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Relations with States not party to this Convention

    1. Each State Party shall encourage States not party to this Convention to ratify, accept, approve or accede to this Convention, with the goal of attracting the adherence of all States to this Convention.

    2. Each State Party shall notify the governments of all States not party to this Convention, referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, of its obligations under this Convention, shall promote the norms it establishes and shall make its best efforts to discourage States not party to this Convention from using cluster munitions.

    3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1 of this Convention and in accordance with international law, States Parties, their military personnel or nationals, may engage in military cooperation and operations with States not party to this Convention that might engage in activities prohibited to a State Party.

    4. Nothing in paragraph 3 of this Article shall authorise a State Party:
      (a) To develop, produce or otherwise acquire cluster munitions;
      (b) To itself stockpile or transfer cluster munitions;
      (c) To itself use cluster munitions; or
      (d) To expressly request the use of cluster munitions in cases where the choice of munitions used is within its exclusive control.


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