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{{Infobox treaty
| name                = Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives
| long_name           = Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection
| image               = 
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| caption             =
| type                = Anti-terrorism, aviation
| date_drafted        =
| date_signed         = 1 March 1991
| location_signed     = [[Montreal]], Canada
| date_sealed         =
| date_effective      = 21 June 1998
| condition_effective = 35 ratifications
| date_expiration     =
| signatories         =
| parties             = 153
| depositor           = Secretary-General of the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]]
| language            =
| languages           = English, French, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic
| website             =
| wikisource          =
}}
The '''Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection''' is a [[multilateral treaty|multilateral]] [[anti-terrorism legislation|anti-terrorism]] [[treaty]] that aims to prohibit and prevent the manufacture or storage of unmarked [[plastic explosive]]s.

==Content==
A state that ratifies the Convention agrees to prohibit the manufacture, storage, transport, or entry of unmarked plastic explosives in its territory. Plastic explosives are not prohibited by the treaty, but it mandates that when they are produced they are marked with a chemical [[taggant]] (specified in the treaty's Technical Annex) which can facilitate future identification purposes.

The Convention also establishes an International Explosives Technical Commission, which is composed of experts in the field explosives manufacturing and detection. The Commission can propose amendments to the Technical Annex of the treaty.

==Conclusion and ratifications==
The Convention was concluded at the [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] International Conference on Air Law in [[Montreal]] on 1 March 1991. It entered into force on 21 June 1998 after it had been ratified by 35 signatory states.

As of the end of 2015, the Convention has been ratified by 153 states, made up of 152 [[United Nations member states]] plus [[Niue]].

==External links==
*[http://treaties.un.org/doc/db/Terrorism/Conv10-english.pdf Text].
*[http://www.icao.int/secretariat/legal/List%20of%20Parties/MEX_EN.pdf Signatures and ratifications].

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