12.6. to take such measures as may be necessary to establish jurisdiction over crimes committed by their nationals who are part of PMSCs personnel deployed in other States, irrespective of whether such PMSCs are registered or employed by the State in question or operate in a territory controlled by that State;

12.7. to require PMSCs to maintain insurance sufficient to provide an adequate compensation to victims of human rights violations committed by these companies;

12.8. to provide appropriate and regular training and instructions to PMSC personnel on compliance with international human rights law and international humanitarian law;

12.9. to require PMSCs to establish internal human rights protection policies and compliance mechanisms;

12.10. to publish information on the public procurement of PMSC services, allegations of human rights violations and their consequences, thus facilitating external oversight;

12.11. to require PMSCs registered or operating within their territory to adhere to the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers and to endorse the Montreux Document.

13. The Assembly calls on the Council of Europe member and observer States who have not yet done so,to:

13.1. ratify the United Nations International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries;

13.2. endorse the Montreux Document;

13.3. actively lead and co-ordinate with the United Nations open-ended intergovernmental working group, proposing a concrete timeline and commitments to expedite the development and adoption of an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of PMSCs, to promote a human rights-oriented approach to the issue of PMSCs and prepare a binding instrument aimed at regulating the relations of States with PMSCs and laying down minimum standards for the activity of these companies, in line with the present Resolution.

14. The Assembly calls on the Council of Europe member and observer States to:

14.1. actively lead and co-ordinate with the United Nations open-ended intergovernmental workinggroup, proposing a concrete timeline and commitments to expedite the development and adoption of aninternational regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities ofPMSCs;

14.2. promote a human rights-oriented approach to the issue of PMSCs;

14.3. prepare a binding instrument aimed at regulating the relations of States with PMSCs and layingdown minimum standards for the activity of these companies, in line with the present Resolution.

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