- 48 - Annexes Annex 1 – OSCE Permanent Council Decision No. 1202 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Permanent Council PC.DEC/1202 10 March 2016 Original: ENGLISH 1092nd Plenary Meeting PC Journal No. 1092, Agenda item 1 DECISION No. 1202 OSCE CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF CONFLICT STEMMING FROM THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES The OSCE participating States in Permanent Council Decision No. 1039 (26 April 2012) decided to step up individual and collective efforts to address security of and in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in a comprehensive and cross-dimensional manner in accordance with OSCE commitments and in co-operation with relevant international organizations, hereinafter referred to as “security of and in the use of ICTs.” They further decided to elaborate a set of draft confidence-building measures (CBMs) to enhance interstate co-operation, transparency, predictability, and stability, and to reduce the risks of misperception, escalation, and conflict that may stem from the use of ICTs. The OSCE participating States, recalling the OSCE role as a regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the UN Charter, confirm that the CBMs being elaborated in the OSCE complement UN efforts to promote CBMs in the field of security of and in the use of ICTs. The efforts of the OSCE participating States in implementation of the OSCE confidence-building measures in the field of security of and in the use of ICTs will be consistent with: international law, including, inter alia, the UN Charter and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; as well as the Helsinki Final Act; and their responsibilities to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.