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Party as set forth in this Protocol for the duration of the inspection within that inspection site where its conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty are located; and; 2) In the case of inspection sites containing conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty of more than one State Party, each such State Party shall exercise, in compliance with the provisions of this Protocol, each in respect of its own conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty, the rights and obligations of the inspected State Party as set forth in this Protocol for the duration of the inspection within that inspection site where its conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty are located;

B) The term «stationing State Party» means a State Party stationing conventional armaments and equipment in service with its conventional armed forces outside its own territory and within the area of application;

C) The term «host State Party» means a State Party receiving on its territory within the area of application conventional armaments and equipment in service with the conventional armed forces of another State Party stationed by that State Party;

D) The term «inspecting State Party» means a State Party which request and is therefore responsible for carrying out an inspection;

E) The term «inspector» means an individual designated by one of the States Parties to carry out an inspection and who is included on that State Party's accepted list of inspectors in accordance with the provisions of section ill of this Protocol;

F) The term «transport crew member» means an individual who performs duties related to the operation of a transportation means and who is included on a State Party's accepted list of transport crew members in accordance with the provisions of section in of this Protocol;

G) The term inspection team» means a group of inspectors designated by an inspecting State Party to conduct a particular inspection;

H) The term «escort team» means a group of individuals assigned by an inspected State Party to accompany and to assist inspectors conducting a particular inspection, as well as to assume other responsibilities as set forth in this Protocol. In the case of inspection of a stationing State Party's conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty, an escort team shall include individuals assigned by both the host and stationing States Parties, unless otherwise agreed between them;

I) The term inspection site» means an area, location or facility where an inspection is carried out;

J) The term «object of verification)) means:

1) Any formation or unit at the organisational level of brigade/regiment, wing/air

regiment, independent battalion/artillery battalion, independent squadron or equivalent as well as any separately located battalion/squadron or equivalent unit at the next level of command below the brigade/regiment, wing/air regiment level holding conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty at a location notified pursuant to section ill, paragraph 1, subparagraph A), of the Protocol on Information Exchange;

2) Any designated permanent storage site, military storage site not organic to formations and units • referred to in sub-subparagraph 1) of this subparagraph, independent repair or maintenance unit, military training establishment or military airfield at which conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty are notified pursuant to section m, paragraph 3, subparagraphs A) and B), of the Protocol on Information Exchange as being permanently or routinely present;

3) A reduction site for conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty as notified pursuant to section in, paragraph 3, subparagraph Q, of the Protocol on Information Exchange;

4) In the case of units below the level of battalion holding conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty that are directly subordinate to a unit or formation above the level of brigade/regiment or equivalent, that unit or formation to which the units below the level of battalion are subordinated shall be considered an object of verification, if it has no subordinate unit or formation at the level of brigade/regiment or equivalent; and

5) A formation or unit holding conventional armaments and equipment subject to the Treaty, but not in service with the conventional armed forces of a State Party shall not be considered an object of verification;

K) The term «military airfield)) means a permanent military complex, not otherwise containing an object of verification, at which the frequent operation, i.e., launch and recovery, of at least six combat aircraft or combat helicopters limited by the Treaty or subject to internal inspection is routinely performed;

L) The term «military training establishment)) means a facility, not otherwise containing an object of verification, at which a military unit or subunit using at least 30 conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty or more than 12 of any single category of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty is organised to train military personnel;

M) The term «miiitary storage site» not organic to formations and units identified as objects of verification means any storage site, ovV«x