22. 专家组认为，各国关于爆炸物的法律应制定管理、基本安全和保安方面的一般最低标准，以及对达不到具体标准的人的定罪。专家组还认为，爆炸物的基本特性产生与损失、盗窃或转移、犯罪性滥用和意外爆炸有关的巨大危险，制订任何标准时都应考虑到爆炸物作为危险物质的基本特性。专家组注意到对调查表作出答复的国家，绝大多数认为爆炸物至少部分是一个刑事司法问题。多数国家已确立了刑事犯罪并责成负责公共安全、刑事执法或类似事项的官员分管爆炸物问题。在许多情况下，刑事犯罪和制裁不仅适用于故意滥用爆炸物，也适用于疏忽或过失行为，而且有时也与执行许可要求或其他使用限制的情况有关。
22. The Group of Experts concluded that national laws regarding explosives should establish general minimum standards of care, basic safety and security, and offences for those who fail to meet specific standards. It was also of the view that the basic nature of explosives created significant risks associated with loss, theft or diversion, criminal misuse and accidental detonation, and that any standards set should take account of the basic nature of explosives as dangerous substances. It noted that the vast majority of States that responded to the survey questionnaire considered explosives to be a criminal justice issue, at least in part. Most had established criminal offences and assigned responsibility for explosives matters to officials responsible for public security or safety, criminal law enforcement or similar matters. In many cases, criminal offences and sanctions applied not only to the intentional misuse of explosives, but also to conduct involving carelessness or negligence, and in some cases relating to the enforcement of licensing requirements or other access restrictions.