Military Reform: Accra Peace Agreement

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ARTICLE VII: DISBANDMENT OF IRREGULAR FORCES, REFORMING AND RESTRUCTURING OF THE LIBERIAN ARMED FORCES

1. The Parties agree that:

(a) All irregular forces shall be disbanded.

(b) The Armed Forces of Liberia shall be restructured and will have a new command structure. The forces may be drawn from the ranks of the present GOL forces, the LURD and the MODEL, as well as from civilians with appropriate background and experience. The Parties request that ECOWAS, the UN, AU, and the ICGL provide advisory staff, equipment, logistics and experienced trainers for the security reform effort. The Parties also request that the United States of America play a lead role in organising this restructuring program.

2. The following Principles shall be taken into account in the formation of the restructured Liberian Armed Forces:

(a) Incoming service personnel shall be screened with respect to educational, professional, medical and fitness qualifications as well as prior history with regard to human rights abuses;

(b) The restructured force shall take into account the country’s national balance. It shall be composed without any political bias to ensure that it represents the national character of Liberia;

(c) The Mission of the Armed Forces of Liberia shall be to defend the national soverignty and in extremis, respond to natural disasters;

(d) All Parties shall cooperate with ECOWAS, the UN, the AU, the ICGL and the United States of America.

3. All Parties together shall organise Information, Education and Communication (IEC) programs to sensitise the Liberian public as to the mission and activities of the restructuring plan.

Dispute Resolution Committee: Accra Peace Agreement

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ARTICLE XXXVI: SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

Any dispute within the NTGL, arising out of the application or interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement shall be settled through a process of mediation to be organized by ECOWAS in collaboration with the UN, the AU and the ICGL.

Truth or Reconciliation Mechanism: Accra Peace Agreement

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ARTICLE XIII: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION

1. A Truth and Reconciliation Commission shall be established to provide a forum that will address issues of impunity, as well as an opportunity for both the victims and perpetrators of human rights violations to share their experiences, in order to get a clear picture of the past to facilitate genuine healing and reconciliation.

2. In the spirit of national reconciliation, the Commission shall deal with the root causes of the crises in Liberia, including human rights violations.

3. This Commission shall, among other things, recommend measures to be taken for the rehabilitation of victims of human rights violations.

4. Membership of the Commission shall be drawn from a cross-section of Liberian society. The Parties request that the International Community provide the necessary financial and technical support for the operations of the Commission.

Civil Administration Reform: Accra Peace Agreement

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ARTICLE XVI: ESTABLISHMENT OF A GOVERNANCE REFORM COMMISSION

1. A Governance Reform Commission is hereby established. The Commission shall be a vehicle for the promotion of the principles of good governance in Liberia.

2. The mandate of the Commission shall be to:

(a) Review the existing program for the Promotion of Good Governance in Liberia, with the objective of adjusting its scope and strategy for implementation;

(b) Develop public sector management reforms through assessment, reforms, capacity building and performance monitoring;

(c) Ensure transparency and accountability in governance in all government institutions and activities, including acting as the Public Ombudsman;

(d) Ensure subsidiarity in governance through decentralisation and participation;

(e) Ensure a national and regional balance in appointments without compromising quality and integrity;

(f) Ensure an enabling environment which will attract private sector direct investment;

(g) Monitor, assess and report to the NTLA on the implementation and impact of activities undertaken to encourage the practice of good governance in Liberia.

3. The Structure of the Commission shall be as follows:

(a) The Commission shall be established as an independent Commission with seven (7) permanent members appointed by the Chairman and confirmed by the NTLA, from a list provided by civil society organisations. It shall have a chairperson who must be from the civil society. Its membership shall include women.

(b) The members must have experience in one or more of the following: Public Sector Management, Corporate Law, Finance and Auditing Regulations, Trade Policies and NGO activities. They must be men and women of known integrity with national and/or international experience.

4. The Commission shall submit quarterly reports directly to the NTLA who shall make recommendations thereon to the Chairman for action.

5. The NTGL calls on the UNDP, relevant international organizations and the ICGL to provide financial, logistics and technical support for the Commission.

ARTICLE XVII: CONTRACT AND MONOPOLIES COMMISSION (CMC)

1. A Contract and Monopolies Commission is hereby established in Liberia to oversee activities of a contractual nature undertaken by the NTGL.

2. Its mandate shall include:

(a) Ensuring that all public financial and budgetary commitments entered into by the NTGL are transparent, non-monopolistic and in accordance with the laws of Liberia and internationally accepted norms of commercial practice;

(b) Ensuring that public officers will not use their positions to benefit from any contract financed from public funds;

(c) Publishing all tenders in the media and on its own website to ensure maximum competition and transparency. The Commission shall also publish on its website the result of tenders as well as a record of all commercial entities that have participated and succeeded in reviewing contracts;

(d) Ensuring the formulation and effective implementation of sound macro-economic policies that will support sustainable development goals;

(e) Collaborate with the international institutions to provide finance to Liberia in carrying out its functions.

3. (a) The Commission shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Chairman, on the approval of the NTLA, from the broad spectrum of civil society, who may or may not be technocrats.

(b) The members shall be persons of sound judgement and integrity who are independent of the commercial sector. The members must have sufficient experience to be able to review contract documents and procedures to ensure that public funds are used without favour and with complete transparency.

(c) The members of the CMC shall be assisted by independent national and international experts.

Decentralization/Federalism: Accra Peace Agreement

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PART EIGHT: POLITICAL ISSUES: ARTICLE XVI: ESTABLISHMENT OF A GOVERNANCE REFORM COMMISSION

1. A Governance Reform Commission is hereby established. The Commission shall be a vehicle for the promotion of the principles of good governance in Liberia.

2. The mandate of the Commission shall be to:

(d). Ensure subsidiarity in governance through decentralisation and participation;

Electoral/Political Party Reform: Accra Peace Agreement

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ARTICLE XVIII: ELECTORAL REFORM

1. The Parties agree that the present electoral system in Liberia shall be reformed.

2. (a) In this regard and amongst other measures that may be undertaken, the National Elections Commission (NEC) shall be reconstituted and shall be independent. It shall operate in conformity with UN standards, in order to ensure that the rights and interests of Liberians are guaranteed, and that the elections are organized in a manner that is acceptable to all.

(b) Appointments to the NEC shall be made by the Chairman with the advice and consent of the NTLA within three months from the entry into force of this Agreement. It shall be composed of men and women of integrity.

ARTICLE IX: ORGANISATION OF ELECTIONS

1. The Parties agree that, given the present circumstances, and until appropriate conditions are met, the Presidential and General elections scheduled for October, 2003 shall be postponed.

2. National elections shall be conducted no later than October, 2005.

3. In order to create appropriate conditions for elections, a re-demarcation of constituencies shall be carried out in order to take account of newly created Counties.

4. (a) The Parties agree that the Transitional Government provided for in this Agreement shall request the United Nations, the African Union, ECOWAS and other members of the International Community as appropriate, to jointly conduct, monitor, and supervise the next elections in the country.

(b) Voters education and registration programs shall be organized by the newly reconstituted NEC in collaboration with other national and International organizations under the supervision of the United Nations.

Constitutional Reform: Accra Peace Agreement

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ARTICLE XXXV: SPECIAL PROVISIONS

1. (a) In order to give effect to paragraph 8(i) of the Ceasefire Agreement of 17th June 2003 signed by the GOL, the LURD and the MODEL, for the formation of a Transitional Government, the Parties agree on the need for an extra-Constitutional arrangement that will facilitate its formation and take into account the establishment and proper functioning of the entire transitional arrangement.

(b) Accordingly, the provisions of the present Constitution of the Republic of Liberia, the Statutes and all other Liberian laws, which relate to the establishment, composition and powers of the Executive, the Legislative and Judicial branches of the Government, are hereby suspended.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, relevant provisions of the Constitution, statutes and other laws of Liberia which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement are also hereby suspended.

(d) All other provisions of the 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia shall remain in force.

(e) All suspended provisions of the Constitution, Statutes and other laws of Liberia, affected as a result of this Agreement, shall be deemed to be restored with the inauguration of the elected Government by January 2006. All legal obligations of the transitional government shall be inherited by the elected government.

Powersharing Transitional Government: Accra Peace Agreement

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ARTICLE XX: INTERIM PERIOD

1. (a) With the exit of the President Charles Taylor of the Republic of Liberia, the GOL shall be headed by the Vice President for an interim period.

(b) The Vice President shall assume the duties of the current President for a period not beyond 14th October, 2003, whereupon the Transitional Government provided for in this Agreement shall be immediately installed.

ARTICLE XXI: ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT

1. An all-inclusive Transitional Government to be called the National Transitional Government of Liberia, (NTGL), is hereby established to replace the present Government of Liberia.

2. The NTGL shall be inaugurated and fully commence operations by 14th October, 2003 and its mandate shall expire on the third Monday of January 2006 when the next elected Government of Liberia shall be inaugurated.

3. Immediately upon the installation of the NTGL in Liberia, all cabinet Ministers, Deputy and Assistant Ministers, heads of autonomous agencies, commissions, heads of public corporations and State-owned enterprises of the current GOL shall be deemed to have resigned. This does not preclude re-appointment according to the appropriate provisions of this Agreement.

4. The authority of the NTGL shall be established and recognized throughout the territory of the Republic of Liberia, immediately upon its installation in Monrovia. The NTGL shall have control over the entire territory of Liberia.

5. The LURD, MODEL, and all irregular forces of the GOL shall cease to exist as military forces, upon completion of disarmament.

6. There shall be no restriction on members of the LURD and MODEL to engage in national politics through the formation of political parties or otherwise, save and except those restrictions imposed on all parties and associations by the relevant laws of Liberia.

ARTICLE XXII: MANDATE OF THE NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA

The primary responsibility of the NTGL shall be to ensure the scrupulous implementation of this Peace Agreement.

2. In addition to normal State functions, its mandate shall include the following:

(a) Implementation of the provisions of the Ceasefire Agreement;

(b) Overseeing and coordinating implementation of the political and rehabilitation programs enunciated in this Peace Agreement;

(c) Promotion of reconciliation to ensure the restoration of peace and stability to the country and its people;

(d) Contribution to the preparation and conduct of internationally supervised elections in October 2005, for the inauguration of an elected Government for Liberia in January 2006.

ARTICLE XXIII: STRUCTURE OF THE NTGL

The NTGL shall consist of three branches, namely:

(i) The National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA);

(ii) The Executive; and

(iii) The Judiciary.

ARTICLE XXIV: THE NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (NTLA)

1. There is hereby established a National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) in Liberia which shall reflect a broad spectrum of the Liberian Society.

2. The NTLA shall be unicameral in nature and shall replace, within the transitional period, the entire Legislature of the Republic of Liberia.

3. The NTLA shall have a maximum of seventy-six (76) members who shall come from the following entities:

(a) Each of the fifteen (15) Counties;

(b) The present Government of Liberia, the LURD, MODEL, the Political Parties, Civil Society and Interest Groups including the National Bar Association, the Liberian Business Organizations, Women Organizations, Trade Unions, Teachers Union, Refugees, the Liberians in the Diaspora/America and the Youth.

4. The formula for the composition of the NTLA shall be as follows: GOL (12 seats), LURD (12 seats), MODEL (12 seats), Political Parties (18 seats), Civil Society and Special Interest Groups (7 seats), Counties (15 seats).

5. (a) Selection of members of the NTLA shall be carried out in Liberia and shall be subject to internal consultations amongst the different entities identified in paragraphs 3 and 4 above.

(b) The Mediation Committee from the Accra Peace Talks may be present during consultations for the selection of members of the Legislative Assembly and shall ensure that the members of the Assembly meet the criteria prescribed in Appendix 1 to Annex 2.

6. (a) The NTLA shall elect a Speaker to head the Assembly as well as one (1) Deputy Speaker.

(b) Guidelines for the elections are defined under Annex 2 which is attached to this Agreement and is an integral part of the Peace Agreement.

(c) The Speaker and Deputy Speaker within the NTGL shall not contest for any elective office during the 2005 elections.

7. The NTLA shall have responsibility for the following:

(a) Assuming responsibility for the country’s legislative functions;

(b) Approving the policies and programs of the NTGL for implementation by the Cabinet;

(c) Encouraging and supporting the emergence of a new democratic space, particularly in the areas of human rights and freedom of expression.

8. Two-thirds (2/3) of members of the NTLA shall form the quorum for meetings of the Assembly.

9. The decisions of the NTLA shall require the approval of at least 51% of the entire membership of the NTLA.

10. The NTLA shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of its proceedings.

ARTICLE XXV: THE EXECUTIVE

1. The NTGL shall be headed by a person to be called the Transitional Chairman. The Transitional Chairman shall be assisted by a Transitional Vice-Chairman.

2. Selection of the Transitional Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be by consensus arising from a process of consultations undertaken by the accredited delegates and observers to the Peace Talks. The selection procedure is defined in Annex 2 to this Agreement.

3. The positions of Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be allocated to the Political Parties and the Civil Society.

4. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman, as well as all principal Cabinet Ministers within the NTGL shall not contest for any elective office during the 2005 elections to be held in Liberia.

ARTICLE XXVI: THE CABINET

1. The NTGL shall maintain the profile and structure of the Executive Branch of the present Government of Liberia.

2. In addition to the Commissions established by this Agreement, all existing public corporations and autonomous Agencies/Commissions shall operate under the present transitional arrangement, excluding the existing Commissions that have already been referred to under Articles XII and XIII of this Agreement.

3. The ministers, deputy and assistant ministers, heads of autonomous agencies, commissions, public corporations and state-owned enterprises, who should preferably be technocrats, shall be representatives of a broad cross-section of the Liberian society.

4. Allocation of ministerial positions, deputy and assistant ministerial positions, headship of autonomous agencies, commissions, public corporations and state-owned enterprises shall be made to the Parties to this Agreement through a process of negotiation. The allocations as agreed to by the Parties are contained in Annex 4 attached to the Agreement. Annex 4 is an integral part of this Agreement.

5. (a) The Parties shall forward to the Transitional Chairman within a period of seven (7) days, the name of one nominee for each position allocated to them.

(b) The Transitional Chairman shall within a three (3) day period, forward from the individual list of nominees from the Parties, the candidate for each position, to the NTLA. The NTLA shall, within seven (7) days, confirm or reject the candidate from each of the Parties’ list for each position.

(c) Where the NTLA is unable to confirm a candidate from any of the Parties’ list so submitted, the Chairman shall, following the same procedure as in ‘b’ above and within three (3) days of receiving notification of non-confirmation from the NTLA, submit other name(s) which shall be obtained for the relevant Parties to the NTLA. The NTLA shall thereafter, within the same seven (7) day period, make a final selection thereon.

6. The mandate of the Cabinet shall include:

(a) Implementation of the decisions of the NTGL.

(b) Conduct of the usual activities of government ministries.

(c) Initiation of policies and recommendation of same to the Transitional Chairman for approval.

7. The parties call on the United Nations, the ECOWAS, the AU, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, African Development Bank and other international institutions in a position to do so, to assign trained personnel and international experts for the purpose of providing technical support and assistance to the NTGL, especially for the functioning of its ministries and parastatals.

ARTICLE XXVII: THE JUDICIARY

1. The Judiciary shall be the third organ of the NTGL. Its structure shall remain unchanged.

2. Immediately upon the installation of the NTGL, all members of the Supreme Court of Liberia i.e. the Chief Judge and all its Associate Justices shall be deemed to have resigned.

3. Under the NTGL, all new judicial appointments shall be made by the Chairman of the NTGL and approved by the NTLA. Nominations for such judicial appointments shall be based on a shortlist of candidates for each position recommended by the National Bar Association, including the female lawyers.

4. The Chief Justice and all Associate Justices within the NTGL shall not contest for any elective office during the 2005 elections to be held in Liberia.

ARTICLE XXVIII: NATIONAL BALANCE

The Parties shall reflect national and gender balance in all elective and non-elective appointments within the NTGL.

ANNEX 2: ELECTION / SELECTION PROCESS

1. In conformity with Article XXV(2) of the Peace Agreement the following procedure shall be followed for the selection of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the NTGL.

(i) The accredited Political Parties and the Civil Society Organizations at the Accra Peace Talks shall jointly nominate three (3) names each for the different positions of Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively.

(ii) The Nominees must meet the qualifying criteria prescribed under Appendix I.

(iii) The Parties to the Ceasefire Agreement of 17 June 2003 shall, after due consideration and by consensus, select one (1) person each out of the two (2) categories of nominees who shall be declared Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the NTGL.

2. Constituting and Selecting Members of the Legislative Assembly in Monrovia

(a) The members of the Legislative Assembly shall be constituted using the formula for allocation of seats prescribed under Article XXIV (4) of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement as follows: GOL (12 seats), LURD (12 seats), MODEL (12 seats), Political Parties (18 seats), Civil Society and Special Interest Groups (7 seats), Counties (15 seats)

(b) The members of the Assembly shall be selected after consultations amongst members of each constituting entity of the Assembly, i.e. the GOL, the LURD, the MODEL, Political Parties, Civil Society and Special Interest Groups and the Counties.

(c) Representatives of the ECOWAS Mediation Committee may be present at the consultations for the selection of members of the Legislative Assembly by each constituting entity of the Assembly.

(d) Nominations for the NTLA from this selection process shall be received by this Committee not later than thirty (30) days after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. These nominations will be verified by the ECOWAS Mediation Committee to ensure consistency with the conditions prescribed under appendix I attached.

3. Election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the NTLA

(a) There shall be a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker elected by the members of the NTLA.

(b) Nominees to the position of Speaker and Deputy Speaker must obtain a minimum of 60% of the votes from the NTLA in order to be elected. For each position and at separately organized elections a nominee with the highest percentage of votes shall be deemed elected to the office of the Speaker or Deputy Speaker.

(c) Should the first ballot not result in the minimum percentage votes specified in paragraph 9(b) above, the procedure will be repeated on the basis of three (3) highest scoring candidates. If the minimum percentage requirement has still not been met in the second round, the two highest scoring candidates (from the two separate elections) shall be elected on the basis of a simple majority, and shall be deemed elected Speaker or Deputy Speaker in the separate elections.

(d) The ECOWAS Mediation Committee shall ensure that members of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly meet the criteria prescribed in appendix I attached.

APPENDIX I TO ANNEX 2: QUALIFICATION FOR THE OFFICES OF CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN, SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKER FOR THE NTGL

Candidates for the positions of Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Transitional Government of Liberia must meet the following criteria:

(a) A natural born Liberian citizen.

(b) 35 years of age or above for the offices of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

(c) 25 years of age or above for the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

(d) Persons of integrity with no record of conviction for a criminal offense.

(e) Persons who possess demonstrated leadership skills and a record of achievement in the private or public sector.

(f) Persons with minimum educational qualification – high school graduate.

(g) Nominees for the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker must be endorsed by a minimum of six (6) members of the Assembly.

(h) No member of the Assembly shall endorse more than one candidate for any of the two offices.

Cease Fire: Accra Peace Agreement

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Re-committing ourselves to the scrupulous observance of the Ceasefire and Cessation of Hostilities Agreement signed at Accra, Ghana on 17th June, 2003, which constitutes an integral part of this Peace Agreement and is thereby appended as Annex I to the present Agreement;

PART TWO: CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES: ARTICLE II: CEASEFIRE

The armed conflict between the present Government of Liberia (GOL), the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) and the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL) is hereby ended with immediate effect. Accordingly, all the Parties to the Ceasefire Agreement shall ensure that the ceasefire established at 0001 hours on 18th June, 2003, results in the observation of a total and permanent cessation of hostilities forthwith.

ARTICLE III: CEASEFIRE MONITORING

1. The Parties call on ECOWAS to immediately establish a Multinational Force that will be deployed as an Interposition Force in Liberia, to secure the ceasefire, create a zone of separation between the belligerent forces and thus provide a safe corridor for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and free movement of persons.

2. The mandate of the ECOWAS Interposition Force shall also include the following:

a. Facilitating and monitoring the disengagement of forces as provided under Article V of this Agreement;

b. Obtaining data and information on activities relating to military forces of the parties to the Ceasefire Agreement and coordinating all military movements;

c. Establishing conditions for the initial stages of Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) activities;

d. Ensuring respect by the Parties for the definitive cessation of hostilities and all other aspects of the Ceasefire Agreement;

e. Ensuring the security of senior political and military leaders;

f. Also ensuring the security of all personnel and experts involved in the implementation of this Agreement in collaboration with all parties;

g. Monitoring the storage of arms, munitions and equipment, including supervising the collection, storage and custody of battlefield or offensive armament in the hands of combatants.

3. The Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) established under the terms of the Ceasefire Agreement, and composed of representatives of ECOWAS, the UN, AU, ICGL and Parties to the Ceasefire Agreement shall continue to supervise and monitor the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement.

4. Prior to the deployment of the International Stabilisation Force, a representative of ECOWAS shall chair the JMC.

5. The JMC shall:

a. Resolve disputes concerning implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement, including the investigation of any alleged violation and also recommend remedial action for confirmed ceasefire violations.

b. Submit for approval, its recommendations to the Implementation Monitoring Committee (IMC) referred to under Article XXVIII(2) and (3) in this Agreement which is seized with the responsibility of monitoring the implementation of this Peace Agreement.

6. The Parties shall provide the JMC with any relevant information on the organisation, equipment and locations of their forces, and such information will be kept confidential.

ANNEX 1: AGREEMENT ON CEASEFIRE AND CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

9. Ceasefire Violations. Violations of a ceasefire shall include the following:

a. All attacks by any of the parties against the locations of the other parties, as well as acts of sabotage, laying of mines, hostage taking and seizure of material belonging to one of the other parties;

b. Harassment, attacks, hostage taking, and arrest of combatants as well as seizure of arms and equipment belonging to another party;

c. Harassment, attacks, hostage taking or unlawful arrest of civilians and personnel of humanitarian agencies as well as seizure of properties of individuals and corporations;

d. Attempts to occupy new ground locations and the movement of military forces and resources from one location to another, without prior agreement of the JMC;

e. Any importation or resupply of arms, munitions and other weapons of war by the Government of Liberia (GOL), Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD), and the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL);

f. Obstruction of the activities of the JVT, JMC, ISF and Humanitarian Agencies as described in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 above.

g. All hostile propaganda amongst the Parties, including defamatory, untruthful or derogatory statements, both within and outside the country;

h. Military movements within 20 kilometers of contact lines including reconnaissance and reinforcements, except as authorised by the JMC;

i. Recruitment of combatants.

10. Communication. Parties shall ensure that the terms of this ceasefire agreement and written orders requiring compliance are immediately communicated to all their forces. Terms of the agreement shall concurrently be communicated to the civil population via print, electronic and other media.

11. Amendments. The agreement may be amended by written agreement of the parties.

12. Entry into Force. The agreement shall enter into force upon signature.

Detailed Implementation Timeline: Agreement for the Reform and Civil Concord

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Article 25: On the Timetable.

a) The procedures of demobilization defined in Article 6 of the present Agreement will start as soon as the present Agreement has been signed and must of necessity be accomplished within two weeks.

b) The different methods of integration of elements of the FRUD, signatory of the present Agreement, within the National Army, the Gendarmerie, and the National Police Force as well as within different services of the Administration will be determined eight (8) months after the signing of the present Agreement.

c) The different methods of the reintegration which is defined in Article 6 of the present Agreement will be determined within a period of six (6) months after the signing of the present Agreement.