On the Approval of the Agreement on Cooperation among the CIS Member States to Prevent the Development of Locust Pests
Resolution No. 103 of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 23, 2026
The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan RESOLVES:
1. To approve the attached Agreement on Cooperation among the CIS Member States to Prevent the Development of Locust Pests, concluded in Minsk on September 29, 2025.
2. This resolution shall enter into force on the date of its signing.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
O. Bektenov
Note. The text of the international Agreement attached to the regulatory legal act is not official. An officially certified copy of the international Agreement of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the languages of the conclusion can be obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is responsible for the registration, accounting, and storage of international Agreements of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Approved by Resolution No. 103 of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 23, 2026.
AGREEMENT on cooperation among the CIS member states to prevent the development of locust pests.
The governments of the states parties to this Agreement, hereinafter referred to as the Parties,
seeking to further develop mutual regional and cross‑border cooperation,
recognizing that the development of such cooperation between the states parties to the CIS is in the interests of their peoples,
taking into account the particular danger posed by locust pests to agricultural crops and pastures,
and also in order to prevent crop losses,
have agreed as follows:
Article 1
The parties shall cooperate to ensure the implementation of effective phytomonitoring, to prevent the migration of locust pests and to combat them, as well as to strengthen and enhance the effectiveness of cooperation among the CIS member states.
Article 2
The objectives of this Agreement are to prevent the mass development of locust pests in the states parties to this Agreement, to minimize the risk of damage to agricultural crops, to coordinate and implement joint actions by organizations engaged in phytomonitoring and plant protection in the states parties to this Agreement, and to protect human health and the environment before and after anti‑locust treatments.
For the purposes of this Agreement:
The term “authorized (competent) bodies” refers to the state authorities of the states parties to this Agreement that perform state management functions in the field of phytomonitoring and pest control of agricultural crops and are authorized to resolve issues related to the implementation of this Agreement.
The term “authorized organizations” refers to the organizations authorized by a CIS state party that carry out activities in the field of phytomonitoring and pest control of locusts.
Article 3
The main objectives of this Agreement are:
to improve the regulatory and legal framework of the states parties to this Agreement in the field of phytomonitoring and plant protection against locust pests;
to conduct regular phytosanitary surveys of locust pests and protective treatments (using pesticides);
to develop and enhance national digital monitoring systems for locust pests;
to expand the information and communication system for interaction between organizations engaged in phytomonitoring and plant protection in the CIS member states.
Article 4
The parties cooperate to prevent the development of locust pests in the following main areas:
conducting surveys, protective treatments, and analyzing and exchanging information on the phytosanitary situation regarding locust pests;
implementing joint measures to monitor, prevent, and suppress locust pest outbreaks in the CIS member states;
preparing national forecasts for locust pests.
The development of national digital programs and GIS monitoring systems and information analysis regarding the spread of locust pests in the CIS member states;
Training and professional retraining, as well as advanced training of personnel in the field of monitoring and controlling locust pests;
Ensuring the safety of the population when using insecticides to control locust pests in the territories of CIS member states, and informing the population about the treatments being carried out.
Conducting information and awareness‑raising activities with agricultural producers to prevent the mass spread of locusts and to combat locust pests;maintaining the achieved results in improving the phytosanitary situation regarding locust pests.
Article 5
The Parties shall carry out mutually beneficial cooperation through their authorized (competent) bodies and authorized organizations in accordance with this Agreement, while observing international treaties and the legislation of the states parties to this Agreement.
Article 6
In accordance with national legislation, the parties shall determine the list of their authorized (competent) bodies.
Article 7
Authorized (competent) bodies and authorized organizations may establish joint working groups to assist the CIS member states in resolving issues related to the mutual recognition of the results of phytosanitary surveys, accounting methods, and in developing approaches for cooperation between representatives of organizations engaged in phytomonitoring and plant protection in the CIS member states, as well as in addressing other issues for the detailed elaboration of specific aspects of joint activities within the framework of this Agreement.
Article 8
Authorized (competent) bodies and authorized organizations, in cases of the danger of mass spread, the introduction of emergency situations related to locusts (threat of an emergency situation, heightened readiness), and the migration of locust pests to adjacent territories of another CIS member state, shall inform representatives of the authorized (competent) bodies and authorized organizations of the CIS member states and neighboring states in the form of an information letter.
Article 9
Authorized (competent) bodies and authorized organizations will exchange information about pesticides used against locust pests and the areas treated, share experience, and strive to use digital programs (including geographic information systems) and unmanned aerial vehicles in their work to monitor and analyze information about locusts.
Article 10
Authorized (competent) bodies and authorized organizations will jointly plan measures to prevent the development of locust pests in order to prevent an escalation of the locust situation and to ensure the timely implementation of protective treatments.
The list and content of such measures are determined by the Parties through consultations and the adoption of additional legal acts.
If necessary, in order to carry out prompt work to combat locust pests, the Parties may provide mutual assistance to each other within the scope of the authority of the authorized (competent) bodies and authorized organizations.
Article 11
In order to expand information and communication interaction between phytomonitoring and plant protection organizations of the interested CIS member states, the authorized (competent) bodies and authorized organizations will develop and enhance national GIS monitoring systems and analyze the information obtained through them regarding the spread of locust pests in the CIS member states.
To strengthen the capacity of the states parties to this Agreement in the field of phytomonitoring and control of locust pests, joint meetings and seminars on locust pests may be held.
Article 12
The parties independently, in accordance with the procedure established by national legislation, determine the procedure and conditions for equipping authorized organizations with the necessary equipment and consumables to monitor and control locust pests, and to carry out analyses of residual pesticide levels, using pesticide standards (state standard samples) and methodologies.
Article 13
Specialists from authorized (competent) bodies and authorized organizations in border areas conduct regular surveys of locust pest habitats and exchange the results obtained.
The form, methods, and procedure for providing the specified information are agreed upon by the authorized (competent) bodies and authorized organizations.
Article 14
The financing of expenses related to the implementation of this Agreement is carried out at the expense of and within the limits of the funds annually allocated in the national budgets of the states parties to this Agreement to the authorized (competent) bodies, and the funds of authorized organizations, as well as at the expense of extrabudgetary sources attracted by the states (their economic entities) in accordance with the procedure established by national legislation.
Article 15
By mutual agreement of the Parties, amendments may be made to this Agreement, which shall form an integral part thereof and shall be documented in an appropriate protocol.
Article 16
Disputes between the Parties arising from the application and interpretation of this Agreement shall be resolved through consultations and negotiations between the interested Parties or through another procedure agreed upon by the Parties.
Article 17
This Agreement shall enter into force 30 days after the date on which the depositary receives the third notification from the Parties that have signed it, confirming that they have completed the domestic procedures required for its entry into force.
For Parties that have completed the domestic procedures at a later date, this Agreement shall enter into force 30 days after the date on which the depositary receives the relevant documents.
Article 18
This Agreement, upon its entry into force, is open for accession by any state party to the Commonwealth of Independent States by means of submitting a document of accession to the depositary.
For the acceding state, this Agreement enters into force 30 days after the depositary receives the document of accession.
Article 19
This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period. Each Party has the right to withdraw from this Agreement by sending the depositary a written notice of its intention no later than six months before the withdrawal and by settling the financial and other obligations that have arisen during the term of this Agreement.
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