DECISION OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE
GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT On
the process of implementation of the Procedure on Voluntary Return of Refugees
and IDPs to the Places of their Permanent Residence,
and Approval of the draft procedure on ad hoc committee for supporting the
voluntary return of refugees and IDPs to the places
of their permanent residence
1. Recognize the activities of the parties for
implementation of the Procedure on Voluntary Return of Refugees and IDPs to the Places of their Permanent Residence (hereafter
referred to as the Procedure).
2. Determine that the applications on return shall be
sent to the leadership of the JCC of the recipient party.
3. Approve the procedure on ad hoc committee
(hereafter the Committee) for supporting the voluntary return of refugees and IDPs as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict to the places of their permanent residence presented and coordinated
by the workgroups and recommend it for publication in the press (mass media) of
the parties that participate in the JCC.
4. The parties and the OSCE, within the period of one
month, shall present to each other a personal composition of their
representatives to the Committee, indicating all necessary information. The
session of the Committee shall be held on
5. Ask the UN to notify the parties about the
composition of their representatives in the Committee and render technical
assistance to the Committee in its activities.
6. In the process of the implementation of the
procedure, the workgroups and the Committee, if needed, may propose changes and
amendments to the Procedure and provision for their approval at the session of
the JCC.
7. The work of the Committee on implementation of the
Procedure shall be reviewed at the next session of the JCC.
On behalf of the Russian side (signed)
On behalf of the Georgian side (signed)
On behalf of the South Ossetian Side(signed)
On behalf of the North Ossetian
side (signed)
In the presence of:
the OSCE Mission and UNHCR (signed)
(Archive of the Staff of the
State Minister of