OSCE Representative to the Estonian Expert Commission on Military Pensioners

1. Basic decisions

According to Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Estonian/Russian Bilateral Agreement on Matters Related to Social Guarantees for Military Pensioners of the Russian Federation on the Territory of the Republic of Estonia, signed on 26 July 1994, a "representative of the CSCE shall be invited to participate in the work of the Government commission which will make recommendations on the issuance of residence permits."

At the 28th CSO Meeting on 16 September 1994, at the request of the Government of Estonia, the Chairman-in-Office was asked to appoint a Representative of the OSCE.

2. Tasks

The main task of the OSCE Representative was to participate in the work of the Estonian Government commission. The Representative was also tasked with keeping the Chairman-in-Office informed of the work of the commission.

3. Deployment

The OSCE Representative was appointed on 4 November 1994 by the Chairman-in-Office and took up his position on 16 November 1994. He operated from an office in Tallinn.

The Commission, having completed its task after the review of some 26,400 cases since its establishment, was deactivated as of 1 September 2006, allowing termination of the mandate.

4. Duration

The duration of the Representative's work corresponds to the duration of the work of the Estonian Government Commission.

5. Composition

The last OSCE Representative was Uwe Mahrenholtz of Germany.