UNITED·
NATIONS AS
General Assembly Distr.
GENERAI.
Security CounciJ
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30 November 1995
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
GENERALASSEMBLY SECURITY COUNCIL
Fiftieth session Fiftieth year
Agenda item 28
THE SITUATION IN BOSNIAAND
HERZEGOVINA
Le~te~ dated 29 November 1995 from the Permanent Representative
of the United States of America ta the United Nations addressed
to the Secretary-Genera1
I would be gratefu1 if you ~ould have the attached text of the general
framework agreement for peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the annexes thereto
(co!lective1y "the peace agreement"), which was initialled by the Republic of
Bos~ia and Herzegovina, the Repu~1ic of croatia and the Federal Republic of
Y1,;gos:.a·.·ias well as the ether par':ies the:-eto on 21 November 1995 in Dayton,
Or.i::.,cin:u1a<:.eè as a doC1,;r.1ent o! t:'"lGeneral Assembly, under agenda item 28,
a~è a~ the security Cou~cil.
(Si~ned) Xadeleine K. ALBRIGHT
Permanent Representative
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Attachment
GENERAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTFOR PEACE
IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of
Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (the "Parties•), ~
Recognizing the need for a comprehensive settlement tc bring
an end tc the tragic conflict in the region,
Desiring tc contribute toward that.end and tc promote an
enduring peace and stability,
Affirming their commitment to the Agreed Basic Principles
issued on Sept.ember 8, 1995, the Further Agreed Basic Principles
issued on September 26, 1995, and the cease-fire agreements of
September 14 and October 5, 1995,
Noting the agreement of August 29, 1995, which authorized
the delegation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia tc sign, on
behalf of the Republika S~ska, the parts of the peace plan
concerning it, with the obliga:ion tc implement the agreement
that is reached stric:ly a~è co~sequently,
Have agreed as fo:lows:
The Par:ies shall conduct their relations in accordance with
the principles set forth in the United Nations Charter, as well !
as the Helsinki Final Act and ether documents of the •
Organization for Securi:y and Cooperation in Europe. In
par:icular, :he Par:ies shall fully respect the sovereign
eq-.Jal.i:y of o:~ea:~o:he:: sha,l settle disputes by peaceful
means, and shall refrai~ !rom any action, by threat or use of
force or ot.he:-. .:.ise, against. :.he territorial integrity or
poli:ical i~dependence of Bosnia and Herzegovina or any other
State.
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Article II
The Parties welcome and endorse the arrangements that have
been made concerning the military aspects of the peace
intttheenAgreementsaspecat Annex i-A and Annex 1-B.lization, The Parties forshall
fully respect and promote fulfillment of the commitments made in
Annex 1-A, and shall comply fully with their commitments as set
forth in Annex 1-B.
Article III
The Parties welcome and endorse the arrangements that have
been made concerning the boundary demarcation between the two
Entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika
shalla, fully serespectth and promotereemefulfillmentAnneof2. the commitments
made therein.
Article IV
The Parties welcome and endorse the elections program for
Bosnia and Herzegovina as set forth in Annex 3. The Parties
shall fuily respect and promote fulfillment of that program.
Article v
The Parties welcome and endorse the arrangements that have
been made concerning the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
as set forth in Annex 4. The Parties shall fully respect and
promote fulfillment of the commitments made therein.
Article VI
The Parties welcome and endorse the arrangements·that have
been made concerning the establishment of an arbitration
• tribunal, a Commission on Human Rights, a Commission on Refugees
and Displaced Persans, a Commission to Preserve National
Monuments, and Bosnia and Herzegovina Public Corporations, as
set forth in the Agreements at Annexes 5-9. The Parties shall
fully respect and promote fulfillment of the commitments made
therein.
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Article VII
Recognizing that the observance of human rights and the
protection of refugees and displaced persona are of vital
importance in achieving a lasting peace, the Parties agree to
and shall comply fully with the provisions concerning human
rights set forth .in Chapter One of the· Agreement at Annex 6, as
well as the provisions concerning refugees and displaced persans
set forth in Chapter One of the Agreement at Annex 7.
Article VIII
The Parties welcome and endorse the arrangements that have
been made concerning the implementation of this peace
settlement, including'in particular those pertaining to the
civilian {non-rnilitary) implementation, as.set forth in the
Agreement at Annex 10, and the international police task force,
as set forth in the Agreement at Annex 11. The Parties shall
fully respect and promote fulfillment of the commitments made
therein.
Article IX
The Parties shall cooperate fully with all entities involved
in implementation of this peace settlement, as described in the
Annexes to this Agreement, or which are otherwise authorized by
the United Nations Security Council, pursuant to the obligation
of all Parties to cooperate in the investigation and prosecution
of war crimes and ether violations of international humanitarian
law.
Article X
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina recognize each ether as sovere~gn
independent States within their international borders. Further
aspects of their mutual recognition will be subject to
subsequent discussions.
Article XI
This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature.
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DONE at Paris, this (i bt day of WoV9olbtr, 19.95, in the
Bosnian, Croatian, English and Serbian languages~ each text
being equally authentic.
For the Republic For the Republic For the Federal
of Bosnia and of Croati Republic of
Herzegovina Yugoslavia
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Witnessed by:
European Union For the French For the Federal
Special Negotiator Republic Republic of Germany
For the Russian For the United For the United,
Federation Kingdom of Great States of America
Britain and
Northern Ireland
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Annexes
Annex 1-A Agreement on Military Aspects of the Peace
Settlement
Annex 1-B Agreement on Regional Stabilization
Annex 2 Agreement on Inter-Entity Boundary Line
and Related Issues
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Annex 3 Agreement on Elections
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Annex 4 Constitution
Annex 5 Agreement on Arbitration
Agreement on H~man Rights
Annex 6
Annex 7 Agreement on Refugees and Displaced Persons
Annex a Agreement on the Commission tc Preserve
National Monuments
Annex: 9 Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina Public
Corporations
Annex 10 Agreement on Civilian Implementation
Annex 11 Agreement on International Police Task 'Force
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ANNEX 1-A
AGREEMENTON THE MILITARY ASPECTS OF THE PEACE SETTLEMENT
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of
~ Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republika Srpska (hereinafter the
"Partiesn) have agreed as follows:
Article 1
General Obligations
1. The Parties undertake to recreate as quickly as possible
normal conditions of life in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They
understand that this requires a major contribution on their part in
which they will make strenuous effort~ to cooperate with each ether
and with the international organizations and agencies which are
assisting them on the ground. They welcome the willingness of the
international community to send to the region, for a period of
approximately one year, a force to assist in implementation of the
territorial and ether militarily related provisions of the
agreement as described herein.
(a) The United Nations Security Council is invited to adopt a
resolution by which it will authorize Member States or regional
organizations and arrangements to establish a multinational
military Implementation Force {hereinafter "IFOR"). The
Parties understand and agree that this Implementation Force may
be composed of ground, air and maritime units from NATO and
non-NATO nations, deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina to help
ensure compliance with the provisions of this Agreement
(hereinafter "Annex"). The Parties understand and agree that
r the IFOR will begin the implementation of the military aspects
of this Annex upon the transfer of authority from the UNPROFOR
Commander to the IFOR Commander (hereinafter "Transfer of
Authority"), and that until the Transfer of Authority, UNPROFOR
will continue to exercise its mandate.
(b) It is understood and agreed that NATO may establish such a
force, which will operate under the authority and subject to
the direction and political control of the North Atlantic
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Council ("NAC") through the NATO chain of command. They
undertake ta facilitate its operations. The Parties,
therefore, hereby agree and freely undertake ta fully comply
with all obligations set forth in this Annex.
{c) It is understood and agreed that ether States may assist
in implementing the military aspects of this Annex. The
Parties understand and agree that the modalities of those
States' participat.ion will be the subject of agreement between
,such participating States and NATO.
2. The purposes of these obligations are as follows:
(a) to establish a durable cessation of hostilities. Neither
Entity shall threaten or use force against the ether Entity,
and under no circumstances shall any armed forces of either
Bntity enter into or stay within the territory of the ether
Entity without the consent of t·he government of the latter and ••
of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All armed forces
in Bosnia and Herzegovina shall operate consistently with the.
sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and
Herzegovina;
(b) to provide for the support and authorization of the !FOR
and in particular to authorize the IFOR ta take such actions as
required, including the use of necessary force, to ensure
compliance with this Annex, and to ensure its own protection;
and ·
{c) to establish lasting security and arms control measures as
outlined in Annex 1-B to the General Framework Agreement, which
aim to promote a permanent reconciliation between all Parties
and tc facilitate the achievement of all political arrangements
agreed to in the General Framework Agreement.
3. The Parties understand and agree that within Bosnia and
Herzegovina the obligations undertaken in this Annex shall be
applied equally within beth Entities. Bath Entities shall be held
equally responsible for compliance herewith, and bath shall be
equally subject to such enforcement. action by the IFOR as may be
necessary to ensure implementation of this Annex and the protection
of the IFOR.
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Article II
Cessation of Hostilities
1. The Parties shall comply with the cessation of hostilities
begun with the agreement of October 5, 1995 and shall continue to
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refrain from all offensive operations of any type against each
ether. An offensive operation in this case is an action that
includes projecting forces or fire forward of a Party's own lines.
Each Party shall ensure that all personnel and organizations with
.military capability under its control or within territory under its
control, including armed civilian groups, national guards, army
reserves, military police, and the Ministry of Internai Affaira
Special Police (MUP) (hereinafter "Forces"} comply with this Annex.
The term "Forces" does not include UNPROFOR, the International
Police Task Force referred to in the General Framework Agreement,
the IFOR or ether elements referred to in Article I, paragraph
1 (c) .
2. In carrying out the obligations set forth in paragraph 1,
the Parties undertake, in particular, to cease the firing of all
weapons and explosive deviees except as authorized·by this
F Annex. The Parties shall not place any additional minefields,
barriers-, or protective obstacles. They shall not engage in
patrolling, ground or air reconnaissance forward of their own force
positions, or into the Zones of Separation as provided for in
Article IV below, without IFOR approval.
3. The Parties shall provide a safe and secure environment for'
all persans in their respective jurisdictions, by maintaining·
civilian law enforcement agencies operating in accordance with
internationally recognized standards and with respect for
internationally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms,
and by taking such ether measures as appropriate. The Parties also
commit themselves to disarm and disband all armed. civilian groups,
except for authorized police forces, within 30 days after the
Transfer of Authority.
4. The Parties shall cooperate fully with any international
personnel including investigators, advisors, monitors, observers,
or ether personnel in Bosnia and Herzegovina pursuant tc the
General Framework Agreement, including facilitating free and
unimpeded access and movement and by providing such status as is
necessary for the effective conduct of their tasks.
s. The Parties shall strictly avoid committing any reprisais,
_ counter-attacks, or any unilateral actions in response to
violations of this Annex by another Party. The Parties shall
respond to alleged violations of the provisions of this Annex
• through the procedures provided in Article VIII.
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Article III
Withdrawal of Foreign Forces
1 . All Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina as ·of the date this
Ann.ex enters into force which are not of local origin, whether or
not they are legally and militarily subordinated to the Republiq of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
or Republika-srpska, shall bè withdrawn together with their
equipment from the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina within
thirty (30) days. Furthermore, all Forces that remain on the
territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina must act consistently with the
territorial integrity, sovereignty, and political independence of
Bosnia and Herzegovina. In accordance with Article II, paragraph
1, this paragraph does not apply to UNPROFOR, the International
Police Task Force referred to in the General Framework Agreement,
the IFOR or ether elements referred to in Article I, paragraph
1 (c) •
2. In particular, all foreign For~es, including individual
advisors, freedom fighters, trainers. volunteers, and personnel
from neighboring-and ether States, shall be withdrawn from the
territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with Article III,
paragraph 1.
Article IV
Redeployment of Forces
1. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Entities
shall redeploy their Forces in three phases:
2. PHASE I
(a) The Parties immediately ·after this Annex entera into force
shall begin promptly and proceed steadily to withdraw all
Forces behind a Zone of Separation which shall be established
on either side of the Agreed Cease-Fire Line that representa a
clear and distinct demarcation between any and all opposing
Forces. This withdrawal shall be completed within thirty (30)
days after the Transfer of Authority. The precise Agreed ..
Cease-Fire Line and Agreed Cease-Fire Zone of Separation are
indicated on the maps at Appendix A of this Annex.
(b) The Agreed Cease-Fire Zone of Separation shall extend for a
distance of approximately two (2) kilometers on either side of
the Agreed Cease-Fire Line. No weapons other than those of the
!FOR are permitted in this Agreed cease-Fire Zone of Separation
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except as provided herein. No individual may retain or possess
any military weapons or explosives within this four kilometer
Zone without specifie approval of the IFOR. Violators of this
provision shall be subject tc military action by the IFOR,
including the use of necessary force tc ensure compliance.
{c) In addition tc the ether provisions of this Annex, the
following specifie provis-ions shall also apply to Sarajevo and
Gorazde:
SARAJEVO
(1) Within seven (7) days after the Transfer of
Authority, the Parties shall transfer and vacate
selected positions along the Agreed Cease-Fire Line
according to instructions tc be issued by the !FOR
Commander.
(2} The Parties shall complete withdrawal from the
Agreed Cease-Fire Zone of Separation in Sarajevo
within thirty (30) days after the Transfer of
Authority, in accordance with Article IV, paragraph 2.
The width of this Zone of Separation will be
approximately one (1} kilometer on either side of the
Agreed Cease-Fire Line. However, this Zone of
Separation may be adjusted by the !FOR Commander
either to narrow the Zone of Separation to take
account of the urban area of Sarajevo or to widen the
Zone of Separation up to two (2) kilometers on either
side,of the Agreed Cease-Fire Line to take account -of
more open terrain.
(3) Within the Agreed Cease-Fire Zone of Separation,
no individual may retain or possess any weapons or
explosives, ether than a member of the !FOR or the
local police exercising official duties as authorized
by the IFOR in accordance with Article IV, paragraph
2 (b).
(4) The Parties understand and agree that violators
of subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) above shall be
subject to military action by the !FOR, including the
use of necessary force to ensure cornpliance.
GORAZDE
(1} The Parties understand and agree that a two lane
all-weather road will be constructed in the Gorazde
Corridor. Until such road construction is complete,
the two interim routes will be used by both Entities.
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The Grid coordinates for these alternate routes are
(Map References: Defense Mapping Agency 1:50,000
Topographie. Line Maps, Series M709, Sheets 2782-1,
2782-2, 2782-3, 2782-4, 2881-4, 2882-1, 2882-2, 2882-
3, and 2882-4; Military Grid Reference System grid
coordinates referenced ta World Geodetic System 84
(Horizontal Datum)):
Interim Route 1: From Gorazde (34TCP361365), proceed
northeast following Highway 5 along the Drina River to the
Ustipraca area (34TCP456395). At that point, proceed
north on Highway 19-3 through Rogatica (34TCP393515)
continuing northwest past Stienice (34TCP294565) to the
raad intersection at Podromanija (34TCP208652) . From this
point, proceed west following Highway 19 tc where it
enters the outskirts of Sarajevo (34TBP950601).
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Interim Route 2: From Go~azde (34TCP361365), proceed
south following Highway 20. Follow Highway 20 through
Ustinkolina (34TCP2l.B2Bl) . Continue south following.
Highway 20 passing Foca along the west bank of the
Drina River (34TCP2031.95) tc a· point (34TCP175178)
whez:e the route turns west following Highway lB. From
this point·, follow Highway 1.8 south of Miljevina
(34TCP097204) continuing through Trnovo (34TBP942380)
north tc the outskirts of Sarajevo where it enters the
town at Vaskovici (34TBP868533).
There shall be complete freedom of movement along
these routes for civilian traffic. The Parties shall
only utilize these interim routes for military forces
and equipment as authorized by and under the control
and direction of the !FOR. In this regard, and in
arder tc reduce the risk tc civilian traffic, the !FOR
shall have the right to manage movement of military
and civilian traffic from beth Entities along these
routes.
(2) The Parties understand and agree that violators
of subparagraph (1) shall be subject to military
·action by the IFOR, including the use of necessary
force tc ensure compliance.
(3) The Parties pledge as a confidence building ..
measure that they shall not locate any Forces or heavy
weapons as defined in paragraph 5 of this Article
within two (2} kilometers of the designated interim
routes. Where those routes run in or through the
designated Zones of Separation, the provisions
relating to Zones of Separation in this Annex shall
also apply.
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(d) The Parties immediately after this Annex enters into force
shall begin promptly and proceed steadily tc complete the
following activities within thirty (30) days after the Transfer
of Authority or as determined by the IFOR Commander: (1)
rernove, dismantle or destroy all mines, unexploded ordnance,
explosive deviees, demolitions, and barbed or razor wire from
the Agreed Cease-Fire Zone of Separation or ether areas from
which their Forces are withdrawn; (2) mark all known mine
emplacements, unexploded ordnance, explosive deviees and
.. demolitions within Bosnia and Herzegovina; and (3) remove,
dismantle or destroy all mines, unexploded ordriance, explosive
deviees and demolitions as required by the IFOR Commander.
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(e) The IFOR is authorized to direct that any military
personnel, active or reserve, who reside within the Agreed
Cease-Fire Zone of Separation register with the appropriate
r' IFOR Command Post referred to in Article VI which is closest to
their residence.
3. PHASE II (AS REOUIRED IN SPECIFIC LOCATIONS)
This phase applies to those locations where the Inter-Entity
Boundary Line does not follow the Agreed Cease-Fire Line.
{a) In those locations in which, pursuant to the General
Framework Agreement, areas occupied by one Entity are ta be
transferred to another Entity, all Forces of the
withdrawing Entity shall have forty-five (45) days after
the Transfer of Authority ta completely vacate and clear
this area. This shall include the removal of all Forces as
well as the removal, dismantling or destruction of
equipment, mines, obstacles, unexploded ordnance, explosive
deviees, demolitions, and weapons. In those areas being
transferred to a different Entity, in arder to provide an
orderly period of transition, the Entity to which an area
is transferred shall not put Forces in this area for ninety
(90) days after the Transfer of Authority or as determined
by the IFOR Commander. The Parties understand and agree
that the IFOR shall have the right to provide the military
security for these transferred areas from thirty (30) days
after the Transfer of Authority until ninety-one {91) days
after the Transfer of Authority, or as soon as possible as
determined by the IFOR Commander, when these areas may be
• occupied by the Forces of the Entity to which they are
transferred. Upon occupation by the Entity to which the
area is transferred, a new Zone of Separation along the
Inter-Entity Boundary Line as indicated on the map at
AppE!,ndix A shall be established by the IFOR, and the
Parties shall observe the same limitations on the presence
of Forces and weapons in this Zone as apply to the Agreed
Cease-Fire Zone of Separation.
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(b) The IFOR is authorized to direct that any military
personnel, active or reserve, who reside within the Inter
Entity Zone of Separation register with the appropriate
IFOR Command Post referred to in Article VI which is
closest to their residence.
4 .· GENERAL. The following provisions apply to Phases I and II~
(a) In arder to provide visible indication, the IFOR shall
supervise the selective marking of the Agreed Cease-Fire Line
and its Zone of Separation, and the Inter-Entity Boundary Line - '
and its Zone of Separation. Final authority for placement of
auch markers shall rest with the IFOR. All Parties understand
and agree that the Agreed Cease-Fire Line and its Zone of
Separation and the Inter-Entity Boundary Line and its Zone of
Separation are defined by the maps and documents agreed tc as
part of the General Framework Agreement and not· the physical
location of markers. •
(b) All Parties understand and agree that they shall be.subject
tc military action by the IFOR, including the use of necessary.
force to ensure compliance, ·for:
(1) failure to remove all their Forces and unauthorized
weapons from the four (4) kilometer Agreed Cease-Fire Zone
of Separation within thirty (30) days after the Transfer
of Authority, as provided in Article IV, paragraph 2(a)
and (b) above;
(2} failure to vacate and clear areas being transferred to
another Entity within forty-five (45) days after the
Transfer of Authority, as provided in Article IV,
paragraph 3(a) above;
(3) deploying Forces within areas transferred from another
Entity earlier than ninety (90} days after the Transfer of
Authority or as determined by the IFOR Commander, as
provided in Article IV, paragraph 3(a) above;
{4) failure to keep all Forces and unauthorized weapons
outside the Inter-Entity Zone of Separation after this
Zone is declared in effect by the IFOR, as provided in
Article IV, paragraph 3(a} above; or
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(5) violation of the cessation of hostilities as agreed to
by the Parties in Article II.
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S. PHA§E III
The Parties pledge as confidence building measures that they
shall:
{a) within 120 days after the Transfer of Authority withdraw
all heavy weapons and Forces to cantonment/barracks areas or
ether locations as designated by the IFOR Commander. "Heavy
weapons" refers to all tanks and armored vehicles, all
artillery 75 mm and above, all mortars 81 mm and above, and all
anti-aircraft weapons 20 mm and above. This movement of these
Forces tc cantonment/barracks areas is intended tc enhance
mutual confidence-by the Parties in the success of this Annex
and help the overall cause of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• {b} within 120 days after the Transfer of Authority demobilize
Forces which cannet be accommodated in cantonment/barracks
areas as provided in subparagraph (a) above. Demobilization
shall consist of removing from the possession of these
personnel all weapons, including individual weapons, explosive
deviees, communications equipment, .vehicles, and all ether
military equipment. All personnel belonging to these Forces
shall be released from service and shall not engage in any
further training or ether military activities.
6. Notwithstanding any ether provision of this Annex, the
Parties understand and agree that the IFOR has the right and is
authorized to campel the removal, withdrawal, or relocation of
specifie Forces and weapons from, and to arder the cessation of any
activities in, any location in Bosnia and Herzegov{na whenever the
IFOR determines such Forces, weapons or activities to constitute a
threat or potential threat ta either the !FOR or its mission, or to
another Party. Forces failing to redeploy, withdraw, relocate, or
to cease threatening or potentially threatening activities
following such a demand by the !FOR shall be subject to military
action by the IFOR, including the use of necessary force to ensure
compliance, consistent with the terms set forth in Article I,
paragraph 3.
Article V
Notifications
1.: Immediately upon establishment of the Joint Military
Commission provided for in Article VIII, each Party shall furnish
to the Joint Military Commission information regarding the
positions and descriptions of all known unexploded ordnance,
explosive deviees, demolitions, minefields, booby traps, wire
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entanglements, and all ether physical or military hazards to'the
safe movement of any personnel within Bosnia and Herzegovina, as
well as the location of lanes through the Agreed Cease-Fire Zone of
Separation which are free of all such hazards. The Parties shall
keep the Joint Military Commission updated on changes in this
information.
2. Within thirty (30) days after the Transfer of Authority,
each Party shall furnish tc the Joint Military Commission the
following specifie information regarding the status of its Forces
within Bosnia and Herzegovina and shall keep the Joint Military
Commission updated on changes in this information:
{a) location, type, strengths of personnel and weaponry of all
Forces within ten (10) kilometers of the Agreed Cease-Fire Line
and Inter-Entity Boundary Line.
(b) maps depicting the forward line of troops and front lines; •
(c) positions and descriptions of fortifications, minefields,.
unexploded ordnance, explosive deviees, demolit ions , barriers ,.
and ether man-made obstacles, ammunition dumps, command
headquarters, and communications networks within ten (10)
kilometers of the Agreed Cease-Fire Line or Inter-Entity
Boundary Line;
(d) positions and descriptions of all surface to air
missiles/launchers, including mobile systems, anti-aircraft
artillery, supporting radars and associated command and control
systems;
{e) positions and descriptions of all mines, unexploded
ordnance, explosive deviees, demolitions, obstacles, weapons
systems, vehicles, or any ether military equipment which cannet
be removed, dismantled or destroyed under the provisions of
Article IV, paragraphs 2(d) and 3(a); and ·
(f) any further information of a military nature as requested
by the IFOR.
3. Within 120 days after the Transfer of Authority, the
Parties shall furnish to the Joint Military Commission the
following specifie information regarding the status of their Forces
in Bosni"a and Herzegovina and shall keep the Joint Military ..
Commission updated on changes in this information:
{a) location, type, strengths of personnel and weaponry of all
Forces;
(b) maps depicting the information in sub-paragraph (a) above;
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(c) positions and descriptions of fortifications, minefields,
unexploded ordnance, explosive deviees, demolitions, barriers,
_and ether man-made -obstacles, amrnunition dumps, command
headquarters·, and communications networks; and
(d) any further information of a military nature as requested
by the !FOR.
Article VI
Deployment of the Implementation Force
1. Recognizing the need to provide for the effective
~ implementation of the provisions of this Annex, and to ensure
compliance, the United Nations Security Council is invited to
authorize Member States or regional organizations and arrangements
to establish the !FOR acting under Chapter VII of the United
Nations Charter. The Parties understand and agree that this
Implementation Force may be composed of ground, air and maritime
units from NATO and non-NATO nations, deployed to Bosnia and
Herzegovina ta help ensure compliance with the provisions of this
Annex. The Parties understand and agree that the IFOR shall have
the right to deploy on either side of the Inter-Entity Boundary
Line and throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2. The Parties understand and agree that the IFOR shall have
the right:
(a) to monitor and help ensure compliance by all Parties with
this Annex {including, in particular, withdrawal and
redeployment of Forces within agreed periods, and the
establishment of Zones of Separation) ;
(b) to authorize and supervise the selective marking of the
Agreed Cease-Fire Line and its Zone of Separation and the
Inter-Entity Boundary Line and its Zone of Separation as
established by the General Framework Agreement;
{c) to establish liaison arrangements with local civilian and
military authcirities and other international organizations as
• necessary for the accomplishment of its missioni and
(d) to assist in the withdrawal of UN Peace Forces not
transferred to the !FOR, including, if necessary, the emergency
withdrawal of UNCRO Forces.
3. The Parties understand and agree that the IFOR shall have
the right to fulfill its supporting tasks, within the limits of its
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assigned principal tasks and available resources, and on request,
which include the following:
(a) to help create secure conditions.for the conduct by ethers
of ether tasks associated with the peace settlement, including
free and fair elections;
(b) to assist the movement of organizations in the
accomplishment of humanitarian missions;
(c) tc assist the UNHCR and ether international organizations
in their humanitarian missions;
(d) to observe and prevent interference with the movement of
civilian populations, refugees, and displaced persans, and to
respond appropriately ta deliberate violence to life and
persan; and, ""
(e) ta monitor the clearing of minefields and obstacles.
4. The Parties understand and agree that further directives
from the NAC may establish additional duties and responsibilities.
for the IFOR in implementing this Annex.
5. The Parties understand and agree that -the IFOR Commander
shall have the authority, without interference or permission of any
Party, to do all that the Commander judges necessary and proper,
including the use of military force, to protect the IFOR and ta
carry out the responsibilities listed above in paragraphs 2, 3 and
4, and they shall comply in all respects with the IFOR
requirements.
6. The Parties understand and agree that in carrying out its
responsibilities, the IFOR shall have the unimpeded right tc
observe, monitor, and inspect any Forces, facility or activity in
Bosnia and Herzegovina that the IFOR believes may have military
capability. The refusal, interference, or denial by any Party of
this right ta observe, monitor, and inspect by the IFOR shall
constitute a breach of this Annex and the violating Party shall be
subject tc military action by the IFOR, including the use of
necessary force to ensure compliance with this Annex.
7. The Arrny of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the
Croat Defense Council Forces, and the Army of Republika Srpska •
shall establish Command Posts at IFOR brigade, battalion, or ether
levels which shall be co-located with specifie IFOR command
locations, as determined by the IFOR Commander. These Comrnand Posts
shall exercise command and control over all Forces of their
respective sides which are located within ten (10) kilometers of
the Agreed Cease-Fire Line or Inter-Entity Boundary Line, as
specified by the IFOR. The Command Posts shall provide, at the
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request of the !FOR, timely status reports on organizations and
troop levels in their areas.
s. In ·addition to co-located Command Posts, the Army of the
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Croat Defense Council
Forces, and the Army of Republika Srpska shall rnaintain liaison
tearns to be co-located with the !FOR Cornmand, as determined by the
!FOR Commander, for the purpose of fostering communication, and
preserving the overall cessation of hostilities.
9. Air and surface movements in Bosnia and Herzegovina shall
be governed by the following provisions:
{a) The~IFOR shall have complete and unimpeded freedorn of
movement by ground, air, and water throughout Bosnia and
i Herzegovina. It shall have the right to bivouac, maneuver,
billet, and utilize any areas or facilities to carry out -its
responsibilities as required for its support, training, and
IFOR and its wpersonnelh adshall nototibe liableay beforacany damages toThe
civilian or government property caused by combat or combat
related activities. Roadblocks, checkpoints or ether
impedimenta to !FOR freedom of movement shall constitute a
breach of this Annex and the violating Party shall be subject
ta military action by the !FOR, including the use of necessary
force to ensure compliance with this Annex.
(b) The !FOR Commander shall have sole authority to establish
rules and procedures governing command and control of airspace
over Bosnia and Herzegovina to enable civilian air traffic and
non-combat air activities by the military or civilian
authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or if necessary ta
terminate civilian air traffic and non-combat air activities.
(1) The Parties understand and agree there shall be no
military air traffic, or non-military aircraft performing
military missions, including reconnaissance or logistics,
without the express permission of the IFOR Commander. The
only military aircraft that may be authorized to fly in
Bosnia and Herzegovina are those being flown in support of
the !FOR, except with the express permission of the IFOR.
Any flight activities by military fixed-wing or helicopter
• permission wiof the BosIFOR Commander arevina subjectut to militaryress
action by the !FOR, including the use of necessary force
to ensure compliance.
(2) All air early warning, air defense, or fire control
radars shall be shut dawn within 72 hours aft.er this
Annex enters.into force, and shall remain inactive unless
authorized by the IFOR Commander. Any use of air traffic,
air early warning, air defense or fire control radars not
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authorized by the IFOR Commander shall constitute a breach
of this Annex and the violating Party shall be subject to
military action by the IFOR, including the use of
necessary force to ensure compliance.
(3) The Parties understand and agree that the IFOR
Commander will implement the transfer to civilian control
of air space over Bosnia and Herzegovina to ·the
appropriate institutions of ~osnia and Herzegovina in a
graduai fashion consistent with the objective of the IFOR
to ensure smooth and safe operation of an air traffic
system upon IFOR departure.
(c) The IFOR Commander is authorized to promulgate appropriate
rules for the control and regulation of surface military
traffic throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the
movement of the Forces of the Parties. The Joint Military
Commission referred to in Article VIII may assist in the
development and promulgation of rules related to military
movement.
10. The IFOR shall have the right to utilize such means and
services as required to ensure its full ability to communicate and
shall have the right to the unrestricted use of all of the ·
electromagnetic spectrum for this purpose. In implementing this
right, the !FOR shall make every reasonable effort to coordinate
with and take into account the needs and requirements of the
appropriate authorities.
11. All Parties shall accord the IFOR and its personnel the
assistance, privileges, and immunities set forth at Appertdix B of
this Annex, including the unimpeded transit through, to, over and
on the territory of all Parties.
12. All Parties shall accord any military elements as referred
to in Article I, paragraph 1(c) and their personnel the assistance,
privileges and immunities referred tc in Article VI, paragraph 11.
Article VII
Withdrawal of UNPROFOR
It is noted that as a consequence of the forthcoming
introduction of the IFOR into the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, the conditions for the withdrawal of the UNPROFOR
established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 743 have
been met. It is requested that the United Nations, in consultation
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with NATO, take all necessary steps ta withdraw the UNPROFOR from
Bosnia and Herzegovina, except those parts incorporated into the
!FOR.
Article VIII
Establishment of a Joint Military Commission
1. A Joint Military Commission (the "Commission") shall be
established with the deployment of the !FOR to Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
2. The Commission shall:
• (a) Serve as the central body for all Parties to this
Annex ta bring any military complaints, questions, or problems
that require resolution by the !FOR Commander, such as
allegations of cease-fire violations or ether noncompliance
with this Annex."
(b) Receive reports and agree on specifie actions to ensure
compliance with the provisions of this Annex by the Parties.
(c) Assist the IFOR Commander in determining and
implementing a series of local transparency measures between
the Parties.
3. The Commission shall be chaired by the IFOR Commander or
his or her representative and consist of the following members:
(a) the senior military commander of the forces of each
Party within Bosnia and Herzegovina;
(b) ether persans as the Chairman may determine;
(c) each Party ta this Annex may also select two civilians
who shall adYise the Commission in carrying out its duties;
(d) the High Representative referred tc in the General
Framework Agreement or his or her nominated representative
shall attend Commission meetings, and offer advice
particularly on matters of a political-military nature.
4. The Commission shall not include any persans who are now
or who come under indictment by the International Tribunal for the
Former. Yugoslavia.
S. The Commission shall function as a consultative body for
the IFOR Commander. To the extent possible, problems shall be
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solved promptly by mutual agreement. However, all final decisions
concerning its.military matters shall be made by the IFOR
Commander.
6. The Commission shall meet at the call of the IFOR
Commander. The High Representative may when necessary request a
meeting of the Commission. The Parties may also request a meeting
of the Commission.
7. The IFOR Commander shall have the right to decide on
military matters, in a .timely fashion, when there are overriding
considerations relating tc the safety of the IFOR or the Parties'
compliance with the provisions of this Annex.
B. The Commission shall establish subordinate military
commissions for the purpose of providing assistance in carrying
out the functions described above. Such commissions shall be at '
the brigade and battalion level or-at ether echelons as the local_
IFOR Commander shall direct and be composed of commandera from
each of the Parties and ~he IFOR. The representative of the High -.
Representative shall attend and offer advice particularly on ·
matters of a political-military nature .. The local IFOR Commander
shall invite local ·civilian authorities when appropriate. ··
9. Appropriate liaison arrangements will be established
between the IFOR Commander and the High Representative tc
facilitate the discharge of their respective responsibilities.
Article IX
Prisoner Exchanges
1. The Parties shall release and transfer without delay all
combatants and11 civilians held in relation tc the conflict
(hereinafter prisoners"), in conformity with international
humanitarian law and the provisions of this Article.
(a) The Parties shall be bound by and implement such-plan
for release and transfer of all prisoners as may be developed
by the ICRC, after consultation with the Parties.
(b) The Parties shall cooperate fully with the ICRC and
facilitate its work in implementing and monitoring the plan
for release and transfer of prisoners.
(c) No later than thirty (30) days after the Transfer of
Authority, the Parties shall release and transfer all
prisoners held by them.
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(d) In arder to expedite this process, no iater than twenty
one (21) days after this Annex enters into force, the Parties
shall draw up comprehensive lists of prisoners and shall
provide such lista to the ICRC, to the ether Parties, and tc
the Joint Military Commission and the High Representative.
These lists shall identify prisoners by nationality, name,
rank (if any) and any internment or military serial number,
to the extent applicable.
(e) The Parties shall ensure that the ICRC enjoys full and
unimpeded access to all places where prisoners are kept and
to all prisoners. The Parties shall permit the ICRC tc
privately interview each prisoner at least forty-eight (48)
hours prier to his or her release for the purpose of
implementing and monitoring the plan, including determination
of the onward destination of each prisoner.
(f) The Parties shall take no reprisais against any prisoner
or his/her family in the event that a prisoner refuses to be
transferred.
(g) Notwithstanding the above prov~s~ons, each Party shall
comply with any arder or request of the International
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for the arrest, detention,
surrender of or access to persans who would otherwise be
released and transferred under this Article, but who are
accused of violations within the jurisdiction of the
Tribunal. Each Party must detain persans reasonably
suspected of such violations for a period of time sufficient
to permit appropriate consultation with Tribunal authorities.
2. In those cases where places of burial, whether individual
or mass, are known as a matter of record, and graves are actually
found to exist, each Party shall permit graves registration
personnel of the ether Parties to enter, within a mutually agreed
period of time, for the limited purpose of proceeding to such
graves, to recover and evacuate the bodies of deceased military
and civilian personnel of that side, including deceased prisoners.
Article X
Cooperation
The Parties shall cooperate fully with all entities involved in
implementation of this peace settlement, as described in the
General Framework Agreement, or which are otherwise authorized by
the United Nations Security Council, including the International
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
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Article XI
·Notification to Militarv Commands
Bach Party shall ensure that the terms of this Annex, and
written orders requiring compliance, are irnmediately communicateà.
to all of its Forces.
Article XII
Final Authority to Interpret
In accordance with Article I, the IFOR Commander is the final ...
authority in theatre regarding interpretation of this agreement on
the military aspects of the peace settlement, of which the
Appendices constitute an integral part.
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Article XIII
Entrr into Force
This Annex shall enter into force upon signature.
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APPENPIX B TO ANNEX l~A
A~ment Between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzeiovina and tNortb Atlantic!Ieaty
OŒanisatiou (NATO) Concemi thnS~tatus ofNATQ and jtPersonnel
The Republic ofBosnia and Herzegovina and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation have
agreed asfollows:
1. For the purposes of the present agreement, the following expressions shaltheave
meanings hereunder assigned to them:
"the Operation" means the support, implementation, preparation and participation by
NATO and NATO personnel in a peace plan in Bosnia and Herzegovina or a possible withdrawal
ofU.N. Forces from former Yugoslavia;
"NATO personnel" means the civilian and military personnel of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation with the exception of personnellocally hired;
'"NATO" means the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, its subsidiary boitsmilitary
HeadquaJ.~ -.::and ali its constituent national elements/uniinsupport of, preparing and
participatinL...·~eperation;
"Facilities" mean ali premises and land required for conducting the operational, training
and administrative activities by NATO for the Operation as weil as for accommodations of
NATO personneL
2. The provisions of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
of 13 February 1946 conceming experts on mission shall apply mutatis mutandis to NATO
personnel involved in the Operation, exceptas otherwise providedinothe present agreement.
Moreover NATO, its property and assets shall enjoy the privileges and immunities specified in
that convention andasstated in the present agreement.
3. Ali personnel enjoying privileges and immunities under this Agreemshallrespect the
laws of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina insofar as it is compatible with the entrusted
tasks/mandate and shall refrain from activities not compawiththe nature of the Operation.
4. , The Govemment ofthe Republic ofBosnia and Herzegovinarecognizes the need for
expeditious departure and entry procedures for NATO personnel. They shall be exempt from
passport and visa regulations and the registration requirements applicaliens.NATO
personnel shallemy identification which they may be requested to produce for the authorities of
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5. NATO militarypersonnelshallnormally wearuniforms,andNATOpersonnel may
possessand carry arms ifauthorizedto do so bytheir orders. The authoritiesof the Republicof
Bosniaand Herzegovinashall acceptas valid, without tax or fee,drivers' licensesand permits
issued toNATO personnelbytheir respectivenationalauthorities.
6. NATO shall be permittedto display theNATO flag and/or national flagofits
constituentnationalelements/unitson any NATOuniform.means of transportor facility.
7. NATOrnilitarypersonnelunderall circumstancesandat ailtimes shallbe subjectto the
exclusivejurisdictionof theirrespectivenationalelements in respectof anycriminal or
disciplinaryoffenseswhichmay be committed bythemin the Republicof Bosnia and
Herzegovina. NATOandthe authoritiesof the RepublicofBosnia and Herzegovinashall assist
each ether in the exerciseof theirrespectivejurisdictions.
8. As expertson mission,NATOpersonnelshaH beimmunefrompersonalarrest or
detention. NATOpersonnelmistakenlyarrestedor detainedshall immediatelybe tumed over to
NATOauthorities.
9. NATOpersonnelshall enjoy,t9getherwiththeirvehicles,vessels, aircraftand
equipment, freeand unrestrictedpassageand unimpededaccessthroughoutthe Republicof
Bosniaand Herzegovinaincludingairspaceand territorialwatersof the RepublicofBosnia and
Herzegovina This shall include,butnot be lim.itedto,the rightof bivouac, maneuver,billet,and
utilizationof any areasor facilitiesas required forsupport,training,and operations. NATO shall
be exempt fromprovidinginventoriesor otherroutinecustomsdocumentationon personnel,
vehicles,vessels,aircraft,equipment,supplies, andprovisionsentering, exiting, or tiansiting the
territoryofthe RepublicofBosnia andHerzegovina in supportof the Operation. The authorities
of the Republicof Bosniaand Herzegovinashall facilitatewithall appropriatemeans all
movementsof personnel,vehicles,vessels,aircraft,equipmentor supplies,through ports,
airportsor roadsused. Vehicles,vesselsand aircraftusedin supportof the Operationshall not
be subjectto licensingor registrationrequirements,nor commercialinsurance. NATO will use
airports,roads andportswithoutpaymentof duties,dues, toUsor charges. However,NATO
sball not claim exemptionfromreasonablechargesforservicesrequestedand received,but
operations/movementand accesssball not be allowedto be impededpendingpayment for such
services.
1O. NATO personnelshaHbe exemptfromtaxationbythe RepublicofBosnia and
Herzegovinaon the salariesand emolwnents receivedfromNATO and on any incarnereceived
from outside theRepublicof Bosniaand Herzegovina
Il. NATOpersonnelandtheir tangiblemovablepropertyimported into or acquired in the
Republicof BosniaandHerzegovinashall also be exemptfrom aliidentifiabletaxes bythe
RepublicofBosnia and Herzegovina,except municipalratesfor servicesenjoyed,andfrom ail
registrationfeesand relatedcharges.
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12. NATO shallbe allowed to import and ta export freeof duty or ether restriction
equipment, provisions, and supplies, necessary for Operat irovded such goods are for the
official use of NATO or for sale via commissaries or canteens provided for NATO personnel.
Goods sold shal1be solely for the use ofNATO personnel and not transfera.ble ta ether panics.
13. It is recognized bythe Govenunent of the Republic ofBosnia and Herzegovina that the
use of communications channels shall be necessary for the Operation. NATO shall be allowed to
operate its own intemal mail and telecommunications services, including broadcast services.
This shall include the right ta utilize such means and servirequired ta assure full ability to
communicate, and the right tuseaU of the electro-magnetic spectruforthis purpose,free of
cast. In implementing this right, NATO shall make every reasonable effort ta coordinate with
and tak:einto accaunt the needs and requirements of appropriate autharities of the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
14. The Govemment ofthe Republic ofBosnia and Herzegovina shall provide, free of cast,
such facilitiesATOoeeds for the preparation for and executofnthe Operation. The
Govemment of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall assist NATOinobtaining, at the
Jowest rate, the necessary utilities such as electricity, water and ether resources necessary for the
Operation.
15. Claims for damage or injury ta Govemment personnel or property, or ta private personnel
or property of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina shaHbesubmittedthrough govemmental
authorities of the Republic ofBosnia and Herzegovina to the designated NATO Representatives.
16. NATO shall be allowed to contract direct with suppliers for semees and supplies in the
Republic ofBosnia and Herzegovina without payment oftax: or duties. Such services and
supplies shall nobe subject ta sales and other taxes. NATO may hire local personnel who shall
remain subject ta locallaws and regulations. However, local personnel hired by NATO shall:
(a) be immune from legal process in respect of words spoken or \Witten and ali acts
performed by them in their official capacity;
(b) be immune from national services and/or national m.ilitaryservice obligations;
(c) be exempt from taxation on the salaries and emoluments paid ta them by NATO.-
17. NATO may inthe conduct of the Operation, have need to make improvements or
modifications to certain infrastructure of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina such as roads,
utility systems, bridges, tunnels, buildings, etc. Any_such improvements or modifications of a
non-tçmporary nature shall become part of and in the same ownership as that infrastructure.
Temp~mu improvements or modifications may be removed at the discretion of the NATO
Comni.ander, and the facility returned to as near its original condition as possible.
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18. Failing any prior seUlement, disputes with regard to the ÎI1telpftiBtÏor application of
the presentagrec:mcnt sball be settled betweenthe Republic of Bos:niaandHerz:egovina and
NATORepresentativesbydiplomatiemeans.
·19. The provisions of this agreement shall also.apply to the civiliaand military personnel,
property and assets ofnational elcmcnts/units of NATO states, acting in connection to the
Operation or the relieffor the civilian populatiowhich however rema:inunder national
command and control.
20. Supplcmcntal arrangements may be concludcd to work our details forthe Operation also
taking into account itsfurtherdevelopment.
21. The Govcmment of the Republic ofBosnia and Herzegovina shall accord non·NATO
statesand their persor:melparticiparing in the Operationthe sam.eprivileges andimmwüties as
tbose accorded under thisagreement to NATO statesand personnel
22. The provisionsof thisagreement sball remain in force until complction of the Operation
or as the Parties otherwise agree.
23. This Agreement shall enterinto force upon signature.
Donc at Wright-Pattcrson Air Force Base, Ohio on November 21, 1995 and
at ____________ on------"""' 1995.
Fgr tbe Republic of B 0nia and Herze2ovina: For the Nprtb Atlantic Ireatx OŒanigtioo;
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
November 21, 1995
Excellency:
1refer to the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement..which
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has endorsed, and the Agreement Between the
Republic ofBosnia and Herzegovîna and the North AtlanticTreaty Organisation (NATO)
Conceming the Status of NATO andits Personnel.
On behalfof the Federal Republic ofYugoslavia, 1wish toassure you that the
Federal RepublicofYugoslavia shall tak.eali necessary steps, consistent with the
sovereignty,territorial intedrity and political independence of Bosniaand Herzegovina, to
ensure that the Republika Srpskafully respects and romplies with commitments to
NATO, includingin particular access and status of forces, asset forth in the
aforem.entionedAgreements.
His Excellency
Sergio Silvia Balanzino
Acting SecretaryGeneral
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
1110 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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R.Erusuc OFCROA TIA
MiNISlRYOFFOREIGN AAAIRS
MoomR
Dayton. November 21, 1995
ExceUency,
I refer to thAgreement on the Military Aspects of the PeaSettl~e w hcb.the
Republic of Croatibas endo~e and.the Agreement Between the Republic oBosnia and
Herzegovina aud the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Conceming the Status of
NATO and its Personnel.
On bebalfof the Republic of Ctoatia, 1wisb to assure you thatthe Republic of Croatia
sballtlk:e aneŒssary steps, consistent witb the sovereignty, territorial iupoliticalnd
independence of Bosnia and Hc:rzegovina.. to ensure that tbe personnel or organisinions
Bosnia and Herzegovina wbich are under its control or with whicit basinfluencefully
respect ud comply with the commitments to NATO, including in particular aceess and status
of forces, as set foinhthe aforementioned Agreemems.
Sincerely,
1
Bl5 Exc:dlmcy
Sergio Sihio Balau:ino
Actin:g Seueta:cGf4er3l
Nortb Atbotic: Traty Orpaisatioa
1110 Brussels
Bd :itou
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
November 21., 1.9.95
Excellency:
I refer to the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace
Settlement, which the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has
signed as a Party, and the Agreement Between the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization {NATO)
Concerning the Status of NATOand its Personnel.
On behalf of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, I wish
to assure you that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina will
adhere to and fulfill its commitments regarding access and statue
of forces in general, including in particular, its commitments to
NATO.
Sincerely,
and Defense
Bosnia and Herzegovina
His Excellency
Sergio Silvia Balanzino
Acting Secretary General
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
11.10 BRUSSELS
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Wright·Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
November 21, 1995
Excellency:
1refer to the Agreement on the Military Aspectsof the PeaŒSettle whmich n~
the Republika Srpska bas signed as a Party, andthe Agreement Between ~epubl oic
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation {l'lATO)Conceming
the Status ofNATO and its Personnel.
On behalf of the Republika Srpska, 1wish to assurethatthe Republika Srpska
willadhere to andfulfiits commitm.entsregarding access and status of forces in general,
includingin particular, its commitments to NATO.
Sincerely,
Momcilo Krajisnik
Presidentoftbe Republika Srpska
His Excellency
Sergio Silvia Balanzino
Acting Secretary General
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
1110 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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A~ent Between theRc:publicof Cmatia and theNortb AtlanticIreaty OŒanisation (NATO)
CanŒmin2 the Statusof NATO and itPersonnel
The Republic of Croatia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.haagreedas follows:
1. For the purposes of the present agreement, the following expressions shall have the meanings
hereunder assigned to them:
"the Operation"means the support, implementation, preparation and participation by
NATO and NATO personnel in a peace planinBosnia and Her.zegovina ora possiblewithdrawal
ofU.N. Forces from fonner Yugoslavia;
"NATO personnel" means the civiliaandmilitary personnel ofthe North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation with the exception of personnel Jocally hired;
"NATO" means the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, its subsidiary bodieitsmilitary
Headquarters and aH its constituent national elements/units ainisupport of, preparing and
participating in the Operation;
"Facilities" means ail premises and land required for conducting the operational, training
and administrative activities by NATO for the Operation as weil as for acconunodations of
NATO personnel.
2. The provisions of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
of 13 February 1946 conceming experts on mission sball apply mutatis mutandis to NATO
personnel involved in the Operation, except as otherwise providedinothe present agreement.
Moreover NATO, its property and assets shall enjoy the privileges and immunitspecifiedin
thatConvention and as statedinthe present agreement.
3. Ali personnel enjoying privileges and immunities under this Agreement shaH respect the
Iaws of the Republic oCroat iis~faras it is compatiblwiththe entrusted tasks/mandate and
sball refrain from activities not compatible with the nature of the Operation.
4. The Govemment ofCroatia recognizes the need for expeditious departure and entry
procedures for NATO personnel. They shaH be exempt from passpon and visa regulations and
the registration requirements applicable ta aliens. NATO personnel shaH carry identification
which they may be requested to produce for Croatian authorities but operations, training and
movement shaH not be allowed ta be impeded or delayed by such requests.
5. , NATO militarypersonnel shall normally wear uniforms, and NATO personnel may
poss aed~csrry arms.if authorized to do so by their orders. Croatian authorities shall acceptas
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6. NATO shallbe permitted to display the NATO flag and/or national tlags ofits
constituent national elements/uni"Œon any NATO uniform, means of transport or facility.
7. NATO military personnel under ali circumstances and at ailtimes shall be subject to the
ex clusive jurisdiction of their respective national elements in respect of any criminal or
disciplinary offenses which may be committed by ~emin the Republic ofCroatia. NATO and
Croatian authorities shall assist each other in the exercise oftheir respective jurisdictions.
8. As experts on mission, NATO personnel shall be i.mm\Ulefrom persona} arrest or
detention. NATO personnel mistak.enly arrested or detained shall immediately be tumed over to
NATO authorities.
9. NATO personnel shall enjoy, together with their vehicles, vessels, aircraftand
equipment, free and unrestricted passage and unimpeded access throughout Croatia including
Croatian airspace and territorial waters. This shall include,·but not be lïn:llted to, the right of
bivouac, maneuver, billet, and utilization of any areas or facilities as required for support,
training, and operations. NATO shaH be exempt from providing inventories or other routine
customs documentation on personnel, vehicles, vessels, aircraft. quipment, supplies, and
provisions entering, exiting, or transiting Croatian territory in support of the Operation. The
Croatian authorities shall facilitate with ail appropriate meansalimovements of personnel,
vehicles, vessels, aircraftor supplies, through ports,airports or roads used. Vehicles, vessels and
aircraftused in support of the Operation shaH not be subject to liceosing or regist:ration
requirements, nor commercial insurance. NATO will use airports,roads and ports without
payment of duties, dues, toUs or charges. However, NATO shaH not claim exemption from
reasonable charges for services requested and received, but operationslmovement and access
shall not be allowed ta be impeded pending payment for such services.
10. NATO personnel shall be exempt from taxation by the Republic ofCroatia on the salaries
and emoluments received from NATO and on any incarne received from outside the Republic of
Croatia
11. NATO personnel and their tangible movable property imponed into or acquired in
Croatia shall also be exempt from all·identifiable taxes by the Republic ofCroatia, except
municipal rates for services enjoyed, and from aliregistration fees and related charges.
12. NATO shaH be allowed ta import and export free of duty or ether restriction equipment,
provisions, and supplies, necessary for the Operation, provided such g_oodsare for the official use
of NATO or for sale via commissaries or canteens provided for NATO personnel. Goods sold
shall be solely for the use ofNATO personnel and not transferable to ether parties.:
13. NATO shall be allowed ta operate its own intemal mail and telecommunications services,
including broadcast services. Telecommunications channels and ether communications needs
which may interfere with Croatian telecommunication services shaH be coordinated with
appropriate Croatian authorities free of cast. It is recognized by the Government of Croatia that
the use of communications channels shaH be necessary for the Operation.
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14. The Govemment of Croatia shall provide, free of cast. such facilities NATO needs for the
preparation for and execution of the Operation. The Govemment ofCroatia shall assist NATO in
obtaining, at the lowest rate, the necessary utilities suchas electricity, water and other resources
nece·ssaryfor the Operation.
15. Claims for damage or injury ta Croatian Govemm.ent personnel or property, or to private .-
personnel or property shali be submitted through Croatian govemmental authorities to the
designated NATO Representatives.
16. NATO shaHbe allowed to contract direct with suppliers for services and supplies inthe
Republic of Croatia without payment of tax or duties. Such services and supplies shall not be
subject ta sales or other taxes. NATO may hire local personnel who shall remain subject ta local
laws and regulations. However,local personnel hired by NATO sha.ll:
(a) be immune from legal process in respect ofwords spoken or written and ail acts
performed by them in their official capacity;
(b) be immune from national services and/or national military service obligations~
(c) be exempt from taxation on the salaries and emoluments paid to them by NATO.
17. NATO may inthe conduct of the Operation, have need ta make improvements or
modifications ta certain Croatian infrastructure such as roads, utility systems, bridges, tunnels,
buildings, etc. Any such improvements or modifications. of a non-temporary nature shall become
part of and in the same O\Vllershipas that infrastructure. Temporary improvements or
modifications may be removed at the discretion of the NATO Commander, and the facility
retumed to as near itsoriginal condition as possible.
18. Failing any prior settlement, disputes with regard to the interpretation or application of
the present agreement shall be settled between Croatia and NATO Representatives by diplomatie
means.
19. The provisions of this agreement shall also apply to the civilian and military personnel,
property and assets of national elements/units ofNATO states, acting in connection to the
Operation or the relief for the civilian population which however remain under national
command and control.
20. Supplemental arrangements may be concluded to work out details for the Operation also
taking into account its further development .
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21.; The Govemment of Croatia shall accord non·NA TO states and their personnel
participating in the Operation the same privileges and immunities as those accorded under this
agreement to NATO states and personnel.
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22. Theprovisionsof thisagreementshallremainin forceunti.lcompletionoftheOperation
oras thePartiesotherwiseagree.
23. ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceuponsiguaiure.
Doneat Wright-PattersonAirForceBase,OhioonNovember21,1995 and
at:...-___________ on ------..7 1995.
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Amement Between the Fedeml Rcpublic of Yu.&aslaviaand the North AtlanticIn:aÏ;y
Orpni sation (NATO) Concemine TransitArranecmcnt forPeacc Plan Qperations
Considcring that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is conducting contingeney planning
in coordination with the United Nationsto support the implementation of a peaceplan in Bosnia
and Herzegovina or apossible withdrawal ofU.N. Forces from former Yugoslavia, and may be
requested by the United Nations ta execute either such operation;
Considering the necessity to establish adequate transitrangements for the
execution/implementation of this Operation;
It is agreed that:
1. For the purposes of the present agreement. thefollowing expressions shaHhave the
meanings hereunder assigned to them:
'lhe Operation" means the support, implementation, preparationand participation by NATO
and NATO personnel in a peace plan in Bosnia and Herzegovina or a possible withdrawal of
U.N. Forces from former Yugoslavia;
''NATO personnel" means the civilianand military personnel of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization with the exception of personnel locallyhired;
"NATO" means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, its subsidiarbodies,its military
Headquarters andaU its constituent national elements/units acting in support of, preparing and
participating in the Operation.
2. The Govemment of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shaH allow the Cree transitover
land, rail. raad, water or throuairof ali personnel and cargo. equipment, goods and material of
whatever kind.,including ammunition required by NATO for the execution of the Operation,
througb the territory of the Federal Republic ofYugoslavia including Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia airspace and tenitorial waters.
3. The Govemment ofthe Federal Republic ofYugoslavia shall provide or assist to provide, at
the lowest cost, such facilities or services as detennined by NATO as are necessary for the
transit !
4. NATO shaH be exempt from providing inventories or ether routine customs documentation
on personnel, equipment, supplies, and provisions entering, exiting, or transiting the Federal
Republic ofYugoslavia territory in support of the Operation. The Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia authorities sball facilitate with ail appropriate means ail movements ofpersormel,
vehicles and/or supplies, through ports, airports or roads used. Vehicles, vessels and aircinft
transit shall nobe subject to licensing or registration requirements, nor commercial insurancc.
NATO shallbe pennitted to use aiiports, roads anportswithout payment of duties, dues, toUs
or charges. NATO shall not claim exemption for reasonable charges for services requested and
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received, but transitshallnot be allowed to be impeded pending negotiations on payment for
such services. The modes of transportwillbe communicated by NATO to the Govemment of
the Federal Republic ofYugoslavia in advance. The routes to be followed will be commonly
agreedupon.
S. The provision of the Convention on the Privileges and lmmunities of the United Nations Qf
13 February 1946 conceming experts on mission shall apply mutatis mutandis to NATO
personnel involved in the transi4 except as otherwise provided for in the present agreement.
Moreover NATO, its property and assets shall enjoy the privileges and immunities specified in
that Convention and as stated in the present agreement
6. Ail personnel enjoying privileges and immunities under this Agreement shall respect the
laws of the Federal Republic ofYugoslavia, insofar as respect for said laws is compatible with
the entrusted tasks/mandate and shaH refrain from activities not compatible with the nature of the
Operation.
7. The Govemment ofthe Federal Republic ofYugoslavia recognizes the need for
expeditious departure and entry procedures for NATO personnel. They shallbe exempt from
passport and visa regulations and the registration requirements applicable to aliens. NATO ..
personnel shall carry identification which they may be requested to produce for Federal Republic
ofYugoslavia authorities, but transit shallnot be allowed to be impeded or delayed by such
requests.
8. NATO m.ilitarypersonnel shaH normally wear uniforms, and NATO personnel may
possess and cany arms ifauthorized to do so by their orders. The Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia authorities shaH acceptas valid. without tax or fee, drivers' licenses and pennits
issued to NATO personnel by their respective national authorities.
9. NATO sball bepermitted to display the NATO flag and/or national flags of its constituent
national elements/units on any NATO unifonn, means of transport or facility.
1O. NATO military personnel under ali circumstances and at ali times shall be subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of their respective national elements in respect of any crim.inal or
disciplinary offenses which may be commined by them in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
NATO and the Federal Republic ofYugoslavia authorities shall assist each ether in the exercise
of their respective jurisdictions.
.
Il. As experts on Jl1.issio, ATO personnel shall be immune from persona! arrest or
detention. NATO personnel m.istak.enlyarrested or detained shaH immediate! y be tumed over to
NATO authorities.
12. NATO personnel and their tangible movable property in transitthrough the Federal
Republic ofYugoslavia shaH also be exempt from ail identifiable taxes by the Govemment of the
Federal Republic ofYugoslavia.
1...13. NATOshall be allowed to operateits owntelecommunicationsservices. This shail
includetheright to utilizsuch meansandservicesas requircdto assurefullabilityto
conlm.unicate,andthe rightto use ailof the electro-magnetispcctrum. forthispurpose,freeof
cost. Inimplementingthisright, NATOshallmak.eeveryreasonableeffortto coordinatewith
andtakc intoaccounttheneedsand requirementsof appropriateFederalRcpublicofYugoslavia
authoritics.
14. Claimsfordamage or injuryto Federal RepublicofYugoslavia Govemmco.tpersonnelor
property,orto privatepersansor property sballbe submittedthroughtheFederalRcpublicof
Yugoslaviagovemmentalauthoritiesto the designated NATO Representatives.
15. Failinganypriorsettlement,disputes withregard to the interpretationor applicition of
thepresentagreementshall be settled betweentheFederalRepublic ofYugoslavia and NATO
Representativesbydiplomatie meam.
16. Theprovisionsofthis agreementshall alsoapply to the civilianand military personnel,
property andassetsof nationalelements/units ofNATOstates,actingiDconnectionto the
Operationofthe reliefforthecivillan populationwhichhowever rcmain undernational
command and control.
I7. . SuppJementalammgementsmay be concluded to work out detailsfor thetransit also
taking intoaccountits furtherdevelopment
18. The Govemmentofthe Federal RepublicofYugoslavia sballaccordfor the transitof
non·NATOstates and theirpersonnel participatingin theOperationthesameprivilegesand
immunities as thoseaccorded under thisagreement to NATO statesandpersonneL
19. Theprovisionsof thisagreement shall remainin force until completiooofthe Operation
or asthe Partiesotherwiseagree.
20. ThisAgreementshallenter into force uponsignature.
Doneat Wright-PattersonAirForce Base, Ohio onNovember 21, 1995and
at_____________ on ---------' 1995.
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ANHEX 1-B
AGREEMENTON REGIONAL STABILIZATION
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of
Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the-Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republika Srpska (hereinafter the
"Parties"} have agreed as follows.:
Article I
General Obligations
The Parties agree that establishment of progressive measures
for regional stability and arms control is essential to creating ~
stable peace in the region. To this end, they agree on the
importance of devising new forms of cooperation in the field of
security aimed at building transparency and confidence and
achieving balanced and stable defense force levels at the lowest
numbers consistent with the Parties' respective security and the
need to avoid an arms race in the region. They have approved the
following elements for a regional structure for stability.
Article II
Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Within seven days after this Agreement (hereinafter ~Annex")
enters into force, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republika Srps~a
shall at an appropriately high political level commence
negotiations upder the auspices of the Organization for Security
and Co~peratio nn Europe (hereinafter "OSCE") to agree upon a
series of measures to enhance mutual confidence and reduce the risk
of conflict, drawing fully upon the 1994 Vienna Document of the
Negotiations on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures of the
OSCE. The objective of these negotiations is to agree upon an
initial set of measures within forty-five {45) days after this
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Annex entera into force including,· but not necessarily limited to,
the following:
(a) restrictions on military deployments and exercises in
.certain geographical areas;
(b) restraints on the reintroduction of foreign Forces in
light of Article III of Annex 1-A to the General Frame~ork
Agreement;
(c) restrictions on locations of heavy weapons;
(d) withdra~al of Forces and heavy weapons to
cantonment/barracks areas or ether designated locations as
provided in Article IV of Annex 1-A;
(e) notification of disbandment of special operations and
armed civilian groups;
(f) notification of certain planned military activities,
including international military assistance and training
programs;
(g) identification of and monitoring of weapons manufacturing
capabilities;
(h) immediate exchange of data on the holdings of the five
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (hereinafter
"CFE") weapons categories as defined in the CFE Treaty, with
the additional understanding that artillery pieces will be
defined as those of 75mm calibre and above; and
(i) immediate establishment of military liaison missions
between the Chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska;
Article III
Regional Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
To supplement the measures in Article II above on a wider
basie, the Parties agree to initiate steps toward a.regional
agreement on confidence- and security-building measures. The
Parties agree:
{a) not to import any arms for ninety (90) days after this
Annex entera into force;
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(b} not to import for 180 days after this Annex enters into
force or until the arma control agreement referred ta in
Article IV below takes effect, whichever is the earlier, heavy
weapons or heavy weapons ammunition, mines, military aircraft,
and helicopters. Heavy weapons refera to all tanks and armored
vehicles, all artillery 75 mmand above, all mortars 81 mmand
above, and all anti-aircraft weapons 20 mmand above.
Article IV
Measures for Sub-Regional Arms Control
1. Recognizing the importance of achieving balanced and stable
defense force levels at the lowest numbers consistent with their
respective security, and understanding that the establishment of a
be an essentialry element in preventingthe lothet recurrence of aof conflict, will
the Parties within thirty (30) days after this Annex entera into
force shall commence negotiations under the auspices of the OSCE ta
reach early agreement on levels of armaments consistent with this
goal. Within thirty (30) days after this Annex enters into force, ·
the Parties shall also commence negotiations on an agreement
establishing voluntary limits on military manpower.
2. The Parties agree that the armaments agreement should be
based at a minimum on the following criteria: population size,
current military arrnament holdings, defense needs, and relative
force levels in the region.
(a) The agreement shall establish numerical limits on holdings
of tanks, artillery, armored combat vehicles, combat aircraft,
and attack helicopters, as defined in the relevant sections of
·the CFE Treaty, with the additional understanding that
artillery pieces will be defined as those of 75 mm calibre and
above.
(b} In arder ta establish a baseline, the Parties agree to
report within thirty (30) days after this Annex enters into
force their holdings as defined in sub-paragraph (a) above,
according ta the format prescribed in the 1992 Vienna Document
of the OSCE.
(c) This notification format shall be supplemented ta take into
account the special considerations of the region. ·
3. The Parties agree to complete within 180 days after this
Annex enters into force the negotiations above on agreed numerical
limits on the categories referred to in paragraph 2(a) of this
Article. If the Parties fail ta agree to such lirnits within 180
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days after this Annex enters into force, the following limita shall
apply, according to a ratio of 5:2:2 based on the approximate ratio
of populations of the Parties:
(a) the baseline shall be the determined holdings of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (hereinafter the nbaseline");
(b) the limits for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be
seventy-five (75) percent of the baseline;
(c} the limits for the Republic of Croatia shall be thirty (30)
percent of the baseline;
(d) the limits for Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be thirty (30)
percent of the baseline; and
(e) the allocations for Bosnia and Herzegovina will be divided
between the Entities on the basis of a ratio of two (2) for the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one (1) for the
Republika Srpska.
4. The OSCE will assist the Parties in their negotiations
under Articles II and IV of this Annex and in the implementation
and verification (including verification of holdings declarations)
of resulting agreements.
Article v
Regional Arms Control Agreement
The OSCE will assist the Parties by designating a special
representative to help organize and conduct negotiations under the
auspices of the OSCE Forum on Security Cooperation ("FSCn) with the
goal of establishing a regional balance in and around the former
Yugoslavia. The Parties undertake to cooperate fully with the OSCE
to that end and to facilitate regular inspections by ether parties.
Further, the Parties agree to establish a commission together with
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Article VI
Bntry into Force
This Annex shall enter into force upon signature.
For the Republic of
Bosnia a Herzegovina
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For the Republic For the Federal Republic
of cr;?( of Yugoslavia
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Bosniaeand Herzegovina For the Republika Srpska
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ANNEX 2
AGREEMENT ON INTER-ENTITY BOUNDARY LINE
ANDRELATEDISSUES
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska (the ."Parties")
have agreed as follows:
Article I
Inte:r-EntitY Boundary Line
The boundary between the Federation of11osnia and
Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska (the Inter-Entity Boundary
Line") shall be as delineated on the map at the Appendix.
Article II
Adiustment by the Parties
The Parties may adjust the Inter-Entity Boundary Line only
by mutual consent. During the period in which the multinational
military Implementation Force (HIFOR") is deployed pursuant to
consult l-Awitho tthe !FOR Commander prier Agreemeto making theany agreed shall
adjustment and shall provide notification of such adjustment to
the IFOR Commander.
Article III
Ri vers
1. Where the Inter-Entity Boundary Line follows a river,
the line shall follow natural changes (accretion or erosion) in
the course of the river unless otherwise agreed. Artificial
changes in the course of the river shall not affect the location
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of the Inter-Entity Boundary Line unless otherwise agreed. No
artificial changes may be made except by agreement among the
Parties.
2. In the event of sudden natural changes in the course of
the river (avulsion or cutting of new bed) , the line shall be
determined by mutual agreement of the Parties. If such event
occurs during the period in which the !FOR is deployed, any such
determination shall be subject to the approval of the !FOR
Commander.
Article IV
Delineation and Markinq
1. The line on the 1:50,000 scale map ta be provided for
the Appendix delineating the Inter-Entity Boundary Line, and the
lines on the 1:50,000 scale map to be provided for Appendix A to
Annex 1-A delineating the Inter-Entity Zon.e of Separation and the
Agreed Cease-Fire Line and its Zone of Separation, which are
accepted by the Parties as controlling and definitive, are
accurate to within approximately 50 meters. During the period in
which the !FOR is deployed, the IFOR Commander shall have the
right to determine, after consultation with the Parties, the
exact delineation of such Lines and Zones, provided that with
respect to Sarajevo the IFOR Commander shall have the right to
adjust the Zone of Separation as necessary.
2. The Lines and Zones described above may be marked by
representatives of the Parties in coordination with and under the
supervision of the !FOR. Final authority for placement of such
markers shall rest with the IFOR. These Lines and Zones are
defined by the maps and documents agreed to by the Parties and
not by the physical location of markers.
3. Following entry into force of this Agreement, the
Parties shall form a joint commission, comprised of an equal
number of .representatives from each Party, to prepare an agreed
technical document containing a precise description of the Inter
Entity Boundary Line. Any such document prepared during the
period in which the IFOR is depl,...,:.'ed shall be subj ect to the
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Article V
Arbitration for the B~cko Area
1. The Parties agree to binding arbitration of the disputed
portion of the Inter-Entity Boundary Line in the Brcko area
indicated on the map attached at the Appendix.
2. No later than six months after the entry into force of
this Agreement, the Federation shall appoint one arbitrator, and
the Republika Srpska shall appoint one arbitrator. A third
arbitrator shall be selected by agreement of the Parties'
appointees within thirty days thereafter. If they do not agree,
the third arbitrator shall be appointed by the President of the
International Court of Justice. The third arbitrator shall serve
as presiding officer of the arbitral tribunal.
3. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the proceedings
shall be conducted in accordance with the ONCITRALrules. The
arbitrators shall apply relevant legal and equitable principles.
4. Unless otherwise agreed, the area indicated in paragraph.·
1 above shall continue to be administered as currently.
S. The arbitrators shall issue their decision no later than
one year from the entry into force of this Agreement. The
decision shall be final and binding, and the Parties shall
implement it without delay.
Article YI
Transition
In those areas transferring.from one Entity to the other in
accordance with the demarcation described herein, there shall be
a transitional period to provide for the orderly transfer of
authority. The transition shall be completed forty-five (45)
daye after the Transfer of Authority from the ONPROFORCommander
to .the !FOR Commander, as described in Annex 1-A.
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Article VII
Status of Appengix
The Appendix shall constitute an integral part of this
Agreement.
Article VIII
Entry into Force
This Agreement shall enter into force upon si.gnature.
public of
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For the Federation of For the R",publi/A Srpska
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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For the Rema c ~"l Federal Republic
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APPENDIX TO ANNEX2
The Appendix to Annex 2 consists of this document together
with (a) a 1:600,000 scale UNPROFOR raad map consisting of one
map sheet, attached hereto; and (b) a 1:50,000 scale Topographie
Line Map, to be provided as described below.
On the basis of the attached 1:600,000 ecale map, the
Parties request that the United States Department of Defense
provide a 1:50,000 scale Topographie Line Map, consisting of as
many map sheets as necessary, in arder to provide a more precise
delineation of the Inter-Entity Boundary Line. Such map shall be
incorporated as an integral part of this Appendix, and the
Parties agree to accept such rnap as controlling and definitive
for all purposes.
For the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
/-r /
For the Federation of For the Republika Srpska
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Endorsed: Endorsed:
For the Republic For the Federal Republic
of Croatia of Yugoslavia
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Proximity Peace Talks
Representative Map
l'll.ma.p n:prescnttM dem&JUtlon ofmtu-ftllitybowldaries
aU!'t'dby thePartH a:W:~:tpt·hl~ AFB, Ohio on NO"f:Zl,1995.
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A.NNEX 3
AGREEMENT ON ELECTIONS
In arder to promote free, fair. and democratie elections
and to lay the foundation for representative government and
ensure the progressive achievement of democratie goals
throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance with relevant
documents of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe (OSCE) , the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska
("the Parties") have agreed as follows:
Article I
Conditions for Democratie Elections
1. The Parties shall ensure that conditions exist for the
organization of free and fair elections, in particular a
politically neutral environment; shall protect and enforce the
right to vote in secret without fear or intimidation; shall
ensure freedom of expression arid of the press; shall allow and
encourage freedom of association (including of political
parties); and shall ensure freedom of movement.
2. The Parties request the OSCE to certify whether
elections can be effective under current social conditions in
beth Entities and, if necessary, ta provide assistance to the
Parties in creating these conditions.
3. The Parties shall comply fully with paragraphe 7 and 8
of the OSCE Copenhagen Document, which are attached to this
Agreement.
Article II
The OSCE Role
1. OSCE. The Parties request the OSCE to adopt and put in
place an elections program for Bosnia and Herzegovina as set
forth in this Agreement.
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2. Elections. The Parties request the OSCE to supervise,
in a manner to be determined by the OSCE and in cooperation
with ether international organizations the OSCE deems
nec~ssary he preparation and conduct of elections for the
House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina; for the
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina; for the House of
Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
for the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska; for the
Presidency of the Republika Srpska; and, if feasible, for
cantonal legislatures and municipal governing authorities.
3. Ihe Commission. To this end, the Parties request the
OSCE to establish a Provisional .Election Commission. ("the
Commission") .
4. Timing. Elections shall take place on a date
("Election Day") six months after entry into force of this
Agreement or, if the OSCE determines a delay necessary, no
later than nine months after entry into force.
Article III
The Provisional Election Commission
1. Rules and Regulations. The Commission shall adopt
electoral rules and regulations regarding: the registration of
political parties and independent candidates; the eligibility
of candidates and votera; the role of domestic and
international election observera; the ensuring of an open and
fair electoral campaign; and the establishment, publication,
and certification of definitive election resulta. The Parties
shall comply fully with the electoral rules and regulations,
any internai laws and regulations notwithstanding.
2. Mandate of the Commission. The responsibilities of the
Commission, as provided in the electoral rules and regulations,
shall include:
(a) supervising all aspects of the electoral process to
ensure that the structures and institutional framework
for free and fair elections are in place;
(b) determining voter registration provisions;
(c) ensuring compliance with the electoral rules and
regulations established pursuant to this Agreement;
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(d) ensuring that action is taken to remedy any violation
of any provision of this Agreement or of the electoral
rules and regulations established pursuant to this
Agreement, including imposing penalties against any
persan or body that violates such provisions; and
(e) accrediting observera, including personnel from
international organizations and foreign and domestic
non-governmental organizations, and ensuring that the
Parties grant accredited observera unimpeded access
and movement.
Commission Compshallon consist Fuof the Head·of of ththe COSCEssiMission, Ththe
High Representative or his or ber designee, representatives of
the Parties, and such ether persans as the Head of the OSCE
Mission, in consultation with the Parties, may decide. The'
Head of the OSCE Mission shall act as Chairman of the
Commission. In the event of disputes within the Commission,
the decision of the Chairman shall be final.
4. Privileges and Immunities. The Chairman and Commission
shall enjoy the right to establish communications facilities
and to engage local and administrative staff, and the statua,
privileges and immunities accorded to a diplomatie agent and
mission under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatie Relations.
Article IV
Eligibility
1. Votera. -Any citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina aged 18
or older whose name appears on the 1991 census for Bosnia and
rulesgovand regulations,be eligto vote. in A citizene who no longerctorallives
in the municipality in which he or she resided in 1991 shall,
as a general rule, be expected to vote, in persan or by
absentee ballot, in that municipality, provided that the person
is deterrnined to have been registered in that municipality as
confirmed by the local election commission and the Provisional
Election Commission. Such a citizen may, however, apply to the
Commission ta cast his or her ballot elsewhere. The exercise
of a refugee's right ta vote shall be interpreted as
confirmation of his or ber intention to return to Bosnia and
Herzegovina. By Election Day, the return of refugees should
already be underway, thus allowing many to participate in
persan in elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Commission
may provide in the. electoral rules and regulations for citizens
not listed in the 1991 census to vote.
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Article y
Permanent Election Commfssion
The Parties agree ta create a permanent Election Commission
with responsibilities to conduct future elections in Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
Article VI
lntrv into Force
This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature.,
For the Republic
of Bosni and Herzegovina
For the Federation of For the Republika Srpska
Bosnia and Herzegovin
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ATIACHMENT
TO ANNEX 3 ON ELECTIONS
Document ofthe Second Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Copenhagen, 1990
Paragraphs7 and 8:
(7) To ensure that the willof the people servesas the basisof theauthority of
govemment, the participating Stateswill
(7.1) - hold free elections at reasonable intervals, as established by law;
(7.2) -permit ali seats in at least one chamber of the national legislature tbe fteely
contested in a popular vote;
(7.3) -guarantee universal and equalsuffrage to adult citizens; ·
(7.4) - ensure thatvotes are cast bysecret ballot or by equivalent freevoting procedure,
and tbat they are counted and reported honestly with the official resultsmade
public;
(7.5) - respect the right of cit:izensta seek political or public office, individually or as
·representatives of p6litical parties or organizations, without discrimination;
(7.6) -respect the right of individuals and groups ta establish.in full freedom, their
own political parties or other political organizations and provide such political
parties and organizations with the necessary legal guarantees toenable them to
compete with each other on a basis of equal treatment before the law and by the
authorities;
(7.7) - ensure thatlaw and public po licy work tapermit political campaigning to be
conducted in a fair and free attnosphere in which neither administrative action,
violence nor intimidation bars the parties and the candidates from freely
presenting their views and qualifications, or prevents the voters from leaming and
discussing them or from casting their vote free of fear of retribution;
(7.8) - provide that no legal or administrative obstacle stands in theway ofunimpeded
access ta the media on a non-discriminatory basis for ail political groupings and
ind.ividuals wishing to participatein the electoral process;
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(7.9) • ensure thatcandidateswhoobtain the necessary number of votes rcquired by law
are duly installein office and areperm.itted toremain inoffice until theiterm.
expires or isotherwise broughtto an end in a manner that is regulated by lawin
conformity with democratie parliamentaryand constitutional procedures.
(8) The participating States considerthat the presence of observers,both foreign and
domestic, can enhance the electoral process for Statesinwhich elections are
taking place. They therefore invite observers ftom any other CSCE participating
States and any appropriate private institutions and organizations who may wish to
do soto observethe.courseoftheir national electionproceedings, to the extent
permitted by law. they will alsoendeavour to facilitatesimilaraccess for election
proceedings held below the national levet. Such observers will undertake not to
interfere in the electoral proceedings.
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ANNEX 4
CONSTITUTION
OP BOSN'IA AND HERZEGOVINA
PREAMBLE
Based on respect for human dignity, liberty, and equality,
Dedicated to peace, justice, tolerance, and reconciliation,
Convinced that democratie governmental institutions and fair
procedures best produce peaceful relations within a pluralist
society,
Desiring to promote the general welfare and economie growth
through the protection of private property and the promotion of
a market economy,
Guided by the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the
United Nations,
Committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and
political independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance
with international law,
Deter.mined to ensure full respect for international
humanitarian law,
Internationald byCovenantsverson CivilDecland Political HumaRightsts,and on the
Economie, Social and Cùltural Rights, and the Declaration on the
Rights of Persans Belonging to National or Ethnie, Religious and
Linguistic Minorities, as well as ether human rights
instruments,
Recalling the Basic Principles agreed in Geneva on September
8, 1995, and in New York on September 26, 1995,
Bosniacs, Croats, and Serbs, as constituent peoples (along
with Others) , and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina· hereby
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Article I
Bosnia and Herzegoviria
·1. ·Continuation. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the official name of which shall henceforth be "Bosnia and
Herzegovina," shall continue its legal existence under
international law as a state, with its interna! structure
modified as provided herein and with its present internationally
recognized borders. It shall remain a Member State of the
United Nations and may as Bosnia and Herzegovina maintain or
apply for membership in organizations within the United Nations
system and ether international organizations.
2. Democratie Principles. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be
a democratie state, which shall operate under the rule of law
and with free and democratie elections.
3. Composition. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of
the two Entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
the Republika Srpska (hereinafter "the Entities").
4. Movement of Goods. Services. Capital. and Persans.
There shall be freedom of movement throughout Bosnia and
Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Entities shall not
impede full freedom of movement of persans, goods, services, and
capital throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. Neither Entity shall
establish contrais at the boundary between the Entities.
S. Capital. The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be
Sarajevo.
6. Sym.bols. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall have such symbols
as are decided by its Parliamentary Assembly and approved by·the
Presidency.
7. Citizenship. There shall be a citizenship of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, to be regulated by the Parliamentary Assembly, and
a citizenship of·each Entity, to be regulated by each Entity,
provided that:
(a) All citizens of either Entity are thereby citizens of
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
{b) No persan shall be deprived of Bosnia and Herzegovina or
Entity citizenship arbitrarily or so as tc leave him or her
stateless. No person shall be deprived of Bosnia and
Herzegovina or Entity citizenship on any ground such as sex,
race, color, language, religion, political or ether opinion,
national or social origin, association with a national
minority, property, birth or ether status.
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(c) All persans who were citizens of the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina immediately prier to the entry into force of
this Constitution are citizens of .Bosnia and Herzegovina.
·The citizertship of persans who were naturalized after April
6, 1992 and before the entry into force of this Constitution
will be regulated by the Parliamentary Assembly.
(d) Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegoyina may hold the
citizenship of another state, provided that there is a
bilateral agreement, approved by the Parliamentary Assembly
in accordance with Article IV(4) (d), between Bosnia and
Herzegovina and that state governing this matter. Persans
with dual citizenship may vote in Bosnia and Herzegovina and
the Entities only if Bosnia and Herzegovina is their country
of residence.
the) Aprotection ofof Bosnia anand Herzegovina. abroEach Entity enmay
issue passports of Bosnia and Herzegovina to its citizens as
regulated by the Parliamentary Assembly. Bosnia and
Herzegovina may issue passports to citizens not issued a
passport by an Entity. There shall be a central register of
all passports issued by the Entities and by Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
Article II
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
1. Human Rights. Bosnia and Herzegovina and bath Entities
shall ensure the highest level of internationally recognized
human rights and fundamental freedoms. To that end, there shall
be a Human Rights Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina as
provided for in Annex 6 tc the General Framework Agreement.
2. International Standards. The rights and freedoms set
forth in the European Convention for the Protection of Human
Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its Protocole shall apply
directly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These shall have priority
over all ether law.
3. Enumeration of Rights. All persans within the territory
fundamental andfreedomsvinareferredhall tcenin paragraphuman 2igabove; these
include:
(a) The right to life.
(b) The right not tc be subjected ta torture or to inhuman
. or degrading treatment or punishment.
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(c) The right not to be held in slavery or servitude or to
perform forced or ·compulsory laber.
{d) The rights to liberty. and security of persan.
(e) The right to a fair hearing in civil and criminal
·matters, and ether rights relating ta criminal proceedings.
(f) The right to private and family life, home, !=tnd
correspondence.
(g) Freedom of thought, conscie.nce, and religion.
(hl Freedom of expression.
{il Freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association
with ethers.
(j) The right to marry and to found a family.
(k) The right to property.
(1) The right to education.
(m) The right to liberty of movement and residence.
4. Non-Discrimination. The enjoyment of the rights and
freedoms provided for in this Article or in the international
agreements listed in Annex I to this Constitution shall be
secured to all persans in Bosnia and Herzegovina without
discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, color, language,
religion, political or ether opinion, national or social origin,
association with a national minority, property, birth or ether.
status.
5. Refugees and Displaced Persans. All refugees and
displaced persans have the right freely to return ta their homes
of origin. They have the right, in accordance with Annex 7 to
propertyneraof whichmeworthey Agwere deprivedto havin theorecourse toofthem
hostilities since 1991 and ta be compensated for any such
property that. cannat be restored ta them. Any commitments or
statements relating to such property made under duress are null
and void.
6. Imolementation. Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all courts,
agencies, governmental organs, and instrumentalities operated by
or within the Entities, shall apply and conform to the human
rights and fundamental freedoms referred to in paragraph 2
above.
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7. International Agreements. Bosnia and·Herzegovina shall
remain or become party to the international agreements listed in
Annex I to this Constitution.
8. Cooperation. All competent authorities in Bosnia and
Herzegovina shall cooperate with and provide unrestricted access
ta: any international human rights monitoring mechanisms
established for Bosnia and Herzegovina; the supervisory bodies
established by any of the international agreements listed in
Annex I to this Constitution; the International Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia (and in particular shall comply with orders
issued pursuant to Article 29 of the Statute of the Tribunal);
and any ether organization authorized by the United Nations
• Security Council with a mandate concerning human rights or
humanitarian law.
Article III
Responsibilities of and Relations Between
The Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
And the Entities
1. Responsibilities of the Institutions of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The following matters are the responsibility of
the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
(a) Foreign policy.
(b) Foreign trade policy.
(c) Customs policy.
(dl Monetary policy as provided in Article VII.
(e) Finances of the institutions and for the international
obligations of Bosnia anà Herzegovina.
(f) Immigration, refugee, and asylum policy and regulation.
(g) International and inter-Entity criminal law enforcement,
including relations with Interpol.
(h} Establishment and operation of common and international
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2. Responsibilities of the Entit~es.
(a) The Entities-shall have the right to establish special
parallel relationships with neighboring states consistent
with the sovereignty and te~ritoria lntegrity of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
(b) Each Entity shall provide all necessary assistance tc
the government of ~osnia and ~erzegovin an order to enable
it to h6.ilor the -international'~.{o of lBiosnit.iandns
Herzegovina, provided that f·ii1ancial obligations incurred by
one Entity witpout the consent of the ether prier to the
election of th~ Parliamentary Assembly and Presidency of
Bosnia and Heriegovina shall be the responsibility- of that
Entity, except-insofar as the obligation is necessary for
continuing the membership of Bosnia and Herzegevina in an
international organization.
Cc) The Entities shall provide a safe and secure environment
for all persans in their respective jurisdictions, by
maintaining civilian law enforcement agencies operating in
accordance with internationally recognized standards and -
with respect for the int.ernationally recognized human rights
and fundamental freedoms referred to in Article II above,
and .by taking such ether measures as appropriate.
(d) Each Entity may also enter into agreements with states
and international organizations with the consent of the
providementby law thatemblycertainhe typesameof agreementssembldo notay
require such consent.
3. Law and Responsibilities of the Entities and the
Institutions.
(a) All governmental functions and powers not expressly
assigned in this Constitution to the institutions of Bosnia
and He~zegovina shall be those of the Entities.
(b) The Entities and any subdivisions thereof shall comply
fully with this Constitution, which supersedes inconsistent
provisions of the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the
constitutions and law of the Entities, and with the
decisions of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The general principles of international law shall be an
integral part of the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the
Entities.
4. Coordination. The Presidency may decide tc facilitate
inter-Entity coordination on matters not within the
responsibilities of Bosnia and Herzegovina as provided in this
Constitution, unless an Entity abjects in any particular case.
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S. Additional Responsibilities.
(a) Bosnia and Herzegovina shall assume responsibility for
such ether matters as are agreed by the Entities; are
provided for in Annexes 5 through 8 to the General Framework
Agreement; or are necessary ta preserve the sovereignty,
territorial integrity, political independence, and
international personality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in
accordance with the division of responsibilities between the
institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Additional
institutions may be established as necessary to carry out
auch responsibilities.
(b) Within six months of the entry into force of this
view to including the in thees responsibilities negoof thens with a
institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina ether matters,
including utilization of energy resources and cooperative
economie projects.
Article IV
Parliamentary Assembly
The Parliamentary Assembly shall have two chambers: the
House of Peoples and the House of Representatives.
1. House of Peoples. The House of Peoples shall comprise
15 Delegates, two-thirds from the Federation (including five
Croats and five Bosniacs) and one-third from the Republika
Srpska (five Serbsl .
(a) The designated Croat and Bosniac Delegates from the
Federation shall be selected, respectively, by the Croat and
Bosniac Delegates to the House of Peoples of the Federation.
Delegates from the Republika Srpska shall be selected by the
National Assembly of the Republika Srpska.
(b) Nine members of the House of Peoples shall comprise a
quorum, provided that at least three Bosniac, three Croat,
and three Serb Delegates are present.
2. House of Representatives. The House of Representatives
shall comprise -42 Members, two-thirds elected from the territory
of the Federation, one-third from the territory of the Republika
Srpska.
(a) Members of the House of Representatives shall be
directly elected from their Entity in accordance with an
election law to be adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly.
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(b) A majority of all members elected to the House of
Representatives shall comprise a quorum.
3. Procedures.
{a) Each chamber shall be convened in Sarajevo not more than
30 days after its selection or election.
(b) Each chamber shall by majority vote adopt its interna!
rules and select from its members one Serb, one Bosniac, and
one Croat to serve as its Chair and Deputy Chairs, with the
position of Chair rotating among the three persans selected.
(c) All legislation shall require the approval of.both
chambers.
(d) All decisions in bath chambers shall be by majority of
those present and voting. The Delega.tes and Members shall
make their best efforts to see that the majority includes at
!east one-third of the votes of Delegates or Members from
the territory of each Entity. If a majority vote does not
include one-third of the votes of Delegates or Members from
the territory of each Entity, the Chair and Deputy Chairs
shall meet as a commission and attempt to obtain approval
within three days of the vote. If those efforts fail,
decisions shall be taken by a majority of those present and
voting, provided that the dissenting votes do not include
two-thirds or more of the Delegates or Members elected from
either Entity.
{e) A proposed decision of the Parliamentary Assembly may be
declared ta be destructive of a vital interest of the
Bosniac, Croat, or Serb people by a majority of, as
appropriate, the Bosniac, Croat, or Serb Delegates selected
in accordance with paragraph l(a) above. Such a proposed
decision shall require for approval in the House of Peoples
a majority of the Bosniac, of the Croat, and of the Serb
Delegates present and voting.
(f) When a majority of the Bosniac, qf the Croat, or of the
serb Delegates abjects to the invocation of paragraph (e),
the Chair of the House of Peoples shall immediately convene
selected Cby theion Bosniac,risiby the thrCroat,eleand by the one Serb
Delegates, to resolve the issue. If the Commission fails ta
do so within five days, the matter will be referred to the
Constitutional Court, which shall in an expedited pracess
review it for procedural regularity.
Cg) The House of Peoples may be dissolved by the Presidency
or by the House itself, provided that the House's decision
to dissolve is approved by a majority that includes the
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majority of Delegates from at least two of the Bosniac,
Croat, or Serb peoples. The House of Peoples elected in the
first elections after the entry into force of this
·Constitution may not, however, be dissolved.
(h) Decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly shall not take
effect before publication.
(i) Bath chambers shall publish a complete record of their
in accordance ·with the ir rul es,in de 1ibera te. publciiccl y.nces
(j) Delegates and Members shall not be held criminally or
civilly liable for any acts carried out within the scope of
their duties in the Parliamentary Assembly.
4. Powers. The Parliamentary Assernbly shall have
responsibility for:
(a) Enacting legislation as necessary to implement decisions
of the Presidency or ta carry out the responsibilities of
the Assembly under this Constitution.
{b) Deciding upon the sources and amounts of revenues for
the operations of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
{c) Approving a budget for the institutions of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
(d) Deciding whether to consent to the ratification of
treaties.
(e) Such ether matters as are necessary to carry out its
duties or as are assigned to it by mutual agreement of the
Entities.
Article V
Presidency
The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of
three Members~ one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected
from the territory of the Federation, and one Serb directly
elected from the territory of the Republika Srpska.
1. Election and Term.
(a) Members of the Presidency shall be directly elected in
each Entity (with each voter voting to fill one seat on the
Presidency) in accordance with an election law adopted by
the Parliamentary Assembly. The first election, however,
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shall take place in accordance with Annex 3 to the General
Framework Agreement. Any vacancy in the Presidency shall be
filled from the relevant Entity in accordance with a law to
·be adopted by··the Parliamentary Assembly.
{b) The term of the Members of the Presidency elected in the
first election shall be two years; the term of Members
subsequently elected shall be four years. Members shall be
eligible to succeed themselves once and shall thereafter be
ineligib~e for four years.
2. Procedures.
(a) The Presidency shall determine its own rules of •
procedure, which shall provide for adequate notice of all
méetings of the Presidency.
{b) The Members of the Presidency shall appoint from their
Members a Chair. For the first term of the Presidency, the
Chair shall be the Member who·received the highest number of
votes. Thereafter, the method of selecting the Chair, by
rotation or otherwise, shall be determined by the
Parliamentary.Assembly, subject to Article IV{3).
(c) The Presidency shall endeavor tc adopt all Presidency
Decisions (i.e., those concerning matters arising under
Article III{l) (al - {e)) by consensus. Such decisions may,
subject to paragraph (d) below, nevertheless be adopted by
two Members when al! efforts to reach consensus have failed.
(d) A dissenting Member of the Presidency may declare a
Presidency Decision to be destructive of a vital interest of
the Entity from the territory from which he was elected,
provided that he does so within three days of its adoption.
Such a Decision shall be referred immediately tc the
National Assembly of the Republika Srpska, if the
declaration was made by t_he Memher from that territ ory; to
the Bosniac Delegates of the House of Peoples of the
Federation, if the declaration was made by the Bosniac
Member; or to the Croat Delegates of that body, if the
declaration was made by the Croat Memb'er. If the
declaration is confirmed by a two-thirds vote of those
persans within ten days of the referral, the challenged
Presidency Decision shall not take effect.
3. Powers. The Presidency s.hall have responsibility for:
(a) Conducting the foreign policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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(b) Appointing ambassadors and ether international
representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, no more than
two-thirds of whom may be selected from the territory of the
Federation.
(c) Representing Bosnia and Herzegcivina in international and
European organizations and institutions and seeking
membership in such organizations and institutions of which
Bosnia and Herzegovina is not a member.
(d) Negotiating, denouncing, and, with the consent of the
Parliarnentary Assembly, ratifying treaties of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
(e) Executing decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly.
(f) Proposing, upon the recommendation of the Council of
Ministers, an annual buÇlget to the Parliamentary Assembly.
(g) Reporting as requested, but not less than annually, to
the Parliamentary Assembly on expenditures by the
Presidency.
(h) Coordinating as necessary with international and
nongovernmental organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(i) Performing such ether functions as may be necessary to
carry out its duties, as may be assigned to it by the
Parliamentary Assembly, or as may be agreed by the Entities.
4. Council of Ministers. The Presidency shall nominate the
Chair of the Council of Ministers, who shall take office upon
the approval of the House of Representatives. The Chair shall
nominate a Foreign Minister, a Minister for Foreign Trade, and
ether Ministers as may be appropriate, who shall take office
upon the approval of the House of Representative~.
(a) Together the Chair and the Ministers shall constitute
out-theouncpoliciesMiniand decisionsith of Bosniailitand Herzegovinarying in
the fields referred ta in Article III(l), (4), and {5) and
reporting to the Parliamentary Assembly {including, at least
annually, on expenditures by Bosnia and Herzegovina).
(b) No more than two-thirds of all Ministers may be
appointed from the territory of the Federation. The Chair
shall also nominate Deputy Ministers (who shall not be of
the same constituent people as their Ministers) , who shall
take office upon the approval of the House of
Represent.ati ves.
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(c) The Council of Ministers shall resign if at any time
there is a vote of no-confidence by the Parliamentary
Assembly.
S. Standing Committee.
-(a) Each member of the Presidency shall, by virtue of the
office, have civilian command authority over armed forces.
Neither Entity shall threaten or use force against the ether·
Entity, and under no circumstances shall any armed forces of
either Entity enter into or stay within the territory of the
ether Entity without the consent of the government of the
latter and of the Presidency.of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All
armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina shall operate
consistently with the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(b) The members of the Presidency shall select a Standing
Committee on Military Matters to coordinate the activities
of armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Members of
the Presidency shall be members of the Standing Comrnittee.
Article VI
Constitutional Court
1. Composition. The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and
Herzegovina shall have nine members.
(a) Four members shall be selected by the House of
Representatives of the Federation, and two members by the
Assembly of the Republika Srpska. The remaining three
members shall be sel~cted by the President of the European
Court of Human Rights after consultation with the
Presidency.
(b) Judges shall be distinguished jurists of high moral
standing. Any eligible voter sa qualified may serve as a
judge of the Constitutional Court. The judges selected by
the President of the European Court of Human Rights shall
not be citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina or of any
neighboring state.
(c) The term of judges initially appointed shall be five
years, unless they resign or are removed for cause by
consensus of the ether judges. Judges initially appointed
shall not be eligible for reappointment. Judges
subsequently appointed shall serve until age 70, unless they
resign or are removed for cause by consensus of the other
judges.
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(d) For appointments made more than five years after the
initial appointment of judges, the Parliamentary Assembly
may provide by law for a different method of selection of
the three judges selected by the President of the European
Court of Human Rights.
2. Procedures.
(a) A majority of all members of the Court shall constitute
a quorum.
(b) The Court shall adopt its own rules of court by a
majority of all members. It shall hold public proceedings
and shall issue reasons for its decisions, which shall be
published.
3. Jurisdiction. The Constitutional Court shall uphold
this Constitution.
(a) The Constitutional Court shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to decide any dispute that arises under this
Constitution between the Entities or between Bosnia and
Herzegovina and an Entity or Entities, or between
institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including but not
limited to:
-- Whether an Entity's decision to establish a special
parallel relationship with a neighboring state is consistent
with this Constitution, including provisions concerning the
sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
-- Whether any provision of an Entity's constitution or law
is consistent with this Constitution.
Disputes may be referred only by a member of the Presidency,
by the Chair of the Council of Ministers, by the Chair or a
Assembly,hair by one-fourth cof the members of eitheramentary chamber of
the Parliamentary Assembly, or by one-fourth of either
chamber of a legislature of an Entity.
(b) The Constitutional Court shall also have appellate
jurisdiction over issues under .this Constitution arising out
of a judgment of any ether court in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
{c) The Constitutional Court shall hàve jurisdiction over
issues referred by any court in Bosnia and Herzegovina
concerning whether a law, on whose validity its decision
depends, is compatible with this Constitution, with the
European Convention for Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms and its Protocols, or with the laws of Bosnia and
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Herzegovina; or concerning the existence of or the scope of
a general rule of public international law pertinent to the
court's decision.
4. Decisions. Decisions of the Constitutional court shall
be final and binding.
gticle VII
Central Bank
There shall be a central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
which shall be the sole authority for issuing currency anà·for
monetary policy throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1. The Central Bank's responsibilities will be determined
by the Parliamentary Assembly. For the first six years after
the entry into force of this Constitution, however, it may not
extend credit by creating money, operating in this respect as a
currency board; thereafter, the Parliamentary Assembly may g~ve
it that authority.
2. The first Governing Board of the Central Bank shall
consist of a Governor appointed by the International Monetary
Fund, after consultation with the Presidency, and three members
appointed by the Presidency, two from the Federation (one
Bosniac, one Croat, who shall share one vote) and one from the
Republika Srpska, all of whom shall serve a six-year term. The
Governor, who shall not be a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina
or any neighboring state, may cast tie-breaking votes on the
Governing Board.
3. Thereafter, the Governing Board of the Central Bank of
Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of five persans appointed
by the Presidency for a term of six years. The Board shall
appoint, from among its mernbers, a Governor for a term of six
years.
Article VIII
Finances
proposa! Thof theiamPresidency, Assadopt a budget eacovering thethe
expenditures required to carry out the responsibilities of the
institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the international
obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2. If no such budget is adopted in due time, the budget for
the previous year shall be used on a provisional basis.
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3. The Federation shall provide two-thirds, and the
Republika Srpska one-third, of the revenues required by the
budget, except insofar as revenues are raised as specified by
the Parliamentary Assembly.
Article IX
·general Provisions
1. No persan who is serving a sentence imposed by the
International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and no persan
who is under indictment by the Tribunal and who bas failed to
camply with an arder ta appear before the Tribunal, may stand as
a candidate or hold any appointive, elective, or ether public
office in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2. Compensation for persans holding office in the
institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina may not be diminished
during an officeholder•s tenure.
3. Officials appointed to positions in the institutions of
Basnia and Herzegovina shall be generally representative of the
peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Article X
Amendment
1. Amendment Procedure. This Constitution may be amended
by a decision of the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two
thirds majority of those present and voting in the House of
Representatives.
2. Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. No amendment to
this Constitution may eliminate or diminish any of the rights
alterreethes presenterreparagraph. Article II of this Constitution or
Article XI
Transitional Arrangements
Transitional arrangements concerning public offices, law,
and ether matters are set forth in Annex II ta this
Constitution.
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Article XII
Entry into Force
. 1. This ·Constitution shall enter into force upon signature
of the General Framework Agreement as a constitutional act
amending and superseding the Constitution of the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2. Within three months from the entry into force of this
Constitution, the Entities shall amend their respective
constitutions to ensure their conformity with this Constitution
in accordance with Article III(3) (b).
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ANNEX I
ADDITIONAL liOMAN RIGHTS AGREEMENTS TO BE APPLIED
IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
1. 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide
2. 1949 Geneva Conventions I-IV on the Protection of the
Victims of War, and the 1977 Geneva Protocols I-II
thereto
3. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and
the 1966 Protocol thereto
4. 1957 Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
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s. 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
6. 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination
7. 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights and the 1966 and 1989 Optional Protocole thereto
8. 1966 Covenant on Economie, Social and Cultural Rights
9. 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women
10. 1984 Convention against Torture and .Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
11. 1987 European Convention on the Prevention of Torture
and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
12. 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child
13. 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the
Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their
.. Families
14. 1992 European Charter for Regional or Minority
Languages
15. 1994 Framework Convention for the Protection of
National Minorities
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Annex II
TRANSIT:IOHAL AB.RANGEMB:NTS
1. Joint Interim commission.
{a) The Parties hereby establish a Joint Interim Commission
with a mandate to discuss practical questions related to the
implementation of_ the Constituti,on of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
of the General Framework Agreement and its Annexes, and to make
recommendations and proposais.
(b} The Joint Interim Commission shall be composed of four
persons from the Federation, three persans from the Republika
Srpska, and one representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(c) Meetings of the Commission shall be chaired by the High
Representative or his or designee.
2. Continuation of Laws.
All laws, regulations, and judicial rules of procedure in
effect within the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina when the
Constitution enters into force shall remain in effect ta the
extent not inconsistent with the Constitution, until otherwise
determined by a competent governmental body of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
3. Judicial and Administrative Proceedings.
All proceedings in courts or administrative agencies
functioning within the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina when
the Constitution enters into force shall continue in or be
transferred to ether courts or agencies in Bosnia and
Herzegovina in accordance with any legislation governing the
competence of such courts or agencies.
4. Offices.
.. .
Until superseded by applicable agreement or law,
governmental offices, institutions, and ether bodies of Bosnia
and Herzegovina will operate in accordance with applicable law.
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S. Treaties.
Any trea:ty ratified by the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina between January 1, 1992 and the entry into force of
this Constitution shall be disclosed to Members of the
Presidency within 15 days of their assuming office; any auch
treaty not disclosed shall be denounced. Within six months
after the Parliamentary Assembly is first convened, at the
request of any member of the Presidency, the Parliamentary
Assembly shall consider whether to denounce any ether such
treaty.
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DECLARATION ONBEHALFOF THEREPUBLIC.OFBOSNIAANDHERZEGOVINA
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina approves the
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina at Annex 4 to the General
Framework Agreement.
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For the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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DECLARATION ON BBHALF OF 'I1ΠFEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on behalf of its
constituent peoples and citizens, approves the Constitution of
Bosnia and Herzegovina at Annex 4 to the General Framework
Agreement.
For the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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DECLARATION ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
The Republika Srpska approves the Constitutionof Bosnia and
Herzegovina at Annex 4 to the General Framework Agreement.
For the
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AlmeX 5,
_AGREEMENTON ARBITRATION
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika
Srpska agree to honor the following obligations as set forth in the
Agreed Basic Principles adopted at Geneva on September a, 1995, by
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of croatia,
and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the latter representing
also the Republika Srpska:
Paragraph 2.4. •The two entities will enter into reciprocal
commitments ... (c) to engage in binding arbitration to resolve
disputes between them.•
Paragraph 3. •The entities have agreed iD principle to the
following: ... 3.5 Tbe design and implementation of a system of
arbitration for the solution of disputes between the two entities. •
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ANNEX 6
AGREEMENT ON ROMAN RIGHTS
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska (the "Parties")
have agreed as follows:
CHAPTER ONE : RE;SPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Article I
Fundamental Rights and ·Freedoms
The Parties shall secure to all persans within their
jurisdiction the highest level of internationally recognized
human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights and
freedoms provided in the European Convention for the Protection
of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its Protocole and
the ether international agreements listed in the Appendix to this
Annex. These include:
{1) The right to life.
{2) The right not to be subjected to torture or to inhuman
or degrading treatment or punishment.
{3) The right not ta be held in slavery or servitude or to
perform forced or compulsory laber.
{4) The rights ta liberty and security of persan.
{5) The right to a fair hearing in civil and criminal
matters, and ether rights relating to criminal proceedi~gs.
(6) The right to private and family life, home, and
correspondence.
(7) Freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
(8) Freedom of expression.
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(9) Freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association
with ethers.
marry and to found a family.
(10) The right to
{11) The right to property.
(12) The right to education.
(13) The right to liberty of movement and residence.
(14) The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms provided for
in this Article or in the int·ernational agreements listed in
the Annex to this Constitution secured without
discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, color,
language, religion, political or ether opinion, national or
social origin, association with a national minority,
property, birth or ether status.
CHAPTER TWO: THE COMMISSION ON HTJMA RNIGHTS
Part A: GENERAL
Article II
E§tablishment of the Commission
1. To assist in honoring their obligations under this
Agreement, the Parties hereby establish a Commission on Human
Rights {the "Commission"). The Commission shall consist of two
parts: the Office of the Ombudsman and the Human Rights Chamber.
2. The Office of the Ombudsman and the Human Rights Chamber
shall consider, as subsequently described:
(a) alleged or apparent violations of human rights as
provided in the European Convention for the Protection
of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the
Protocols thereto, or
(b) alleged or apparent discrimination on any ground such
as sex, race, color, language, religion, political or
ether opinion, national or social origin, association
with a national minority, property, birth or ether
status arising in the enjoyment of any of the rights
and freedoms provided for in the international
agreements listed in the Appendix to this Annex,
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where such violation is alleged or appears to have been committed
by the Parties, including by any official or organ of the
Parties, Cantons, Municipalities, or any individual acting under
the authority of such official or organ.
3. The Parties recognize the right of all persans to submit
to the Commission and to ether human rights bodies applications
concerning alleged violations of human rights, in accordance with
the procedures of this Annex·and such bodies. The Parties shall
not undertake any punitive action directed against persona who
intend to submit, or have submitted, such allegations.
Article III
Facilities. Staff and B~enses
1. The Commission shall have appropriate facilities and a
professionally competent staff. There shall be an Executive
Officer, appointed jointly by the Ombudsman and the President of
the Chamber, who shall be responsible for all necessary
administrative arrangements with respect ta facilities and staff.
The Executive Officer shall be subject to the direction of the
Ombudsman and the President of the Chamber insofar as concerna
their respective administrative and professional office staff.
2. The salaries and expenses of the Commission and its
staff shall be determined jointly by the Parties and shall be
borne by Bosnia and Herzegovina. The salaries and expenses shall
be fnlly adequate to implement the Commission's mandate.
3. The Commission shall have its headquarters in Sarajevo,
including bath the headquarters Office of the Ombudsman and the
facilities for the Chamber. The Ombudsman shall have at least
one additional office in the territory of the Federation and the
Republika Srpska and at ether locations as it deems appropriate.
The Chamber may meet in ether locations where it determines that
the needs of a particular case so require, and may mèet at any
place it deems appropriate for the inspection of property,
documents or ether items.
4. The Ombudsman and all rnembers of the Charnber shall not
be held criminally or civilly liable for any acts carried out
within the scope of their duties. When the Ombudsman and members
of the Chamber are not citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, they
and their families shall be accorded the same privileges and
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s. With full regard for the need to maintain impartiality,
the Commission may receive assistance as it deems appropriate
from any governmental, international, or non-governmental
organization.
Part B : HUMANRIGHTS OMBUDSMAN
Article IV
Human Rights Ombudsman
1. The Parties hereby establish the Office of the Human
Rights Ombudsman (the "Ombudsman").
term of fivee Oyearsmanby the Chairman-in-Office for of the-reOrganization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), after consultation
with the Parties. He or she shall be independently responsible
for choosing his or her own staff. Until the transfer described
in Article XIV below, the Ombudsman may not be a citizen of
Bosnia and Herzegovina or of any neighboring state. The
Ombudsman appointed. after that transfer.shall be appointed by the
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
3. Members of the Office of the Ombudsman must be of
recognized high moral standing and have competence in the field
of international human rights.
4. The Office of the Ombudsman shall be an independent
agency. In carrying out its mandate, no persan or organ of the
Parties may interfere with its functions.
Article V
Jurisdiction of the Ombudsman
1. Allegations of violations of human rights received by.
the Commission shall generally be directed to the Office of the
Ombudsman, except where an applicant specifies the Chamber.
. 2. The Ombudsman may investigate, either on his or her own
initiative or in response ta an allegation by any Party or
persan, non-governmental organization, or group of individuals
claiming to be the victim of a violation by any Party or acting
or apparent ofviolations vicof human rights dewithin themiscope, of alleged
paragraph 2 of Article II. The Parties undertake not to hinder
in.any way the effective exercise of this right.
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3. The Ombudsman shall determine which allegations warrant
investigation and in ~hat priority, giving particular priority to
allegations of especially severe or systematic violations and
tho~e founded on alleged discrimination on prohibited grounds.
4. The Ombudsman shall issue findings and conclusions
promptly after concluding an investigation. A Party identified
as violating human rights shall, within a specified period,
explain in writing how it will comply with the conclusions.
s. Where an allegation is received which is within the
jurisdiction of the Human Rights Chamber, the Ombudsman may refer
the allegation to the Chamber at any stage.
6. The Ombudsman may also present special reports at any
time ta any competent government organ or official. Those
receiving such reports shall reply within a time limit specified
by the Ombudsman, including specifie responses to any conclusions
offered by the Ombudsman .
. 7. The Ombudsman shall publish a report, which, in the
event that a persan or entity does not comply with his or her
conclusions and recommendations, will be forwarded to the High
Representative described in Annex 10 to the General Framework
Agreement while such office exists, as well as referred for
further action to the Presidency of the appropriate Party. The
Ombudsman may also initiate proceedings before the Human Rights
Chamber based on such Report. The Ombudsman may also intervene
in any proceedings before the Chamber.
Article VI
Powers
1. The Ombudsman shall have access to and may examine all
official documents, including classified cnes, as well as
judicial and administrative files, and can require any persan,
including a government official, to cooperate by providing
relevant information, documents and files. The ombudsman may
attend administrative hearings and meetings of ether organs and
may enter and inspect any place where persans deprived of their
liberty are confined or work.
2. The Ombudsman and staff are required to maintain the
confidentiality of all confidential information obtained,· except
where required by arder of the Chamber, and shall treat all
documents and files in accordance with applicable rules.
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Part C: HPMAN RIGHIS CHAMBER
Article VII
Human Rights Chamber
1. The Human Rights Chamber shall be composed of fourteen
tnembers.
the Federationin of Bosnia aand Herzegovinareemenshall enappointintofourorce,
mernbers and the Republika Srpska shall appoint two members. The
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, pursuant to its
resolution (93)6, after consultation with the Parties, shall
appoint the remaining members, who shall not be citizens of
Bosnia and Herzegovina or any neighboring state, and shall
designate one such member as the President of the Chamber.
3. ~l members of the Chamber shall possess the
qualifications required for appointment to high judicial office
or be jurists of recognized competence. The members of the
Chamber shall be appointed for a term of five years and may be
reappointed.
4. Members appointed after the transfer described in
Article XIV below shall be appointed by the Presidency of Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
Article VIII
Jurisdiction of the Chamber
1. The Chamber shall receive by referral from the Ombudsman
on behalf of an applicant, or directly from any Party or persan,
non-governmental organization, or group of individuals claiming
tc be the victim of a violation by any Party or acting on behalf
of alleged victims who are deceased or missing, for resolution or
decision applications concerning alleged or apparent violations
of human rights within the scope of paragraph 2 of Article II.
and in what priorityber shalto addresscide them.ch In so doing,s the aChamber
shall take into account the following criteria:
(a) Whether effective remedies exist, and the applicant bas
demonstrated that they have been exhausted and that the
application has been filed with the Commission within
six months from such date on which the final decision
was taken.
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(b) The Chamber shall not address any application which is
substantially the same as a matter which has already
been examined by the Chamber or has already been
submitted to another procedure or international
investigation or settlement.
(c} The Chamber shall also dismiss any application which it
considers incompatible with this Agreement, manifestly
ill-founded, or an abuse of the right of petition.
(d) The Chamber may reject or defer further consideration
if the application concerna a matter currently pending
before any ether international human rights body
responsible for the adjudication of applications or the •
decision of cases, or any ether Commission established
by the Annexes to the General Framework Agreement.
(e) In principle, the Chamber shall endeavor to accept-and
to give particular priority to allegations of
especially severe or systamatic violations and those
founded on alleged discrimination on prohibited
grounds.
(f) Applications which entail requests for provisional
measures shall be reviewed as a matter of priority in
arder to determine (1) whether they should be accepted
and, if so (2) whether high priority for the scheduling
of proceedings on the provisional measures request is
warranted.
2. The Chamber may decide at any point in its proceedings
to suspend consideration of, reject or strike out, an application
on the ground that (a) the applicant does not intend to pursue
his application; (b) the matter has been resolved; or (c) for any
ether reason established by the Chamber, it is no longer
justified to continue the examination of the application;
provided that auch result is consistent with the objective of
respect for human rights.
Article IX
Friendly Settlement
1. At the outset of a case or at any stage during the
proceedings, the Chamber may attempt to facilitate an amicable
resolution of the matter on the basis of respect for the rights
and freedoms referred to in this Agreement.
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2. If the Chamber succeeds in effecting such a resolution,
it shall publish a Report and forward it ta the High
Representative described in Annex 10 to the General Framework
Agreement while such office exists, the OSCE and the Secretary
briefal statement Cof the ofactsopeand the Suresolutiont reached. inclThe a
report of a resolution in a given case may, however, be
confidential in whole or in part where necessary for the
protection of human rights or with the agre.ement of the Chamber
and the parties concerned.
Article X
Proceedings before the Chamber
1. The Chamber shall develop fair and effective procedures
for the adjudication of applications. Such procedures shall
provide for appropriate written pleadings and, on the decision of
the Chamber, a hearing for oral argument or the presentation of
evidence. The Chamber shall have the power to arder provisional
measures, to appoint experts, and to campel the production of
witnesses and evidence.
2. The Chamber shall normally sit in panels of seven,
composed of two members from the Feder~tion, one from the
Republika Srpska, and four who are not citizens of Bosnia and
Herzegovina or any neighboring state. When an application is
·decided by a panel, the full Chamber may decide, upon motion of a
party to the case or the Ombudsman, to review the decision; such
review may include the taking of additional evidence where the
Chamber sa decides. References in this Annex to the Chamber
shall include, as appropriate, the Panel, except that the power
onlyevein the geChamber as a whole.regulations and procedures is vested
3. Except in exceptional circumstances in accordance with
its rules, hearings of the Chamber shall be ·held in public.
4. Applicants may be represented in proceedings by
attorneys or other representatives of their choice, but shall
also be personally present unless excused by the Chamber on
account of hardship, impossibility, or ether good cause.
S. The Parties undertake to provide all relevant
information ta, and ta cooperate fully with, the Chamber.
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Article XI
Decisions
1. Following the conclusion of the-proceedings, the
chamber shall promptly issue a decision, which shall address:
(a) whether the facts found indicate a breach by the Party
concerned o-f its obligations under this Agreement; and
if so
(b) what steps shall be taken by the Party to remedy such
breach, including orders to cease and desist, monetary
relief (including pecuniary and non-pecuniary
injuries), and provisional rneasures.
2. The Chamber shall make its decision by a majority of
members. In the event a decision by the full Chamber resulta in
a tie, the President of the Chamber shall cast the deciding vote.
3. Subject to review as provided in paragraph 2 of Article
x, the decisions of the Chamber shall be final and binding.
4. Any rnember shall be entitled to 'issue a separate opinion
on any case.
s. The Chamber shall issue reasons for its decisions. Its
decisions shall be published and forwarded to the parties
concerned, the High Representative described in Annex 10 to the
General Framework Agreement while such office exists, the ·
Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
6. The Parties shall implement fully decisions of the
Chamber.
Article XII
Rules and Regulations
The Charnber shall promulgate such rules and regulations,
consistent with this Agreement, as may be necessary to carry.out
its functions, including provisions for prelirninary hearings,
expedited decisions on provisional measures, decisions by panels
of the Chamber, and review of decisions made by any such panels.
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CHAPTER THREE: GF~RAL PROVISIONS
Article XIII
Organizations Concerned with Human Rights
1. The Parties shall promote and encourage the activities
of non-governmental and international organizations for the
protection and promotion of human rights.
2. The Parties join in inviting the United Nations
Commission on Human Rights, the OSCE, the United Nations High
Cornmissioner for Human Rights, and ether intergovernmental or
regional human rights missions or organizations tc monitor
closely the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
including through the establishment of local offices and the
assignment of observera, rapporteurs, or ether relevant persans
on a permanent or mission-by-mission basis and to provide them
with full and effective facilitation, assistance and access.
3. The Parties shall allow full and effective access to
non-governmental organizations for purposes of investigating and
monitoring human rights conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and
shall refrain from hindering or impeding them in the exercise of
these functions.
4. All competent authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
shall cooperate with and provide unrestricted access to the
organizations established in this Agreement; any international
human rights monitoring mechanisms established for Bosnia and
Herzegovina; the supervisory bodies established by any of the
international agreements listed in the Appendix to this Annex;
the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; and any
ether organization authorized by the U.N. Security Council with a
mandate concerning human rights or humanitarian law.
Article XIV
Trans fer
Five years after this Agreement enters into force, the
responsibility for the continued operation of the Commission
shall transfer from the Parties to the institutions of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, unless the Parties otherwise agree. In the latter
case, the Commission shall continue to operate as provided above.
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Article XV
Notice
The Parties shall give effective notice of the terms of this
Agreement throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Article XVI
Entry into Force
This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature.
For the Republic
of Bosnia ~govina
.v.
For the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina For
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APPENDIX
HtJMAN RIGBTS AGREEMENTS
1. 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide
~- 1949 Geneva Conventions I-IV on the Protection of the
Victims of War, and the 1977 Geneva Protocols I-II
thereto
3. 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human
Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and the Protocols
thereto
4. 1951 Convention relating ta the Status of Refugees and
the 1966 Protocol thereto
s. 1957 Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
6. 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
7. 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination
8. 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights and the 1966 and ~989 Optional Protocols thereto
9. 1966 Covenant on Economie, Social and Cultural Rights
10. 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women
11. 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, lnhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
12. 1987 European Convention on the Prevention of Torture
and Inhuman or·Degrading Treatment or Punishment
13. 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child
14. 1990 Convention on the Protection of th~ Rights of All
Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
15. 1992 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
16. 1994 Framework Convention for the Protection of National
Minorities
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ANNE;X 7
AGREEMENTON REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the ·Republika Srpska (the "Parties"}
have agreed as follows: ·
CHAPTER ONE: PROTECTION
Article I
Rights of Refugees·and Displaced Persans
1. All refugees and displaced persans have the right freely
ta return to their homes of origin. They shall have the right
to have restored to them property of which they were deprived in
the course of hostilities since 1991 and ta be compensated for
any property that cannat be restored to them. The early return
of refugees and displaced persans is an important objective of
the settlement of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The
Parties confirm that they will accept the return of such persans
who have left their territory, including those who have been
accorded temporary protection by third countries.
2. The Parties shall ensure that refugees and displaced
persans are permitted ta return in safety, without risk of
harassment, intimidation, persecution, or discrimination,
particularly on account of their ethnie origin, religious
belief, or political opinion.
3. The Parties shall take all necessary steps to prevent
activities within their territories which would hinder or impede
the safe and voluntary return of refugees and displaced persans.
Ta demonstrate their commitment to securing full respect for the
human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persans within
their jurisdiction and creating without delay conditions
suitable for return of refugees and displaced persons, the
Parties shall take immediately the following confidence building
measures:
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(a) the repeal of domestic legislation and administrative
practices with discriminatory intent or effect;
(b) the prevention and prompt suppression of any written or
verbal incitement, through media or otherwise, of
ethnie or religious hostility or hatred;
(c) the dissemination, through the media, of warnings
against, and the prompt suppression of, acts of
retribution by military, paramilitary, and police
services, and by ether public officiais or private
individuals;
{d) the protection of ethnie and/or minority populations
wherever they are found and the provision of immediate
access to these populations by international
humanitarian organizations and monitors;
{e) the prosecution, dismissal or transfer, as appropriate,
of persans in military, paramilitary, and police
forces, and ether public servants, responsible for
seriqus violations of the basic rights of persans
belonging to ethnie or minority groups.
4. Choice of destination shall be up to the individual or
family, and the principle of the unity of the family shall be
preserved. The Parties shall not interfere with the returnees'
choice of destination, nor shall they campel them to remain in
areasve lackingationin the basiceriinfrastructure or necessaryy, to resumeo a
normal life. The Parties shall facilitate the flow of
information necessary for refugees and displaced persans to make
informed judgments about local conditions for return.
S. The Parties call upon the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (nUNHCR") to develop in close
consultation with asylum countries and the Parties a
repatriation plan that will allow for an early, peaceful,
orderly and phased return of refugees and displaced persans,
which may include priorities for certain areas and certain
categories of returnees. The Parties agree to implement such a
plan and tc conform their international agreements and internal
laws to it. They accordingly call upon States that have
accepted refugees to promote the early return of refugees
consistent with internatiorial law.
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Article !!
Creation of Suitable Conditions fo~ Return
1. The Parties undertake to create in their territories the
political, economie, and social conditions conducive to the
voluntary return and harmonious reintegration of refugees and
displaced persans, without preference for any particular group.
The Parties shall provide all possible assistance to refugees
and displaced persans and work to facilitate their voluntary
return in a peaceful, orderly and phased manner, in accordance
with the UNHCR repatriation plan.
2. The Parties shall not discriminate against returning
refugees and displaced persans with respect to conscription into
military service, and shall give positive consideration to
requests for exemption from military or ether obligatory service
based on individual circumstances, so as to enable returnees to
rebuild their lives.
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Article III
Cooperation with International Organizations
and International Monitoring
1. The Parties note with satisfaction the leading
humanitarian role of UNHCR, which has been entrusted by the
Secretary-General of the United Nations with the role of
coordinating among all agencies assisting with the repatriation
and relief of refugees and displaced persans.
2. The Parties shall give full and unrestricted access by
UNHCR, the International Committee of the Red Cross ("ICRC"),
the United Nations Development Programme ("UNDP"), and ether
relevant international, domestic and nongovernmental
organizations to all refugees and displaced persans, with a view
ta facilitating the work of those organizations in tracing
persans, the provision of medical assistance, food distribution,
reintegration assistance, the provision of temporary and
permanent housing, and ether activities vital tc the discharge
of their mandates and operational responsibilities without
administrative impedimenta. These activities shall include
traditional protection functions and the monitoring of basic
human rights and humanitarian conditions, as well as the
implementation of the provisions of this Chapter.
3. The Parties shall provide for the security of all
personnel of such organizations.
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Article IV
Repatriation Assistance
The Parties shall facilitate the provision of adequately
monitored, short-term repatriation assistance on a
nondiscriminatory basis to all returning refugees and displaced
persans who are in need, in accordance with a plan developed by
1 . UNHCRand ether relevant organizations, to enable the families
and individuals returning to reestablish their lives and
livelihoods in local communities.
Article V
Persons Unaccounted For
mechanismsPartiof the shaICRC on alle persanstionunaccountedh for. trTheng
Parties shall also cooperate fully with the ICRC in its efforts
to determine the identities, whereabouts and fate of the
unaccounted for.
Article VI
Amnesty
Any returning refugee or displaced persan charged with a
crime, ether than a serious violation of international
humanitarian law as defined in the Statute of the International
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia since January 1, 1991 or a
common crime unrelated to the conflict, shall upon return enjoy
an amnesty. In no case shall charges for crimes be imposed for
politica1 or ether inappropriate reasons or to circumvent the
application of the amnesty.
CHAPTER TWQ; COMMISSION FOR DISPLACED PERSONS AND BEFQGEES
Article VII
Establishment of the Commission
The Parties hereby establish an independant Commission for
Displ aced Pers ons and Refugees (the 1'Commission n ) • The
Commission shall have its headquarters in Sarajevo and may have
offices at ether locations as it deems appropriate.
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Article VIII
Cooperation
The Parties shall cooperate with the work of the Commission,
and shall respect and implement its decisions expeditiously and
in good faith, in cooperation with relevant international and
nongovernmental organizations having responsibility for the
return and reintegration of refugees and displaced persans.
Article IX
Composition
1. The Commission shall be composed of nine members.
Within 90 days after this Agreement enters into force, the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall appoint four members,
two for a term of three years and the ethers for a term of four
years, and the Republika. Srpska shall appoint two members, one
for a term of three. years and the ether. for a term of four
years. The President of the European Court of Human Rights
shall appoint the remaining members, each for a term of five
years, and shall designate one such member as the Chairman. The
members of the Commission may be reappointed.
2. Members of the Commission must be of recognized high
moral standing.
3. The Commission may sit in panels, as provided in its
rules and regulations. References in this Annex to the
Commission shall include, as appropriate, such panels, except
that the power to promulgate rules and regulations is vested
only in the Commission as a whole.
4. Members appointed after the transfer described in
Article XVI below shall be appointed by the Presidency of Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
Article X
Facilities, Staff and Expenses
1. The Commission shall have appropriate facilities and a
professionally competent staff, experienced in administrative,
financial, banking and legal matters, to assist it in carrying
out its functions. The staff shall be headed by an Executive
Officer, who shall be appointed by the Commission.
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2. The salaries and expenses of the Commission and its
staff shall be determined jointly by the Parties and shall be
borne equally by the Parties.
3. Members of the Commission shall not be held criminally
or civilly liable for any acts carried out within the scope. of
their duties. Members of the Commission, and their families, _
who are not citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be accorded
the same privileges and immunities as are enjoyed by diplomatie
agents and their families under the Vienna Convention on
Diplomatie Relations.
4. The Commission may receive assistance from international
expertisevernmfalling withinniztheonmandate inof the Commission,specion terms
to be agreed.
S. The Commission shall cooperate with ether entities
established by the General Framework Agreement, agreed by the
Parties, or authorized by the United Nations Security Council.
Article XI
Mandate
The Commission shall receive and decide any claims for real
property in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the property has not
voluntarily been sold or otherwise transferred since
April 1, 1992, and where the claimant does not now enjoy
possession of that property. Claims may be for return of the
property or for just compensation in lieu of return.
Article XII
Proceedings before the Commission
1. Upon receipt of a claim, the Commission shall determine
the lawful owner of the property with respect to which the claim
is made and the value of that property. The Commission, through
organization, or a shall be entitled ito have access orto any and allal
property records in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to any and all
real property located in Bosnia and Herzegovina for purposes of
inspection, evaluation and assessment related to consideration
of a claim.
2. Any persan requesting the return of property who is
found by the Commission tc be the lawful owner of that property
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shall be awarded its return. Any persan requesting compensation
in lieu of return who is found by the Commission tc be the
lawful owner of that property shall be awarded just compensation
as determined by the Commission. The Commission shall make
decisions by a majority of its members.
3. In determining the lawful owner of any property, the
Commission shall not recognize as valid any illegal property
transaction,- including any transfer that was made under duress,
in exchange for exit permission or documents, or that was
is awarded ireturnectiof property emay acceptleansa satisfactorypersanleaseho
arrangement rather than retake possession.
4. The Commission shall establish fixed rates that may be
applied to determine the value of all real property in Bosnia
and Herzegovina that is the subject of a claim before the
Commission. The rates shall be based on an assessment or survey
of properties in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina
undertaken prier to April 1, 1992, if available, or may be based
on ether reasonable criteria as determined by the Commission.
S. The Commission shall have the power to effect any
transactions necessary to transfer or assign title, mortgage,
lease, or otherwise dispose of property with respect to which a
claim is made, or which is determined to be abandoned. In
particular, the Commission may lawfully sell, mortgage, or lease
real property to any resident or citizen of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, or to either Party, where the lawful owner has
sought and received compensation in lieu of return, or where the
property is determined to be abandoned in accordance with local
law. The Commission may also lease property pending
consideration and final determination of ownership.
6. In cases in which the claimant is awarded compensation
in lieu of return of the property, the Commission may award a
realtarproperty.t orThe Partiestionwelcome the for willingnessure of thease of
international community assisting in the construction and
financing of housing in Bosnia and Herzegovina to accept
compensation bonds awarded by the Commission as payment, and ta
award persans holding such compensation bonds priority in
obtaining that housing. ·
7. Commission decisions shall be final, and any title,
deed, mortgage, or ether legal instrument created or awarded by
the Commission shall be recognized as lawful throughout Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
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s. Failure of any Party or individual to cooperate with the
Commission shall not prevent the Commission from making its
decision.
Article XIII
Use of Vacant Property
The Parties, after notification to the Commission and in
coordination with UNHCRand ether international and
nongovernmental organizations cont~ibuting to relief and
reconstruction, may temporarily house refugees and displaced
persans in vacant property, subject to final determination of
ownership by the Commission and to such temporary lease
provisions as it may require.
Article XIV
Refugees and Displaced Persans Property Fund
1. A Refugees and Displaced Persans Property Fund {the
"Fund") shall be established in the Central Bank of·Bosnia and
Herzegovina to be administered by the Commission. The Fund
shall be replenished through the purchase, sale, lease and
mortgage of real property which is the subject of claims before
the Commission. It may also be replenished by direct payments
from the Parties, or from contributions by States or
international or nongovernmental organizations.-
2. Compensation bonds issued pursuant to Article XII(6)
shall create future liabilities on the Fund under terms and
conditions to be defined by the Commission.
Article XV
Rules and Regulations
The Commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations,
consistent with this Agreement, as may be necessary to carry out
its functions. In developing these rules and regulations, the
Commission shall consider domestic laws on property rights.
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Article XVI
Trans fer
Five years after this Agreement takes effect, responsibility
for the financing and operation of the Commission shall transfer
from the Parties to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
unless the Parties otherwise agree. In the latter case, the
Commission shall continue to operate as provided above.
Article XVII
Notice
The Parties shall give effective notice of the terms of this ..
Agreement throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in all
countries known to have persans who were citizens or residents
of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Article XVIII
Entry into Force
This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature.
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ANNEX a
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AGREEMENTON COMMISSION TO PRESERVE NATIONAL MONUMENTS
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska (the "Parties")
have agreed as follows:
Article I
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Establishment of the Commission
The Parties hereby establish an independent Commission to
Preserve National Monuments (the "Commission"). The Commission
shall have its headquarters in Sarajevo and may have offices at
ether locations as it deems appropriate.
Article II
Composition
1. The Commission shall be composed of five members.
Within 90 days after this Agreement enters into force, the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall appoint two members,
and the Republika Srpska one member, each serving a term of
three years. The Director-General of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization shall appoint
the remaining members, each for a term of five years, and shall
designate one such member as the Chairman. The members of the
Commission may be reappointed. No persan who is serving a
sentence imposed by the International Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia, and no persan who is under indictment by the
Tribunal and who has failed to comply with an arder to appear
before the Tribunal, may serve on the Commission.
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2. Members appointed after the transfer described in
Article IX below shall be appointed by the Presidency of Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
Article III
Faeilities. Staff and EXPenses
1. The Commission shall have appropriate facilities and a
professionally competent staff, generally representative of the
ethnie groups comprising Bosnia and Herzegovina, to assist it in
executive oofficer, fuwho shall bee appointedshalby the heaCommission.n
2. The salaries and expenses of the Commission and its
staff shall be determined jointly by the Entities and shall be
borne equally by them.
3. Member.s of the Commission shall not be held criminally
or civilly liable for any acts carried out within the scope of
their duties. Members of the Commission,· and their families,
who are not citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be aecorded
the same privileges and immunities as are enjoyed by diplomatie
agents and their families under the Vienna Convention on
Diplomatie Relations.
Article IV
Mandate
The Commission shall ~eceive and decide on petitions for the
designation of property having cultural, historie, religious or
ethnie importance as National Monuments.
Article V
Proceedings before the Commission
Herzegovina,ny Parmay submit any to thenedCommissionsan a petition afor the
designation of property as a National Monument. Eaeh such
petition shall set forth all relevant information concerning the
property, including:
(a) the specifie location of the propertyi
{b) its current owner and condition;
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(c) the cast and source of funds for any necessary repairs
to the property;
(d) any known proposed use; and
(e) the basis for designation as a National Monument.
2. In deciding upon the petition, the Commission shall
afford an opportunity for the owners of the proposed National
Monument, as well as ether interested persans or entities, to
present their views.
3. For a period of one year after such a petition has been
accordance twithe thismmiAnnex, whichever occurssionfirst,is alldePartiesin
shall refrain from taking any deliberate measures that might
damage the property.
4. The Commission shall issue, in each case, a written
decision containing any findings of fact it deems appropriate
and a detailed explanation of the basis for its decision. The
Commission shall make decisions by a majority of its members.
Decisions of the Commissio~ shall be final and enforceable in
accordance with domestic law.
s. In any case in which the Commission issues a decision
designating property as a National Monument,· the Entity in whose
territory the property is situated (a) shall make every effort
ta take appropriate legal, scientific, technical, administrative
and financial measures necessary for the protection,
conservation, presentation and rehabilitation of the property,
and (b) shall .refrain from taking any deliberate measures that
might damage the property.
Article VI
Eligibilitv
The following shall be eligible for designation as National
a groupts: of peopleable withr icommon cultural,perty historie,at religiousce orto
ethnie heritage, such as monuments of architecture, art or
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Article VII
Rules and Regulations
The Commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations,
consistent with this Agreement; as may be necessary to carry out
its functions.
Article VIII
Cooperation
Officiais and organs of the Parties and their Cantons and
Municipalities, and any individual acting under the authority of
such official or organ, shall fully cooperate with the
Commission, including by providing requested information and
ether assistance.
Article IX
Trans fer
Five years after this Agreement enters into force, the
responsibility for the continued operation of the Commission
shall transfer from the Parties to the Government of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, unless the Parties otherwise agree. In the latter
case, the Commission shall continue to operate as provided
above.
Article X
Notice
The Parties shall give. effective notice of the terms of this
Agreement throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Article XI
Entry into Foree
This Agreement shall enter into foree upon signature.
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ANNEX 2
AGREEMENT ON ESTABLISHMENTOF
BOSNIA ANDHERZEGOVINAPUBLIC CORPORATIONS
Bearing in mind that reconstruction of the
infrastructure and the functioning of transportation and ether
facilities are important for the economie resurgence of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, and for the smooth functioning of its
institutions and the organizations involved in implementation of
the peace settlement, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and the Republika Srpska (the "Parties") have agreed as follows:
Article I
commission on Public Corporations
1. The Parties hereby establish a Commission on Public
Corporations (the ncommission"} to examine establishing Bosnia
and Herzegovina Public Corporations tc operate joint public
facilities, such as for the operation of utility, energy, postal
and communication facilities, for the benefit of bath Entities.
2. The Commission shall have five Members. Within fifteen
days after this Agreement entera into force, the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina shall appoint two Members, and the
Republika Srpska one Member. Persans appointed must be familiar
with the specifie economie, political and legal characteristics
of Bosnia and Herzegovina and be of high recognized moral
standing. Recognizing that the Commission will benefit from
international expertise, the Parties request the President of the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to appoint the
remaining two Members and to designate one as the Chairman.
3. The Commission shall in particular examine the
appropriate internai structure for such Corporations, the
conditions necessary ta ensure their successful, permanent
operation, and the best means of procuring long-term investment
capital.
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Article II
Establishment of a Transportation Corporation
1. The Parties, recognizing an immediate need to establish
a Public Corporation to organize and operate transportation
facilities, such as roads, railways and ports, for their mutual
benefit, hereby establish a Bosnia and Herzegovina Transportation
Corporation (the nTransportation Corporationn) for such purpose.
2. The Transportation Corporation shall have its
headquarters in Sarajevo and may have offices at ether locations
as it deems appropriate. It shall have appropriate facilities
and choose a professionally competent Board of Directors,
Officers and Staff, generally representative of the ethnie groups
comprising Bosnia and Herzegovina, to carry out its functions.
• The Commission shall choose the Board of Directors, which shall
in turn appoint the Officers and select the Staff.
3. The Transportation Corporation is authorized tc
construct, acquire, hold, maintain and operate and dispose of
real and personal property in accordance with specifie plans that
fees,everentals and etherso chargesizedfor thefiuse of facilities rateit
operates; enter into all contracte and agreements necessary for
the performance of its functions; and take ether actions
necessary to carry out these functions.
4. The Transportation Corporation shall operate
transportation facilities as agreed by the Parties. The Parties
shall, as part of their agreement, provide the Corporation with
necessary legal authority. The Parties shall meet within fifteen
days after this Agreement enters into force to consider.which
facilities the Corporation will operate.
S. Within thirty days after this Agreement enters into
force, the Parties shall agree on sums of money to be contributed
to the Transportation Corporation for its initial operating
budget. The Parties may at any time transfer to the
Transportation Corporation additional funds or facilities that
belong to them and the rights thereto. The Parties shall decide
the means by which the Transportation Corporation will be
authorized to raise additional capital.
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Article III
Other Public Corporations
The Parties may decide, upon recommendation of the
Commission, to use establishment of the Transportation
Corporation as a madel for the establishment of other joint
public corporations, such as for the operation of utility,
energy, postal and communication facilities.
Article IV
Cooperation
The Commission, the Transportation Corporation and ether
Public Corporations shall cooperate fully with all organizations
involved in implementation of the peace settlement, or which are
otherwise authorized by the United Nations Security Council,
including the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
Article V
Ethics
Mernbers of the Commission and Directors of the
Transportation Corporation may not have an employment or
financial relationship with any enterprise that has, or is
seeking, a contract or agreement with the Commission or the
Corporation, respectively, or otherwise has interests that can be
directly affected by its actions or inactions.
Article VI
Enta into Force
This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature.
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ANNEX 10
AGREEMENT ON CIVILIAN IMPI..EMENTATION
OF THE PEACE SETTLEMENT
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croat.ia,
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and the Republika Srpska (the "Parties") have agreed
as follows:
Artic.le I
High Representative
1. The Parties agree that the implementation of the
civilian aspects of the peace settlement will entail a wide range
of activities including continuation of the humanitarian aid
effort for as long as necessary; rehabilitation of infrastructure
and economie reconstruction; the establishment of political and
constitutional .institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina; promotion
of respect for human rights and the return of displaced;persons
and refugees; and the holding of free and fair elections
according ta the timetable in Annex 3 tc the General Framework
Agreement. A considerable number of international organizations
and agencies will be called upon ta assist.
2. In view of the complexities facing them, the Parties
request the designation of a High Representative, to be appointed
consistent with relevant United Nations Security Council
mobilizeons,and, tas appropriate, the coordinate owtheffactivitiesnd toof the
organizations and agencies involved in the civilian aspects·of
the peace settlement by carrying out, as entrusted by a U.N.
Security Council resolution, the tasks set out below.
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Article II
Mandate and Methods of Coordination and-Liaison
1. The High Representative shall:
(a) Monitor the implementation of the peaee settlement;
(b) Maintain close c6ntact with the Parties to promote their
full compliance with all civilian aspects of the peace
settlement and a high level of cooperation between them and
the organizations and agencies participating in those
aspects.·
(c) Coordinate the activities of the civilian organizations
and agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure the
efficient implementation of the civilian aspects of the
peace settlement. The High Representative shall respect
their autonomy within their spheres of operation while as
of theiry activities geneon the guiimplementationthem aof the tpeacempact
settlement. The civilian organizations and agencies are
requested to assist the High Representative in the execution
of his or her responsibilities by providing all information
relevant to their operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
(d) Facilitate, as the High Representative judges necessary,
the resolution of any difficulties arising in connection
with civilian implementation.
(e) Participate in meetings of donor organizations,
particularly on issues of rehabilitation and reconstruction.
·(f) Report periodically on progress in implementation of the
peace agreement concerning the tasks set forth in this
Agreement to the United Nations, European Union, United
States, Russian Federation, and ether interested
governments, parties, and organizations.
(g) Provide guidance to, and receive reports from, the
Commissioner of the International Police Task Force
established in Annex 11 tc the General Framework Agreement.
2. In pursuit of his or her mandate, the High 11
Representative shall convene and chair a commission (the Joint
Civilian Commission") in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It will
comprise senior political representatives of the Parties, the
!FOR Commander or his representative, and representatives of
those civilian organizations and agencies the High Representative
deems necessary.
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3. The High Representative shall, as necessary, establish
subordinate Joint Civilian Commissions at local levels in Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
4. A Joint Consultative Committee will meet from time ta
time or as agreed between the High Representative and the IFOR
Commander .
.s. The High Representative or his designated representative
shall remain in close contact with the IFOR Commander or his
designated representatives and establish appropriate liaison
arrangements with the !FOR Commander to facilitate the discharge
of their respective responsibilities.
6. The High Representative shall exchange information and
maintain liaison on a regular basis with !FOR, as agreed with the
IFOR Commander, and through the commissions described in this
Article.
7. The High Representative shall attend or be represented
at meetings of the Joint Military Commission and offer advice
particularly on matters of a political-military nature.
Representatives of the High Representative will also attend
subordinate commissions of the Joint Military Commission as set
out in Article VIII(B) of Annex lA to the General Framework
Agreement.
B. The High Representative may also establish ether
civilian commissions within or outside Bosnia and Herzegovina to
facilitate the execution of his or her mandate.
9. The High Representative shall have no authority over
the IFOR and shall not in any way interfere in the conduct of
military operations or the !FOR chain of command.
Article III
Staffinq
1. The High Representative shall appoint staff, as he or
she deems necessary, to provide assistance in carrying out the
tasks herein.
2. The Parties shall facilitate the operations of the High
.. Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including by the
provision of appropriate assistance as requested with regard to
transportation, subsistence, accommodations, communications, and
ether facilities at rates equivalent to those provided for the
IFOR unàer applicable agreements.
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Bosnia 3. and Herzegovina,sentatisuch legalshacapacityoy, as may be necessarys of
for the exercise of his or ber functions, including the capacity
to contract and to acquire and dispose of real and personal
property.
4. Privileges and immunities shall be accorded as follows:
(a) The Parties shall accord the office of the High
Representative and its premises, archives, and ether
property the same privileges and immunities as are enjoyed
by a diplomatie mission and its premises, archives, and
ether property under the V~enna Convention on Diplomatie
Relations.
•
(b) The Parties shall accord the High Representative and
professional members of his or her staff and their familles
the same privileges and immunities as are enjoyed by
diplomatie agents and their families under the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatie Relations.
(c) The Parties shall accord ether members of the High
Representative staff and their families the same privileges
and immunities as are enjoyed by members of the
theinViennaive Conventionechnion Diplomatief aRelations. familles under
Article IV
Cooperation
The Parties shall fully cooperate with the High
Representative and his or her staff, as well as with the
international organizations and agencies as provided for in
Article IX of the General Framework Agreement.
Article V
Final Authority to Interpret
•
The High Representative is the final authority in thea.ter
regarding interpretation of this Agreement on the civilian
implementation of the peace settlement.
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Article VI
Entry into Force
This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature.
For the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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For ,;~ublic
of C~au'
For the Federation of Srpska
Bosnia and Herzegovina Forth].~
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AGREEMENT ON
INTERNATIONALPOLICE TASK FORCE
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republika Srpska {the "Parties"}
have agreed as follows:
Article I
Civilian Law Enforcernent
1. As provided in Article III{2) (c) of the Constitution
agreed as Annex 4 to the General Frarnework Agreement, the Parties
shall provide a safe and secure environment for all persans in ·
their respective jurisdictions, by maintaining civilian law
enforcement agencies operating in accordance with internationally
recognized standards and with respect for internationally
recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms, and by taking
such ether measures as appropriate. 1
2. To assist them in meeting their obligations, the Parties
request that the United Nations establish by a decision of the
Security Council, as a UNCIVPOLoperation, a U.N. International
Police Task Force (IPTF) ta carry out, throughout Bosnia and
Herzegovina, the program of assistance the elements of which are
described in Article III below.
Article II
Establishment of the IPTF
1. The IPTF shall be autonomous with regard to the
execution of its functions under this Agreement. Its activities
will be coordinated through the High Representative described in
Annex 10 to the General Framework Agreement. ..
2. The IPTF will be headed by a Commissioner, who will be
appointed by the Secretary General of the United Nations in
consultation with the Security Council. It shall consist of
persans of high moral standing who have experience in law
enforcement. The IPTF Commissioner may request and accept
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personnel, resources, and assistance from states and
international and nongovernmental organizations.
3. The IPTF Commissioner shall receive guidance from the
High Representative.
4. The lPTF Commissioner shall periodically report on
matters within his or her responsibility to the High
Representative, the Secretary General of the United Nations, and
shall provide information to the IFOR Commander and, as he or she
deems appropriate, other institutions and agencies.
s. The IPTF shall at all times act in accordance with
• internationally recognized standards and with respect for
and shallonalrespect,recoconsistent humawithghtthe IPTF'sundaresponsibilities,doms,
the laws and customs of the host country.
6. The Parties shall accord the IPTF Commissioner, IPTF
personnel, and their families the privileges and immunities
described in Sections 18 and 19 of the 1946 Convention on the
Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. In particular,
they shall enjoy inviolability, shall not be subject to any form
of arrest or detention, and shall have absolute immunity from
criminal jurisdiction. IPTF personnel shall remain subject to
penalties and sanctions under applicable laws and regulp.tions of
the United Nations and ether states.
7. The IPTF and its premises, archives, and ether property
shall be accorded the same privileges and immunities, includirig
inviolability, as are described in Articles II and III of the
1946 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United
Nations.
8. In arder to promote the coordination by the High
Representative of IPTF activities with those of ether civilian
organizations and agencies and of the (IFOR}, the IPTF ·
Commissioner or his or her representatives may attend meetings of
the Joint Civilian Commission established in Annex 10 to the
establishedFramein Annex 1, as well and oas meetingsoint of theirry subordinate
commissions. The IPTF Commissioner may request that meetings of
appropriate commissions be convened to discuss issues within his
or her area of responsibility .
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Article III
IPTF Assistance Program
1. IPTF assistance includes the following elements~ to be
provided in a program designeà and implementeà by the IPTF
Commissioner in accordance with the Security Council decision
described in Article I(2):
(a) monitoring, observing, and inspecting law enforcement
activities and facilities, including associated judicial
organizations, structures, and proceedings;
(b) advising law enforcement personnel and forces;
(c) training law enforcement personnel;
(d) facilitating, within the IPTF's mission of assistance,
the Parties' law enforcement activities;
(e) assessing threats to public arder and advising on the
capability of law enforcement agencies to deal with such
threats.
(f) advising governmental authorities in Bosnia and
Herzegovina on the organization of effective civilian law
enforcement agencies; and
(g) assisting by accompanying the Parties' law enforcement
personnel as they carry out their responsibilities, as the
IPTF deems appropriate .
.2. In addition to the elements of the assistance program
set forth in paragraph 1, the IPTF will consider, consistent with
its responsibilities and resources, requests from the Parties or
law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina for assistance
described in paragraph 1.
3. The Parties confirm their particular responsibility to
ensure the existence of social conditions for free and fair
elections, including the protection of international personnel in
Bosnia and Herzegovina in connection with the elections provided
for in Annex 3 to the General Framework Agreement. They request
the IPTF to give priority to assisting the Parties in carrying
out this responsibility.
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Article IV
Speciflc Respongibilities of the Parties
1. The Parties shall cooperate fully with the IPTF and
shall so instruct all their law enforcement agencies.
2. Within 30 days after this Agreement enters into force,
the Parties shall provide the IPTF Commissioner or his or her
designee with information on their law enforcement agencies,
including thei,r size, location, and force structure. Upon .
request of the IPTF Commissioner, they shall provide additional
information, including any training, operational, or employment
and service records of law enforcement agencies and personnel.
3. The Parties shall not impede the movement of IPTF
.. personnel or in any way hinder, obstruct, or ~elay them in the
performance of their responsibilities. They shall allqw IPTF
personnel immediate and complete access to any site, persan,
and Herzegovinaroceedias requestedord, by thetherIPTF in carryingent outBosits
responsibilities under this Agreement. This shall include the
right to monitor, observe, and inspect any site or facility at
which it believes that police, law enforcement, detention, or
judicial activities are taking place.
4. Upon request by the IPTF, the Parties shall make
available for training qualified personnel, who are expected to
take up law enforcement duties immediately following such
training.
S. The Parties shall facilitate the operations of the IPTF
in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including by the provision of
appropriate assistance as requested with regard to
transportation, subsistence, accommodations, communications, and
ether facilities at rates equivalent to those provided for the
!FOR under applicable agreements.
Article V
Failure to Cooperate
1. Any obstruction of or interference with IPTF activities,
failure or refusal to comply with an IPTF request, or ether
.. failure to meet the Parties' responsibilities or ether
obligations in this Agreement, shall constitute a failure to
cooperate with the IPTF.
2. The IPTF Commissioner will notify the High
Representative and inform the IFOR Commander of failures to
cooperate with the IPTF. The IPTF Commissioner may request that
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the High Representative take appropriate steps upon receiving
such notifications, including calling such failures ta the
attention of the Parties, convening the Joint Civilian
Commission,' and consulting with the United Nations, relevant
states, and international organizations on further responses.
Article VI
Human Rights
1. When IPTF personnel learn of credible information
concerning violations of internationally recognized human rights
or fundamental freedoms or of the role of law enforcement
officiais or forces in such violations, they shail pro~ide such
information ta the Human Rights Commission established in Annex 6
to the General Framework Agreement, the International Tribunal
for the Former Yugoslavia, or to ether appropriate organizations.
2. The Parties shall cooperate with investigations of law
enforcement forces and officiais by the organizations described
in paragraph 1.
Article VII
Application
This Agreement applies throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina ta
law enforcement agencies and personnel of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the Entities, and any agency, subdivision, or instrumentality
thereof. Law enforcement agencies are those with a mandate
including law enforcement, criminal investigations, public and
state security, or detention or judicial activities.
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Article VIII
Entry Into Force
This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature.
Republic of
Herzegovina
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For 'the Federation of For the Republika Srpska
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AGREEMENT ON INITIALLING THE
GENERALFRAMEWORA KGREEMENT FOR PEACE
IN BOSNIA ANDHERZEGOVINA
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of
Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (nthe Partiesn),
Recognizing the need now for a comprehensive settlement to
bring an end to the tragic conflict in the region,
Welcoming the progress achieved during the Peace Proximity
Talks held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio,
Desiring to promote peace and prosperity throughout Bosnia
and Herzegovina and the region,
.Have agreed as follows:
Article I
in Bosniae negand Herzegovinaf the and itsral Annexesworhas beeneemecompleted. Peace
The Parties, and the Entities that they represent, commit
themselves to signature of these Agreements in Paris in their
present form, in accordance with Article III, thus establishing
their entry into force and the date from which the Agreements
shall have operative effect.
Article II
The initialling of each signature black of the General
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its
An...'lexes today hereby expresses the consent of the Parties, and
the Entities that they represent, to be bound by such Agreements. •
Article III ..
Prier to signature of the General Framework Agreement for
Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Paris, the Annexes may be
renumbered, with the necessary conforming changes made.
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Article IV
This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature.
DONE at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, this 21st day
of November 1995, in the English language, in quadruplicate .
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For the Republic For the Republic
of Bosnia and of Croatia
Herzegovina
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DELEGACIJI SA JUGOSLAVIJE
Predsedniku Slobodanu Miloaeviéu,Aefu delegacije SA Jugoslavije
OEJTONOHAJO
Poatovani gospodine Predsednite,
Obraéamo Vam se u vezi mirovnog sporazuma i dokumenata koji treba da budu parafirani.
na kraju mirovnih pregovora u Ohaju. S obzirom da se, u nizu dokumenata, koji su pripremljeni za
usvajanje, zahteva da SA Jugoslavija bude garant obaveza koje je AS preuzela u mirovnom
preuzete obaveze.sime SRJ, preuzmete ulogu garanta da éeRepublika Srpska ispuniti sve
Delegacija ReSrpske~l
M A'lKti ~i 1~,{i~·
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U Dejtonu, 20. novembra 1995.
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TRANSLATION*
THE DELEGATION OF THE FR OF YUGOSLAVIA
President Slobodan Milo~H eevdioft,e Delegation of the FR of Yugoslavia
Dear Mr. President,
We write to you regarding the Peace Agreement and the documents which are to be initialled at
the conclusion of the peace negotiations in Ohio.ce it is requestin a number of
documents prepared for adoption, that the FR of Yugoslavia be the guarantore obligations
taken by the RS in the peace process, we kindty ask you to assume, on behaH of the FRY, the
role of the guarantor that the RepuSrpska shall tulfill ali the obliittook.
The Delegation of the Republika Srpska:
(Signed) Momi!ilo KRAJISNIK
(Signed) Nikola KOUEVIé
(Signed) Aleksa BUHA
Dayton, 20 November 1995
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Translation included in original submission.
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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
MINISTRYOF FoREIGN AFFAIRS
MINISTER
Dayton, November 21. 1995
The Honorable .
Klaus Kinkel
Federal Minister for Fo.reign AfTairs
Bonn
Dear Mr. Minister:
1 refer to the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement and the
Agreement on Inter-Entity Boundary Line and Related Issues, which constitute Annex l-A and
Annex 2 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The
Republic of Croatia bas endorsed bath of these Agreements.
0 n behalf of the Republic of Croatia, I wish to assure you that the Republic of Croatia
shall take ali necessary steps, consistent with the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
independenceofBosnia and Herzegovina,ta ensure that personnel or organizations in Bosnia and
Herzegovina whichare under its control or with which it has i~llurespects and comply
with the provisions of the aforernentioned Annexes.
Sincerely,
(}{·
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R.EPUBUC OF CROATIA
M!NISTRY OFFOREIGN AfFAIRS
MlNISTER
Dayton, November 21, 1995
The Honorable
Henre de Charette
Miaister for ForeiguAfl'ain
Paris
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DearMr. Minister:
I refer to the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement and the
Agreement onInter~E BounidtryLine and Related Issues, which constitute Al~Axand
Annex 2 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The
Republic of Croatia has endorsed bath of these Agreements.
On behalf of the Republic of Croatia, I wish to assure you that the Republic of Croatia
shaH takealinecessary steps, consistent with the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
independenceofBosnia and Herzegovina, to ensurethat personnel or organinaBosnia and
Herzegovinawhichare under its control or with which it has in1lyerespects and camply
with the provisions of the aforementioned Annexes.
Sincerely,
.,,
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RF.PUBUC OFCROATIA
MINISTRYoF FoREIGNAFFAIRS
MlNISTER
Dayton, November21, 1995
The Honorable
Aadre Kozyrev
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Moscow ·
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DearMr. Minister: •
I refer ta the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement and the
Agreementon Inter·EntityBoundaryLine and RelatedIssues,wfûchconstituteAnnex l·A and
Annex 2 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in BandiHerzegovina.The
RepublicofCroatia hasendorsedbath ofthese Agreements.
On behalfof the Republicof Croatia, I wishto assureyouthat the Republicof Croatia
shall taaU necessarysteps, consistentwith the sovereignty,territorandipolitical
independenceofBosniaandHerzegovina,ta ensurethatpersonnelor organizationsandBosnia
Herzegovinàwfûcharunderits control or with whichit hasinfluencefuUyandcomply
with the provisionsof the aforementioned·Annexes.
Sincerely,
MateGranic
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REPUBUC OFCROATIA
M.INISTRYOFfOREIGN AFFAIRS
MINISTER
Dayton, November 21, 1995
The Right Honorable
Malcolm Rifkind, QC MP
London
Dear r-.1.ecretary:
I refer to the Agreement on the M:i.litaryAspects of thePeace Settlement and the
Agreement on lnter-Entity Boundary Line and Related Issues, which constitute Annex l-A and
Annex 2 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The
Republic of Croatiabas endorsed bothof these Agreements.
On behalf of the Republic of Croatia, I wish to assure you that the Republic of Croatia
shall takeali necessary steps, consistent with the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
îndependenceofBosnia and Herzegovîna, to ensurethatpersonnel or organizations in Bosnia and
Herzegovinawhich are under its control or with whichhas influencefuy respectsand cornply
with the provisions of the aforementioned Annexes.
Sincerely,
Mate Granic
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REPuuu OFCaoATIA -
MINISTRY OFFOREIGN AAAIRS
MINlsm
Dayton, November 21, 1995
The Honorable
Warren Christopher
Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Secretary:
1 refer to the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement and the
Agreement on Inter-Entity Boundary Line and Related Issues, which constitute Annex 1-A and
Annex 2 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The
Republic ofCroatia bas endorsed bath ofthese Agreements.
On behalf of the Republic of Croatia, I wish to assure you that the Republic of Croatia
shall take ali necessary steps, consistent with the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
independenceofBosnia and Herzegovina. to ensure that personnel or organizations inBosnia and
Herzegovina.which are under its control or with writbas influence fully respects and comply
with the provisionsf the aforementioned Annexes. ·
Sincerely,
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CABE3HA PE•Y6nMKA JYrOCnABMJA
The Honorable 21 November 1995
Klaus Kinkel
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
BONN
Dear Mr. Minister,
1refer ta the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement and the
Agreement on lnter-Entity Boundary Une and Aelated Issues, which constitute Annex 1-A and
Annex 2 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia has endorsed both of these Agreements.
On behalf of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1wish ta assure you that the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia sha/1take ali necessary steps, conw~htthe sovereignty, territorial
integrity and political independance of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ensure that the Republika
Srpska tully respects and complies with the provisions of the aforerryentionedAnnexes.
#-ncerely,
Milan Milutinovic
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CABE3HA PEnY&nHKA JYrocnABMJA
The Honorable 21 November 1995
Herve de Charette
Minister for Foreign Affairs ..
PAR 1S
Dear Mr. Mlnister,
1refer to the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement and the
Agreementon lnter-Entrty Boundary Une and Related Issues, which constitute Annex 1-A and
Annex 2 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia has endorsed both of these Agreements.
On behalf of the Federal Republic of 1wish t~sure you that the Federal
Republic of Yugoslaviatakeali necessary steps, consistent with the sovereignty, tenitorial
integrtty and politicaJ independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ensure that the Republika
Srpska fully respects and complies with the provisions of the aforenientioned Annexes.
#e~.
Mitan Milutinovic
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CABE3HA PEOY611HKA.JYrOCnABHJA
The Honorable 21 November 1995
Andre Kozyrev
Minister for Foreign Affairs
MOSCOW
Oear Mr. Minister,
1refer ta the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement and the
Agreement on lnter-Entity Boundary Une and Related Issues, which constitute Annex 1-A and
Annex 2 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federal
RepubliofYugoslavia has endorsed bath of these Agreements.
On behalf of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1wiseou that the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia shall take ali necessary steps, consistent with the sovereignty, territorial
integrity and political independance of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ta ensure that the Republika
Srpska tully respects and complies with the provisions of the aforenientioned Annexes.
Sincerely
,
An Milutinovic
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CABE3HA PEnYSmfKA JYrOCnABHJA
The Right Honorable
Malcolm Rifkind,OC MP 21 November 1995
"
LONDON
Dear Mr. Secretary,
1refer to the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the Peace SetUement and the
Agreement on Jnter-EntityBoundary Une and Aelated Issues, which constitute Annex 1-A and
Annex 2 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia has endorsed both of these Agreements.
1
On behalf of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1wish to assure you that the Federal
Republlc of Yugoslavia shan take ail necessary steps, consistent with the sovereignty, territorial
integrity and political independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ensure that the Republika
Srpska tully respects and complies with the provisions of the aforeméntionedAnnexes.
A~incer
:
Milan Milutinovic
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CABE3HAP EnY6nMKAJYrOCnABKJA
The Honorable 21 November 1995
Warren Christopher
Secretary of State
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WASHINGTON, O.C.
Oear Mr. Secretary,
1 refer to the Agreement on thMilitarAspects of the Peace Settlernentand the
Agreement on lnter-EntityBoundary Une and Related Issues. which consUMe Annex 1·A and
Annex 2 ta the General Frarnework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia has endorsedboth of these Agreements.
On behalf of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavl1,wish ta ~ureyou that the Federal
Republic of YugoslaviashaiJ take ali necessary steps, consistent with the sovereignty, territorial
integrtty and political independance of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ensure that the Republika
Srpska Jully respects and complies with the provisions of the aforementioned Annexes.
4incerely
"
Mltan Milutinovlc
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REPUBUC OFCROATIA
MINISTRY OF FoREIGN AfF AIRS
MINISTER
Dayton, November 21, 1995
His Euellency
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Secretary General
United Nations
New York
Dear Mr. Secretary General:
I refer tothe Agreement on the rvfilitary Aspects of the Peace Settlement attached as
Annex l-A to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Recognizing the importance of a comprehensive peace settlement to bring an end to the tragic
conflict in the region, I have the honor ta provide the follo.....undertaking to promote
achîevemem of that objective.
On behalf of the Republic of Croatia, 1 wish to assure United Nations thin,order to
facilîtate accomplishment of the mission of the multinational rnilitary Implementation Force
("IFOR") referred to inAnnex l-A. the Republic ofCroatia shall strictly refrain from introducing
into or otherwise maintaining in Bosnia and Herzegovina any armed forces or ether persormel
Withmilitary capability.
Sincerely,
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REPtmu OFCROATIA
MiNisTRYOFfOREIGN AFFAIRS
MINISTER
Dayton. November 21, 1995
His Excdlency
Sergio Silvio Balaru:ioo
Acting Secretary General
North Atlantic Treaty Organizatioo
• Brussels
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Dear Mr. Secretary General,
1 refer ta the Agreement on the MilitAspec of~the Peace Settlement attached as
Annex 1-A to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosrûa and Herzegovina.
Recognizing the importance of a comprehensive peace settlement ta bring an end to the tragic
conflict in the region, 1 have the honor to provide the following undertak.ing to promote
achievement of that objective. 1
On behalf of the Republic of Croatia, I wish to assure the North Atlantic Treaty
Organizatiothat,iarder to fa.cilitateaccompl.ishmentof the mission of the mumilitarynal
Implementation Force ("IFOR") referred to in Annex 1-A, the Republic ofCroatia sha.llstrictly
refrain from introducing into or otherwise maintaining in Bosrtia and Herzegovina any armed
forces or ether personnel with military capabilîty.
Sincerely,
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. Mate Gr t
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21 November 1995
His Excellency
Boutres Boutros-Ghali
Secretary General
United Nations
New York
Dear Mr. Secretary General:
I refer to the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the
Peace Settlement attached as Annex 1-A to the General Framework
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Recognizing the
importance of a comprehensive peace settlement to bring an end to
the tragic conflict in the region, I have the honor to provide
the following undertaking to promote achievement of that
objective.
On behalf of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, I wish tc
assure the United Nations that, in arder to facilitate
accomplishment of the mission of the multinational military
Implementation Force ("!FOR") referred to in Annex 1-A, the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia· shall strictly refrain from
introducing into or otherwise maintaining in Bosnia and
Herzegovina any armed forces or ether personnel with military
capability. ·
Milan Milutinovic
Minister of Foreign Affaira
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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21 November 1995
His Excellency
Sergio Silvio Balanzino
Acting Secretary General
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Dear Mr. Secretary General:
• I refer to the Agreement on the Military Aspects of the
Peace Settlement attached as Annex 1-A to the General Framework
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Recognizing the
importance of a comprehensive peace settlement to bring an end to
the tragic conflict in the region, I have the honor to provide
the following undertaking to promote achievement of that
objective.
on behalf of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, I wish to
assure the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that, in arder to
facilitate accomplishment of the mission of the multinational
military Implementation Force (UIFOR"l referred tc in Annex 1-A,
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall strictly refrain from
introducing into or otherwise maintaining in Bosnia and
Herzegovina any armed forces or ether personnel with military
capability.
À-erelY.
Milan Milutinovic
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Feàeral Republic of Yugoslavia
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Wright Panerson Air Force Base, Ohio
November 21, 1995
The Honorable
Warren Christopher
Secretary of State of rhe
United States of America
Dear Mr. Secretary:
Upon initialing of the General Framework Agreement for PeaΠin Bosnia and
Herzegovina, I will undertake severa! confidence-building measures to develop ries •
between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and to build
support for the peace settlement. T oward these important end.s,1am pleased to make
the following commitments on behalf of the government and people of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. ·
Release Of Ail Detained Non-Combatams
Alidetained non-combatants will be released immediately from work brigade,
detention site or other formai or informai custody, as required by UN Security
Council Resolution 1019 ofNovember 9, 1995. Specifically, pursuant to the
resolution,alidetention camps throughout the terri tory of Bosnia and Herzegovina
will be immediately closed, and representatives of the International Committee of the
Red Cross shall bepermitted (I)to register any persans detained against theiwill,and
(ilto have access to any site it may deem important.
Customs Union
As a maner of prioriry, my governmenr will panicipate in senior expert-level
meetings to pursue the harmonization of eustoms policies toward establishment of a
customs union between the two coumries.
Hot Line
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With technical assistance as offered by the United States, my government will
establish a direct, secure telepholink between the Presidency of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. .
Direct Flights
My government .will grant permission through appropriate national and
international agencies for direct flighrs between Sarajevo and Belgrade. I understand
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that interested countries intend to encourage international carrieaddtthese routes
to theirschedule.
High-Leyel Yisits
I undenake to have my government organize a program of high-level visits to
Sarajevo and ether important sites foofficiaiand ether distinguished persans from
the Federal Republic ofYugoslavia. Iunderstand that Ambassadors from Contact
Group and ether interested countries will be available ta panicipate as appropriate ta
help sustain international and domestic interest in the strengthening of ties berween
the two countries.
• Economie Deyelopment
My government will tak.ethe steps necessary to establish a bilateral
Commission on Economie Integration and Infrastructure Development for bilateral
cooperation on nationally- and internacionally-funded projecrs affecti.Ïlgbath countries.
In particular, the Commission will promote co-financing, joint ventures, and
appropriate multilateral arrangements to develop the transportation, energy, and
communicatioru sectors in bath countries.
Chamber Of Commerce
My government will actively seek the establishment of a joint Chamber of
Commerce to promote trade and economie development in bath countries by
coordinating, where appropriate, the activities of the respective Chambers of
Commerce in each country and by promoting ties with Chamb~ of sommerce in
ether countries.
Cultural And Eduçatjonal Exchange
My govemment will actively develop student exch~ beteeen the two
countries, as well as nominate students to participate in joint exchange programs with
the United States. Similarly, with support from the United States and ether interested
govemments, my government will promote visits between the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina for scientific, cultural, sponing, youth and
similar groups. We will fully participate in the establishment and operation of a
bilateral Commission on Cultural and Educational Exchange to develop programs in
these areas.
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Military Exchanges
In the context of regional arms control and related military confidence-building
measurès agreed elsewhere by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, my governmem will promote familiariz.ation and stafexchange visits for
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offiŒrs from the armed forces of the other country. These visits will explore, am.ong
otber measures, the establishment of liaison offices to each other"s respective defense
chiefs.
Commission Of Inquiry
My govemment will actively support the establishment and activities of an
international commission of inquiry into the recent conflictin the former Yugoslavia.
This will include participation by the govemments of the states involved, as well as :
d.istinguishedintemationai experts to be named by agreement among the Republics of
former Yugoslavia. The Commission's mandate will be to conduq fact-finding and
other necessary studies into the causes, conduct, and consequences of the recent
conflict on as broad and objective a basis as possible, and to issue a report thereon, to
be made available to ail interested countries and organizations. My government will •
cooperate fullywith this Commission.
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Alija Izetbegovic
President of the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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November 21, 1995
The Honorable
W acren Christopher
Secretary of Stateof the
United States of America
Dear Mr. Secretary:
Upon initialing of the General Framework Agreement for Peacein Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Iwill undertake several confidence-building measures to develop ties
between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and to build
support for the peacesettlement. Toward these imponant ends, I am pleased ta make
the following commitments on behalf of the government and people of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia.
Release Of Ali Detained Non-Combatants
AUdetained non-combatants will be released immediately from work brigade,
detention site or ether formai or informai custody,as required by UN Security
Council Resolution 1019ofNovember 9, 1995. Specifically, pursuant to the
resolution,alidetention camps throughout the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina
will be immediately closed, and representatives of the International Comm.ittee of the
Red Cross shall be permitted (lto register any persans detained againsttheir will, and
{llto have accessto any site it may deem important. 1
Customs Union
As a matter of priority, my government will participate insenior expen-level
meetings to pursue the harmonization of custorns policies toward establishment of a
eustoms union between the rwo countries .
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• Hot I.joe
With technical assistance as offered by the United States, my goverm;nent will
establisha direct, secure telephone link berween the Presidency of Bosnia and
• Herz.egpvina and the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Direct Flights
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~y government will grant permission through appropriate national and
international agenciesfor direCtflights between Sarajevo and Belgrade. I understand
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that interested countries intend ta encourage international carriers to add these routes
to their schedule.
High·Leyel Yisits
Iundenak.e to have my govemment organize a program of high-levelvisitsto
Belgrade and ether important sites for officiais and ether discinguished persans from
Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1 understand that Ambassadors from Contact Group and
other interested countriewill be available to panicipate as appropriate to help sustain
internationaland domestic interest in the strengthening of ties berween the two
countnes.
Economie Deyelopment
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My government will take the steps necessary to establish a bilateral •
Commission on Economie Integration and Infrastructure Development for bilateral
cooperation on nationally· and intemationally-funded projects affecting bath c:ountries.
ln particular, the Commission will promote ccrfmancing, joint ventures, and
appropriate multilateral arrangements to develop the transportation,energy, and
communications secrors in bath countries.
Chamber Of Commerce
My government will acrively seek the establishment of a joint Chamber of
Commerce to promote trade and economie development in bath countries by
coordinating, where appropriate, the aetivities of the respective Chambers of
Commerce in each country and by promoting ties with Chambqrs of Commerce in
ether countries.
Cultural And Educational Exchange
My govemment will actively develop srudent exchanges berween the two
countries, as well as nom.inate students to participate in joint exchange programs with
the United States. Sirnilarly, with support from the United States and ether interested
governments, my government will promote visits between the Federal Republic of
•
Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina for scientific, cultural, sporting, youth and •
similar groups. We will fuliyparticipate in the establishment and operation of a
bilateral Commission on Cultural and Educational Exchange to develop programs in
these areas.
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Military Excbanges
In rhe context of regional arms control and related military confidence-building
measures agreed elsewhere by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of
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officers from the armed forces of the other country. These visitswillexplore, am.ong
other measures, the establishment of liaison officesto each other's respective defense
chiefs.
Commission Of lnquiry
My govemment willactively support the establishment and accivitiesof an
international commission of inquiry into the recent conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
This willinclude panicipation by the govemments of the states involved, as weil as
distinguished international experts to be named by agreement am.ongthe Republics of
.. former Yugoslavia. The Commission's mandate will be to conduct fact-finding and
ether necessarystudies into the causes,conduct, and consequences of the recent
conflict onas bread and objective a basis aspossible, and to issue a report thereon, to
be made available to aliinterested countries and organizations. My government will
cooperate fuly with this Commission.
Sincerely,
Slobodan Milosevic
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Wright~Pat Atierorcen ase,.Ohio
November21, 1995
The Honorable
Siobodan Milosevic
Presidentofthe
Republicof Serbia
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Dear Mr. President:
Ireferto the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina
and in particulaitAnnex9 onPublic Corporations.My govemment intends to see
establishedpassengerand freight raserviceon a regular schedulealongtherailline
extending through BosanskaKrupa,BosanskaNovi, BosanskaDubica,and Bosanska..
Gradiska in acooperativearrangement thataccordswith ArticleIl oAnnex 9. My
government will supportandfacilitaas appropriatethe functioningof this railroad.
Sincerely,
AlijaIzetbegovic
Ptesidentof the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
cc: The Honorable WarrenChristopher
Secretaryof Stateofthe
United States oAmerica
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Wright·PattersonAir ForŒBase, Ohio
November21; 1995
• The Honorable
Alija 1zetbegovic
Presidenof the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dear Mr.President:
•
I refetathe GeneralFramework Agreement forPeace in Bosniaand Herzegovina
and in particuitsAnnex9 on PublicCorporations.As headof thejoint delegationof
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and of the Republika Sstateour intention ta
see establishpassengerand freightrail servon aregularschedulealongthe railline
extending through BosanskKrupa,Bosanska Novi, BosanskaDubica,and Bosanska
Gradiskaina cooperativearrangementhataccordswith Articln of Annex9. Those
governments willsupportandfacilitateappropriatthe ftmctioningof thrailroad..
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Slobodan Milosevic
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cc: The Honorable Warren Christopher
Secretary of State of the
United States of America
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Concluding Statement by the Participants
in the Bosnia Proximity Peace Talks
The Bosnia Proximity Peace Talks were held at Wright
Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, from November 1 to November 20, ..
1995, under the auspices of the Contact Group.
During these talks, delegations from the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, and the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia engaged in hours of discussions aimed at .
reaching a peaceful settlement ta the conflict in Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
As a result of these constructive and difficult
negotiations, the parties reached agreement on the terms of a
General Framework. Agreement a.nd the following Annexes thereto:
Annex 1A: Military Aspects of the Peace
Settlement
Annex lB: Regional Stabilizatiori
Annex 2: Inter-Entity Boundary
Annex 3: Elections
Annex 4: Constitution of Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Annex 5: Arbitration
Annex 6: Human Rights
Annex 7: Refugees and Displaced Persans
Annex 8: Commission to Preserve National
Monuments
Annex 9: Bosnia and Herzegovina Public
Corporations
Annex 10: Civilian Implementation
Annex 11: International Police Task Force
On November 20, President Izetbegovic, for the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, President Tudjman, for-the Republic of
Croatia, President Milosevic, for the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and for the Republika Srpska, and President Zubak, for
the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, initialled the
Framework Agreement and its Annexes, thus establishing the -·
initialled documents as definitive, and signifying their consent
to be bound thereby and their commitment to sign the Framework
Agreement and its Annexes without delay.
The parties agree to reconvene in Paris under the auspices
of the Contact Group ta sign the Framework Agreement and its
Annexes shortly.
As evidence of their common endeavor to bring peace to the
region, the participants stress the utmost importance of
maintaining the cease-fire, of cooperating with all humanitarian
and ether organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and of
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ensuring the safety and freedom of movement of personnel of auch
organizations. In particular, the delegations of the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Federal ·
Republic of Yugoslavia (also on behalf of the Republika Srpska},
and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina have committed
themselves to refrain from any hostile act against or
interference with members of United Nations Protection Force, the
international force to be deployed in accordance with the General
1",-..._,Framework Agreement, and personnel of humanitarian organizations
and agencies. They specifically commit themselves to assist in
locating the French pilots missing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and
ensure their immediate and safe return.
The participants express their deep appreciation to the
• Government and the people of the United States of America for the
•. hospitality extended tc them throughout the talks .
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General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Annexes (Dayton-Paris Agreements)