To assist States with the implementation of Article 9 and Part 3 of the Technical Annex, in 2009 the then Coordinator on Generic Preventive Measures, Colonel Jean-Christophe Le Roux of France, developed a questionnaire which serves as a checklist for States to consider when they are developing procedures, guidelines or regulations on the implementation of generic preventive measures. The checklist has been reproduced in full below. It can also be found in Protocol V document CCW/P.V/CONF/2010/6/Add.1, 11 November 2010. Essentially the checklist is a tool to facilitate the implementation of generic preventive measures. While it does not have any legal status, it is hoped that the checklist will clarify various issues, establish best practises and serve to monitor and improve the implementation of generic preventive measures at the national level.

1. Specification

2. Concept

3. Development

Reducing UXO sensitivity

Reducing potential civilian casualties from ERW

Qualification work

4. Production

5. Utilisation - 5.1 Storage

5.2 Transportation and handling

5.3 Training

5.4 Using

6. Support - 6.1 maintenance of weapon system, munitions and packaging

6.2 In service surveillance

6.3 Documentation

7. Disposal Identification

Procedures
(a) Identify hazards associated with the Item, such as Anti-Tamper devices, Time-Out Firing Trains, Battery Bleed Down Times, etc. to the Render Safe and Disposal Procedures.
(b) Have render safe and disposal procedures for ERW (UXO and AXO) been developed, verified, recorded in data base, available and known by users or EOD team?
(c) Is there a procedure in case of decision to abandon some munitions (AXO)?
(d) Who is responsible for the disposal?
(e) What are the measures for destroying degraded munitions and keeping account of such destruction?

Information to other parties

8. COTS and MOTS

9. Others questions for storage related to safety

List of abbreviations
ALARP: As Low As is Reasonably Practicable
AXO: Abandoned explosive Ordnance
BIT: Built In Test
CCW: Certain Conventional Weapons
COTS: Commercial Off The Shelf
EOD: Explosive Ordnance Disposal
ERW: Explosive Remnants of War (see definition in convention on CCW)
HCP: High Contracting Party
MOTS: Modified Off The Shelf
RFID: Radio Frequency Identification Device
UXO: Unexploded Ordnance (see definition in convention on CCW)