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II SÉRIE-A — NÚMERO 48

Treaty, changes to this document, including any formats, shall be deemed to be improvements to the viability and effectiveness of the Treaty relating only to minor matters of a technical nature.

Annex on the format for the exchange of mformation

1 — Each State Party shall provide to all other States Parties information pursuant to the Protocol on Information Exchange, hereinafter referred to as the Protocol, in accordance with the formats specified in this annex. The information in each data listing shall be provided in mechanically or electronically printed form and in one of the six official languages of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. In each table (column a), each data entry shall be assigned a sequential line number.

2 — Each set of listing shall begin with a cover page showing the name of the State Party providing the listings, the language in which the listings are being provided, the date on which the listings are to be exchanged and the effective date of the information set forth in the listings.

SECTION I

Information on the structure of land forces and air and air defence aviation forces within the area of application.

1 — Pursuant to section I of the Protocol, each State Party shall provide information on the command organisation of its land forces, including air defence formations and units subordinated at or below the military district or equivalent level, and air and air defence aviation forces in the form of two separate hierarchical data listings as set forth in chart I.

2 — The data listing shall be provided benning at the highest level and proceeding through each level of command down to the level of brigade/regiment, independent battalion, and wing/air regiment, independent squadron or their equivalent. For example, a military district/army/corps would be followed by any subordinate independent regiments, independent battalions, depots training establishments, then each subordinate division with its regiments/independent battalions. After, all the subordinate organisations are Usted, entries shall begin for the next military district/army/corps. An identical procedure shall be followed for air and air defence aviation forces.

A) Each organisation shall be identified (column b) by a unique designator (i.e., formation or unit record number) which shall be used on subsequent listings with that organisation and for all subsequent information exchanges; its national designation (i.e., name) (column c); and, in the case of divisions, brigades/regiments, independent battalions, and wings/air regiments, independent squadrons or equivalent organisations, where appropriate, the formation or unit type (e.g., infantry, tank, artillery, fighter, bomber, supply).

B) And for each organisation, the two levels of command within the area of application immediately superior to that organisation shall be designated (columns d and e).

CHART I

Command organisation of the land forces and air and air defence aviation forces of... (State Party) vallds as of... (date)

SECTION II

Information on overall holdings of conventional armaments and equipment subject to numerical limitations pursuant to articles rv and v of the Treaty.

1 — Pursuant to section n of the Protocol, each State Party shall provide data on its overall holding by type of battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles and artillery (chart n-A) subject to the numerical limitations set forth in articles rv and v of the Treaty (column b), and on its overall holdings by type of combat aircraft and attack helicopters (chart u-B) subject to the numerical limitations set forth in article iv of the Treaty (column b).

2 — Data on armoured combat vehicles shall include total numbers of heavy armament combat vehicles, armoured infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers, and their number (column f/e) and type (column e/d) in each of these subcategories (column d/c).

3 — In the case of battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, artillery and armoured vehicle launched bridges, stored in accordance with article x of the Treaty, the total of such equipment in designated permanent storage sites shall be specified (column g).

CHART II-A

Overall holdings of battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles and artillery subject to numerical limitations of ... (State Party) valid as of ... (date).