MEASURES TO ACCOMPANY AND FACILITATE THE FINALIZATION PROCESS

During the period between the signature of the Comprehensive Settlement and the separate simultaneous referenda to approve the Foundation Agreement, the following provisions shall be applied:

Article 1 Finalization of Foundation Agreement

1. The two leaders shall make the finalization of the Foundation Agreement by no later than 28 February 2003 their primary aim and the primary aim of their authorities.
   
2. The two leaders shall restrict their activities, and the activities of their authorities, to business strictly indispensable for the functioning of their authorities. All actions shall take into account the letter and spirit of the draft Foundation Agreement.
   
3. Any indispensable business in the field of foreign relations shall be conducted in close consultation between the two leaders and shall promote the common interests of the two sides. There shall be no state visits.
   

Article 2 Committees to finalize Foundation Agreement

Upon signature of the Comprehensive Settlement, the two leaders shall appoint persons to participate in bilateral committees, which shall be chaired by United Nations representatives and shall make recommendations by C?9~sensus, prior to the end of the finalization period, on the finalization of the Annexes to the Foundation Agreement.

Article 3 Flag and anthem competition

A competition shall be conducted to conceive a flag and anthem for Cyprus, and a bilateral committee, chaired by the United Nations, shall make recommendations by consensus to the two leaders from among entries received.

1. Each side shall, without delay, make necessary preparations on <component state> matters to be put to referendum together with the Foundation Agreement. To this end
   
   
1. Each side shall prepare a draft <component state> constitution consistent with the draft Constitution of Cyprus.
2. Each side shall prepare a provision specifying those laws that shall become laws of the respective <component state>, provided that such laws do not fall within the agreed sphere of competence of the <common state> and are also otherwise compatible with the Foundation Agreement.
   
   
   Σχόλιο: Και πάλι το κάθε κράτος θα έχει τους δικούς του νόμους, επομένως τυχόν συνέχιση των νόμων του "TRNC” δίνουν βάση σ’ αυτούς για να αναγνωριστούν αν απορριφθεί η λύση σε δημοψήφισμα.
   
   
   
3. Each side shall include the following provision in the draft <component state> constitution:
1. "<component state> laws adopted pursuant to a provision put to referendum together with the Foundation Agreement and this Constitution shall, as from entry into force of the Foundation Agreement, be applied in this <component state> with such modifications as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with the Foundation Agreement and the Constitution of this <component state>.
2. No provision in any such law which is contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of the Foundation Agreement or this Constitution shall so continue to be in force.
3. The term "modification" in the above paragraphs includes amendment, adaptation and repeal."

1. Steps shall be taken without delay to lift restrictions on trade, movement of tourists, and participation in international sporting and cultural activities.
   
   
   Σχόλιο: Μα αφού είναι συνέχεια της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας και αφού δεν υπάρχουν τέτοιοι περιορισμοί τι χρειάζεται τέτοια πρόνοια ή μήπως είναι διότι θα αναγνωριστεί το " ΤRNC";
   
   
   
2. Any restrictions on the freedom of movement of UNFICYP shall be terminated with immediate effect.
   

Article 6 Transitional Supreme Court judges

1. The two leaders shall by consensus select, from a list of candidates presented by the presumed members of the transitional Judiciary Board, three non-Cypriot judges and three judges from each side to sit on the transitional Supreme Court of Cyprus for a period of one year after entry into force of the Foundation Agreement.
   
2. The presumed members of the transitional Judiciary Board in accordance with the provisions of the draft law shall within 30 days of signature of the Comprehensive Settlement meet upon the invitation of the United Nations in order to propose candidates for the transitional Supreme Court.
   

Article 7 Import and distribution licenses

The two sides shall conclude arrangements, without prejudice to the application of European Union law, for the purpose of ensuring that the Foundation Agreement and the new state of affairs shall not be construed as altering rights enjoyed by businesspeople under import and/or distribution licenses prior to entry into force of the Agreement, and that such licenses shall where possible be construed as licensing such persons to continue operating their businesses in their <component state> after entry into force of the Foundation Agreement.

Article 8 Missing persons

The two leaders shall without delay take steps to conclusively resolve the issue of missing persons. Both sides shall cooperate fully with the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, in accordance with its terms of reference and keeping in mind their agreement reached on 31 July 1997. Each side shall carry out and conclude any and all necessary inquiries, including exhumations.