Paragraph 3

 

The Agreement amending the Constitutional Charter, adopted on 7 April 2005, goes further  than the Charter. It requires the regulations for the referendum to be founded on internationally recognised standards; it stipulates:

 

“1. Direct elections to the Parliament of Serbia-Montenegro are to be held separately, in both member states, once elections for republic legislatures are held. The terms of office of the present members of parliament will be extended until those elections are held.

2. The member states will continue to fulfill obligations extant in the Constitutional Charter. They will also continue the work on meeting the conditions for further progress in European integration, including full cooperation with the Hague tribunal. They will work together on achieving progress in the Process of Stabilisation and Association, in accordance with the two-track approach, as arranged with the European Union.

3. Regulations on a possible referendum, in accordance with Article 60 of the Constitutional Charter, must be founded on internationally recognized democratic standards.

The member state organising a referendum will cooperate with the European Union on respecting international democratic standards, as envisaged by the Constitutional Charter.

4. The legislatures of member states and the Parliament of Serbia-Montenegro will adopt paragraphs one and three as an amendment to the Constitutional Charter and the Law on implementing the Constitutional Charter.”