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Agenda of the meeting

Agenda of the meeting

OSCE relations with Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, overview of the main features of the OSCE Mediterranean dialogue

Side events for participants in the OSCE Mediterranean seminar on the comprehensive approach to security: The OSCE experience and its relevance for the Mediterranean region, Aqaba, Jordan

The Law on Political Parties was adopted by the Parliament of Kazakhstan on 26 June and was submitted to the President for signature on 2 July. On 11 July, the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan declared the Law in conformity with the Constitution of the Republic. The Law entered into force on 15 July following the President’s signature. According to the new Law, all existing political parties must re-register before 17 January 2003. This brief review will address the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on political parties. This assessment is based on an unofficial English translation. It will attempt to analyze the law in the context of international norms for party regulations in pluralistic democratic States.

A set of thematic recommendations on effective participation of national minorities in public life.

Address to the OSCE Permanent Council by Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, OSCE Chairman in Office

This assessment reviews and comments on the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as amended by the High Representative by Decisions of 28 March and 18 and 19 April 2002. These comments are based on international standards and OSCE commitments. It should be noted that Article II of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina specifically incorporates the standards by which the Election Law has been assessed.

This assessment reviews and comments on the “Law on Election of Members of Parliament in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia”, or Parliamentary Election Law, which was adopted by the Assembly of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on 14 June 2002. The assessment contains comments and recommendations on various aspects of the newly introduced election legislation with a view to its implementation during the forthcoming parliamentary elections scheduled to take place on 15 September.

Agenda of the meeting. Statement by the Permanent Council condemning the attack against a bus near the town of Podujevo in Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, on 16 February.