representation:

1. Shall be a partner to the conduct of negotiations for the transitional period ( interim agreement ).
   
2. Shall constitute the self - governing authority in the course of the transitional period.
   
3. Shall be the central Palestinian component, subject to agreement after three years, in the negotiations for the permanent solution.
   

2. In the period of the preparation and implementation there shall be a calming of the violence in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza district.
   

15. As to the substance of the elections, it is recommended that a proposal of regional elections be adopted, the details of which shall be determined in further discussions.
    
16. Every Palestinian Arab residing in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza district, who shall be elected by the inhabitants to represent them - after having submitted his candidacy in accordance with the detailed document which shall determine the subject of the elections - may be a legitimate participant in the conduct of negotiations with Israel.
    
17. The elections shall be free, democratic and secret.
    
18. Immediately after the election of the Palestinian representation, negotiations shall be conducted with it on an interim agreement for a transitional period which shall continue for 5 years, as mentioned above. In these negotiations the parties shall determine all the subject relating to the substance to the self-rule and the arrangements necessary for its implementation.
    
19. As soon as possible, but not later than the third year after the establishment of the self - rule, negotiations for a permanent solution shall begin. During the whole period of these negotiations until the signing of the agreement for a permanent solution, the self rule shall continue in effect as determined in the negotiations for an interim agreement.

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