PRAGUE, 12 JANUARY 1993

The Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Slovak Republic, hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Parties, as Governments Successor State of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in regard to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of November 19, 1990, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty, and its associated documents and in regard to the Concluding Act of the Negotiation on Personnel Strength of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of July 10, 1992, hereinafter referred to as the Concluding Act;

Affirming their adherence to he goals and tasks of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe;

Considering the Treaty and the Concluding Act as the basic elements of the foundation of the new system of security in Europe;

Seeking consistent implementation of all obligations arising from the Treaty and its associated documents and from the Concluding Act;

Taking into account the security interest of both Contracting Parties;

Have agreed to the following:

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1. Each Contracting Parties shall fully exercise the rights and fulfill all the obligations provided for in the Treaty, its associated documents and in the at beginning January 1, 1993.

2. The Contracting Parties shall cooperate, as necessary, in exercising the rights and fulfilling the obligations resulting from the Treaty, its associated documents and from the Concluding Act.

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1. In the framework of the obligations resulting from the Treaty and the Concluding Act there shall be established for each Contracting Party, under corresponding protocols:
   1. maximum levels for holdings of armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty;
      

   2. its national personnel limits;

   3. the levels of its armored vehicle launched bridges in active units;

   4. its reduction liability;

   5. the levels of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty designed for conversion for non­military purposes;

   6. the numbers of its battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, artillery and combat aircraft awaiting or being refurbished for export or re­export;

   7. the active and passive declared sites inspection quota for the first phase of the reduction period of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty;

   8. the share of scale of distribution for the common expenses associated with the operation of the Joint Consultative Group.

2. The maximum levels for holdings of conventional armaments and equipment of the Contracting Parties shall not exceed the ceilings established for the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in the agreement on maximum levels for holdings of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Hungary, the Polish Republic, Romania, the USSR, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in connection with the Treaty on Conventional Armed forces in Europe of November 3, 1990.

3. The national personnel limits shall not in total exceed the national personnel limit declared by the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in the Concluding Act.

4. The maximum holdings and numbers referred to in protocols associated with this Agreement and mentioned under paragraphs lc, d, e, f, g, h of this Article shall not be exceeded.

5. The Contracting Parties confirm the interpretative statements of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic concerning the designated permanent storage sites of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty, made in Budapest on November 3, 1990 and in Vienna on June 14, 1991.

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1. Upon mutual agreement and in keeping with the reduction liability and other requirements of the Treaty and its associated documents, the Contracting Parties shall transfer to each other conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty.

2. The Contracting Parties undertake the commitment to divide the reduction liability of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and to continue in the reduction of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty according to the agreed rules and procedures and within time limits established in the Treaty and its associated documents.
   

3. With the aim of optimal organization of the reduction of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty and the lowering of costs of reduction the Contracting Parties have agreed to utilize jointly the reduction sites as necessary.

4. The Contracting Parties undertake the commitment to begin, not later than on January 1, 1994, the reduction according to the rules and procedures established in the Treaty and its associated documents, of those conventional armaments and equipment now notified for export but not, by then, for any reason exported.

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1. The Contracting Parties confirm that, during the first phase of the reduction period of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty, their total passive declared site inspection quota will not be less than the passive declared site inspection quota of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, determined for it according to the data on the number of objects of verification notified in accordance with the Protocol on the Exchange of Information at the entry into force of the Treaty on July 17, 1992.

2. The Contracting Parties confirm that, during the first phase of the reduction period of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty, their total active inspection quota will not be more than the active inspection quota of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic notified in accordance with the protocol on the Exchange of Information at the entry into force of the Treaty on July 17, 1992.

3. The Contracting Parties shall cooperate, as necessary, in carrying out inspection activities and in the formation of multinational inspection teams for the conduct of inspections on the territory of other State Parties of the Treaty that are not Contracting Parties.

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The following shall constitute integral parts of this Agreement: the Protocol on Maximum Levels for Holdings of Conventional Armaments and equipment Limited by the Treaty; the Protocol on National Personnel Limits; the Protocol on Armored Vehicle Launched Bridges in Active Units; the Protocol on Reduction Liability; the Protocol on Maximum Numbers of Conventional Armaments Designed for Conversion for Nonmilitary Purposes; the Protocol on Maximum Numbers of Conventional Armaments Designed for Export; the Protocol on Numbers of Active and Passive Declared Site Inspections in the First Phase of the Reduction Period; the Protocol on the Scale of Distribution for the Common Expenses Associated with the Operation of the Joint Consultative Group.

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The Agreement shall enter into force immediately after its signature. Its duration, the right to withdraw this Agreement will be governed by the relevant provisions of Article XIX of the Treaty.

This Agreement shall be registered in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Done in Prague on January 12,1993 in two copies in both the Czech and Slovak languages, each text having equal force.

The Contracting Parties agree that the Government of the Czech Republic is hereby authorized to transmit certified copies to all Participating States of the Treaty, to the Depositary of the Budapest Agreement.

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The Contracting Parties, as successors of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic with regard to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, hereinafter called the Treaty, and the agreement on maximum levels for holdings of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the USSR, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in connection with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, hereinafter called the Budapest Agreement, hereby affirm that:

1. Their maximum levels for holdings of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty will not, in total, exceed the maximum levels established for the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in the Budapest Agreement;

2. In accordance with the provisions of Article I of the Budapest Agreement, the following maximum levels for holdings of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty are established for each of the Contracting Party:
   The Czech Republic

   battle tanks	not more than 957 units
   armored combat vehicles	not more than 1367 units
   - of these AIFVs and HACVs	not more than 954 units
   - of these HACVs	not more than 69 units
   artillery	not more than 767 units
   combat aircraft	not more than 230 units
   attack helicopters	not more than 50 units

   The Slovak Republic

   battle tanks	not more than 478 units
   armored combat vehicles	not more than 683 units
   - of these AIFVs and HACVs	not more than 476 units
   - of these HACVs	not more than 34 units
   artillery	not more than 383 units
   combat aircraft	not more than 115 units
   attack helicopters	not more than 25 units

3. In accordance with the provisions of the Treaty and this Protocol, each Contracting Party shall have the right to change its maximum levels for holdings of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty. A Contracting State that intends to increase its maximum levels for holdings of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty shall have the right to carry out such increase only with the agreement of the other Contracting Party and in such a manner that Corresponding provisions of the Treaty are not violated.

   In the event that a Contracting Party makes a notification of its intent to increase its maximum levels for holdings of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty, the other Contracting Party shall, no later than 14 days after receipt of such notification, inform the other Contracting Party of its position. In the absence of consensus, the Contracting Party intending to increase its maximum levels for holdings shall follow relevant procedures and provisions of the Treaty.

   A decrease in quantity of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty held by one of the Contracting Parties does not give the other Contracting Party the right to increase its conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty.

4. The use of its conventional armament and equipment limited by the Treaty is the exclusive prerogative of each Contracting Party.

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The Contracting Parties as successor states of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic with regard to the Concluding Act of the Negotiation on Personnel Strength of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe hereby confirm that their national personnel limits will not, in total, exceed their national personnel limit declared by the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on July 10, 1992.

1. In accordance with Article II, paragraph 1 of the Concluding Act signed in Helsinki on July 10, 1992, the Contracting Parties hereby declare the following national personnel limits:

   The Czech Republic	not more than 93,333 personnel
   The Slovak Republic	not more than 46,667 personnel

2. In accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Protocol, each Contracting Party shall have the right to change its national personnel limit. A Contracting Party that intends to increase only with the agreement of the Contracting Party and in such manner that corresponding provisions of the Concluding Act are not violated.

   In the event that a Contracting Party makes a notification of its intent to increase its national personnel limit, the other Contracting Party shall, no later than 14 days after receipt of such notification, inform the other Contracting Party of its position. In the absence of consensus, the Contracting Party intending to increase its national personnel limit shall follow relevant procedures and provisions of the Concluding Act.
   

   A decrease in the quantity of national personnel limit of one Contracting Party does not give the other Contracting Party the right to increase its national personnel limit.

3. The use of its declared national personnel limit is the exclusive prerogative of each Contracting Party.

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The Contracting Parties as successors of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic with regard to the Treaty hereby confirm that their maximum number of armored vehicle launched bridges in active units shall not, in total, exceed the maximum number of armored vehicle launched bridges established for the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic.

1. In accordance with the Budapest Agreement of November 3, 1990, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic could hold in active units not more than 50 armored vehicle launched bridges. The Contracting Parties have agreed to limit their quantities in the following manner:

   The Czech Republic	not more then 33 units
   The Slovak Republic	not more than 17 units

2. The increase by either Contracting Party of the above quantity of armored vehicle launched bridges should, by agreement of the Contracting Parties, be preceded by a corresponding reduction of the other Contracting Party in its quantity of armored vehicle launched bridges in active units.

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The Contracting Parties, as successors of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic with regard to the Treaty, hereby confirm that their reduction liabilities shall not, in total, be less than the reduction liability of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic.

1. In accordance with Article VIII, paragraph 6 of the Treaty, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic nodded as of July 17, 1992 its reduction liability in the categories of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty. The Contracting Parties agree to divide this reduction in the following manner:
   The Czech Republic

   battle tanks	not less than 846 units
   armored combat vehicles	not less than 1149 units
   - of these AIFVs and HACVs	0 units
   - of these HACVs	0 units
   artillery	not less than 969 units
   combat aircraft	not less than 5 units
   attack helicopters	0 units

   The Slovak Republic

   battle tanks	not less than 423 units
   armored combat vehicles	not less than 574 units
   - of these AIFVs and HACVs	0 units
   - of these HACVs	0 units
   artillery	not less than 485 units
   combat aircraft	not less than 2 units
   attack helicopters	0 units

2. A Contracting Party that intends to change its reduction liability shall have the right to carry out that change in a manner which will conform to all provisions of the Treaty.

   An increase in reduction liability of one Contracting Party in any category of the conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty does not give the other Contracting Party the right to decrease its reduction liabilities in any category of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty.

3. The Contracting Parties undertake the commitment to follow strictly the established procedures for reduction of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty including the provisions of Article VIII, paragraph 4 A, B, C, D of the Treaty concerning the phases of reduction.

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The Contracting Parties as successors of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic with regard to the Treaty hereby confirm that they shall not, in total, exceed the number of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty designated for conversion for non­military purposes notified by the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic.

1. In accordance with Article III Paragraph 9 of the Treaty, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic notified as of July 17, 1992 the number of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty designated for non­military purposes. The Contracting Parties agree to divide the number of conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty designated for conversion for non­military purposes in the following manner: