On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Cooperation of the Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the Field of Transportation of Military and Other Formations, their Movable Property, as well as Military Products dated September 15, 2015
The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 14, 2026 No. 347-VIII SAM
Ratify the protocol on amendments to the agreement on cooperation of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the field of transportation of military and other formations, their movable property, as well as military products dated September 15, 2015, concluded in Astana on November 28, 2024.
President Of The Republic Of Kazakhstan
K. TOKAYEV
Unofficial translation
Protocol on amendments to the agreement on cooperation of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the field of transportation of military and other formations, their movable property, as well as military products dated September 15, 2015
Member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
Striving to improve the legal regulation of transportation by formations of forces and means of the collective security system of the collective security treaty organization when solving tasks for their intended purpose or participating in joint exercises,
Guided by Article 25 of the agreement on cooperation of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the field of transportation of military and other formations, their movable property, as well as military products of September 15, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the agreement) ,
agreed on the following:
Article 1
Make the following changes to the agreement:
1. in Article 1:
A) in the second paragraph:
After" parties", add the words" personnel assigned to the command of formations,";
""after the words" "internal troops"", add the words"", (National Guard) Police Army"";
B) after the second paragraph, add the following paragraph:
"Command of formations - a governing body created to command military and other formations, which are divided into the CSTO coalition (Regional) Army Group (forces), collective peacekeeping forces and temporarily transferred to the territory of the host party;";
"C) "" "weapons and military equipment, military-technical property, special equipment and special means belonging to military and other formations or transported in order to support their functioning" "in the third paragraph shall be replaced by the words" "weapons and military equipment, military-technical property, special equipment and special means"", which are the property of the parties and necessary for the functioning of military and other formations, as well as the command of formations"", followed by the words ""material and technical means""", as well as other cargo";";
"D" in the thirteenth paragraph, replace the words "planning and control" with the words "organization and coordination" ;
""e) replace the words in paragraph fourteenth "" control over the crossing of the state border at checkpoints, "" control over compliance with the rules for crossing the state border at checkpoints, permission for the transit of weapons, military equipment and military-technical property,""";
E) the words in paragraph eighteen "the territory allocated within the railway or automobile station (Station), Airport (airfield), sea (river) port, as well as border, if necessary other types of control and other specially equipped place where the movement of people, vehicles, goods, goods and animals across the state border is carried out" "the territory allocated within the railway or automobile station (Station), Airport (airfield), sea (river) port, open to international, and also to replace the words" border, if necessary, other types of control and other specially designated and equipped section of the local area where the movement of people, vehicles, goods, goods and animals across the state border is carried out in accordance with national legislation;
G) after the twenty-first paragraph, add paragraphs of the following content:
"a crisis situation is a situation that threatens the security, stability, territorial integrity, sovereignty of a member state, requiring the adoption of collective response measures of the CSTO in one or more member states and (or) may lead to destabilization of the collective security Region;
aeronautical data-information about the elements of the structure of the airfield, airship, airspace and the means of radio engineering support necessary for the organization and execution of flights;
aeronautical information - information obtained as a result of sampling, analysis and formatting of aeronautical data;
aerodrome-technical (aerodrome) flight support - a type of material and technical support for the flight of State (Military) Aviation, which includes a set of measures carried out in order to directly ensure the flights of aviation units, units and individual aircraft at the airfield (landing site;
aeronautical service - an activity that includes the organization and maintenance of air traffic, the provision of aviation electrical communications, the navigation and surveillance system, the provision of aeronautical and meteorological information, search and rescue.".
2. in Article 2:
"a" "planning" "should be replaced by ""Organization"".";
B)" "or command and staff and military training exercises"", joint training exercises, verification ""should be replaced with the words"","","","","","","","","","","","".";
C)" "elimination of the consequences of emergency situations," "after the words "" provision of humanitarian assistance,""."
3. Article 3 should read as follows:
"Article 3
1.Transportation, transit is carried out after their prior approval and planning by the authorized bodies of the parties. The transit of weapons, military equipment and military-technical property is carried out in the presence of the appropriate permission of the competent authorities of the transit parties.
The parties shall notify the depositary of the appointment of the authorized and competent authorities at the same time, notifying them of the implementation of the intra-state procedures necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement. The depositary sends to the parties a list of authorized and competent bodies of the parties. Each of the parties, in the event of a change in the authorized and (or) competent body, shall notify the depositary through diplomatic channels within 30 days, which shall notify the other parties in accordance with the established procedure.
Planning of Transportation (transit) is carried out by the authorized bodies of the parties on the basis of an application from the interested bodies of the sending parties or shippers.
2.an application for approval of Transportation (transit) is submitted by the authorized bodies (shippers) of the sending parties to the relevant authorized (competent) bodies of the receiving, transit Party no later than 30 days before the start of the relevant transportation in accordance with the procedure established by the regulatory legal acts on the organization of Transportation (transit) by the relevant type of transport of the receiving, transit party.
The term of consideration of the application by the receiving, transit party must not exceed 15 days from the date of its receipt.
The number of permits for transportation (transit) is notified to the sending Party no later than 5 days before the start of Transportation.
By agreement between the authorized bodies of the parties, the deadline for sending and considering an application may be reduced.
The application for approval of Transportation (transit) drawn up in Russian is accompanied by general information on the number of personnel (guards, specialists) of military and other formations, as well as a list of transported movable property and (or) products for military purposes (hereinafter referred to as cargo) for their approval with the competent authorities of the receiving, transit party.
The authorized body of the sending party submits a personal list of personnel (guards, specialists) of military and other formations to the authorized body of the receiving, transit party at least 10 days before the departure of the military and other equipment from the starting point of Transportation.
An application for planning the transportation of military products supplied by enterprises (developers, developers) of the defense industry under separate contracts (contracts) concluded between subjects of military-technical cooperation is submitted to the authorized bodies of the parties in possession of this product and to the executive authorities.
In order to fulfill the obligations stipulated by this Agreement, the parties may issue a special (permanent) permit to use its airspace for a period of 1 year through diplomatic channels, assigning a single number for aircraft of military transport (Transport) Aviation of each CSTO member state.
In order to fulfill the obligations stipulated by this Agreement, the parties may issue a special (permanent) permit to use its airspace for a period of 1 year through diplomatic channels, assigning a single number for aircraft of military transport (Transport) Aviation of each CSTO member state.
3. For the purpose of repelling armed attacks (aggression), countering threats and threats to collective security, taking immediate measures to prevent (resolve) crisis situations related to the intended use of formations, participation in the elimination of the consequences of emergency situations and the provision of humanitarian assistance, also, when conducting a sudden inspection of the forces and means of the CSTO Collective Security System, the deadline for submitting an application for approval of Transportation (transit) should not exceed one day after the decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council to use the forces and means of the CSTO Collective Security system or to conduct a sudden inspection of them. Applications for approval of air transportation (transit) are submitted immediately after the decision is made by the CSTO Collective Security Council. Coordination of Transportation (transit) and issuance of the appropriate permit is carried out no later than one day after receipt of the application through the authorized state bodies of the parties in the field of Defense. If necessary, the parties agree, at the request of the authorized body of the sending Party or the carrier, that state (military) aviation aircraft cross the state border perform international flights outside the established air corridors and air traffic service routes, transit through its airspace without landing, including weapons and military equipment, military-technical property, provides air navigation services for flights and the prompt transmission of air navigation information necessary for the aircraft crew to perform international flights.
The application for approval of Transportation (transit), drawn up in Russian, is accompanied by general information on the number of personnel of military and other formations (guards, specialists), as well as a list of movable property transported for operational coordination with the competent authorities of the receiving, transit party. A nominal list of personnel (guards, specialists) of military and other formations, as well as a list of movable property, is issued directly to the competent authorities of the receiving, transit party when crossing the state border.
4.after the entry into force of this Agreement, the authorized and competent bodies of the parties, if necessary, develop and exchange relevant regulatory legal acts, other acts, documents (instructions) with them.";
4. Article 4, after the fifth paragraph, should be supplemented with a paragraph of the following content:
"The transit party, if necessary, provides assistance to the personnel of the sending party's formations in temporary accommodation, food, Organization of medical and other types of support.".
5. Article 5 should read as follows:
"Article 5
The transfer by the receiving and transit parties of military and other formations, their movable property, including the means and services necessary to ensure transportation (transit) to the destination and back when participating in joint exercises, as well as real estate (airfield, port, transshipment point), is carried out on the terms provided to their carriers.
Reception, departure, aerodrome-technical (aerodrome) support of flights, provision and security of aircraft at State (Military) Aviation aerodromes are carried out by the receiving and (or) transit parties free of charge, at civil aerodromes in coordination with the receiving and (or) transit parties. Air navigation services for flights of aircraft of the parties are carried out on a paid basis.
Reception, dispatch, aerodrome-technical (aerodrome) support of flights during transportation (transit) of formations to solve their intended tasks in cases of threats and (or) committed armed attacks (aggression), countering other threats and threats to collective security, preventing (regulating) crisis situations, eliminating emergency situations and providing humanitarian assistance, regardless of their belonging to the aerodromes, provision of parking spaces and protection of aircraft is carried out by the receiving and (or) transit parties on a gratuitous basis.
Air navigation services for flights of aircraft of the State (Military) Aviation of the parties are carried out without charging a fee (fee).
Refueling of fuel, lubricants, special liquids and gas to aircraft at state (military) and civil airfields is carried out by the forces and means of the transit Party and (or) the receiving party on the basis of relevant agreements and (or) agreements.
The transfer of means and services, as well as real estate (airfield, port, reloading and unloading point) by the receiving and transit parties to ensure the transportation of military products, including those carried out in the mode of planned military-technical cooperation, is carried out on the terms provided to their exporters, importers and carriers.
The exchange of aeronautical data of the aerodrome of State (Military) Aviation of the CSTO member states and aeronautical information documents that cannot be published openly is carried out by the authorized bodies of the parties within a period ensuring their timely transfer to the crew of aircraft performing international flights. The list of aeronautical data and the procedure for promptly providing the crew of state (military) aviation aircraft with aeronautical information necessary for international flights are determined by the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers.
Interaction on the organization and conduct of search and rescue measures in ensuring international flights of State (Military) Aviation of the CSTO Member States is carried out by the authorized bodies of the parties in accordance with the procedure established by the CSTO Collective Security Council.".
6. in Article 17:
a) the first paragraph should read as follows:
"In the event of force majeure circumstances during the coordination and planning of Transportation (transit), the party declaring its impact must notify the other parties in writing within three days from the moment of occurrence of force majeure circumstances, confirming them in detail. In the event of force majeure circumstances when carrying out transportation (transit), the party declaring its impact must immediately notify the other parties.";
B) after the second paragraph, add the following paragraph:
"Similar procedures should be used when force majeure circumstances stop.";
"C "in the third paragraph, replace the words" Other Parties "with the words" Other Parties".
7. Article 18 should read as follows:
"Article 18
In the event of an accident (accident) during transportation, the parties immediately provide the injured party with relevant information, forces and means to carry out work to eliminate the consequences of the incident, if necessary, and take measures to timely eliminate the consequences and investigate their causes. At the same time, search and rescue activities are organized and carried out on a gratuitous basis by the assigned forces and means of the parties.
The investigation of the causes of the incident is carried out by the party on whose territory the incident occurred in accordance with its legislation with the participation of representatives of the sending Party and (or) the party carrying out the transportation in the interests of the sending party.".
8. the first paragraph of Article 19 should read as follows:
"Transit through the territory of states that are not parties to this agreement is carried out in accordance with the procedure provided for by the receiving party and (or) the sending Party or the relevant agreements concluded by the CSTO with such states. The parties will make efforts to form the necessary regulatory framework for this.".
Article 2
This Protocol shall enter into force in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24 of the agreement.
Created on November 28, 2024 in Astana in one original copy in Russian. The original copy of this protocol is stored in the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which sends a certified copy of it to each state that has signed this protocol.
For the Republic of Armenia
For the Kyrgyz Republic
For the Republic of Belarus
For the Russian Federation
For the Republic of Kazakhstan
For the Republic of Tajikistan
Copy correctly:
CSTO Secretariat
Head of the legal department
______________________k. Golub
Made on November 28, 2024 in Astana
On amending the text of the protocol on amendments to the agreement on cooperation of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the field of transportation of military and other formations, their movable property, as well as military products dated September 15, 2015
Protocol
Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,
Acting as a depositary in respect of international treaties concluded within the CSTO,
On the basis of Article 17 of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of October 7, 2002 (with subsequent amendments) ,
In accordance with Article 79 of the Vienna Convention on the law of international treaties of May 23, 1969,
President
Republic of Kazakhstan
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