On ratification of the Agreement on Ensuring Parallel Operation of Electric Power Systems of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States

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The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 5, 2000 No. 66

To ratify the Agreement on Ensuring Parallel Operation of Electric Power Systems of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States, signed in Moscow on November 25, 1998.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Agreement * on ensuring parallel operation of electric power systems of the member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States

(Entered into force on July 31, 2000 - Bulletin of International Treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2012, No. 3, art. 40)

*(Entered into force on July 31, 2000 - Bulletin of International Treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2003, No. 4, art. 33)

Signed: Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Ukraine

notifications have been submitted:

Kyrgyz Republic - deposited on June 9, 2000; Republic of Kazakhstan - deposited on July 31, 2000; Republic of Belarus - deposited on October 22, 2001; Ukraine - deposited on December 5, 2001 (on the need to comply with domestic procedures); Republic of Tajikistan - deposited on June 25, 2002; Republic of Moldova - deposited on November 6, 2002; The Republic of Uzbekistan - deposited on November 28, 2002 (domestic procedures have not been completed); the Republic of Armenia - deposited on December 19, 2002.

The Treaty entered into force for the States:

Georgia - November 25, 1998;* Kyrgyz Republic - June 9, 2000; Republic of Kazakhstan - July 31, 2000; Republic of Belarus - October 22, 2001; Republic of Tajikistan - June 25, 2002; Republic of Moldova - November 6, 2002; Republic of Armenia - December 19, 2002.

Note:

The depositary has not received a notification from Georgia on the implementation of internal procedures or on the absence of the need for their implementation.

* No notifications were received by the depositary within three months from the date of signing.

The States Parties to this Treaty, represented by their Governments, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, taking into account the great importance of the electric power industry for the development of economies, improving the welfare and social security of the population of their states, in order to increase the reliability and efficiency of providing the national economy and the population with electric energy based on the use of economic, technical and technological advantages of parallel operation of electric power systems, Taking into account the mutual desire for cooperation in the field of electric power industry on the basis of equality, mutual benefit, and respect for sovereign rights to energy facilities and resources, in order to enhance the energy security of the Commonwealth member States, guided by the provisions of the Energy Charter of December 17, 1991 and the Energy Charter Treaty of December 17, 1994, Based on the intergovernmental Agreement on the Coordination of Interstate Relations in the field of electric power industry of the Commonwealth of Independent States dated February 14, 1992, we have agreed on the following:

Article 1

For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms used therein mean: parallel operation of electric power systems of the States Parties to this Agreement - joint operation of electric power systems with a single frequency in the electric power system of the States Parties to this Agreement; electric power system of a state - a set of electric power facilities, means of operation and management connected by a single process of production, transmission and distribution of electricity; electric power (capacity) flow is the transport of electric power (capacity) along one or more power transmission lines in a controlled section; accident, emergency situation is a mode of electric power systems that occurs when individual elements are damaged, in which it becomes impossible for one or more electric power systems of the Parties to operate in parallel.

Article 2

The parallel operation of the electric power systems of the Parties is an important factor in the reliable operation of the electric power systems of the Parties, creating the basis for mutually beneficial cooperation between the Parties in the field of electric power industry.

Article 3

The main principles of parallel operation of the electric power systems of the States Parties to this Treaty are: meeting the demand for electric energy and capacity in each of the electric power systems of the states at any time at the expense of their own power plants or supplies of electric energy from the electric power systems of other states on a contractual basis; maintaining the standard frequency in the agreed ranges in each of the electric power systems of the states at the expense of their own energy sources and/or due to overflows from the electric power systems of other states; assistance in the flow of electricity on a mutually beneficial basis; maintaining the regulatory reserve in each of the electric power systems of the states and providing the missing part of the reserve on a contractual basis with the electric power systems of other states; reduction of the need for an emergency reserve of electric power on the basis of separate bilateral and multilateral agreements; fulfillment of agreed reliability requirements; non-damage by the electric power systems of the Parties in the course of their activities to the electric power systems of other States parties to this Treaty; full responsibility of each of the electric power systems of the States for the electricity supply to their consumers and the fulfillment of their obligations.

Article 4

To ensure the parallel operation of the electric power systems of the States, the Parties shall develop and comply with the necessary mutually agreed operational, technical and technological conditions, regulations, regulations and rules for the parallel operation of their electric power systems, informing each other in a timely manner about the introduction and use of new regulatory documentation. The coordination of the preparation and coordination of regulatory and methodological documents related to interstate relations in the electric power industry is entrusted to the Electric Power Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Article 5

The Parties shall ensure the maintenance and development of their electric power systems in volumes sufficient for stable parallel operation as part of the electric power system of the States Parties to this Agreement.

Article 6

The Parties, taking into account their own plans for the development of the electric power industry and their interests in the long term, jointly develop a strategy for the development of the electric power industry of the States Parties to this Agreement and ensure its implementation in terms of their electric power systems.

Article 7

The Parties shall develop mechanisms for mutual settlements in the electric power industry of the States Parties to this Agreement, ensure their implementation and timely payment for mutual electric energy supplies.

Article 8

The Parties shall not impose customs duties on the flows of electric energy and capacity originating from the energy systems of the States Parties to this Agreement, and in an emergency situation on interstate power transmission lines and/or backbone facilities affecting the parallel operation of the Parties' electric power systems, on the supply of energy resources and other types of products and services necessary for its elimination.

Article 9

The Parties undertake to ensure the unhindered transit of electric energy through their networks within their capacity, on the basis of concluded contracts and mutually agreed terms of payment for transit. The procedure for the transit of electric energy and capacity will be determined by a separate agreement between the Parties.

Article 10

The Parties shall take measures to create and maintain reserves of resources in agreed amounts for sustainable parallel operation of the electric power systems of the States Parties to this Agreement. The procedure for creating reserves and using them will be determined by a separate agreement between the Parties.

Article 11

The Parties provide each other with prompt assistance in case of accidents, natural disasters and other emergency situations. The procedure for providing this assistance and subsequent financial settlements for the services provided will be determined by a separate agreement between the Parties.

Article 12

For the investigation and objective analysis of accidents at facilities providing interstate flows of electric energy and power (power transmission lines, substations, etc.), and the development and implementation of joint measures to prevent them, interested Parties may establish appropriate commissions, if necessary. The preparation and approval of the draft model regulation on such commissions is entrusted to the Electric Power Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Article 13

The Parties will take measures to form and develop an open and competitive interstate market for electric energy and capacity based on the electric power systems of the States Parties to this Agreement.

Article 14

The coordination of work on the implementation of this Agreement by the intergovernmental bodies of sectoral cooperation of the Commonwealth of Independent States is entrusted to the Electric Power Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Article 15

In order to implement the provisions of this Treaty, the States Parties may conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements among themselves.

Article 16

This Agreement does not affect the provisions of other international treaties to which the Parties are Parties.

Article 17

This Agreement is valid for 5 years from the date of its entry into force. After this period, the Treaty is automatically extended each time for a new 5-year period, unless the States parties decide otherwise.

Article 18

Disputes related to the application or interpretation of this Agreement are resolved through consultations and negotiations between the Parties concerned. If it is impossible to resolve disputes through negotiations, the Parties apply to arbitration bodies or other international judicial authorities.

Article 19

Each Party may withdraw from this Agreement by sending a written notification to the depositary no later than six months prior to withdrawal, having fulfilled its obligations arising during the validity of the Agreement.

Article 20

This Treaty is open for accession by other States that share its goals and principles, with the consent of all Parties by submitting an instrument of accession to the depositary. The accession is considered to have entered into force from the date of receipt by the depositary of the last notification of consent to such accession.

Article 21

Amendments and additions may be made to this Agreement with the consent of the Parties, formalized by separate protocols, which enter into force in accordance with the procedure defined in Article 22 of this Agreement.

Article 22

This Treaty shall enter into force from the date of its signature, and for States whose legislation requires the implementation of internal procedures necessary for its entry into force, from the date of transfer of the relevant documents to the depositary. The Parties shall notify the depositary of the need for such procedures within three months from the date of signing this Agreement.

Completely in Moscow on November 25, 1998 in one original copy in Russian. The original copy is kept at the Executive Secretariat of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which will send a certified copy to each signatory State.

For the Government For the Government Azerbaijan Republic of the Republic of Moldova

For the Government For the Government of the Republic of Armenia Of the Russian Federation

For the Government For the Government of the Republic of Belarus of the Republic of Tajikistan

For the Government For the Government of Georgia Turkmenistan

For the Government For the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the Republic of Uzbekistan

For the Government For the Government Of the Kyrgyz Republic Of Ukraine

Reservations of Ukraine on item III-4 of the agenda of the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS member States

"On the Agreement on ensuring parallel operation of electric power systems of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States."

November 25, 1998

"Except for article 13."

Head of the Ukrainian delegation Prime Minister of Ukraine

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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