133 II-3 Model of Cooperation Agreement REPUBLIC OF SERBIA THE PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS 285 – 7 / 16 Бelgrade Ref. no. 6744 dated 24 February 2016. COOPERATION AGREEMENT Enter into by and between: Republic of Serbia and the Protector of Citizens and Association of Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (hereinafter: the Association) This Agreement is to regulate the cooperation the Protector of Citizens with the Association in performing the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism (hereinafter: NPM), based on the Decision of the Protector of Citizens no. 285-7/2016, of 23 February 2016, on the selection of Association with which the Protector of Citizens will cooperate in discharging the NPM activities, and in accordance with Article 2а, Para 2 of the Law on Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or degrading Treatments and Punishments („Official Gazette of Serbia and Montenegro- International Treaties“, no. 16/05 and 2/06 and „ Official Gazette of RS - International Treaties“, no. 7/11). The cooperation between the Protector of Citizens with the Association on discharging the NPM activities shall be carried out through the participation of the representatives and standing expert associates of the Association in: – visits to locations where persons deprived of their liberty are placed or may be placed (hereinafter: PDL); – drafting of reports or parts of reports on conducted visits to places where PDL may be located; – drafting of recommendations for the elimination of identified deficiencies in the work of the institutions that accommodate or may accommodate PDL;