TheAgreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control –Annex 1-B (Serbo-Croatian:Sporazum o subregionalnoj kontroli naoružanja), also known as theFlorence Agreement, is an annex to theDayton Agreement intended to control military activity withinBosnia and Herzegovina as well asSerbia,Montenegro, andCroatia.[1][2] It was signed and activated on June 14, 1996, inFlorence,Italy and was amended in 2006 and 2007 to accommodate additionalnation-building. With the agreement's purpose laid out in Article I, the succeeding Article II restricted military actions between the following parties:Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and theRepublika Srpska. Article III limited arms imports between these three entities during the aftermath (90 to 180 days) of theBosnian War. Article IV is anarms control agreement limiting procurement of certain combat-offensive vehicles, artillery and aircraft executed by all four signatory countries.[3][4]
All signatories underwentmilitary disarmament within Article V, reducing or destroying armored combat vehicles, artillery, and other military assets. Article VI and Article VII limited extraterritorial arms export and decommissioning as means of disarmament. This disarmament concluded by 1997.[5] Article VIII established a regional disclosure, data exchange, and military notifications program.[6] It was under the supervision of theOSCE from 1995 to 2015, thereafter leaving the enforcement to the signatory countries.[7] During 1996 the main two parties were known as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (succeeded bySerbia and Montenegro) and the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republica Srpska).[5]
| Signatory | Battle tanks | Combat vehicles | Artillery | Combat aircraft | Combat helicopters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 410 | 340 | 1,500 | 62 | 21 |
| Serbia | 948 | 786 | 3,375 | 143 | 46 |
| Montenegro | 77 | 64 | 375 | 12 | 7 |
| Croatia | 410 | 340 | 1,500 | 62 | 21 |
Source: Florence Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control – Annex 1-B
Since 2006, the States Parties to the Agreement are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Serbia.
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