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2007/2628(RSP) Resolution on a global treaty to ban all cluster munitions

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 128-p5

Events

2007/11/21
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2007/10/25
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2007/10/25
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted a resolution reaffirming the need to strengthen international humanitarian law as it applies to cluster munitions and speedily to adopt at international level a comprehensive ban on the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions. It stated its strong supports for the Oslo Process, which followed from the Oslo Declaration, adopted on 22 and 23 February 2007, according to which it was agreed that by 2008 a legally binding international instrument would be concluded that would prohibit the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians.

In order for any international instrument to be effective, it must as a minimum include the following provisions:

- a prohibition on the use, production, financing, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions;

- a prohibition on providing anyone with assistance in relation to the use, production, transferor stockpiling of cluster munitions ;

- an obligation to destroy stockpiles of cluster munitions within a specified period of time, which must be as short as possible ;

- an obligation to mark, fence and clear contaminated areas as soon as possible, but no later than a specified deadline, and to establish effective capacity to carry out these actions; an obligation to provide assistance with marking, fencing and other warnings, with risk education, and with clearance; users of cluster munitions should be under special obligations to provide such assistance, including provision of timely and detailed information on use;

- an obligation to provide assistance to victims through, for example, the implementation of data collection, emergency and continuing medical care, physical rehabilitation, psychological support, social inclusion, economic inclusion and/or reintegration, legal support and disability laws and policies.

Members called for an immediate moratorium on using, investing in, stockpiling, producing, transferring or exporting cluster munitions, including air-dropped cluster munitions and submunitions delivered by missiles, rockets, and artillery projectiles, until a binding international treaty has been negotiated on the banning of the production, stockpiling, export and use of these weapons. All EU Member States must adopt national measures that fully ban the use, production, export and stockpiling of cluster bombs.

Parliament called on all states which have used cluster munitions and comparable weapons that produce explosive remnants of war to accept responsibility for the clearance of these munitions and, in particular, to keep accurate records of where such munitions have been used, in order to help clearance efforts following conflict. Such records should be used to provide local populations and humanitarian aid workers with clear warnings in relation to dangerous areas. Under no circumstances should EU Member State troops make use of any type of cluster munitions until an international agreement on the regulation, restriction or banning of these weapons has been negotiated.

Parliament underlined the responsibility of a State in control of territory to provide warnings and take measures to protect the civilian population, including through education, and to provide special information on how victims of ERW can be assisted. All EU Member States which have used cluster munitions were asked provide assistance to affected populations. Members called on the Commission urgently to increase financial assistance to communities and individuals affected by unexploded cluster munitions through all available instruments. Parliament recalled that the effects of cluster munitions are highly indiscriminate, as their users do not distinguish between military personnel and civilians, and that it has been documented that 98% of their victims are civilians.

Lastly, Parliament called on the Council to adopt a common position committing all the EU Member States to push for a strong negotiating mandate within the framework of the CCW and to support the Oslo Process.

Documents
2007/10/25
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2007/10/24
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2007/10/24
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Details

The House held a debate on Oral Questions O-0048/2007 and O-0052/2007 on an international treaty to ban cluster munitions.

The resolution winding up this debate was due to be put to the vote on 25 October 2007.

2007/10/22
   EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament
Documents
2007/10/22
   EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament
Documents

Documents

Votes

B6-0429/2007 - Traité international pour l'interdiction des sous-munitions - am. 1 #

2007/10/25 Outcome: -: 387, +: 72, 0: 8
?? LV CY EE MT SE AT LU SI DK IE EL PT CZ FI LT SK BG NL IT BE HU RO GB PL FR ES DE
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1
7
2
3
3
10
8
6
4
11
9
10
13
20
9
7
10
9
20
31
20
17
22
36
33
42
38
66
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26

Sweden GUE/NGL

2

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Greece GUE/NGL

1

Portugal GUE/NGL

2

Netherlands GUE/NGL

2

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

France GUE/NGL

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
26

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Austria Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

2

France Verts/ALE

3

Spain Verts/ALE

2
icon: NI NI
5

Austria NI

1

Czechia NI

1

Slovakia NI

1
2
icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
13

Sweden IND/DEM

2

Denmark IND/DEM

1

Ireland IND/DEM

For (1)

1

Greece IND/DEM

1

Czechia IND/DEM

Against (1)

1

Netherlands IND/DEM

2

United Kingdom IND/DEM

2

Poland IND/DEM

3
icon: ITS ITS
8

Belgium ITS

3
icon: UEN UEN
23

Denmark UEN

Against (1)

1

Ireland UEN

3

Lithuania UEN

2
icon: ALDE ALDE
61

Latvia ALDE

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1

Cyprus ALDE

Abstain (1)

1

Estonia ALDE

Against (1)

1

Sweden ALDE

Against (2)

2

Luxembourg ALDE

Against (1)

1

Slovenia ALDE

Against (1)

1

Denmark ALDE

3

Finland ALDE

3

Netherlands ALDE

Abstain (1)

4

Hungary ALDE

Against (1)

1
2
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117

PSE

1

Estonia PSE

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1

Malta PSE

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1

Sweden PSE

2

Austria PSE

2

Luxembourg PSE

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1

Ireland PSE

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1

Greece PSE

2

Czechia PSE

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2

Finland PSE

2

Lithuania PSE

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1

Slovakia PSE

2

Bulgaria PSE

3
icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE
188

Latvia PPE-DE

Against (1)

1

Cyprus PPE-DE

Against (1)

1

Estonia PPE-DE

Against (1)

1

Malta PPE-DE

Against (2)

2

Sweden PPE-DE

Against (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE-DE

3

Slovenia PPE-DE

3

Ireland PPE-DE

For (1)

4

Finland PPE-DE

3

Lithuania PPE-DE

1

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    • date: 2007-10-24T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20071024&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament summary: The House held a debate on Oral Questions O-0048/2007 and O-0052/2007 on an international treaty to ban cluster munitions. The resolution winding up this debate was due to be put to the vote on 25 October 2007.
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