Article 2

The Executive Board of the CDE shall as soon as possible, and at the latest by 23 December 2014, contract a Curator to prepare and implement a closure plan, as well as to manage the CDE during the process leading to its closure.

The closure plan shall permit the closure of the CDE in an orderly manner, while respecting the rights of all involved third parties, and ensuring that the ongoing private sector support projects are completed either by the CDE itself or by an entity to whom their management can be assigned.

The closure plan shall envisage the finalisation of the winding-up of the CDE by 31 December 2016. The closure plan shall include the time necessary for making final payments, final reports, financial and statutory audits with a view to the winding-up of the CDE by 31 December 2016.