in that territory.
2. High Contracting Parties and parties to an armed conflict which have used or abandoned
explosive ordnance which may have become explosive remnants of war shall, without delay
after the cessation of active hostilities and as far as practicable, subject to these parties’
legitimate security interests, make available such information to the party or parties in control
of the affected area, bilaterally or through a mutually agreed third party including inter alia the
United Nations or, upon request, to other relevant organisations which the party providing the
information is satisfied are or will be undertaking risk education and the marking and
clearance, removal or destruction of explosive remnants of war in the affected area.
3. In recording, retaining and transmitting such information, the High Contracting Parties
should have regard to Part 1 of the Technical Annex.
Article 5
Other precautions for the protection of the civilian population,
individual civilians and civilian objects from the risks and
effects of explosive remnants of war
1. High Contracting Parties and parties to an armed conflict shall take all feasible precautions
in the territory under their control affected by explosive remnants of war to protect the civilian
population, individual civilians and civilian objects from the risks and effects of explosive
remnants of war. Feasible precautions are those precautions which are practicable or
practicably possible, taking into account all circumstances ruling at the time, including
humanitarian and military considerations. These precautions may include warnings, risk
education to the civilian population, marking, fencing and monitoring of territory affected by
explosive remnants of war, as set out in Part 2 of the Technical Annex.
Article 6
Provisions for the protection of humanitarian
missions and organisations from the effects
of explosive remnants of war
1. Each High Contracting Party and party to an armed conflict shall:
(a) Protect, as far as feasible, from the effects of explosive remnants of war, humanitarian
missions and organisations that are or will be operating in the area under the control of the
High Contracting Party or party to an armed conflict and with that party’s consent.
(b) Upon request by such a humanitarian mission or organisation, provide, as far as feasible,
information on the location of all explosive remnants of war that it is aware of in territory where
the requesting humanitarian mission or organisation will operate or is operating.
2. The provisions of this Article are without prejudice to existing International Humanitarian
Law or other international instruments as applicable or decisions by the Security Council of the
United Nations which provide for a higher level of protection.