2. Joint Regional Civil Affairs Subcommittees
   
   
1. The CAC shall establish two Joint Regional Civil Affairs Subcommittees ( hereinafter " the Subcommittees " ) for the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area respectively.
   
   
2. Each Subcommittee shall deal with the day - to - day civil affairs matters as detailed in paragraph A.2 above.
   
   The Jericho Area Subcommittee shall also coordinate the relations between the Palestinian Authority and the military government and Civil Administration in the rest of the West Bank.
   
   
3. Each Subcommittee may establish ad hoc working groups if and when the need arises.
   
   
4. Each Subcommittee shall be comprised of an equal number of representatives from Israel and from the Palestinian Authority and shall convene no less than once every two weeks.
   
   

3. General
   
   
1. Means of communication shall be set up with a view to ensuring efficient and direct contact 24 hours a day, in order to deal with any urgent matter arising in the civil affairs field.
   
   
2. Each side shall inform the other of its representatives to each committee prior to a meeting. Meetings of the CAC and its subcommittees shall be organized and hosted by the two sides alternately unless otherwise agreed.
   
   
3. The provisions detailed above shall not impede daily contacts between representatives of Israel and of the Palestinian Authority in all matters of mutual concern.
   
   

Article II

Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities of the Civil Administration

1. The transfer of powers and responsibilities from the Israeli military government and its Civil Administration to the Palestinian Authority shall be coordinated through the CAC and implemented in accordance with the following arrangements in a smooth, peaceful and orderly manner.
   
   
2. Preparations for the transfer of such powers and responsibilities shall commence immediately upon the signing of this Agreement, and shall be completed within 21 days.
   
   

1. The Israeli authorities shall provide all necessary assistance to the Palestinian Authority, including access to offices, registers, records, systems and equipment and all necessary information, data and statistics required for the transfer of powers and responsibilities.
   
   
2. Israel shall provide the Palestinian Authority with all the details as described in subparagraph 38 below.

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