AGREEMENT ON PREPARATORY TRANSFER OF POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES



                                 Annex III



 Protocol Concerning Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities in

                        the Sphere of Social Welfare







  1. The powers and responsibilities of the military government and its

     Civil Administration in the sphere of social welfare will be

     transferred to and will be assumed by the Palestinian Authority.



  2. The sphere of social welfare shall include all matters dealt with in

     the laws, regulations and military orders listed in Appendix A, as

     well as responsibility over governmental and non-governmental

     organizations and institutions, including charitable societies and

     institutions and voluntary and non-profit organizations.



  3. The Palestinian Authority will supervise registered foreign

     organizations of the type mentioned in paragraph 2 above, that

     currently operate in the West Bank and will register others only if

     their goals are not inconsistent with the peace process.



  4. The transfer of powers and responsibilities to the Palestinian

     Authority shall not affect the continued authority of the military

     government and its Civil Administration to exercise their powers and

     responsibilities for security and public order as well as for other

     spheres not transferred, including, inter alia, the establishment of a

     vice squad.



  5. The Palestinian Authority may exercise the Regulation on Welfare

     Insurance for Civil Servants (No. 6 of 1966) with regard to its

     employees.



  6. Juvenile Offenders:



     Israel and the Palestinian Authority will determine arrangements for

     the following:



       a. The serving of sentences in the West Bank passed by courts in

          Israel concerning juvenile offenders, residents of the West Bank.

       b. The transfer of information necessary for the preparation of

          briefs by probation officers in connection with juvenile

          offenses.



  7. Confidentiality:



     Arrangements will be made to protect confidentiality and individual

     privacy in the exchange of information between Israel and the

     Palestinian Authority in the sphere of social welfare.



  8. The respective social welfare systems of Israel and the Palestinian

     Authority will maintain a positive working relationship in all

     aspects, including general and professional training, and the exchange

     of information.



                                 Appendix A



   Laws, Regulations and Military Orders in the Sphere of Social Welfare



  1. Bureau of Social Affairs Law, No. 14, 1956

  2. Social Assistance Regulations, No. 14, 1959

  3. Regulations regarding Assistance to Youth, No. 48, 1959

  4. Amended Law regarding Assistance to Youth, No. 16, 1954

  5. Regulations regarding the Collection of Charitable Donations, No. 1,

     1957

  6. Regulations regarding the Collection of Charitable Donations, No. 103,

     1963

  7. Regulations regarding Assistance to University Students, No. 5, 1960,

     except for Articles 5 and 6

  8. Regulations regarding Assistance and Rehabilitation, No. 42, 1963

  9. Law regarding Charitable Societies and Social Welfare Institutions,

     No. 33, 1966

 10. Jordanian Regulations regarding Social Services Institutions, No. 128,

     1965

 11. Regulations regarding Foster Families, No. 70, 1963