11 DE MARÇO DE 1992

426-(29)

launching devices. Any such special hardpoints which are integral to the helicopter, as well as any special elements of general purpose hard-points which are designed for use only guided weapons, shall be rendered incapable of further employment with guided weapons; and B) All integrated fire control and aiming systems for guided weapons, including wiring.

2 — A State Party shall provide to all other States Parties the following information, either at least 42 days in advance of the conversion of the first helicopter of a type or at entry into force of the Treaty in the event that a State Party declares both multi-purpose attack helicopters and combat support helicopters of the same type:

A) A basic block diagram portraying all major components of guided weapon integrated fire control and aiming systems as well as components of equipment designed for the attachment of guided weapons, the basic function of the components described in paragraph 1 of this section, and the functional connections of such components to each other;

B) A general description of the conversion process, including a list of components to be removed; and

O A photograph of each component to be removed, illustrating its position in the helicopter prior to its removal, and a photograph of the same position after the corresponding component has been removed.

SECTION IV Procedures for certification

1 — Each State Party that is recategorising multipurpose attack helicopters shall comply with the following certification procedures, in order to ensure that such helicopters do not possess any of the features listed in section in, paragraph 1, of this Protocol.

2 — Each State Party shall notify all other States Parties of each certification in accordance with section ix, paragraph 3, of the Protocol on Inspection.

3 — Each State Party shall have the right to inspect the certification of helicopters in accordance with section IX of the Protocol on Inspection.

4 — The process of recategorisation shall be deemed complete when the certification procedures set forth in fnt's Section have been completed regardless of whether any State Party exercises the certification inspection rights described in paragraph 3 of this section and section ix of the Protocol on Inspection, provided that within 30 days of receipt of the notification of completion of the certification and recategorisation provided pursuant to paragraph 5 of this section no State Party has notified all other States Parties that it considers that there is an ambiguity relating to the certification and recategorisation process. In the event of such an ambiguity being raised, such recategorisation shall not be deemed complete until the matter relating to the ambiguity is resolved.

5 — The State Party conducting the certification shall notify all other States Parties in accordance with sec-

tion IX of the Protocol on Inspection of completion of the certification and recategorisation.

6 — Certification shall be conducted within the area of application. States Parties belonging to the same group of States Parties shall have the right to share locations for certification.

SECTION V

Procedures for information exchange and verification

All combat helicopters within the area of application shall be subject to information exchange in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on Information Exchange and verification, including inspection, in accordance with the Protocol on Inspection.

PROTOCOL ON NOTIFICATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION

The States Parties hereby agree on procedures and provisions regarding notification and exchange of information pursuant to article xm of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of November 19, 1990, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty.

. .'• SECTION I

Information on jhe structure of each State Party's land forces and air' and air defence aviation forces within the area of application.

1 — Each State Party shall provide to all other States Parties the following information about the structure of its land"forces and air and air defence aviation forces within the area of application:

A) The command organisation of its land forces, specifying the designation and subordination of all combat, combat support and combat service support formations and units at each level of command down to the level of brigade/regiment or equivalent level, including air defence formations and units subordinated at or below the military district or equivalent level. Independent units at the next level of command below the brigade/regiment level directly subordinate to formations above the brigade/regiment level (i.e., independent battalions) shall be identified, with the information indicating the formation or unit to which

. such units, are subordinated; and

B) The command organisation of its air and air defence aviation forces, specifying the designation and subordination of formations and units at each level of command down to wing/air regiment or equivalent level. Independent units at the next level of command below the wing/air regiment level directly subordinate to formations above the wing/air regiment level (i.e., independent squadrons) shall be identified, with the information indicating the formation or unit to which such units are. subordinated.