WPC5 tc>Ͽ@t7'gheȇ[tO\ 6adl ~C[ J=fUk>%g[[J„'GOcGSU/Rh7l?4ʿ\DHN8:4$BVt~jFSC&@,ߤMh$y\x2zy[흜)R@\0lQARCK<=ְhUhRZO B&r]&EUG,b2C9]w2M )Xmb g%Rl^[–ixh3 ': n \ c Q*ͣ*9UǦ,*G9 da /U'v.6Vmq Sz{^J23,EJ;YFG𴵆U\<˴Dq #UN[ % 0:^ w4  mHP LaserJet 6P/6MP - Standard0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,ԗy-. D-ertyBar$3|xU !UKUS.,  _ aXXUSUK.,  CROATIA  q#XΎXa@#CRCOPTIONALPROTOCOL(ARMEDCONFLICT)  0    RESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS   UK.,US.,_(Unlessotherwiseindicated,thereservationsanddeclarationsweremadeuponratification,   accessionorsuccession)   Declaration:   "...TheRepublicofCroatiamakesthefollowingdeclarationinrelationtoArticle3,paragraph2, `  oftheOptionalProtocoltotheConventionontheRightsoftheChildontheInvolvementof P  ChildreninArmedConflicts: @  RelatedtoArticle3,paragraph2oftheOptionalProtocoltotheConventionontheRightsofthe  p  ChildontheInvolvementofChildreninArmedConflicts,theRepublicofCroatiastatesthat ` Croatianlegislationpreventspersonsunder18fromjoiningtheArmedForcesoftheRepublicof P Croatia. @ Inordertoensurethatpersonsunder18donotjoinitsArmedForces,theRepublicofCroatiahas   madethefollowingprovisions:  -Ithasbeenstipulatedbylawthatmilitaryserviceconsistsofdutytoregisterasarecruit,toenter  militaryservice(conscription),andtoserveinthereservesintheArmedForcesoftheRepublicof  Croatia;  -Thedutytoregisterasarecruitarisesinthecalendaryearinwhichapersonturns18,andremains ` untilthepersonentersmilitaryservice(conscription)orserviceincivilianlifei.e.untiltheperson P istransferredtothereservesoruntilmilitaryserviceceasespursuanttotheprovisionsoftheDefence @ Act.Theprocessofrecruitmentincludesregistrationinthemilitaryrecords,medicalandother 0  examinations,psychologicaltestsandrecruitmentitself.Itisapreliminaryprocedurerequiredin  !p ordertodeterminewhetherapersoniseligibleformilitaryservice.Thestatusoftherecruitremains "` validuntilenteringmilitaryservice(conscription)towhich,accordingtothelaw,arecruitmaynot #P  besentbeforereachingtheageof18; #@! -Eligiblerecruitsaresenttodotheirmilitaryservice(conscription)aftertheycomeofage(turn18), % !# normallyinthecalendaryearinwhichtheyturn19,therebybecomingconscripts.Recruitsarenot &"$ partoftheArmedForcesoftheRepublicofCroatia;conscriptsmakeonecomponentoftheArmed '#% ForcesoftheRepublicofCroatia." (#&