8. Moratorium

Some participants suggested that there should be a moratorium on new mandates during the transitional period from the Commission to the Council.

Step 2 Test moratorium

Israel has declared a moratorium on the exportation of anti personnel landmines and has recently extended it for a further three year period until 1999.

Moratorium on nuclear weapon test explosions

We also extended the moratorium indefinitely.

There was finally no official moratorium.

(c) To establish a moratorium on executions

Desirous of ensuring the success of the moratorium

62 149. Moratorium on the use of the death penalty

We are observing a unilateral moratorium on further nuclear tests.

(f) Declaration of a general moratorium on the remaining debt

(b) Instruct the Executive Secretary to convene, in collaboration with PCASED, a conference of Ministers for Foreign Affairs to evaluate the moratorium at the end of the initial period of three (3) years

Sri Lanka and Indonesia have benefited from the tsunami debt moratorium.

As early as 1986, we declared a moratorium on nuclear testing.

2. Welcomes the decision of the Economic Community of West African States to renew the Declaration of a Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Small Arms and Light Weapons in West AfricaA 53 763 S 1998 1194, annex. for a three year period, until October 2004, and encourages the international community to support the implementation of the moratorium

In our view the distinction between abolition and a moratorium is decisive.

Russia strictly observes the moratorium on the testing of anti satellite systems.

C. The declaration of the moratorium on small arms in western Africa

Russia has consistently adhered to the moratorium on testing of anti satellite systems.

In the meantime we trust that the nuclear test moratorium will be continued.

Until then, it was imperative to maintain the moratorium on nuclear test explosions.

We ourselves have a moratorium on the export of all anti personnel landmines.

Such a ban, or a moratorium, is already observed unilaterally by many countries.

(j) The Review Conference should encourage a moratorium on the production and use of highly enriched uranium, like the moratorium on the production of weapons grade material declared by certain nuclear weapon States.

Over the five year period, 17 formerly retentionist countries joined the ranks of the de facto abolitionists (either by not judicially executing any persons for at least 10 years or by formally announcing a moratorium on all executions).

Having ratified CTBT in 2002, her Government advocated a continued moratorium on nuclear tests.

In the meantime, all States should continue to abide by a moratorium on testing.

South Africa There is a moratorium on prosecution for not reporting for military service.

The Government of Pakistan has also today announced a unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing.

The moratorium is open to all African countries and is not a binding mechanism.

During the survey period, there were reports of stoning to death in public in the Islamic Republic of Iran, although the head of the judiciary was reported to have sent a directive to judges ordering a moratorium on executions by stoning.

Given the magnitude of the scourge of anti personnel landmines, the Republic of Korea has decided to extend for an indefinite period its moratorium on the export of anti personnel landmines, which was to expire at the end of this year.

The declaration on the moratorium was adopted by the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 October 1998 and came into effect on 1 November 1998 for a renewable period of three years.

In practical terms, we have contributed financial aid to mine clearance projects in Angola and we are evaluating the possibilities of using Israeli expertise in mine clearance around the world. Israel has joined other States opposing the proliferation of anti personnel landmines and accordingly, back in 1994, adopted a unilateral moratorium prohibiting the export of anti personnel landmines. This moratorium was recently extended for an additional three year period to 1999.

(d) To establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty

Other delegations opposed the adoption of a global moratorium, which they considered would be ineffective.

A moratorium would allow the reduction of unemployment, calm the situation and decrease social tension.

Those actions seriously call into question that State's commitment to the moratorium on nuclear testing.

67. His country had declared a moratorium on capital punishment that was being strictly observed.

In accordance with the latter, Governments should consider the imposition of a moratorium on executions.

It called upon China to join the moratorium on the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons already announced by the other nuclear weapon States, and for the nuclear capable States outside NPT to join that moratorium.

Pending the entry into force of the Treaty, the moratorium on all nuclear tests should continue.

We were observing a moratorium on exports of mines that did not meet the protocol's requirements.

As an interim measure, TRC also recommended a moratorium on and commutation of all death sentences.