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Namibia ratified the Convention on 21 September 1998, and the Convention entered into force for Namibia on 1 March 1999. Stockpile Destruction (Article 4) In its initial transparency report submitted on 7 July 2004, Namibia reported that it had completed the destruction of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines in 1998. In total, Namibia reported having destroyed 4,936 mines. Retained Mines (Article 3) Notwithstanding the obligation to destroy all stockpiled anti-personnel mines, the Convention permits the retention of the minimum number of anti-personnel mines absolutely necessary for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance, or mine destruction techniques. Namibia has reported having retained 1,634 anti-personnel mines for these permitted purposes. Mine Clearance (Article 5) Namibia reported that there were no mined areas under its jurisdiction or control.
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