Goedkeuring van het op 30 mei 2008 te Dublin totstandgekomen Verdrag inzake clustermunitie (Trb. 2009, 45)

This Dutch parliamentary procedure concerns the approval of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, adopted in Dublin on 30 May 2008. The treaty bans the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions and requires states to clear contaminated areas and assist victims. The Netherlands is asking the House of Representatives to approve the treaty so it can be ratified. The approval affects the Dutch state and its armed forces, which must stop using and holding cluster munitions and comply with the treaty's obligations. Civilians in conflict-affected areas worldwide, who are the main victims of these weapons, are the intended beneficiaries. This summary is based on metadata only, not the full legislative text.