GAZA-JERICHO AGREEMENT
ANNEX II
PROTOCOL CONCERNING CIVIL AFFAIRS
Article I
Liaison and Coordination in Civil Matters
A. Joint Civil Affairs Coordination and Cooperation Committee
1. Joint Civil Affairs Coordination and Cooperation Committee
(hereinafter "the CAC") is hereby established.
2. The functions of the CAC are to coordinate between the
Palestinian Authority on one hand, and Israel and the Civil
Administration that shall continue to function in the rest of the
West Bank on the other hand, concerning the following day-to-day
matters:
a. Civil matters, including issues concerning the transfer of
powers and responsibilities from the Israeli military
government and its Civil Administration to the Palestinian
Authority.
Matters arising with regard to roads, power lines and other
infrastructure which require coordination according to this
Agreement.
b. Questions regarding passage to and from the Gaza Strip and
the Jericho Area and safe passage between the Gaza Strip and
the Jericho Area, including crossing points and
international crossings.
c. Day-to-day contacts between the two sides as regards matters
such as employment permits, hospitalization, transportation
licensing, transfer of information, etc.
d. Joint projects, matters of mutual interest and other matters
requiring coordination and cooperation.
3. The CAC shall be comprised of an equal number of representatives
from Israel and from the Palestinian Authority, and shall convene
at least once a month unless otherwise agreed. Each side may
initiate the convening of a special meeting on short notice.
4. The CAC shall determine by agreement its mode of procedure.
5. Matters of principle and policy not settled within the CAC shall
be passed on to the Joint Israeli-Palestinian Liaison Committee.
B. Joint Regional Civil Affairs Subcommittees
1. The CAC shall establish two Joint Regional Civil Affairs
Subcommittees (hereinafter "the Subcommittees") for the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area respectively.
2. Each Subcommittee shall deal with the day-to-day civil affairs
matters as detailed in paragraph A.2 above.
The Jericho Area Subcommittee shall also coordinate the relations
between the Palestinian Authority and the military government and
Civil Administration in the rest of the West Bank.
3. Each Subcommittee may establish ad hoc working groups if and when
the need arises.
4. Each Subcommittee shall be comprised of an equal number of
representatives from Israel and from the Palestinian Authority
and shall convene no less than once every two weeks.
C. General
1. Means of communication shall be set up with a view to ensuring
efficient and direct contact 24 hours a day, in order to deal
with any urgent matter arising in the civil affairs field.
2. Each side shall inform the other of its representatives to each
committee prior to a meeting. Meetings of the CAC and its
subcommittees shall be organized and hosted by the two sides
alternately unless otherwise agreed.
3. The provisions detailed above shall not impede daily contacts
between representatives of Israel and of the Palestinian
Authority in all matters of mutual concern.
Article II
Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities of the Civil Administration
A. 1. The transfer of powers and responsibilities from the Israeli
military government and its Civil Administration to the
Palestinian Authority shall be coordinated through the CAC and
implemented in accordance with the following arrangements in a
smooth, peaceful and orderly manner.
2. Preparations for the transfer of such powers and responsibilities
shall commence immediately upon the signing of this Agreement,
and shall be completed within 21 days.
a. The Israeli authorities shall provide all necessary
assistance to the Palestinian Authority, including access to
offices, registers, records, systems and equipment and all
necessary information, data and statistics required for the
transfer of powers and responsibilities.
b. Israel shall provide the Palestinian Authority with all the
details as described in subparagraph 38 below.
3. On the date fixed for the transfer of powers and
responsibilities, Israel shall transfer from the possession of
the Israeli military government and its Civil Administration to
the Palestinian Authority offices, budgetary allocations,
financial funds and accounts, equipment, registers, files,
computer programs and other movable property necessary for its
functioning.
B. All powers and responsibilities of the Civil Administration shall be
transferred to the Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip and the
Jericho Area, in accordance with the following provisions:
1. Interior Affairs:
This sphere includes, inter alia, municipal affairs, licensing of
newspapers and publications, censorship of films and plays and
appointment of Mukhtars. In the Gaza Strip, this sphere shall
also include fire fighting and Ottoman Societies.
2. Fisheries:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, licensing of fishermen,
marine agriculture and vessels' permits.
b. Security restrictions are dealt with in Annex I, Article XI.
3. Surveying:
This sphere includes, inter alia, licensing of surveyors and
performing surveys in areas falling within the Palestinian
Authority's jurisdiction.
4. Statistics:
a. The transfer of powers and responsibilities in this sphere
includes inter alia transfer of research reports and
publications prepared by the Department of Statistics.
b. The application and validity of censuses which may be
conducted by the Palestinian Authority shall be subject to
the provisions of subparagraph 27.l below.
c. Methods of cooperation regarding the collection of data on
the movement of goods, services and labor between Israel and
the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area is dealt with in Annex
IV.
5. Comptrol
6. Civil Administration Employees:
The Palestinian Authority assures that it shall keep employing
the present Palestinian Civil Administration employees in the
Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area and shall maintain their rights.
7. Legal Administration:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, administration of the
Palestinian judiciary system in the Gaza Strip and the
Jericho Area, licensing of lawyers, registration of
companies and registration of patents and trademarks in
these areas.
b. Legal issues regarding commercial and civil jurisdiction, as
well as legal assistance, are dealt with in Annex III.
8. Labor:
a. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall establish agreed
procedures for mutual recognition of professional
certificates and diplomas.
b. Restrictions regarding supervision and licensing of the
production and use of explosives and gunpowder shall be in
accordance with Annex I, Article VIII, paragraph 8.
9. Education:
Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall ensure that their
respective education systems contribute to the peace between
Israel and the Palestinian people and peace in the entire region.
10. Social Welfare:
This sphere includes, inter alia, registration and supervision of
charitable societies.
11. Assessments
12. Housing
13. Tourism:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, the licensing of hotels,
souvenir shops and travel agents.
b. Tourism policy in general, and coordination between Israel
and the Palestinian Authority, are dealt with in Annex IV.
14. Parks:
Transfer of powers and responsibilities in this sphere is without
prejudice to the provisions applying to religious and
archaeological sites.
15. Religious Affairs:
a. The Palestinian Authority shall ensure free access to all
holy sites in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area determined
by the respective religious sects and shall protect these
sites.
b. The above is without prejudice to the arrangements with
regard to archaeological sites as set out in subparagraph 30
below.
c. Visitors to holy sites shall behave according to accepted
rules of behavior in holy sites.
d. Religious sects shall inform the Palestinian Authority of
their respective holy sites in the Gaza Strip and the
Jericho Area. For the purposes of this paragraph, the
relevant authority regarding Jewish holy sites shall be the
Israeli Government.
e. A list of the existing Jewish holy sites is attached as
Appendix A attached to this Annex.
f. Israel declares that no property (including lands, buildings
and institutions) belonging to the Islamic Waqf in the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area was taken by the military
government or its Civil Administration, except such property
that might have been put to use for public purposes such as
schools and public roads.
g. Pending the entry into force of the Interim Agreement the
holy site of Nebi Mousa shall be under the auspices of the
Palestinian Authority for religious purposes.
h. During religious events that take place three times a year
and other special occasions that shall be coordinated with
the Israeli authorities, Palestinians shall have the right
to religious pilgrimage to the al-Maghtas under the
Palestinian flag.
i. Religious affairs in the "Shalom Al Israel" synagogue in
Jericho shall be under the auspices of the Israeli
authorities.
16. Employee Pensions:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, the pension rights of
employees of the Civil Administration as well as employees
of other bodies who are entitled to pensions from the Civil
Administration in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area.
b. As part of its powers and responsibilities, the Palestinian
Authority shall assume the Civil Administration's statutory
and contractual obligations to Palestinian employees,
regarding pensions and their payment.
c. In the Gaza Strip, upon the transfer of powers and
responsibilities, the Palestinian Authority shall assume
prevailing powers and obligations, according to the existing
pension system.
Israel shall transfer to the Palestinian Authority, or to a
Pension and Insurance Fund if established, the net income of
the Fund (all payments plus interest after deduction of
pension payments and running expenses) as accumulated at the
Israel Ministry of Finance.
d. In the Jericho Area, the Palestinian Authority shall assume
responsibility for payment of a budgetary pension.
e. After the transfer of authorities in this sphere, if Israel
is sued by any employee or his/her heirs for any sums due to
him/her as a pension, the Palestinian Authority shall
reimburse Israel the full amount awarded the employee or
his/her heirs by any court or tribunal.
f. Where legal proceedings are brought in respect of such a
claim, Israel will notify the Palestinian Authority and
enable it to participate in defending the claim.
17. Commerce and Industry:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, licensing of crafts and
industries, supervision of commodities and services and of
weights and measures, and the regulation of commerce.
b. The Palestinian Authority shall make arrangements to ensure
safety conditions for the production, use and transportation
of fuel and gas.
c. The production and use of weapons, ammunition or explosives
are dealt with in Annex I, Article VIII, paragraph 8.
d. The economic relations between Israel and the Gaza Strip and
the Jericho Area, and questions relating to imports to and
exports from the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area, are dealt
with in Annex IV.
e. Matters regarding the environment are dealt with in
subparagraph 35. below.
18. Health:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, the health insurance
system.
b. The Palestinian Authority shall apply the present standards
of vaccination of Palestinians and shall improve them
according to internationally-accepted standards in the
field.
c. The Palestinian Authority shall inform Israel of any Israeli
hospitalized in a Palestinian hospital as outlined in Annex
I, Article II. Arrangements for moving such hospitalized
Israelis shall be agreed upon in the CAC.
d. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall agree on
arrangements regarding treatment and hospitalization of
Palestinians in Israeli hospitals.
e. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall exchange
information regarding epidemics and contagious diseases and
shall develop methods for exchange of medical files and
documents.
f. Import of pharmaceuticals to the Gaza Strip and the Jericho
Area through Israeli sea ports and airports shall be in
accordance with general arrangements concerning imports, as
dealt with in Annex IV.
19. Transportation:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, licensing of public
transportation.
b. In exercising its powers and responsibilities, the
Palestinian Authority shall make appropriate arrangements
for the continued operation of existing Israeli public
transportation lines to the Settlements.
c. High and appropriate international transportation standards
shall be applied in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area.
d. Regulations in the transportation sphere shall continuously
adapt to improvements in international standards due to the
dynamics of technology and environmental considerations. Due
consideration shall be given to compatibility between the
standards of the Palestinian Authority and of Israel.
e. Regulations in the transportation field, including traffic
signalization, shall be applied with a view to assuring the
safety of all persons, to contributing to economic growth
and to protecting the common environment.
f. Regarding meteorology, there shall be mutual assistance and
cooperation between the Israeli and the Palestinian weather
forecasting offices.
g. The issue of establishing transport and communication lines
to and from the Jericho Area and the Gaza Strip to Israel
and the West Bank is dealt with in Appendix B attached to
this Annex.
h. The arrangements regarding the transfer of authorities
concerning maritime activity and aviation are dealt with in
Annex I.
20. Agriculture:
a. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall do their utmost
to preserve and improve the veterinary standards.
b. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall take all measures
to reach equivalent and compatible standards regarding
animal disease control, including mass vaccination of
animals and avians, quarantines, "stamping out" measures and
residue control standards.
c. Mutual arrangements shall be made to prevent the
introduction and spread of plant pests and diseases, for
their eradication, as well as arrangements concerning
residue control standards in plant products.
d. The veterinary and the plant protection authorities of
Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall coordinate and
regularly exchange information regarding animal diseases, as
well as plant pests and diseases, and shall establish a
mechanism for immediate notification of the outbreak of such
diseases.
e. Economic relations in the agricultural sphere between Israel
and the Palestinian Authority, including transfer of
agricultural goods, are dealt with in Annex IV.
f. Experts from both sides shall discuss the details of the
arrangements regarding veterinary and plant protection
within the CAC.
21. Employment:
a. Procedures for distributing employment permits to work in
Israel and in the Settlements shall be agreed upon between
Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
b. Arrangements concerning the rights of employees and workers
from the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area working in Israel
are dealt with in Annex IV.
22. Land Registration:
All powers and responsibilities regarding land registration will
be transferred to the Palestinian Authority, except the
Settlements and the Military Installation Area.
23. Nature Reserves:
a. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall safeguard and
preserve nature in general and shall protect species of
animals, plants and flowers of special breeds.
b. The Palestinian Authority shall respect the existing status
of declared nature reserves and shall safeguard them.
24. Electricity:
a. The Palestinian Authority shall continue, as appropriate, to
buy electric power from the Jerusalem Electricity Company
for the Jericho area.
b. Pending the establishment by the Palestinian Authority of an
alternative system for the Gaza Strip, it shall temporarily
buy electric power from the Israel Electric Company (IEC),
and to that end shall enter into a commercial agreement with
the IEC. This Agreement shall relate to the settling of
debts; to IEC property; and to the maintenance of lines to
Palestinian customers.
c. Without derogating from the powers and responsibilities
transferred to the Palestinian Authority above, the
Palestinian Authority shall enable the supply of electricity
to the Gush Katif settlement area and the Kfar Darom
settlement by the IEC, as well as the maintenance by the IEC
of the electricity lines to these locations and of the
electricity lines crossing the Jericho Area.
The means of supplying electricity and the modalities of
maintenance of lines to the Gush Katif settlement area and
the Kfar Darom settlement shall be arranged by means of a
commercial agreement between the Palestinian Authority and
the IEC.
d. Environmental matters relating to electricity shall be
governed by the provisions regarding environmental
protection as set forth in subparagraph 35. below.
25. Public Works:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, the Housing Department in
the Gaza Strip.
b. In principle, maintenance and repairs of the Lateral Roads
leading to the Settlements and the Military Installation
Area shall be carried out by the Palestinian Authority.
c. Where such maintenance and repairs have not been effected by
the Palestinian Authority within a reasonable time, the
Palestinian Authority shall request, through the CAC, that
Israel effect such maintenance and repairs.
d. The Palestinian Authority shall notify and update Israel
through the CAC of any activity which may disturb the
regular flow of traffic on roads, including road works,
repairs and large-scale construction in close proximity to
roads.
26. Postal Services:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, the management of post
offices and postal delivery in the Gaza Strip and the
Jericho Area.
b. The Palestinian Authority may issue postage stamps, postal
stationery (hereinafter "stamps") and date stamps, subject
to the following provisions:
1. Stamps shall include only the term "the Palestinian
Authority", the face value and the subject.
2. The face value shall be stated only in the agreed legal
currency circulating in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho
Area as detailed in Annex IV.
3. The design, symbols and subjects of stamps, postal
stationery and date stamps issued by the Palestinian
Authority will be in accordance with the principles
outlined in Article XII of the Agreement.
4. The date stamp shall include only the name of the
office responsible for the cancelling of the stamp and
the date of that operation.
c. Both sides will coordinate and cooperate in establishing
postal rates for international postal services in such a way
as to prevent mutual economic harm to each other.
d. The modalities and arrangements for sending and receiving
all postal items, including parcels, between the Gaza Strip
and the Jericho Area and Israel and the West Bank will be
arranged by means of a commercial agreement between the
Israel Postal Authority and the Civil Administration
respectively on one side, and the Palestinian Authority on
the other.
e. The modalities and arrangements for sending and receiving
all postal items, including parcels, between the Gaza Strip
and the Jericho Area and other countries will be arranged by
means of a commercial agreement between the Israel Postal
Authority and the Palestinian Authority, further modalities
will be discussed in the CAC.
f. The customs principles detailed in Annex IV shall also apply
to postal items, including parcels, transmitted to the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area.
27. Population Registry and Documentation:
a. The Palestinian Authority shall receive the existing
population registry in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area,
as well as files pertaining to the residents of these areas.
b. The existing identity card of the present residents of the
Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area, as well as of new residents
therein, shall be substituted by a new identity card.
c. Possession of the aforementioned identity card and, whenever
necessary, of an Israeli entrance permit, shall be required
for entry into Israel by residents of the Gaza Strip and the
Jericho Area.
d. Safe passage between the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area of
residents of these areas shall require the possession of the
aforementioned identity card and any other necessary
documents.
e. In order to ensure efficient passage procedures and to avoid
discrepancies, the Palestinian Authority shall update Israel
on a regular basis, through the CAC, of every change in its
registry, with a view to enabling Israel to maintain an
updated and current registry.
f. Exit abroad through the passages or through Israeli points
of exit by residents of the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
shall only be possible by means of an agreed passport/travel
document.
This title shall be written on the cover in letters of equal
size.
g. 1. Persons from countries not having diplomatic relations
with Israel who visit the Gaza Strip and Jericho Area
shall be required to obtain a special visitor's permit
to be issued by the Palestinian Authority and cleared
by Israel. Requests for such permits shall be filed by
a relative of the visitor residing in the areas,
through the Palestinian Authority, or by the
Palestinian Authority itself.
2. Visitors to the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area shall
be permitted to remain in these areas for a period of
up to three months granted by the Palestinian Authority
and cleared by Israel.
The Palestinian Authority may extend this three month
period for an additional period of up to four months
and shall inform Israel about the extension. Any
further extensions require the approval of Israel.
h. Persons from countries having diplomatic relations with
Israel who visit the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area shall
either be required to obtain the aforementioned visitor's
permit or to hold a valid passport and an Israeli visa, when
required.
i. Entry into the Gaza Strip or the Jericho Area of
non-resident Palestinians who are visitors to these areas
shall be handled by the Palestinian Authority in accordance
with subparagraphs g. and h. above.
j. The Palestinian Authority shall ensure that visitors
referred to above shall not overstay the duration of their
entry permit and authorized extensions.
k. Special VIP certificates may be issued as detailed in Annex
I.
l. The Palestinian Authority may grant permanent residency in
the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area with the prior approval
of Israel.
m. The format of the aforementioned identity card and
passport/travel document as well as arrangements of the
implementation of the provisions set forth in this Article
are detailed in Appendix C attached to this Annex.
28. Government and Absentee Land and other Immovables:
a. All powers and responsibilities of the Custodian of Absentee
Land and Immovables and powers and responsibilities for
governmental land and other immovables in the Gaza Strip and
the Jericho Area shall be transferred to the Palestinian
Authority in accordance with the following.
b. During the interim period, the transfer of powers and
responsibilities of the Custodians of Absentee and
Government Property in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area,
other than those relating to movable property, shall not
apply to land and other immovables within the Settlements
and the Military Installation Area. The issue shall be dealt
with within the permanent status negotiations.
c. The status of land and other immovables which, prior to June
1967, were in the custody of the Jordanian Custodian of
Enemy Property in the West Bank or under the management of
the Director General appointed in accordance with Order no.
25 of 31.3.50 in the Gaza Strip, shall be dealt with in the
permanent status negotiations. Pending those negotiations,
the status quo of such land and other immovables shall be
maintained.
29. Telecommunications:
a. The Electromagnetic Sphere
1. The frequencies detailed in the telecommunications
technical schedule attached to this Annex as Appendix D
are assigned for the use of the Palestinian Authority
in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area, to satisfy its
present needs.
2. Conditions for the use of these frequencies as well as
details concerning power, timing, direction, antenna
radiation pattern and transmission methods, are also
formulated in the aforementioned Appendix.
3. The frequencies shall serve, inter alia, a television
network and a radio network.
4. The Palestinian Authority shall ensure that only the
above frequencies shall be used and that it shall not
disturb or interfere with Israel radio communications
activity, and Israel shall ensure that there shall be
no disturbance or interference with those frequencies.
5. The compatibility of the standards of electromagnetic
and telecommunications systems and equipment imported
or installed for use in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho
Area, as well as the standards of operation of such
equipment, are as agreed upon and formulated in the
attached Appendix D.
6. The CAC shall establish, as the need arises, a joint
committee of technical experts from both sides to
discuss and deal with any issue arising out of this
Agreement including the fulfillment of future needs of
the Palestinian Authority.
b. Telecommunications
1. Pending the establishment by the Palestinian Authority
of an alternative telecommunications system in the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area, the existing system of
telephone and other related communication services
including international telecommunications in the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area shall continue through
"Bezeq - the Israel Telecommunications Corp. Ltd."
(hereinafter "Bezeq") and to that end, the Palestinian
Authority shall enter into a commercial agreement with
Bezeq.
2. Without derogating from the powers and responsibilities
of the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian Authority
shall enable the supply of telecommunications services
to the Settlements and the Military Installation area
by Bezeq, as well as the maintenance by Bezeq of the
telecommunications infrastructure serving them or
infrastructure crossing the Gaza Strip and the Jericho
Area.
30. Archaeology:
a. The Palestinian Authority shall protect and guard all
archaeological sites in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area,
respect academic freedom in particular the freedom
publishing research work based on excavations and shall take
all necessary steps against theft of archaeological
artifacts and illegal trade in them.
b. The CAC shall establish a joint committee of experts from
both sides to deal with all archaeological issues of common
interest. Actions which may affect the sites detailed in
Appendix A shall also be referred to this committee for
discussion and recommendation.
The Palestinian Authority shall respect such
recommendations.
Disagreements on this matter within the joint committee of
experts shall be referred to the CAC to be dealt with in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
c. Subject to academic considerations, and in accordance with
the law, when the Palestinian Authority grants excavation
licenses to archaeologists, researchers and academics
interested in excavating in the Gaza Strip and Jericho Area,
it shall do so without discrimination.
d. The Palestinian Authority shall ensure free access to
archaeological sites.
e. With due consideration to the Palestinian demand that Israel
shall return all archaeological artifacts found in the Gaza
Strip and Jericho area since 1967, this issue shall be dealt
with in the negotiations on the final status.
For this purpose, Israel shall provide a list of
archaeological sites for which excavation licenses were
granted since 1967, including, where available, a general
description of the artifacts found therein, and their
location.
31. Water and Sewage
a. All water and sewage (hereinafter referred to as "water")
systems and resources in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
shall be operated, managed and developed (including
drilling) by the Palestinian Authority, in a manner that
shall prevent any harm to the water resources.
b. As an exception to subparagraph a., the existing water
systems supplying water to the Settlements and the Military
Installation Area, and the water systems and resources
inside them continue to be operated and managed by Mekoroth
Water Co.
c. All pumping from water resources in the Settlements and the
Military Installation Area, shall be in accordance with
existing quantities of drinking water and agricultural
water.
Without derogating from the powers and responsibilities of
the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian Authority shall
not adversely affect these quantities.
Israel shall provide the Palestinian Authority with all data
concerning the number of wells in the Settlements and the
quantities and quality of the water pumped from each well,
on a monthly basis.
d. Without derogating from the powers and responsibilities of
the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian Authority shall
enable the supply of water to the Gush Katif settlement area
and the Kfar Darom settlement by Mekoroth, as well as the
maintenance by Mekoroth of the water systems supplying these
locations and of water lines crossing the Jericho Area.
e. The Palestinian Authority shall pay Mekoroth for the cost of
water supplied from Israel and for the real expenses
incurred in supplying water to the Palestinian Authority.
f. All relations between the Palestinian Authority and Mekoroth
shall be dealt with in a commercial agreement.
g. The Palestinian Authority shall take the necessary measures
to ensure the protection of all water systems in the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area.
h. Upon the signing of this Agreement, the two Parties shall
establish a subcommittee to deal with all issues of mutual
interest including the exchange of all data relevant to the
management and operation of the water resources and systems
and mutual prevention of harm to water resources.
i. The subcommittee shall agree upon its agenda and upon the
procedures and manner of its meetings, and may invite
experts or advisers as it sees fit.
32. Planning and Zoning:
a. Authorities, powers and responsibilities in this sphere,
except in the Settlements and the Military Installation
Area, shall be transferred to the Palestinian Authority
subject to the following.
b. Planning schemes, bylaws and regulations in effect in the
Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area prior to the signing of this
Agreement shall remain in force, unless amended or abrogated
in accordance with this Agreement.
c. The Palestinian Authority may amend, abrogate or promulgate
planning schemes, and issue licenses and exemptions within
its jurisdiction, provided that such acts are consistent
with the provisions of this Agreement.
d. As part of its procedure, the Palestinian Authority shall
publish planning schemes in the form of law. The Palestinian
Authority shall provide the CAC with a copy of it.
e. If Israel considers such a plan to be inconsistent with the
terms of this Agreement, including Annex I, it may, within
thirty (30) days of the receipt by the CAC of such a plan,
bring it for consideration by a special subcommittee of the
CAC and/or request additional information regarding the
plan.
The Palestinian Authority shall respect the recommendations
of the subcommittee. Pending the completion of such a
consideration process, and due settlement of the matter in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the
planning procedures shall not be finalized.
33. Direct Taxation:
This sphere includes, inter alia, income tax on individuals and
corporations, property taxes, municipal taxes and fees, as
formulated in Annex IV.
34. Indirect Taxation:
This sphere includes, inter alia, VAT, purchase taxes on local
production and import taxes, as formulated in Annex IV.
35. Environmental Protection:
a. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall act for the
protection of the environment and prevention of
environmental risks, hazards and nuisances.
b. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall respectively
adopt, apply and ensure compliance with
internationally-recognized standards concerning acceptable
levels of land, air, water and sea pollution, and acceptable
levels of treatment and disposal of solid and liquid wastes;
for the use and handling of hazardous substances, including
pesticides, insecticides and herbicides, and standards for
the prevention and abatement of noise, odor, pests and other
nuisances which may affect each side and the Settlements and
the Military Installation Area.
c. The Palestinian Authority shall take the appropriate
measures to prevent the uncontrolled discharge in the Gaza
Strip and the Jericho Area of sewage and effluence to water
sources including underground and surface water and rivers,
and to promote the proper treatment of sanitary and
industrial waste water.
d. In the event that Israel or the Palestinian Authority
considers that there might be a threat to its environment,
any relevant information concerning the development activity
and its environmental impact shall be provided by the
relevant side.
e. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall respectively
operate an emergency warning system in order to respond to
events or accidents which may generate environmental
pollution, damage or hazards. A mechanism for mutual
notification and coordination in cases of such events or
accidents shall be established.
f. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall cooperate in
implementing agreed principles and standards concerning the
protection of the Mediterranean Sea, the protection of the
ozone layer, the control of movement of hazardous wastes and
their disposal, the restriction of trade in endangered
species of wild fauna and flora, and the conservation of
migratory species of wild animals.
g. Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall establish within
the CAC an Environmental Experts Committee for the
coordination of environmental issues, to be convened when
the need arises.
36. Gas and Petroleum:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, distribution, supply,
licensing, sales, exploration and production of gas and
petroleum in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area.
b. In authorizing the construction or operation of gas and
petroleum facilities (including gas and petrol stations), a
safety distance from the Settlements and the Military
Installation Area shall be observed by the Palestinian
Authority.
c. The color of all gas cylinders in use in the Gaza Strip and
the Jericho Area shall be different than that in use in
Israel.
d. Israel and the Palestinian Authority agree to cooperate
concerning the exploration and production of oil and gas in
cases of joint geological structures lying partly in Israel
or the West Bank and partly in the Gaza Strip or the Jericho
Area.
e. Transfer of gas or fuel products through or to Israel and
the West Bank shall be in accordance with Israeli standards
concerning safety, security and environmental protection,
and in accordance with the arrangements regarding entry into
Israel.
f. Policies of pricing, taxation, import and marketing
regarding gas and petroleum are dealt with in Annex IV.
37. Insurance:
a. This sphere includes, inter alia, licensing of insurance
companies, insurance agents and supervision of their
activity.
b. Arrangements regarding the compulsory insurance of motor
vehicles and the compensation of road accident casualties,
in view of transportation between the Gaza and the Jericho
area, are dealt with in Annex IV.
38. Treasury:
a. In view of the need for a smooth transfer of powers and
responsibilities, Israel shall provide the Palestinian
Authority, through a team of Palestinian auditors, with all
the details concerning the Civil Administration budget
allocated for the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area and the
revenues, expenses and accounts. It shall also provide
details regarding the Civil Administration's existing
financial system in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area.
b. 1. Israel shall transfer to the Palestinian Authority all
the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area Civil
Administration funds and bank accounts as well as
movable property.
2. Israel shall provide the Palestinian Authority with a
list of the Civil Administration departments and their
immovable offices, storerooms, warehouses, etc.
3. Where such immovables are situated on private property,
including property owned by absentees, Israel shall
provide the Palestinian Authority with the contracts
between the Civil Administration and the owners of such
property.
c. 1. Israel shall bring to an end all the Gaza Strip and the
Jericho Area Civil Administration service contracts
detailed in Appendix E attached to this Annex.
Upon the transfer of powers and responsibilities,
Israel shall provide the Palestinian Authority with
copies of confirmations from the contractors declaring
that they have no claim or demand concerning these
contracts.
2. Civil Administration development contracts, the
duration of which extends beyond the transfer of powers
and responsibilities, as detailed in Appendix E, shall
be transferred to the Palestinian Authority and shall
remain in force.
3. Civil Administration contracts concerning leasing or
renting Waqf, absentee or private property shall be
transferred to the Palestinian Authority and shall
remain in force.
4. All contracts entered into by the Custodian of Absentee
and Governmental Property for renting and leasing land
shall be transferred to the Palestinian Authority, and
Israel shall give notice of such to the tenants and
lessees. It is understood that following the transfer
of such contracts the Palestinian Authority shall have
full discretion to take any decision regarding these
contracts.
d. After the transfer of authorities, powers and
responsibilities in this sphere, if Israel is sued with
regard to the contracts and obligations referred to in
subparagraph c. above, the Palestinian Authority shall
reimburse Israel for the full amount awarded by any court or
tribunal.
e. Where legal proceedings are brought in respect of such a
claim, Israel will notify the Palestinian Authority and
enable it to participate in defending the claim.
f. Upon the transfer of powers and responsibilities, the
Palestinian Authority shall be solely responsible for any
claim regarding its actions pursuant to the transfer.
g. Israel shall provide the Palestinian Authority with copies
of the contracts listed in Appendix E in order to enable it
to make a decision on new contracts which it may conclude.
If such contracts are not written in Arabic, Israel shall
provide the Palestinian Authority with a translation into
Arabic.
APPENDIX A
1. The Naaran Synagogue (Ein Diuk).
2. The Jewish Cemetery in Tel Sammarat.
3. "Shalom Al Israel" Synagogue in Jericho.
4. The Jewish Synagogue in Gaza city.
APPENDIX B
To be added in the future.
APPENDIX C
Technical Schedule Regarding Population Registry and Documentation
Note: The following is only part of this Appendix. Other sections of this
Appendix shall be added in the future.
1. Passport/travel document format
a. General specifications
1. Languages: Arabic and English.
2. External color: green.
3. Front cover titles will be Palestinian Authority,
Passport/Travel Document (shall be written in letters of
equal size).
4. Each person, without reference to age, will hold his/her own
document.
5. The validity of the document shall be up to 3 years.
6. The number of pages: not less than 32 pages (to be checked
by international standards).
7. Perforation of the Passport/Travel Document number shall be
in at least half of the pages.
b. Internal page of external cover
1. The same title as external.
2. Text: in Arabic and English as follows:
"This Passport/Travel Document is issued pursuant to the
Palestinian Self Government Agreement according to the Oslo
Agreement signed in Washington on September 13, 1993."
3. The rest of the text: as usual.
4. Bottom of page: < signature + seal > of the Palestinian
Authority.
c. Page number 1
Number of the Passport/Travel Document.
d. Page number 2 - the sticker
1. Same information as today. Format: to be discussed.
2. Each name shall be titled for ease of reading (first name,
family name, etc.).
e. Page number 3
1. Address of holder.
2. Text: "The bearer of this document ... "
f. Visa pages
No comments.
g. Last page (32 or other)
The text of paragraph 1 will be:
"This passport/travel document, as long as it is valid, will
enable its bearer on return from abroad, to enter the Gaza Strip
and the Jericho Area."
Note: The aforementioned is meant to enable passage through
Israeli border control without the need of an entrance visa.
APPENDIX D
Technical Schedule: Telecommunications
Pursuant to the telecommunications principles agreed upon on February 23rd,
1994, the following modalities and technical details have been determined
by the two sides:
1. General
The Palestinian Authority shall use or reassign within its
jurisdiction sections of frequencies covering all its required
services within the bands L.F., M.F., H.F., V.H.F. and U.H.F. up to
960 MHz, to satisfy its present and future needs, as specified in the
principles referred to above. The growing communication needs of the
Palestinian Authority in the spheres of administration, police and
civilian sectors in the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area will be
satisfied within a framework of coordination and cooperation.
To that end, the Palestinian Authority shall present its requirements
through the Joint Subcommittee of Technical Experts. Frequencies or
sections of frequencies in the aforementioned bands will be assigned,
or an alternative thereto providing the required service within the
same band, or the best possible alternative thereto, acceptable by the
Palestinian side and agreed upon by Israel in the Joint Subcommittee
of Technical Experts.
2. Technical Details of the Initial Requirements The following is the
first batch of initial requirements of immediate concern coinciding
with the entry of the Palestinian Police and establishment of the
Palestinian Authority.
Further details and additional requirements will be presented through
the Joint Subcommittee of Technical Experts at a later stage.
a. Wireless:
1. DCO - will operate frequencies within a 410 to 430 MHz band.
2. PDPF
3. Cellular telephones
b. Radio and Television
c. Microwave:
Palestinian requirements for microwave communications above the
frequency 1 GHz will be satisfied using the same modality and
will adhere to the technical parameters outlined in paragraph B.2
of the above principles of February 23rd, 1994.