Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

Article XI

1. Each State Party shall limit its armoured vehicle launched bridges so
that, 40 months after entry into force of this Treaty and thereafter, for the
group of States Parties to which it belongs the aggregate number of armoured
vehicle launched bridges in active units within the area of application does not
exceed 740.

2. All armoured vehicle launched bridges within the area of application in
excess of the aggregate number specified in paragraph 1 of this Article for each
group of States Parties shall be placed in designated permanent storage sites,
as defined in Article II. When armoured vehicle launched bridges are placed in
a designated permanent storage site, either on their own or together with
conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty, Article X,
paragraphs 1 to 6 shall apply to armoured vehicle launched bridges as well as to
conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty. Armoured vehicle
launched bridges placed in designated permanent storage sites shall not be
considered as being in active units.
3. Except as provided for in paragraph 6 of this Article, armoured vehicle
launched bridges may be removed, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5
of this Article, from designated permanent storage sites only after notification
has been provided to all other States Parties at least 42 days prior to such
removal. This notification shall specify:

(A) the locations of the designated permanent storage sites from
which armoured vehicle launched bridges are to be removed and the numbers of
armoured vehicle launched bridges to be removed from each such site;

(B) the dates of removal of armoured vehicle launched bridges from and
return to designated permanent storage sites; and

(C) the intended use of armoured vehicle launched bridges during the period
of their removal from designated permanent storage sites.

4. Except as provided for in paragraph 6 of this Article, armoured vehicle
launched bridges removed from designated permanent storage sites shall be
returned to them no later than 42 days after the actual date of removal.

5. The aggregate number of armoured vehicle launched bridges removed from and
retained outside of designated permanent storage sites by each group of States
Parties shall not exceed 50 at any one time.

6. States Parties shall have the right, for the purpose of maintenance or
modification, to remove and have outside of designated permanent storage sites
simultaneously up to 10 percent, rounded up to the nearest even whole number, of
their notified holdings of armoured vehicle launched bridges in each designated
permanent storage site, or 10 armoured vehicle launched bridges from each
designated permanent storage site, whichever is less.

7. In the event of natural disasters involving flooding or damage to
permanent bridges, States Parties shall have the right to withdraw armoured
vehicle launched bridges from designated permanent storage sites. Notification
to all other States Parties of such withdrawals shall be given at the time of
withdrawal.

Article XII

1. Armoured infantry fighting vehicles held by organisations of a State Party
designed and structured to perform in peacetime internal security functions,
which are not structured and organised for ground combat against an external
enemy, are not limited by this Treaty. The foregoing notwithstanding, in order
to enhance the implementation of this Treaty and to provide assurance that the
number of such armaments held by such organisations shall not be used to
circumvent the provisions of this Treaty, any such armaments in excess of 1,000
armoured infantry fighting vehicles assigned by a State Party to organisations
designed and structured to perform in peacetime internal security functions
shall constitute a portion of the permitted levels specified in Articles IV, V
and VI. No more than 600 such armoured infantry fighting vehicles of a State
Party, assigned to such organisations, may be located in that part of the area
of application described in Article V, paragraph 1, subparagraph (A). Each
State Party shall further ensure that such organisations refrain from the
acquisition of combat capabilities in excess of those necessary for meeting
internal security requirements.
2. A State Party that intends to reassign battle tanks, armoured infantry
fighting vehicles, artillery, combat aircraft, attack helicopters and armoured
vehicle launched bridges in service with its conventional armed forces to any
organisation of that State Party not a part of its conventional armed forces
shall notify all other States Parties no later than the date such reassignment
takes effect. Such notification shall specify the effective date of the
reassignment, the date such equipment is physically transferred, as well as the
numbers, by type, of the conventional armaments and equipment limited by the
Treaty being reassigned.

Article XIII

1. For the purpose of ensuring verification of compliance with the provisions
of this Treaty, each State Party shall provide notifications and exchange
information pertaining to its conventional armaments and equipment in accordance
with the Protocol on Information Exchange.

2. Such notifications and exchange of information shall be provided
in accordance with Article XVII.

3. Each State Party shall be responsible for its own information; receipt of
such information and of notifications shall not imply validation or acceptance
of the information provided.

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