising from reports by High Contracting Parties according to paragraph 4 of Article 13 of Amended Protocol II, as well as development of technologies to protect civilians against indiscriminate effects of mines;
• Mr. Reto Wollenmann of Switzerland, Coordinator on Improvised Explosive Devices.

• Annotated Provisional Programme of Work
• Letter by Mr. Reto Wollenmann of Switzerland, Coordinator on Improvised Explosive Devices.
• Letter by Mr. Abderrazzak Laassel of Morocco, Coordinator on the operation and status of the Protocol; matters arising from reports by High Contracting Parties according to Article 13 (4) of Amended Protocol II; and development of technologies to protect civilians against indiscriminate effects of mines.
• Discussion paper #1 (CCW/AP.II/GX/2010/1) on Improvised Explosive Devices
• Discussion paper #2 (CCW/AP.II/GX/2010/2) on the Legal Possibility and Feasibility of Terminating Protocol II.
• Discussion paper #3 (CCW/AP.II/GX/2010/3) on National Annual Reporting.

To see the presentations that were delivered by the experts during the Group of Experts, which have been submitted to the Secretariat, please click here.


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