Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection

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international treaty multilateral treaty

The Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection is an international treaty that requires plastic explosives to contain detectable markers to facilitate their identification and prevent their illicit use, particularly in terrorism.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection canonical	1
Montreal Convention on Plastic Explosives	1
Plastic Explosives Convention	1
States Parties to maintain records of plastic explosives	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4267262 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection
Context triple: [United Nations crime suppression conventions, includesInstrument, Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection]

A. Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is an international treaty that prohibits the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs and mandates assistance to victims and clearance of contaminated areas.
B. United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
The United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is a 1988 international treaty that strengthens global cooperation to combat drug trafficking, money laundering, and related organized crime.
C. UN Security Council Resolution 1540
UN Security Council Resolution 1540 is a binding UN measure adopted in 2004 that obliges all states to prevent non-state actors from acquiring, developing, or using weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
D. International Traffic in Arms Regulations
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are a set of U.S. government rules that control the export and import of defense-related articles, services, and technical data to safeguard national security and foreign policy interests.
E. Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
The Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods is a United Nations treaty that streamlines and coordinates customs and border procedures to facilitate international trade and transport.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection
Target entity description: The Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection is an international treaty that requires plastic explosives to contain detectable markers to facilitate their identification and prevent their illicit use, particularly in terrorism.

A. Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is an international treaty that prohibits the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs and mandates assistance to victims and clearance of contaminated areas.
B. United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
The United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is a 1988 international treaty that strengthens global cooperation to combat drug trafficking, money laundering, and related organized crime.
C. UN Security Council Resolution 1540
UN Security Council Resolution 1540 is a binding UN measure adopted in 2004 that obliges all states to prevent non-state actors from acquiring, developing, or using weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
D. International Traffic in Arms Regulations
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are a set of U.S. government rules that control the export and import of defense-related articles, services, and technical data to safeguard national security and foreign policy interests.
E. Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
The Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods is a United Nations treaty that streamlines and coordinates customs and border procedures to facilitate international trade and transport.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
addresses	illicit trafficking in plastic explosives ⓘ security of aviation and other potential terrorist targets ⓘ
adoptedAt	Montreal ⓘ
adoptedBy	International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ
aimsTo	harmonize national measures on plastic explosives marking ⓘ improve detectability of plastic explosives by security equipment ⓘ reduce risk of undetectable explosives in aviation ⓘ
appliesTo	plastic explosives in civilian use ⓘ plastic explosives in military stockpiles subject to specific conditions ⓘ
basedOn	technical standards for detection agents in explosives ⓘ
category	arms control agreement ⓘ counter-terrorism instrument ⓘ
depositary	International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ
field	civil aviation security ⓘ counter-terrorism ⓘ international security ⓘ
goal	ensure that plastic explosives are reliably detectable by security screening systems ⓘ
language	authentic in multiple official UN languages ⓘ
legalNature	binding on States Parties ⓘ
mechanism	enables detection by commercially available explosives detection equipment ⓘ requires use of specified detection agents in plastic explosives formulations ⓘ
monitoredBy	International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ
obliges	States Parties to criminalize certain conduct involving unmarked plastic explosives ⓘ States Parties to destroy or mark unmarked plastic explosives not held for permitted purposes ⓘ States Parties to maintain records of plastic explosives ⓘ linked to: Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection
parties	open to participation by UN Member States ⓘ
purpose	to combat terrorism involving explosives ⓘ to facilitate detection of plastic explosives ⓘ to prevent illicit use of plastic explosives ⓘ
relatedTo	Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation ⓘ international civil aviation law ⓘ international efforts against terrorist bombings ⓘ
requires	States Parties to ensure control over unmarked plastic explosives ⓘ States Parties to prohibit and prevent unmarked plastic explosives ⓘ marking of plastic explosives with chemical taggants ⓘ plastic explosives to contain detection agents ⓘ
requiresImplementationBy	national legislation of States Parties ⓘ
scope	possession of plastic explosives ⓘ production of plastic explosives ⓘ transfer of plastic explosives ⓘ use of plastic explosives ⓘ
shortName	Montreal Convention on Plastic Explosives ⓘ linked to: Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection Plastic Explosives Convention ⓘ linked to: Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection
subject	marking of plastic explosives for detection ⓘ
targets	plastic explosives that are difficult to detect by conventional security screening ⓘ
typeOfControl	regulation of composition of plastic explosives ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations crime suppression conventions → includesInstrument → Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection ⓘ

Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection → shortName → Montreal Convention on Plastic Explosives ⓘ

linked to: Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection

Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection → shortName → Plastic Explosives Convention ⓘ

linked to: Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection

Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection → obliges → States Parties to maintain records of plastic explosives ⓘ

linked to: Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection

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