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DEPLOYMENT
Legal provisions for foreign deployment:
Constitution: Includes ‘Federal Constitutional Law’ (1/1930) Specific legislation:
‘Bundesverfassungsgesetz über Kooperation und Solidarität bei der Entsendung von Einheiten und Einzelpersonen in das Ausland’ (KSE-BVG, 1997) Decision on deployment of troops abroad: By government on authorisation of the National Council’s Main Committee; simplified procedure for humanitarian and rescue tasks (Art. 23f IV of the ‘Federal Constitutional Law’; §2 of the KSE-BVG)
Afghanistan
NATO • ISAF 4
Bosnia - Herzegovina
EU • EUFOR • Operation Althea 96
OSCE • Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
Central African Republic / Chad
UN • MINURCAT 131; elm 1 tpt coy
Cyprus
UN • UNFICYP 4 obs
Democratic Republic of Congo
EU • EU SEC RD Congo 1
Midle East
UN • UNTSO 7 obs
Nepal
UN • UNMIN 2 obs
Serbia
NATO • KFOR • Joint Enterprise 447;
1 inf bn HQ, 2 inf coy, elm 1 hel bn, elm 1 recce coy, elm 1 engr coy, elm 1 MP coy, elm 1 log unit
OSCE • Kosovo 15
Syria / Israel
UN • UNDOF 378; 1 inf bn
WESTERN SAHARA
UN • MINURSO 2 obs