i Rådets resolution af 22. november 1996 om bekæmpelse af personelminer er der anført visse foranstaltninger, der vil kunne vedtages, samt hvilke kriterier der bør gælde for tildelingen af midler til minerydningsoperationer;
Whereas the Council Resolution of 22 November 1996 on the fight against anti-personnel landmines identified certain measures which could be adopted and the criteria which should govern the allocation of funds for mine-clearing projects;