ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
TO THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES PARTIES TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY AND THE OTHER STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE REGARDING THE STATUS OF THEIR FORCES

The State Parties to the present Additional Protocol to the Agreement among the State Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participating in the Partnership for Peace regarding the status of their forces, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement;

considering that the death penalty is not provided for under the domestic legislation of some Parties to the Agreement;

have agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I

Insofar as it has jurisdiction according to the provisions of the Agreement, each State Party to the present Additional Protocol shall not carry out a death sentence with regard to any member of a force and its civilian component, and their dependents from any other State Party to the present Additional Protocol.

ARTICLE II

(1) The present Protocol shall be open for signature by any signatory of the Agreement.