The OSCE Secretariat bears no responsibility for the content of this document FSC.EMI/361/25 and circulates it without altering its content. The distribution by OSCE 30 July 2025 Conference Services of this document is without prejudice to OSCE decisions, as set out in documents agreed by OSCE participating States. ENGLISH only OSCE QUESTIONNAIRE ON ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES
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)?
YES. Romania ratified the Amended Protocol II in August 2003.
If yes:
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.
COPY ATTACHED
If no: 3. Is your country considering ratification/accession to the Amended Protocol II?
N/A
4. What measures have been taken to prevent the indiscriminate use of mines, booby- traps and other devices?
The specific military manuals and regulations were updated according to the provisions of the Amended Protocol II and in the training programs were included special items to make the troops clearly aware of the interdictions and restrictions established by the protocol.
5. Would your country be interested in receiving assistance related to the implementation of this Protocol? If so, please describe.
NO
6. Does your country have the capacity to assist others related to this Protocol? If so, please describe.
Romania has not special capacities for offering assistance to other countries related to Amended Protocol II. 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?
YES. Romania ratified the Ottawa Convention in November 2000.
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.
COPY ATTACHED
(b) If no, is your country considering ratification/accession to the Convention?
N/A
(c) Has your country adopted legislation to address the humanitarian objectives 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 Government Decision 1326 / 2002 contains specific measures for the implementation of the Ottawa Convention.
Romania completed the destruction of its stockpile of antipersonnel mines in March 2004.
9. Does your country have any specific measures in place to provide assistance to victims?
NO
10. Does your country require assistance in mine clearance, stockpile destruction, mine awareness and/or victim assistance? If so, please describe.
NO
11. Does your country have the capacity to assist others in mine action? If so, please describe.
Romanian troops were occasionally involved in demining operations during the peacekeeping missions.
Romania does not have special capacities to assist other countries in mine action. Annex 2
OSCE QUESTIONNAIRE ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR
1. Has your country notified the Depositary of its consent to be bound by the 2003 CCW Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) once it enters into force? Is your country considering doing so?
Romania ratified Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War by the Law no 307 / 2007.
2. If yes, at what stage is the process?
Romania is a state party to the Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War.
3. Would your country be interested in receiving assistance in clearing or otherwise minimizing the risks and effects of ERW? If so, please describe.
NO
4. Does your country have the capacity to assist others in clearing and minimizing the risks and effects of ERW? If so, please describe.
Romania has not special capacities to assist in clearing and minimizing the risks and effects of ERW. COVER PAGE1 OF THE ANNUAL ARTICLE 7 REPORT
NAME OF STATE [PARTY]: ROMANIA
REPORTING PERIOD: 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024
Form A: National implementation Form F: Programme of APM measures: destruction: changed changed unchanged (last reporting: 2006) X unchanged (last reporting: 2006) X non applicable
Form B: Stockpiled anti-personnel Form G: APM destroyed: mines: changed changed unchanged (last reporting: 2006) X unchanged (last reporting: 2006) X non applicable non applicable Form C: Location of mined areas: Form H: Technical characteristics: changed changed unchanged (last reporting: 2006) X unchanged (last reporting: 2006) X non applicable X non applicable
Form D: APMs retained or transferred: Form I: Warning measures: changed X changed unchanged unchanged (last reporting: 2006) X non applicable non applicable
Form E: Status of conversion Form J: Other Relevant Matters: programmes: changed changed unchanged (last reporting: 2006) X unchanged (last reporting: 2006) X non applicable non applicable
1 Notes on using the cover page:
1. The cover page could be used as a complement to submitting detailed forms adopted at the [First and Second] Meetings of the States parties in instances when the information to be provided in some of the forms in an annual report is the same as it would be in past reports. That is, when using the cover page, only forms within which there is new information would need to be submitted. 2. The cover page could be used as a substitute for submitting detailed forms adopted at the [First and Second] Meetings of the States parties only if all of the information to be provided in an annual report is the same as in past reports. 3. If an indication is made on the cover sheet that the information to be provided with respect to a particular form would be unchanged in relationship to a previous year’s form, the date of submission of the previous form should be clearly indicated. Form D APMs retained or transferred
Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General...on: d) The types, quantities and, if possible, lot numbers of all anti-personnel mines retained or transferred for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance or mine destruction techniques, or transferred for the purpose of destruction, as well as the institutions authorized by a State Party to retain or transfer anti-personnel mines, in accordance with Art.3."
State Party: ROMANIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024
1a. Compulsory. Retained for development of and training in (Article 3, para.1)
Institution authorized Supplementary Type Quantity Lot # by State Party information Pressure activated blast mines (M.A.I. – 75) 1566 Pressure activated blast mines (M.A.I. – 68 50 Ministry of Defence without disc) Trip wire fragmentation mines (M.A.I. – 2) 40 Bounding fragmentation mines (M.S.S.) 100 TOTAL 1756
1b. Voluntary information (Action # 54 Nairobi action)
Objectives Activity / Project Supplementary information (Description of programs or activities, their objectives and progress, types of mines, time period if and when appropriate, …) Formation of the Regular training cycles of the The retained mines were used only for practicing detection and personnel specialized EOD personnel or engineers demining in the regular training cycles of the EOD and engineer troops in EOD or detection formation. and for the specific preparation of the personnel during pre-deployment and demining Specific preparation of the training. Detection, marking and demining techniques are demonstrated Mine awareness troops during pre-deployment and practiced. Mines are not regularly armed or destroyed during this training training. process. In 2024, a limited number of mines (80 pcs) were blast, as they Safe storage of Destruction of mines at the endbecame unsafe due to their ancient age, and the APLs was reduced to remaining APLs of their life cycle for safety 1756 pcs. reasons Due to the relatively small amount of retained APLs, it was not issued a strategy or a program, to use and progressively destroy these mines, which are expected to reach their end of life-cycle and to be destroyed for the safety reasons as part of the overall old ammunition destruction process. Note: Each State Party should provide information on plans and future activities if and when appropriate and reserves the right to modify it any time
2. Compulsory: Transferred for development of and training in (Article 3, para.1)
Institution authorized Supplementary Type Quantity Lot # by State Party information Not applicable - - - - TOTAL - -
3. Compulsory: Transferred for the purpose of destruction (Article 3, para.2)
Institution authorized Supplementary Type Quantity Lot # by State Party information
- - - -. TOTAL - -