DRAFT CONSTITUTION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
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3. The Republic of Kosovo, in cooperation with the international authorities established to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the Comprehensive Proposal for Kosovo Status Settlement, dated 26 March 2007, shall develop a plan for full transfer over time of security responsibilities to Kosovo institutions.
4. The International Military Presence shall have the right to re-establish military control over the airspace of the Republic of Kosovo and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Kosovo shall fully cooperate with the International Military Presence.
Article 154 [Kosovo Protection Corps]
The Kosovo Protection Corps shall be disbanded within one year after entry into force of this Constitution. Until such disbandment, the International Military Presence, in consultation with the international civilian presence and the Republic of Kosovo, shall exercise executive authority over the Kosovo Protection Corps and shall decide on the schedule of its disbandment.
Article 155 [Citizenship]
1. All legal residents of the Republic of Kosovo as of the date of the adoption of this Constitution have the right to citizenship of the Republic of Kosovo.
2. The Republic of Kosovo recognizes the right of all citizens of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia who were permanent citizens of Kosovo on 1 January 1998 and their direct descendants to gain the citizenship of the Republic of Kosovo, regardless of their current place of residence and any other citizenship they may hold.
Article 156 [Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons]
The Republic of Kosovo shall promote and facilitate the safe and dignified return of refugees and internally displaced persons and assist them in recovering their property and possession.
Article 157 [Auditor-General of Kosovo]
Until the end of the international supervision of the implementation of the Comprehensive Proposal for Kosovo Status Settlement, dated 26 March 2007, the Auditor-General of the Republic of Kosovo shall be an international appointed by the international civilian presence.
Article 158 [Central Banking Authority]
Until the end of the international supervision of the implementation of the Comprehensive Proposal for Kosovo Status Settlement, dated 26 March 2007, the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Kosovo following consent by the international civilian presence.
