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Handbook on the Dayton Peace Agreement
PC-1510-100-96
February 1996

Annex 1B

Agreement on Regional Stabilization


This annex is the Agreement on Regional Stabilization. The parties are the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republika Srpska.

Summary of Main Points

The parties agree on the importance of building transparency and confidence and achieving balanced and stable defenses at minimum levels to avoid an arms race. They approve the following elements for a regional structure for stability:

Confidence- and Security-Building Measures. The parties agree to negotiate on developing a series of measures to enhance mutual confidence and reduce the risk of conflict. Potential measures include restrictions on military deployments and exercises in certain geographical areas, restrictions on locations of heavy weapons, force data exchanges, and the establishment of military liaison missions, as well as others.

Regional Confidence- and Security-Building Measures. To supplement the Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, the parties agree not to import any arms for 90 days (13 March) after this agreement enters into force, and not to import for 180 days (11 June) or until an arms control agreement is reached heavy weapons, heavy weapons ammunition, mines, military aircraft, or helicopters.

Measures for Subregional Arms Control. The parties agree to commence negotiations on an arms control agreement establishing voluntary limits on military manpower. Failing voluntary consensus within 180 days (11 June) of the agreement entering into force, a 5:2:2 ratio based on approximate population ratios will be adopted. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's holdings will determine a baseline to which:

Regional Arms Control Agreement. The OSCE will organize and conduct negotiations on establishing a regional balance in and around the former Yugoslavia.

Upon the Agreement Entering Into Force

Within 7 Days (21 December)

Within 30 Days (13 January)

For 90 Days (13 March)

For 180 Days (11 June)

Within 180 Days (11 June)

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