United Kingdom #6494 (v.1)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
01/03/1999 - 30/09/2022
Old version v.1
Reporting member
United Kingdom
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Prohibition on anti-personnel and land mines.
National legal basis
Landmines Act 1998

Available through:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/33/pdfs/ukpga_19980033_en.pdf

Measure applied from 01.03.1999


The Export Control Order 2008 as amended.

Available through:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3231/contents
Administrative mechanism
Administration: Department for International Trade.
Responsible entities
Department for International Trade
HS version
HS 2017
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) GATT Protection of human, animal or plant life or health.

XXI:(b)(ii) - (ii) relating to the traffic in arms, ammunition and implements of war and to such traffic in other goods and materials as is carried on directly or indirectly for the purpose of supplyi

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XXI (b)(ii) GATT Security Exceptions.
Non-WTO commitments

Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (1997 Convention)

Reported as: Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
P P-X
Symbol
P
P-X

Tariff lines

930690
ex 930690
Land mines which are designed to be detonated by the presence, proximity or contact of an individual...