On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Procedure for Cooperation in the Event of Accidents during Rocket Launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome dated November 18, 1999

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On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Procedure for Cooperation in the Event of Accidents during Rocket Launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome dated November 18, 1999

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 19, 2016 No. 455-V SAM

To ratify Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Procedure for Interaction in the Event of Accidents during Rocket Launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome dated November 18, 1999, made in Baikonur on June 2, 2015.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. NAZARBAYEV

PROTOCOL on Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Procedure for Cooperation in the Event of Accidents during Rocket Launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome dated November 18, 1999

Entered into force on April 4, 2016 - Bulletin of International Treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2016, No. 3, art. 48

The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, confirming their mutual interest in the safe operation of the Baikonur cosmodrome, guided by the need to specify the actions of authorized and other bodies of the Parties in the event of an accident on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan during the launch of a rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome and during the elimination of its consequences, taking into account the experience of interaction between the Parties in the aftermath of rocket launch accidents, which took place in the period after the signing The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on the procedure for cooperation in the Event of Accidents during Rocket Launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome dated November 18, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement), agreed as follows:

Article 1

Make the following changes to the Agreement:

1) the fourth paragraph of Article 1 should be worded as follows: "- "accident" means the fall, in its entirety or otherwise, of a rocket launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the exception of the fall of its parts provided for the launch of the rocket.";

2) the second paragraph of Article 7 should read as follows: "In the event of an accident, the authorized body of the Russian Side shall immediately notify the authorized bodies of the Kazakh Side of the fact, time and estimated area of the accident.";

3) Article 8 should read as follows: "In the event of an accident, the authorized body of the Russian Side immediately forms and no later than 12 hours after the accident sends an operational group of Russian specialists to the accident area in order to assess the situation, organize interaction with units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and local executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including to determine the area to be cordoned off and to carry out priority measures to eliminate the consequences of the accident. The forces and means of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, put on alert for emergency situations and engaged to ensure safety in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 6 of this Agreement, begin to carry out urgent measures to assess the situation and eliminate the consequences of the accident in the amount and time agreed with the authorized bodies of the Parties. Local executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the area of the fall of parts of the emergency rocket notify the population living in the area of the accident and, if necessary, assist in the elimination of the consequences of the accident to the extent agreed with the authorized bodies of the Parties. The Parties appoint commissions (hereinafter referred to as government commissions), which, within 24 hours from the moment of the accident, form a joint headquarters for the elimination of the consequences of the accident (hereinafter referred to as the joint headquarters) and coordinate the procedure for joint actions to determine the scale and eliminate the consequences of accidents. Prior to the appointment of government commissions, coordination of the procedure and coordination of joint actions to determine the scale and eliminate the consequences of the accident is carried out by: from the Kazakh Side - an authorized representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan; from the Russian Side - the co-chairman of the State Commission for Flight Tests of Space Launch Vehicles. The Joint Headquarters determines the scope and timing of the work performed, the composition and tasks of the forces and means involved, the order of interaction of the forces involved, and monitors the progress of the work. By decisions of the chiefs of the joint staff from the Kazakh and Russian Sides, target working groups are formed during the day in the relevant areas of activity (search, emergency response, medical, sanitary, veterinary, environmental, damage assessment and consequences of the accident, summarizing the results of the survey and preparing sections of the report of government commissions, as well as other working groups in to the extent that it is mutually recognized as necessary). Based on the results of the work of the working groups, joint acts (protocols) on the work performed in the areas of activity are signed. The said acts are accompanied by documents confirming the costs associated with carrying out measures to eliminate the consequences of the accident, and documents confirming the right to compensation and property damage caused to citizens and organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, compensation for bodily injury, causing any other serious harm to the health of an individual or the death of such a person, presented by this person or by any person who has the right under the law (the executors of such an individual, his heirs, or persons to whom the rights are transferred by way of subrogation), as well as the amount of these compensations. The Joint Headquarters summarizes the materials of the work of the working groups on the areas of activity and submitted to government commissions. Based on the results of the work of the government commissions, a joint protocol is signed.";

4) The first paragraph of Article 9 should be worded as follows: "The actions of the search and rescue and emergency rescue units of the Parties to assess the situation, including actions to collect rocket parts, medical examination of the population, veterinary and environmental inspection of territories, are carried out jointly in the order, volume and methods agreed upon by government commissions.";

5) Article 13 should be worded as follows: "The coordination of work under this Agreement is carried out by the following authorized bodies: from the Kazakh Side - the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan; from the Russian Side - the Federal Space Agency. In the event of a change in the name or functions of the authorized bodies, the Parties notify each other through diplomatic channels. The Parties shall notify each other through diplomatic channels of the appointment of authorized bodies provided for in Articles 6-8 of this Agreement."; 6) Article 14 should be worded as follows: "Disputes concerning the interpretation and application of this Agreement shall be resolved by the Kazakh-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on the Baikonur Complex."

Article 2

This Protocol shall enter into force on the date of receipt, through diplomatic channels, of the last written notification that the Parties have completed the internal procedures necessary for its entry into force. Done in the city of Baikonur on June 2, 2015 in two copies, each in the Kazakh and Russian languages, both texts being equally authentic.

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

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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