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What it is

Spain bans anti-personnel mines completely

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 26 December 1997. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on the total prohibition of anti-personnel mines and weapons of similar effect.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000097· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law bans the use, development, production, acquisition, storage, transfer or export of anti-personnel mines, as well as their technology and patents. It also bans helping anyone else do these things. The only exception is transferring mines in order to destroy them.
  2. The State must destroy all anti-personnel mines. The Ministry of Defense must destroy stored mines within a maximum of three years. Companies and individuals who own mines must report them to the Ministry of Defense and hand them over for destruction.
  3. The law also bans launch or dispersal systems for anti-personnel mines, meaning mechanisms specifically designed to launch or scatter them.
  4. The Ministry of Defense may keep a minimum number of mines to train in detection, clearance and destruction techniques. In addition, the Government must financially support international mine clearance programs and aid for victims.

Who it affects

  • Companies and individuals: They cannot make, store or trade in anti-personnel mines, and must declare and hand over any they hold.
  • Ministry of Defense: It must destroy stored mines within a maximum of three years and may keep a minimum amount for training.
  • Government: It must report to the Cortes Generales Spain's legislative bodies, made up of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, which represent citizens and oversee the Government. every year and keep a specific budget line for mine clearance and victim support.
  • Military specialists in mine clearance: They can be sent on international missions to detect, clear and eliminate anti-personnel mines.

Words worth knowing

Mina antipersonal (anti-personnel mine)
An explosive device designed to explode when a person is present, nearby or touches it, killing or injuring people.
Transferencia (transfer)
Physical movement of mines to or from Spain, or a change of ownership or control over them.
Dispositivo antimanipulación (anti-handling device)
A part of the mine that activates if someone tries to touch or tamper with it.
Desminado (mine clearance)
The tasks of detecting, clearing and destroying mines placed in the ground.
Cortes Generales
Spain's legislative bodies, made up of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, which represent citizens and oversee the Government.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced26 December 1997Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted26 December 1997The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments30 December 1997Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee25 February 1998A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate20 May 1998The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE17 September 1998It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 8 official steps on a timeline
Dec 1997Mar 1998Jun 199811. 26 December 1997: Comisión de Defensa Publicación desde 26/12/1997 hasta 30/12/199722. 26 December 1997: Presentación33. 26 December 1997: Calificación44. 30 December 1997: Comisión de Defensa Enmiendas desde 30/12/1997 hasta 25/02/199855. 25 February 1998: Comisión de Defensa Informe desde 25/02/1998 hasta 29/04/199866. 29 April 1998: Comisión de Defensa Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 29/04/1998 hasta 20/05/199877. 20 May 1998: Senado desde 20/05/1998 hasta 23/06/199888. 17 September 1998: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 17/09/1998 hasta 20/10/1998

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 33/1998, of October 5, on the Total Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines and Weapons of Similar Effect.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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