DECISION OF THE SUPREME EURASIAN ECONOMIC COUNCIL

of May 14, 2018 No. 8

About Regulations on statehood – the observer at the Eurasian Economic Union

The supreme Euroasian economic council decided:

Approve the enclosed Regulations on statehood – the observer at the Eurasian Economic Union.

Approved by the Decision of the Supreme Eurasian economic council of May 14, 2018 No. 8

Regulations on statehood – the observer at the Eurasian Economic Union

1. This Provision is developed taking into account article 109 of the Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014 (further – the Agreement) and determines procedure for provision to the state of statehood – the observer at the Eurasian Economic Union (further – the Union).

2. The state interested in cooperation with the Union sends through diplomatic channels addressed to the Chairman of the Supreme Eurasian economic council (further – the Supreme council) the written address with request for provision to it statehood – the observer at the Union (further – the addressed state) and expression of readiness to observe provisions of article 109 of the Agreement.

3. The state member of the Union presiding in the Supreme council sends the arrived appeal to the Eurasian economic commission (further – the Commission) which without delay informs through diplomatic channels on it other state members of the Union (further – state member) and sends them copies of this address.

4. State members within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of information specified in Item 3 this provision provide in the Commission information on line item concerning provision to the addressed state of statehood – the observer at the Union. The commission after the specified term within 5 calendar days informs state members on the arrived line items and in accordance with the established procedure prepares materials concerning provision for the addressed state of statehood – the observer at the Union for meeting of the Supreme council.

5. The decision on provision to the addressed state of statehood – the observer at the Union is accepted by the Supreme council.

6. The commission on results of consideration by the Supreme council of question of provision of statehood – the observer at the Union within 5 calendar days from the effective date of the relevant decision informs through diplomatic channels in writing the addressed state on the made decision.

7. The government of the state which received statehood – the observer at the Union (further – the state observer), directs in the place of stay of the Commission person on permanent basis authorized on regular interaction with it and its bodies (further – the Representative).

8. The powers of the Representative conferred by the supreme body of the executive authority of the state observer are handed by the Representative to the Chairman of Board of the Commission or go to the Commission on diplomatic channels.

9. The representative promotes establishment and maintenance of regular contacts of relevant organs of the executive authority of the state observer with the Commission on questions of development of trade and economic interaction, technical, customs, sanitary and phytosanitary regulation, other questions carried to the sphere of maintaining the Commission and also promotes dialogue and cooperation in the spheres which are of mutual interest to the state observer and state members.

10. The representative has the right to create the Device. The representative and employees of its Device can be accredited in the state of stay of the Commission, including as a part of foreign representative office of the state observer in the state of stay of the Commission.

11. The representative, employees of its Device and other representatives of the state observer has the right to participate by the invitation in meetings of consultative bodies under the Commission, and also in meetings of Board of the Commission and Council of the Commission without voting power. Invitations are sent the state observer on all meetings, except for meetings on questions which are acknowledged closed at the request of the member of Board of the Commission and (or) state member.

12. Heads of state and the governments of the state observer can be present by the invitation at meetings of the Supreme council and Eurasian intergovernmental council according to procedures for the organization of holding the specified meetings.

13. The invitation to the state observer to participate in meeting of the Supreme council or Eurasian intergovernmental council goes, as a rule, not later than 15 calendar days before date of meeting.

14. All expenses connected with ensuring activities of the Representative, its Device, and also other expenses connected with sending of other representatives of the state observer for participation in meetings of bodies of the Union and consultative bodies under Board of the Commission are born by the state observer.

15. At the request of the state observer the Commission provides copies of acts of bodies of the Union for the questions which are of interest to the state observer, except for documents of limited distribution (confidential and for office use).

16. The state observer shall abstain from any actions capable to cause damage to interests of the Union and state members, object and the purposes of the Agreement.

17. The supreme council can make the decision on cancellation of the status of the state observer in the following cases:

a) in case of making by the state observer of the actions or applications directed against interests of the Union and (or) state members;

b) in case of receipt of the statement of the state observer for refusal of the status of the state observer.

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