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The Parties agree that establishment of progressive measures for regional
stability and arms control is essential to creating a 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.
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 Srpska shall at an appropriately high political
level commence negotiations under the auspices of the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in 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
Annex enters into force including, but not necessarily limited to, the
following:
- restrictions on military deployments and exercises in certain geographical
areas;
- restraints on the reintroduction of foreign Forces in light of Article III of Annex 1-A to the General Framework
Agreement;
- restrictions on locations of heavy weapons;
- withdrawal of Forces and heavy weapons to cantonment/barracks areas or
other designated locations as provided in Article IV
of Annex 1-A;
- notification of disbandment of special operations and armed civilian
groups;
- notification of certain planned military activities, including
international military assistance and training programs;
- identification of and monitoring of weapons manufacturing capabilities;
- 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
- immediate establishment of military liaison missions between the Chiefs of
the Armed Forces of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika
Srpska;
To supplement the measures in Article II above on a wider
basis, the Parties agree to initiate steps toward a regional agreement on
confidence- and security-building measures. The Parties agree:
- not to import any arms for ninety (90) days after this Annex enters into
force;
- not to import for 180 days after this Annex enters into force or until the
arms control agreement referred to in Article IV below takes effect, whichever
is the earlier, heavy weapons or heavy weapons ammunition, mines, military
aircraft, and helicopters. 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.
- 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 stable military balance based on the
lowest level of armaments will be an essential element in preventing the
recurrence of conflict, the Parties within thirty (30) days after this Annex
enters into force shall commence negotiations under the auspices of the OSCE to
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.
- The Parties agree that the armaments agreement should be based at a minimum
on the following criteria: population size, current military armament holdings,
defense needs, and relative force levels in the region.
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.
- In order to 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 to the format prescribed in the 1992 Vienna
Document of the OSCE.
- This notification format shall be supplemented to take into account the
special considerations of the region.
- 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 to agree to such limits within 180 days after this Annex enters into force,
the following limits shall apply, according to a ratio of 5:2:2 based on the
approximate ratio of populations of the Parties:
- the baseline shall be the determined holdings of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (hereinafter the "baseline");
- the limits for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be seventy-five (75)
percent of the baseline;
- the limits for the Republic of Croatia shall be thirty (30) percent of the
baseline;
- the limits for Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be thirty (30) percent of the
baseline; and
- 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.
- The OSCE will assist the Parties in their negotiations underArticles II and IV of this Annex and in the
implementation and verification (including verification of holdings
declarations) of resulting agreements.
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 ("FSC") 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 other parties.
Further, the Parties agree to establish a commission together with
representatives of the OSCE for the purpose of facilitating the resolution of
any disputes that might arise.
This Annex shall enter into force upon signature.
For the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
For the Republic of Croatia
For the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
For the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
For the Republika Srpska
Office of the High Representative
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