Concluding Act of the Negotiation on Personnel Strength of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE-1A agreement)
When
10 July 1992 (All day)
Where
Helsinki
(OSCE)Participants from both of the Armed Forces in Bosnia and
Herzegovina take part in aerial observation flights as part of the
Regional Arms Control Agreements measures to promote greater
openness and transparency of military activities. (OSCE) Photo details
After the conclusion of the CFE Treaty (5 June 1992), new negotiations were launched regarding the personnel strength of armed forces. They led to the CFE-1A agreement.
Signed at the Helsinki Summit, the agreement established limits on the personnel level of military formations - with the exception of sea-based naval forces, internal security forces or forces serving under United Nations command.
Unlike the CFE Treaty, the CFE-1A agreement is a politically binding, not a legally binding, instrument. It provides that ceilings declared by each State should take effect 40 months after entry into force. It also contains provisions for information exchange, notification and verification.
The CFE Treaty came into force and the CFE-1A agreement came into effect on 9 November 1992. The limits set in the agreements were to be reached by 16 November 1995.