Il suspend effectivement l'application des principales interdictions de la convention qui s'appliquent à ces forces et semble aussi s'opposer au paragraphe 4 de l'article 21, qui interdit clairement l'utilisation, la mise au point, la production, l'acquisition et la constitution de stocks d'armes à sous-munitions même dans le cadre d'une coopération et d'opérations militaires.
This provision has the effect of suspending the application of the main prohibitions of the convention to such forces and also appears to conflict with paragraph 4 of Article 21, which clearly prohibits the use, development, production, stockpiling and acquisition of cluster munitions by a state party, even when involved in military cooperation and operations.