JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION
AGREEMENT NUMBER 49
RELATING TO THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ON THE REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS OF JULY 31, 1991
LOGISTICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDING AND TRANSFERRING TELEMETRY PLAYBACK EQUIPMENT DEMONSTRATED AFTER ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE TREATY
The Government of the United States of America, the Government of the Republic of Belarus, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of Ukraine,
In accordance with the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms of July 31, 1991, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty,
To improve the viability and effectiveness of the Protocol on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities Relating to the Treaty, hereinafter referred to as the Inspection Protocol,
Have agreed as follows:
Article One
Subparagraph 1(b) of Section I of Annex 14 to the Inspection Protocol shall be superseded by the following provision:
"(b) The costs of goods and services associated with the purchase of tapes and the copying of telemetric information onto such tapes pursuant to the Thirty-fifth Agreed Statement in the Annex to the Treaty on Agreed Statements, with the providing of training, maintenance, service, spare parts and replacement parts relating to telemetry equipped pursuant to paragraph 7 of Section I and paragraph 8 of Section II of Annex 1 to the Telemetry Protocol, and subparagraphs 4(d) and 4(e) and paragraph 6 of Annex 4 to the Telemetry Protocol, and with the implementation of Section III of Annex 5 to the Telemetry Protocol"
Article Two
1. The chapeau of paragraph 1 of Section II of Annex 14 to the Inspection Protocol shall be superseded by the following provision:
"Fuel for inspection airplanes provided pursuant to paragraph 13 of Section IV of the Inspection Protocol, fuel for dedicated airplanes provided pursuant to paragraph 4 of Annex 4 to the Telemetry Protocol, and fuel for dedicated airplanes provided pursuant to subparagraph 8(c) of Section II and paragraph 4 of Section III of Annex 5 to the Telemetry Protocol:"
2. The chapeau of paragraph 2 of Section II of Annex 14 to the Inspection Protocol shall be superseded by the following provision:
"Services for inspection airplanes provided pursuant to paragraph 13 of Section IV of the Inspection Protocol, services for dedicated airplanes provided pursuant to paragraph 4 of Annex 4 to the Telemetry Protocol, and services for dedicated airplanes provided pursuant to subparagraph 8(c) of Section II and paragraph 4 of Section III of Annex 5 to the Telemetry Protocol:"
3. The chapeau of paragraph 17 of Section II of Annex 14 to the Inspection Protocol shall be superseded by the following provision:
"Training and maintenance for telemetry playback equipment, and the provision of spare parts and replacement parts for such equipment pursuant to paragraph 7 of Section I and paragraph 8 of Section II of Annex 1, paragraph 6 of Annex 4 and paragraph 5 of Section I of Annex 5 to the Telemetry Protocol:"
Article Three
The following provision shall constitute paragraph 18 of Section II of Annex 14 to the Inspection Protocol:
"18. Telemetry playback equipment demonstrated after entry into force of the Treaty and acquired pursuant to subparagraph 4(c) of Section I of the Telemetry Protocol:
(a) description, quantity, make, and model number of the equipment acquired, and the number of equipment sets acquired;
(b) date of provision of the equipment acquired; and
(c) estimated cost of the equipment acquired, and the cost of delivering such equipment to the point of entry."
Article Four
This agreement shall enter into force on the date of its signature, and shall remain in force as long as the Treaty remains in force.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.
DONE at Geneva on March 20, 2002, in five copies, each in the English and Russian languages, both texts being equally authentic.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
Steven E. Steiner
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS:
Aleksandr Baychorov
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN:
Nurlan Danenov
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION:
Anton Vasil'yev
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE:
Anatoliy Shcherba