Norway
Mine Action
Contamination and Impact
Cluster munition remnants
Norway is contaminated with cluster munition remnants. In its initial Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 transparency report, Norway declared that the Hjerkinn “Shooting Range,” at HFK sletta,[1] contains an estimated 30 unexploded DM 1383/DM 1385 submunitions over an area of 617,300m2.[2]
Norway has reported that clearance of the area is ongoing.[3] In June 2011, at the Convention on Cluster Munitions Intersessional Meeting, Norway said that clearance of cluster munition remnants from its training site (now with a higher than previously estimated area of 0.84km2) was due to be completed by 2013.[4] It repeated this prediction in April 2012.[5]
Compliance with Article 4 of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Under Article 4 of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Norway is required to complete clearance of all areas affected by cluster munition remnants under its jurisdiction or control by 1 August 2020.
As noted above, Norway plans to clear all cluster munitions before the end of 2013, more than six years before its Article 4 deadline.
[1] The area, which is said to be fenced in, was used in 1986–2007 as a firing range.
[2] Convention on Cluster Munitions Article 7 Report (for the period 1 August 2010 to 31 December 2010), Form F.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Statement of Norway, Convention on Cluster Munitions Intersessional Meeting, Session on Clearance and Risk Reduction, Geneva, 28 June 2011. Notes by the Monitor.
[5] Ibid., 17 April 2012. Notes by the CMC.