11 DE MARÇO DE 1992

426-(53)

6 — If the inspected State Party considers that an inspector or transport crew member has abused his or her privileges and immunities, then the provisions set forth in section vi, paragraph 6, of this Protocol shall apply. At the request of any of the States Parties concerned, consultations shall be held between them in order to prevent a repetition of such an abuse.

PROTOCOL ON THE JOINT CONSULTATIVE GROUP

The States Parties hereby agree upon procedures and other provisions relating to the Joint Consultative Group established by article xvi of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of November, 19, 1990, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty.

1 — The Joint Consultative Group shall be composed of representatives designated by each State Party. Alternates, advisers and experts of a State Party may take part in the proceedings of the Joint Consultative Group as deemed necessary by that State Party.

2 — The first session of the Joint Consultative Group shall open no later than 60 days after the signing of the Treaty. The chairman of the opening meeting shall be the representative of the Kingdom of Norway.

3 — The Joint Consultative Group shall meet for regular sessions to be held two times per year.

4 — Additional sessions shall be convened at the request of one or more States Parties by the chairman of the Joint Consultative Group, who shall promptly inform all other States Parties of the request. Such sessions shall open no later than 15 days after receipt of such a request by the chairman.

5 — Sessions of the Joint Consultative Group shall last no longer than four weeks, unless it decides otherwise.

6 — States Parties shall assume in rotation, determined by alphabetical order in the French language, the chairmanship of the Joint Consultative Group.

7 — The Joint Consultative Group shall meet in Vienna, unless it decides otherwise.

8 — Representatives at meetings shall be seated in alphabetical order of the States Parties in the French language.

9 — The official languages of the Joint Consultative Group shall be English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.

10 — The proceedings of the Joint Consultative Group shall be confidential, unless it decides otherwise.

11 — The scale of distribution for the common expenses associated with the operation of the Joint Con1 sultative Group shall be applied, unless otherwise decided by the Joint Consultative Group, as follows:

10.35 9/o, for the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Italian Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America;

6.50 %, for Canada;

5.20 %, for the Kingdom of Spain;

4.00 %, for the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Poland;

2.34 °7o, for the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Hungary and the Kingdom of Norway;

0.88 %, for the Hellenic Republic, Romania and

the Republic of Turkey; 0.68 %, for the Republic of Bulgaria, the Grand

Duchy of Luxembourg and the Portuguese

Republic; and 0.16 %, for the Republic of Iceland.

12 — During the period that this Protocol is applied provisionally in accordance with the Protocol on Provisional Application, the Joint Consultative Group shall:

A) Work out or revise, as necessary, rules of procedure, working methods, the scale of distribution of expenses of the Joint Consultative Group and of conferences, and the distribution of the costs of inspections between or among States Parties, in accordance with article xvi, paragraph 2, subparagraph F), of the Treaty; and

B) Consider, upon the request of any State Party, issues relating to the provisions of the Treaty that are applied provisionally.

PROTOCOL ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY ON CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN EUROPE.

To promote the implementation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of November 19, 1990, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty, the States Parties hereby agree to the provisional application of certain provisions of the Treaty.

1 — Without detriment to the provisions of article xxn of the Treaty, the States Parties shall apply provisionally the following provisions of the Treaty:

A) Article vii, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4;

B) Article vin, paragraphs 5, 6 and 8;

C) Article ix;

D) Article xni;

E) Article xvi, paragraphs 1, 2, F), 2, G), 4, 6 and 7;

F) Article xvil;

G) Article xvill;

H) Article xxi, paragraph 2;

I) Protocol on Existing Types, sections ill and iv;

J) Protocol on Information Exchange, sections vn, xii and xni;

K) Protocol on Inspection, section li, paragraph 24, subparagraph A), and section hi, paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12;

L) Protocol on the Joint Consultative Group; and

A/) Protocol on Reduction, section ix.

2 — The States Parties shall apply provisionally the provisions listed in paragraph 1 of this Protocol in the light of and in conformity with the other provisions of the Treaty.

3 — This Protocol shall enter into force at the signature of the Treaty. It shall remain in force for 12 months, but shall terminate earlier if:

A) The Treaty enters into force before the period of 12 months expires; or

B) A State Party notifies all other States Parties that it does not intend to become a party to the Treaty.

The period of application of this Protocol may be extended if all the States Parties so decide.