PROTOCOL ON FURTHER TRANSFER
OF POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

August 27, 1995

It is hereby agreed between the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization ( hereinafter " the PLO ), the representative of the Palestinian people as follows:

Article 1 - Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities

Israel shall transfer and the Palestinian Authority shall assume the authorities, powers and responsibilities in the West Bank from the Israeli government and its Civil Administration in the following spheres: Labor, Commerce and Industry, Gas and Petroleum, Insurance, Postal Services, Local Government and Agriculture, as specified in this Protocol ( hereinafter referred to as " the Eight Spheres " ).

Article II - Framework and scope

1. The Annexes to this Protocol regarding each of the Eight Spheres ( hereinafter " the Annexes " ) shall be incorporated in the Protocol concerning Civil Affairs to the Interim Agreement to be concluded between the Parties ( hereinafter " the Interim Agreement " ).
   
   
2. Pending the implementation of the Interim Agreement with regard to the Eight Spheres, the provisions of the Annexes shall be subject to the provisions of this Protocol and to the Appendices attached to the Annexes ( hereinafter " the Appendices " ).,P
   
   
3. The jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority under this Protocol shall not apply to issues that will be negotiated in the permanent status negotiations in accordance with the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self Government arrangements signed at Washington DC on September 13, 1993 and the Agreed Minutes thereto.
   

Article III - Legislative Powers of the Palestinian Authority

Legislative powers related to, or within, each of the Eight Spheres shall be transferred to the Palestinian Authority upon the implementation of the Interim Agreement with regard to the Eight Spheres. Notwithstanding the above, the Palestinian side shall have the right to issue administrative internal procedures regarding the Eight Spheres.

Article IV - Rights, Liabilities and Obligations

1. The provisions of Article XXII of the Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area as signed at Cairo on May 4, 1994, ( hereinafter " the Gaza - Jericho Agreement " ) shall apply to the Eight Spheres.

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