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1. GENERAL VOUCHERS 1.1 - The privatizing Entity is under the obligation to offer general vouchers to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) natural persons who were citizens of the former Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SRBH) and permanent residents on 31 March 1991 on the territory now falling within the privatizing Entity. This includes refugees and displaced persons in accordance with Annex 7 to the GFAP as well as legal successors of dead and missing persons. 1.2 - The privatizing Entity may offer general vouchers to natural persons or their legal successors who were permanent residents on 31 March 1991 on the territory now falling within that Entity; and posses the BiH citizenship. 1.3 - The privatizing Entity may offer general vouchers to natural persons or their legal successors who were registered in that Entity on the date of the entry into force of the BiH Framework Law (22 July 1998) and who are entitled to general vouchers in the other Entity. 1.4 - The privatizing Entity may offer general vouchers to children of natural persons from sections 1.1 to 1.3, who were born between 31 March 1991 and 22 July 1998 . 1.5 - Persons who do not fulfill criteria under sections 1.1 to 1.4 are not eligible to general vouchers. 2. SOLDIER CLAIMS: The privatizing Entities may offer vouchers to natural persons (or their legal successors), citizens of BiH who were soldiers of their respective armed forces and have unpaid wages rights. 3. FROZEN FOREIGN EXCHANGE ACCOUNTS The privatizing Entity may offer vouchers to natural persons (or their legal successors), citizens of BiH who are holders of old frozen foreign exchange deposits in a bank account located in that Entity. 4. PENSION CLAIMS The privatizing Entity may offer vouchers to natural persons (or their legal successors), citizens of BiH who were permanent residents in SRBH on 31 March 1991, on the territory now falling within such privatizing Entity, and have unpaid pension rights. 5. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: In implementing the principles described here above: 5.1 - No one should lose any of his rights because of being a displaced person or a refugee or for any other discriminatory reason. 5.2 - The eligibility to a category of vouchers cannot be restricted or conditioned by the exercise of rights in another category of vouchers in the same or in the other Entity. 5.3 - A citizen, in exercising any right of choice between Entity privatisation programs, shall elect to use General Vouchers from only one Entity. 5.4 - Since some BiH citizens may be eligible for a category of vouchers in one Entity and for another category of vouchers in the other Entity, an Inter-Entity Mechanism needs to be established to ensure that those rights can be exercised in a non-discriminatory manner. Note: The term "voucher" stands for vouchers, coupons, claims and certificates
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