LM Report 2004

Comoros

Key developments since 1999: Comoros acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty on 19 September 2002, and became a State Party on 1 March 2003. It reports that it is not mine-affected, and that it has never produced, transferred, or used antipersonnel mines, and has no stockpile of the weapon, including for training.

The Union of Comoros acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty on 19 September 2002, and the treaty entered into force on 1 March 2003. In June 2004, Comoros stated that it has not adopted domestic implementation legislation because there is no national assembly in place to enact such measures.^[1]

Comoros did not participate in the Ottawa Process and was not active on the issue prior to 2002. It has attended the two most recent Meetings of States Parties (September 2002 and September 2003), and has been a regular participant in the intersessional Standing Committee meetings since January 2002, including those held in February and June 2004. On 8 December 2003, Comoros voted in favor of UN General Assembly Resolution 58/53 calling for universalization and implementation of the Mine Ban Treaty, as it has done for each annual pro-ban resolution since 2000.

On 20 April 2003, Comoros submitted its initial Article 7 transparency report (in advance of the 28 August 2003 due date), and provided an updated report on 24 June 2004 (due 30 April 2004).^[2]

Comoros reports that it is not mine-affected, and that it has never produced, transferred, or used antipersonnel mines, and has no stockpile of the weapon, including for training.^[3]

[1] Article 7 Report, Form A, 24 June 2004.
[2] Article 7 Report submitted 24 June 2004, but dated 27 May 2004 (for the period 30 April 2003-30 April 2004), and Article 7 Report submitted 20 April 2003 (for the period 1 February-31 December 2003).
[3] Article 7 Report, 20 April 2003.