Ottawa Convention definition

Ottawa Convention means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction which was signed by Trinidad and Tobago on 4th December, 1997 set out in the Schedule to this Act;
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Ottawa Convention means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling Production and Transfer of Anti- Personnel Mines and on their Destruction which was signed by Belize in 1998, a copy of which is set out in the Schedule to this Act; or as amended from time to time;
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Ottawa Convention means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, S tockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mi n es an d on th ei r Des truct ion w h ich w a s sign ed by Trinid a d an d Tob ago on 4 th Dece m be r, 1997 s e t o ut i n th e Schedule to this Act;
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Examples of Ottawa Convention in a sentence

  • The Ottawa Convention requires States-Parties to stop the production, use, and transfer of APL, as well as destroy all stockpiled APL, except for the “minimum number absolutely necessary” for training purposes, within four years.

  • The most comprehensive international instrument dealing with anti-personnel mines is the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (so called Ottawa Convention).

  • Additionally, Canada is a State Party to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines.

  • In the case of the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Ottawa Convention, implementation legislation has been enacted to ensure compliance.

  • When forming a judgement on issuing a licence, in accordance with their international obligations, Member States who are State Parties to the Ottawa Convention or, alternatively, took on the political obligation not to export anti-personnel landmines, shall refuse such an export, unless it is deemed for purpose of destruction.

  • Some countries, although not State Parties to the Ottawa Convention, announced an export moratorium on anti-personnel landmines.

  • The Ottawa Convention Centre provides the stage where Canadians and guests from around the world come together in Ottawa, our Capital, to learn and grow by sharing their knowledge, views and practices.

  • Angola: workplan 2014–17 for the Ottawa Convention Article 5 extension period”, June 2014, p.

  • Some organizations consider mines and ERW to be two separate entities, since they are regulated by different legal documents (the former by the Ottawa Convention and Amended Protocol II of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, the latter by CCW Protocol V).

  • The Union reiterated its invitation to all states to join this effort, to which the EU contributes notably through demarches along the lines of the objectives set out in the Ottawa Convention.


More Definitions of Ottawa Convention

Ottawa Convention has the meaning set out in Clause 28 (Ottawa Convention).
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Related to Ottawa Convention

  • Geneva Convention means the Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967;

  • Montreal Convention means the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Montreal, May 28, 1999.

  • Warsaw Convention means the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw, October 12, 1929, as amended, but not including the Montreal Convention as defined above.

  • STCW Convention means the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978;

  • ICSID Convention means the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States, done at Washington, March 18, 1965;

  • Chicago Convention means the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944, as amended, and its Annexes;

  • Hague Convention means the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra Judicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters done at the Hague on 15 November 1965;

  • Safety Convention means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (a copy of the English text of the articles of which, and of part of the annex to which, is set forth in Schedule 4), as affected by any amendment, other than an amendment objected to by Australia, made under Article VIII of that Convention and, after the date on which the Protocol of 1978 relating to the Safety Convention enters into force for Australia, as also affected by that Protocol;

  • Paris Convention means the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883, as last revised;

  • FRN Convention or “Eurodollar Convention” means that each such date shall be the date which numerically corresponds to the preceding such date in the calendar month which is the number of months specified in the Final Terms after the calendar month in which the preceding such date occurred, provided that:

  • the Convention means the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on 7 December 1944, and includes: (i) any amendment that has entered into force under Article 94(a) of the Convention and has been ratified by all the Contracting Parties to this Agreement, and (ii) any Annex or any amendment thereto adopted under Article 90 of the Convention, insofar as such Annexes or amendments are, at any given time, effective for all the Contracting Parties to this Agreement;

  • New York Convention means the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, done at New York on 10 June 1958;

  • Convention means the Convention on International Civil Aviation, opened for signature at Chicago on December 7, 1944, and includes: a. any amendment that has entered into force under Article 94(a) of the Convention and has been ratified by both Parties, and b. any Annex or any amendment thereto adopted under Article 90 of the Convention, insofar as such Annex or amendment is at any given time effective for both Parties;

  • Primary convention means the political party conventions held during the year

  • international voyage means a voyage from a country to which the present Convention applies to a port outside such country, or conversely.

  • Convention center means a facility that is:

  • Day Count Convention Fixed rate period: 30/360. Floating rate period: 360-day year and the number of days actually elapsed.

  • Convention facility means all or any part of, or any combination of, a convention hall, auditorium, arena, meeting rooms, exhibition area, and related adjacent public areas that are generally available to the public for lease on a short-term basis for holding conventions, meetings, exhibits, and similar events, together with real or personal property, and easements above, on, or under the surface of real or personal property, used or intended to be used for holding conventions, meetings, exhibits, and similar events, together with appurtenant property, including covered walkways, parking lots, or structures, necessary and convenient for use in connection with the convention facility. Convention facility includes an attached arena with a seating capacity not exceeding 13,000. Convention facility does not include any arena with a seating capacity exceeding 13,000.

  • Convention Area means the exclusive economic zone of a State Party, established in accordance with international law or, if a State Party has not established such a zone, an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea of that State determined by that State in accordance with international law and extending not more than 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of its territorial sea is measured.

  • Conventions means the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea, 1974, and the Protocols thereto of 1976 and 1990, and, where applicable, the Strasbourg Convention on the Limitation of Liability in Inland Navigation, 1988.

  • international application means an application filed under this Treaty;

  • Three-Month Term SOFR Conventions means any determination, decision or election with respect to any technical, administrative or operational matter (including with respect to the manner and timing of the publication of Three-Month Term SOFR, or changes to the definition of “interest period,” timing and frequency of determining Three-Month Term SOFR with respect to each interest period and making payments of interest, rounding of amounts or tenors, and other administrative matters) that the Calculation Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the use of Three-Month Term SOFR as the Benchmark in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Calculation Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Calculation Agent determines that no market practice for the use of Three-Month Term SOFR exists, in such other manner as the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably necessary).

  • Cape Town Convention means the official English language text of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, adopted on November 16, 2001, at a diplomatic conference in Cape Town, South Africa, and all amendments, supplements, and revisions thereto (and from and after the effective date of the Cape Town Treaty in the relevant country, means when referring to the Cape Town Convention with respect to that country, the Cape Town Convention as in effect in such country, unless otherwise indicated).

  • Hague Securities Convention means the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities held with an Intermediary (concluded July 5, 2006).

  • Agricultural operations means the growing and harvesting of crops or the raising of fowl or animals for the primary purpose of making a profit, providing a livelihood, or conducting agricultural research or instruction by an educational institution. Agricultural operations do not include activities involving the processing or distribution of crops or fowl.

  • Preceding Business Day Convention means that the relevant date shall be brought forward to the first preceding day that is a Business Day;