On ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of October 7, 2002

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Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 28, 2011 No. 499-IV

To ratify the Protocol on Amendments to The Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization dated October 7, 2002, signed in Moscow on December 10, 2010.

 President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. NAZARBAYEV

PROTOCOL on amendments to the Charter Collective Security Treaty Organization of October 7, 2002

(Entered into force on December 19, 2012 - Bulletin of International Treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2013, No. 1, art. 10)

Member States of the Organization The Collective Security Treaty Organization, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, intending to enhance the effectiveness of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (hereinafter referred to as the - The Organization), striving to further develop cooperation in the field of international, foreign policy, military, military-technical (military-economic), legal and other activities, as well as in the field of joint counteraction to new challenges and threats carried out within the Organization, in accordance with Article 27 of the Charter of the Organization Collective Security Treaty of October 7, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the Charter) We have agreed on the following: 1. To make the following changes to the Charter: a) in Article 1, replace the words "(hereinafter referred to as the Organization)" with the words "(CSTO), hereinafter referred to as the Organization"; b) in article 7, the first paragraph should be worded as follows: "In order to achieve the goals of the Organization, the Member States take joint measures to form an effective collective security system within its framework, ensuring collective protection in the event of a threat to security, stability, territorial integrity and sovereignty and the exercise of the right to collective defense, including the creation of coalition (collective) forces of the Organization, regional (united) groupings of troops (forces), peacekeeping forces, joint systems and their governing bodies, and military infrastructure. The Member States also cooperate in the areas of military-technical (military-economic) cooperation, providing the armed forces, law enforcement agencies and special services with the necessary weapons, military, special equipment and special means, training military personnel and specialists for the national armed forces, special services and law enforcement agencies."; c) in Article 8: - add the following paragraphs to the second and third ones: "The Member States are taking measures to create and operate a crisis response system within the Organization that threatens the security, stability, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Member States. The Member States cooperate in the areas of protection of state borders, information exchange, information security, protection of the population and territories from natural and man-made emergencies, as well as from hazards arising from or as a result of military operations."; - consider the second paragraph as the fourth paragraph; - delete the word "intergovernmental" in the fourth paragraph; d) in article 11: - after paragraph "d", add a new paragraph "e" as follows: "e) The Permanent Council."; - the seventh paragraph should be worded as follows: "The permanent working bodies of the Organization are the Secretariat of the Organization (hereinafter referred to as the Secretariat) and the Joint Headquarters of the Organization (hereinafter referred to as the Joint Headquarters)."; - add the following paragraph to the eighth: "The body of interparliamentary cooperation is the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization."; - the eighth paragraph is considered the ninth paragraph; - the ninth paragraph should be worded as follows: "The functions and working procedures of the above-mentioned bodies are regulated by this Charter, as well as other regulatory legal acts of the Organization."; e) add the following paragraphs to Article 12: "The Council has the right to make decisions in a limited format, provided that none of the Member States objects to such a decision-making procedure. A decision in a limited format may be taken if none of the Member States objects to such a decision. A Member State that did not vote for the adoption of a decision in a limited format is not responsible for the consequences of the decision."; f) in Article 13: - in paragraph 4, replace the words "Plenipotentiary representatives of the Member States to the Organization" with the words "Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Member States to the Organization (hereinafter referred to as Permanent Representatives)."; - paragraphs 8 and 9 should be deleted; g) add a new article 161 as follows:

"Article 161

The Permanent Council is the coordinating body of the Organization, which, between Council sessions, deals with issues of cooperation within the Organization and, together with the permanent working bodies of the Organization, ensures the implementation of decisions taken by the Council, the Council of Foreign Ministers, the CFR and the KSSB. The Permanent Council consists of permanent Representatives appointed by the heads of the Member States in accordance with their domestic procedures, and acts in accordance with the Regulations approved by the Council."; h) Chapter V should read as follows:

"Chapter V. General Secretary. Permanent working bodies of the Organization Article 17

The Secretary General of the Organization (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary General) is the highest administrative official of the Organization. The Secretary General manages the Secretariat, as well as coordinates the activities of the permanent working bodies of the Organization. The Secretary General is appointed by a decision of the Council for a period of three years on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs from among the citizens of the Member States. The Secretary General is accountable to the Council and participates in meetings of the Council, the Council of Foreign Ministers, the CFR, the KSSB and the Permanent Council. The Secretary-General coordinates the development and coordination of draft documents submitted for consideration by the Organization's bodies, represents the Organization in relations with other non-member States, international organizations, and the media, and maintains working contacts with them. The Secretary-General is the depositary in respect of this Charter, other international treaties concluded within the framework of the Organization and accepted documents.

Article 18

The Secretariat provides organizational, informational, analytical and advisory support for the activities of the Organization's bodies. The Secretariat, in cooperation with the Permanent Council, prepares draft decisions and other documents of the Organization's bodies. The Secretariat is formed from among the citizens of the Member States on a quota basis (officials) in proportion to the contributions of the Member States to the budget of the Organization and citizens of the Member States hired on a competitive basis under a contract (employees). The functions, the order of formation and the work of the Secretariat are determined by the relevant Regulations approved by the Council. The seat of the Secretariat is the city of Moscow, Russian Federation. The conditions of the Secretariat's stay in the territory of the Russian Federation are regulated on the basis of the relevant international agreement.

Article 181

The Joint Staff provides organizational, information and analytical support for the activities of the CFR, is responsible for preparing proposals on the military component of the Organization, organizing and coordinating, in cooperation with the military authorities of the Member States, the practical implementation of decisions of the Organization's bodies on military cooperation issues within its competence. The Joint Staff is staffed by military personnel of the Member States on a quota basis in proportion to the contributions of the Member States to the budget of the Organization and citizens of the Member States hired on a competitive basis under a contract. The tasks, functions, structure, composition and organizational foundations of the Joint Staff are determined by the relevant regulations approved by the Council. The location of the Joint Headquarters is the city of Moscow, Russian Federation. The conditions of stay of the Joint Staff on the territory of the Russian Federation are regulated on the basis of the relevant international agreement."; and) the first paragraph of Article 24 should be worded as follows: "The activities of the permanent working bodies of the Organization are financed from the budget of the Organization. Extra-budgetary funds (other than borrowed funds) may be attracted to support the Organization's activities, the procedure for the formation and use of which is determined by the relevant regulations approved by the Council.". 2. This Protocol shall enter into force in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 26 of the Charter.

Done in Moscow on December 10, 2010, in one original copy in the Russian language. The original copy is kept at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which will send a certified copy to each Signatory to this Protocol.

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