WPC5 Qr9}AB[Le|vLg+Λdq1wErm#^'ba/#HZKzh25"\OέQ-^vW-Iw-恘a$*"X =ުò5ژPz']|_}yP 7a_Iz*؄Qleq0xO X'C:Q@"B7HM[ۓͅ~'Phe~/S.^R%v1NG$n&adY`@OGe%O͜$>P`1r7P>C ֯\m h0KD o55Xq*l'Z3 Se$q-+YrBgߺJ7-V$Q"Ơ@5Hueh o? #UN[ % 0:^ w4  mHP LaserJet 6P/6MP - Standard0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,|-. D-rtyBarE3|xU !UKUS.,  _ XXUSUK.,  IRELAND  q#XX@#CRCOPTIONALPROTOCOL(ARMEDCONFLICT)  0    RESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS   UK.,US.,_(Unlessotherwiseindicated,thereservationsanddeclarationsweremadeuponratification,   accessionorsuccession)   Declaration:   "Pursuanttoarticle3,paragraph2,oftheOptionalProtocoltotheConventionontheRightsofthe `  ChildontheInvolvementofChildreninArmedConflicts,Irelanddeclares: P  Ingeneral,theminimumageforrecruitmentintotheIrisharmedforcesis17.Anexceptionismade 0  inthecaseofapprentices,whomayberecruitedattheageof16.However,apprenticesarenot  p  assignedtoanymilitarydutiesuntiltheyhavecompleteduptofouryearsapprenticeshiptrade ` training,bywhichtimeallwouldhaveattainedtheageof18. P Irelandhasadoptedthefollowingsafeguardstoensurethatrecruitmentofpersonnelundertheage 0 of18isnotforcedorcoerced:   AllrecruitmenttotheIrisharmedforcesisvoluntary.Irelanddoesnotpracticeconscriptionand  recruitmentcampaignsareinformationalinnature.Applicantsmustfillinanapplicationandare  selectedonthebasisofsuitability.Applicantswhoareofferedapositionareundernoobligationto  acceptthatposition.  Allapplicantsarerequiredtoprovideproofofage.Allunmarriedapplicantswhoareunder18must ` havethewrittenconsentofaparentorguardian.InIrelandapersonattainsfullageoradulthood P eitheronattainingtheageof18oruponmarriageiftheymarrybeforethatage.UnderIrishlawa @ personwhoisundertheageof18yearsmaynotenterintoavalidmarriageunlessanexemptionis 0  grantedbytheCircuitorHighCourt."  !p