Implementing Accord
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
Croatia
Yugoslavia (former)Region
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and EurasiaAgreement name
Implementing AccordDate
2 Jan 1992Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
Government/territoryPeace process
Croatia negotiation processParties
A. RASETA, Colonel-General, JNA; G. SUSAK, Defence Minister, Republic of CroatiaThird parties
Witnessed by Cyrus R VANCE, Personal Envoy of the Secretary General of the United NationsDescription
This short ceasefire agreement provides for implementation of the agreement signed on 23 November 1991. It provides for cessation of hostile military activity, liaison and monitoring arrangements, and confidence-building measures.
Agreement document
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporationPage 1, I. CESSATION OF HOSTILE MILITARY ACTIVITY
Each party agrees to the complete cessation of all hostile military activity on land, at sea and in the air, including:...(b) At sea: (v) Full respect for the principle of freedom of navigation in accordance with international law;... - Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
No specific mention.
- Mobility/accessPage 1, I. CESSATION OF HOSTILE MILITARY ACTIVITY
Each party agrees to the complete cessation of all hostile military activity on land, at sea and in the air, including:...(b) At sea: (v) Full respect for the principle of freedom of navigation in accordance with international law;... - Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
- National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision[Summary] It is not stated whether the ceasefire is temporary or permanent.
Page 1, I. CESSATION OF HOSTILE MILITARY ACTIVITY
Each party agrees to the complete cessation of all hostile military activity on land, at sea and in the air, including: (a) On land: (i) No firing by either party across its own forward deployment lines; (ii) No movement forward by any unit or individuals of either party; (iii) No reinforcement of existing forward defensive localities; (iv) No redeployment of troops to other and more advantageous ground; (b) At sea: (v) Full respect for the principle of freedom of navigation in accordance with international law; (c) In the air: (vi) No use of airspace for any military activity directed at the other party.
Page 1-2, II. LIAISON AND MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS
Each party agrees: (a) To make arrangements to facilitate immediate and direct liaison
between sector commanders across the forward deployment lines in order to resolve any incidents on the spot as they occur; (b) To establish joint liaison teams to resolve local incidents; (c) To cooperate fully with third-party monitoring mechanisms to be
established to assist in investigating alleged cease-fire violations when necessary.
Page 2, III. CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES
Each party undertakes: (a) To instruct the troops under its command not to return fire if fired upon, without first taking recourse to the monitoring arrangements set out
above; (b) To notify the other party in advance of any and all troop rotations and major troop movements.
Page 2, IV. ENTRANCE INTO EFFECT
This Implementing Accord will enter into effect on 3 January 1992, at 1800 hours local time. Each party undertaking to issue all necessary orders and instructions to that end. - Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forcesPage 1, I. CESSATION OF HOSTILE MILITARY ACTIVITY
Each party agrees to the complete cessation of all hostile military activity on land, at sea and in the air, including: (a) On land: (i) No firing by either party across its own forward deployment lines; (ii) No movement forward by any unit or individuals of either party; (iii) No reinforcement of existing forward defensive localities; (iv) No redeployment of troops to other and more advantageous ground; (b) At sea: (v) Full respect for the principle of freedom of navigation in accordance with international law; (c) In the air: (vi) No use of airspace for any military activity directed at the other party.
Page 1-2, II. LIAISON AND MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS
Each party agrees: (a) To make arrangements to facilitate immediate and direct liaison
between sector commanders across the forward deployment lines in order to resolve any incidents on the spot as they occur; (b) To establish joint liaison teams to resolve local incidents; (c) To cooperate fully with third-party monitoring mechanisms to be
established to assist in investigating alleged cease-fire violations when necessary.
Page 2, III. CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES
Each party undertakes: (a) To instruct the troops under its command not to return fire if fired upon, without first taking recourse to the monitoring arrangements set out
above; (b) To notify the other party in advance of any and all troop rotations and major troop movements. - DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1-2, II. LIAISON AND MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS
Each party agrees: (a) To make arrangements to facilitate immediate and direct liaison
between sector commanders across the forward deployment lines in order to resolve any incidents on the spot as they occur; (b) To establish joint liaison teams to resolve local incidents; (c) To cooperate fully with third-party monitoring mechanisms to be
established to assist in investigating alleged cease-fire violations when necessary.
Page 2, III. CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES
Each party undertakes: (a) To instruct the troops under its command not to return fire if fired upon, without first taking recourse to the monitoring arrangements set out
above; (b) To notify the other party in advance of any and all troop rotations and major troop movements. - Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner release
No specific mention.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatoryWitnessed by Cyrus R VANCE, Personal Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations
- Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceUN Peacemaker
http://peacemaker.un.org/
Implementing Accord
Signed at Sarajevo on 2 January 1992.
The following constitutes an aqreement reached between Colonel-General A. Raseta and Defence Minister G. Susak, on behalf of their
respective authorities, at Sarajevo on 2 January 1991 under the auspices of Mr. Cyrus R. Vance, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, concerning modalities for implementing the unconditional cease-fire agreed to at Geneva by President Milosevic, President Tudjman and Federal Secretery-General Kadijevic on 23 November 1991, which text was signed at that time by Mr. Vance.
I. CESSATION OF HOSTILE MILITARY ACTIVITY
Each party agrees to the complete cessation of all hostile military activity on land, at sea and in the air, including:
(a) On land:
(i) No firing by either party across its own forward deployment lines;
lii) No movement forward by any unit or individuals of either party;
(iii) No reinforcement of existiug forward defensive localities;
(iv) No redeployment of troops to other and more advantageous ground;
(b) At sea:
(v) Full respect for tbe principle of freedom of navigation in accordance with international law;
(c) In the air:
(vi) No use of airspace for any military activity directed at the other party.
II. LIAISON AND MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS
(a) To malte arrangements to facilitate immediate and direct liaison between sector commanders across the forward deployment lines in order to
resolve any incidents on the spot as they occur;
(b) To establish joint liaison teams to reaolve local incidents;
(c) To cooperate fully with third-party monitoring mechanisms to be established to assist in inveatigating alleqed cease-fire violations when
necessary.
III. CONFlDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES
Each party undertakes:
(a) To instruct the troops under its command not to return fire if fired upon, without first taking recourse to the monitoring arrangements set out
above;
(b) To notify the other party in advance of any and all troop rotations and major troop movements.
IV. EnTRANCE INTO EFFECT
This Implementing Accord will enter into effect on 3 January 1992, at 1800 hours local time.
Each party undertakes to issue all necessary orders
and instructions to that end.
A. RASETA.
Colonel-General, JNA
G. SUSAK Defence Minister, Republic of Croatia
Witnessed by:
Cyrus VANCE Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations