Traduction de «High Level Task Force on Conventional Arms Control » (Anglais → Français) :

1. This Protocol, which develops and supplements Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 without modifying its existing conditions of application, shall apply to all armed conflicts which are not covered by Article 1 of the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) and which ...[+++]take place in the territory of a High Contracting Party between its armed forces and dissident armed forces or other organized armed groups which, under responsible command, exercise such control over a part of its territory as to enable them to carry out sustained and concerted military operations and to implement this Protocol.

24. Insists on the need to continue to press for implementation at international level of the EU strategy against the spread of WMD, to work actively for the retention of the existing arms control and disarmament system, in particular for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the consistent implementation and comprehensive monitoring of the Chemica ...[+++]l Weapons Convention, an international ban on cluster munitions and universal application of the Ottawa Convention banning landmines, to place greater emphasis on initiatives to control the small-arms trade and other disarmament and non-proliferation initiatives and issues, and to strengthen multilateral non-proliferation treaties and provide the financial means to implement the EU's WMD strategy; calls on the EU and the Member States to play a positive and effective role in ending the ongoing deadlock at the Geneva Disarmament Conference and to take steps to ensure that the negotiations result in a non-discriminatory, multilateral, international and effectively verifiable treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons;

Prior to the events of September 2007, Canada had already imposed a number of exclusionary bilateral measures on Burma, including the following: export controls on all but humanitarian goods; the withdrawal of preferential import tariffs; a visa ban on visits by high-level members of the government and armed forces; the suspension of bilateral aid and commercial ...[+++] support; exclusion from a market access initiative to eliminate most import duties and quotas; an in-Canada travel notification requirement imposed on Ottawa-based Burmese diplomats; and official announcements discouraging Canadian tourism to Burma and urging our business community not to invest in or enter into commercial ventures in Burma.

implement in full all Security Council resolutions addressing the issue of terrorism, ensuring respect for the Charter of the United Nations, international law and international humanitarian law; strive to achieve the ratification and implementation of all 13 UN Counter-Terrorism Conventions; welcome the work on the development of the UNSG’s strategy in the fight against terrorism and co-operate with UN anti terrorism bodies; encourage the full implementation of the standards established by the Financial Action Task Force; e ...[+++]xchange information on a voluntary basis on terrorists and their support networks, in accordance with international and national law; work bilaterally and in accordance with national legislation to develop our effective and operational co-operation to disrupt networks and bring individuals involved in terrorist acts to justice; refuse asylum to terrorists and deny them safe haven in accordance with international law; share expertise and best practices on countering terrorism on a voluntary basis, including through technical assistance; ensure respect for human rights in the fight against terrorism in accordance with international law; Consider convening a high level conference under the auspices of the UN to formulate an international response to terrorism in all its aspects and manifestations, following agreement on a comprehensive convention on international terrorism.

This EU legislation should and will remain in force and there are no plans for changes until international rules under the IMO achieve the same high standard. In particular, there is no reason to modify the Basel Convention system for controlling transboundary waste shipments and to grant exemptions for end-of-life ships unless and until a new international regime guarantees an equivalent ...[+++]level of control for them.

Building on the previous successes of the joint Afghan National Police, army and ISAF operations, the Joint Task Force conducted successive high-level joint operations, resulting in the disruption of the freedom of movement of the insurgents and a reduction of their command and control of the insurgent leadership, which ...[+++] forced them to revert to small group and IED tactics.