AGREEMENT

of October 15, 2021

About formation of Council of chairmen of the Supreme (highest) Courts of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States

The State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

attaching great value to constant development of judicial systems and enhancement of the legislation of the Parties in the field of justice implementation,

aiming at further strengthening of interstate legal cooperation in the judicial sphere and to expansion of mechanisms of rendering mutual legal assistance between judicial authorities of the Parties,

proceeding from the objective need of combination of efforts for ensuring execution of decisions of the courts of one of the Parties in the territory of other Party and regular experience exchange of application of the national legal system and regulations of legal proceedings when implementing justice,

attaching great value to holding joint regular meetings and consultations of courts for the purpose of development of the approved approaches in the solution of questions of harmonization of the legislation and court practice on its application,

realizing importance of organizational registration of cooperation for ensuring its stable development,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The parties form Council of chairmen of the Supreme (highest) Courts of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States (further - Council).

Council performs the activities based on Regulations on Council of chairmen of the Supreme (highest) Courts of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States which are integral part of this agreement.

Article 2

The parties inform depositary on the supreme judicial authorities of each of the Parties responsible for implementation of this agreement, within 30 days from signature date of this agreement.

Article 3

In the consent of the Parties changes and additions which are its integral part which are drawn up by the relevant protocols can be made to this agreement.

Article 4

This agreement becomes effective after 30 days from the date of receipt by depositary of the last notification on accomplishment by the Parties of the interstate procedures necessary for its entry into force which signed it.

From the effective date this Agreement terminates this agreement for the Parties which are agreement parties about formation of Council of chairmen of the supreme Arbitration, economic, economic and other courts resolving cases on disputes in the field of economy of October 7, 2002 in the relations between these Parties.

Article 5

This agreement is open for accession of any State Party of the Commonwealth of Independent States sharing its purposes and the principles by transfer to depositary of the document on accession.

For the joining state the Agreement becomes effective:

a) after 30 days from the date of receipt by depositary of the document on accession provided that at the time of delivery to depositary of documents on accession the Agreement became effective;

b) from the effective date Agreements provided that at the time of delivery to depositary of documents on accession the Agreement did not become effective.

Article 6

Each of the Parties has the right to leave this agreement, having in writing notified on it depositary.

The agreement terminates concerning such Party in 6 months from the date of receipt by depositary of the adequate notice.

It is made in the city of Minsk on October 15, 2021 in one authentic copy in Russian. The authentic copy is stored in Executive committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States which will send to each state which signed this agreement, its verified copy.

Appendix

to the Agreement on formation of Council of chairmen of the Supreme (highest) Courts of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States of October 15, 2021

Regulations on Council of chairmen of the Supreme (highest) Courts of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States

I. General provisions

1. Council of chairmen of the Supreme (highest) Courts of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States (further - Council) is interstate body of the Commonwealth of Independent States (further - the CIS) and is formed for development of the agreed principles and rules of cooperation between courts, its organizational support and assistance of practical realization.

2. Chairmen of the Supreme (highest) Courts of the State Parties of the Agreement on formation of Council of chairmen of the Supreme (highest) Courts of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States of October 15, 2021 (further - the Agreement) or persons fulfilling them duties are part of Council (further - members of council).

3. Council is guided in the activities by the Charter of the CIS, international treaties and the decisions made within the CIS, this Provision.

4. Council performs the activities in interaction with Executive committee of the CIS, other bodies of the CIS, if necessary - with the secretariats of the international organizations, and also judicial and other public authorities of the State Parties of the CIS.

II. Main activities and functions of Council

5. The main activities of Council are:

determination of the priority directions and forms of cooperation of judicial authorities in the field of implementation of justice, protection of the rights and legitimate interests of persons living (being) on territories State Parties of the CIS;

assistance of implementation of the international treaties and other acts in the field of legal cooperation adopted within the CIS and development of offers on measures for enhancement of legal regulation of the interstate relations within the CIS;

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