On the ratification of the Agreement on the Use and Development of a network of transport communications for the Needs of the Economy, Military and Humanitarian Transportation of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 10, 2003 No. 507

     To ratify the Agreement on the Use and Development of a network of transport communications for the Needs of the Economy, military and humanitarian Transportation of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States, signed in Minsk on May 31, 2001.

     President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

     Officially certified text  

 Agreement <*> on the use and development of a network of transport communications for the needs of the economy, military and humanitarian transportation of the Commonwealth member States Independent States

(Entered into force on January 9, 2003 - Bulletin of International Treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2006, No. 1, art. 15)

Signed: Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan.

notifications have been submitted:

Kyrgyz Republic - deposited on December 4, 2001; Republic of Tajikistan - deposited on December 26, 2001; Russian Federation - deposited on March 10, 2003; Republic of Armenia - deposited on December 4, 2003; The Republic of Kazakhstan - deposited on January 9, 2004.

The Agreement entered into force on March 10, 2003.

entered into force for the States:

Kyrgyz Republic - March 10, 2003; Republic of Tajikistan - March 10, 2003; Russian Federation - March 10, 2003; Republic of Armenia - December 4, 2003; The Republic of Kazakhstan - January 9, 2004.  

     The Governments of the States Parties to this Agreement, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, realizing the objective need for coordinated actions to use and develop a network of transport communications for the needs of the economy, military and humanitarian transportation of the member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States, have agreed as follows:

 Article 1

     The network of transport communications of the States of the Parties is understood as a set of interconnected ways of communication of various modes of transport in the territories of the States of the Parties, the functioning of which is carried out on the basis of their national legislation.       For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meaning: military transportation - the movement of troops, teams, individual military personnel, as well as military cargo from one area (point) to another using various modes of transport. Transportation can be strategic, operational, and tactical in terms of scale; human, mobilization, operational, supply, and evacuation in terms of content, goals, and purpose; rail, water (sea and river), air, automobile, and combined in terms of types of transport.;       humanitarian transportation is the transportation of goods and people within the framework of providing assistance to a State affected by an emergency in carrying out emergency rescue and other urgent work aimed at saving lives and preserving human health, reducing environmental damage and material losses, localizing the emergency zone and terminating the operation of its characteristic dangerous factors, and also in the framework of operations for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the implementation of evacuation measures;       emergency situations - the situation in a certain territory of the States of the Parties that has developed as a result of an accident, a dangerous natural phenomenon, disaster, natural disaster or other disaster that may or may not result in human casualties, damage to human health or the environment, significant material losses and violations of human living conditions; technical cover of communication routes - a complex of special activities carried out on the communication routes in peacetime and wartime in order to ensure the functioning and rapid recovery after the destruction. Railway and road junctions, bridge crossings, tunnels, sea and river ports, hydraulic structures on inland waterways, airfields based on transport aircraft, lines of field trunk and stationary pipelines, and, if necessary, other transport facilities are subject to technical cover.

 Article 2

     For the needs of the economy, military and humanitarian transportation of the States of the Parties, as well as for the prevention and elimination of natural and man-made emergencies, the network of transport communications of the States of the Parties is used, some of which are prioritized in the event of armed conflicts, emergencies and natural disasters.       The list of priority transport communications of the States of the Parties for the needs of the economy, military and humanitarian transportation, as well as for the prevention and elimination of natural and man-made emergencies, developed by the relevant authorities of the Parties, is approved by the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

 Article 3

     The Parties coordinate efforts in the use and development of existing transport communications to ensure transportation for the needs of the economy, military and humanitarian transportation through the Joint Temporary Transport Commission, which includes representatives of the Headquarters for the Coordination of Military Cooperation of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Intergovernmental Council of Road Workers, the Council on Aviation and the Use of Airspace, the Council on Railway Transport of the Participating States The Commonwealth, which carries out its activities on the basis of the Regulations on this commission, approved by the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

 Article 4

     The Parties shall ensure the maintenance of a network of transport communications in the territories of their States, including state financing for their maintenance, repair, development and technical support in accordance with the military-technical requirements imposed on them.

 Article 5

     This Agreement does not affect the rights and obligations of the Parties arising from other previously signed international treaties and agreements to which they are parties, including those concluded between the Parties, and does not prevent the conclusion of other international treaties, the terms of which do not contradict the execution of this Agreement.

 Article 6

     This Agreement shall enter into force upon the deposit of the third notification to the depositary on the completion by the signatory Parties of the internal procedures necessary for its entry into force.       For the Party that has completed the internal procedures later, the Agreement enters into force on the date of delivery of the relevant documents to the depositary.

 Article 7

     Amendments and additions may be made to this Agreement with the general consent of the Parties, which are formalized in separate protocols that are an integral part of it, and enter into force in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 6 of this Agreement.

 Article 8

     Disputes related to the application or interpretation of this Agreement are resolved through consultations and negotiations between the Parties concerned.

 Article 9

     This Agreement is concluded for a period of 10 years and will be automatically extended for subsequent five-year periods, unless the Parties decide otherwise.       Each Party may withdraw from this Agreement by sending a written notification to the depositary no later than six months before the expected withdrawal date.

 Article 10

     This Agreement is open for accession by other States sharing its goals and objectives, with the consent of all Parties by submitting documents on such accession to the depositary.       For the acceding State, this Agreement shall enter into force from the date of receipt by the depositary of the last notification of the Parties' consent to such accession.

     Done in Minsk on May 31, 2001, in one original copy in the Russian language. The original copy is kept in the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which will send a certified copy to each signatory State of this Agreement.

     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

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