On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments and Additions to the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters dated August 26, 1996

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On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments and Additions to the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters dated August 26, 1996

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 12, 2023 No. 3-VIII SAM

To ratify the Protocol on Amendments and Additions to the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters dated August 26, 1996, signed in Bishkek on May 26, 2022.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

K. TOKAEV

protocol on amendments and additions to the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters dated August 26, 1996

The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter referred to as the "Contracting Parties"),

Based on article 43 of the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed on August 26, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement),

have agreed on the following:

Article 1

To make the following changes and additions to the Agreement:

1. Article 4 of the Agreement should be worded as follows:

"Article 4 The procedure for communication in the provision of legal assistance

When requesting legal assistance in civil and criminal matters, the courts and other bodies and institutions of the Contracting Parties shall communicate with each other through their competent institutions, unless otherwise provided by this Agreement.

The Contracting Parties shall immediately notify each other through diplomatic channels of the designated competent institutions, their functions and contact details.".

2. Paragraphs two and three of paragraph 2 of Article 22 of the Treaty after the words "court order (judge)," add the words "court order,".

3. Subparagraph (c) of paragraph 2 of Article 23 of the Treaty should be supplemented with the words: "except in cases of filing a petition for recognition and enforcement of a court order."

4. Delete Article 28 of the Treaty.

5. Article 40 of the Treaty should be worded as follows:

"Article 40 Dispute resolution

The Contracting Parties shall resolve disputes arising on the interpretation or implementation of the provisions of this Treaty through consultations between the relevant central authorities referred to in Article 4 of this Treaty, or through diplomatic channels.".

Article 2

This Protocol is an integral part of the Treaty and shall enter into force on the date of receipt through diplomatic channels of the last written notification by the Contracting Parties on the completion of the internal procedures necessary for its entry into force.

This Protocol shall terminate simultaneously with the termination of the Agreement.

Done in Bishkek on May 26, 2022, in two copies, each in the Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Russian languages, all texts being equally authentic.

In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the provisions of this Protocol, the Contracting Parties will be guided by the text in Russian.

For the Republic of Kazakhstan

For the Kyrgyz Republic

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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