AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN AND GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of December 11, 2024

About coordination on border zones of the radio-frequency assignments used by land radio services of civil purpose of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan

The government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan which further are referred to as with the Parties, wishing to develop cooperation in the field of communication, being guided by the Contract on eternal friendship between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan of October 31, 1998, the Contract on strategic partnership between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan of June 14, 2013 and the Contract between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the allied relations of December 22, 2022,

confirming commitment to the purposes and the principles of Articles of organization of the United Nations and other universally recognized norms of international law,

considering rates of demand for services of radio communication, television and broadcasting,

considering necessary to perform coordination of radio-frequency assignments in the range of radio frequencies of 29,7 of MHz and above, in order to avoid harmful, mutual hindrances to radio services of the states of the Parties,

based on Regulations of radio communication of International union of telecommunication (further - MSE),

agreed as follows:

Article 1

In this agreement the following terms and determinations are applied:

"border coordination zone" - the territory of border regions of the states of the Parties in which radio-electronic means require obligatory coordination with other Party and their radiations can exceed admissible levels of intensity of the field in the territory of the state of other Party according to the Agreement on technical bases which will be signed further between authorized bodies of the Parties, and also criteria specified in documents MSE;

"confidential information" - the data which are not relating to the state secrets of the states of the Parties, access to which is limited by the authorized state bodies participating in process of coordination of radio-frequency assignments;

"coordination of radio-frequency assignments" - reconciliation procedure by the Parties of installation and operation of radio-electronic means according to characteristics of radio-frequency assignments of radio-electronic means;

"The agreement on technical bases" - the agreement signed further within this agreement between authorized bodies of the Parties for the purpose of coordination of radio-frequency assignments of radio services or use of separate strips of radio frequencies.

Article 2

The cooperation of the Parties is regulated by the universally recognized norms of international law, the legislation of their states and provisions of this agreement.

In border areas of the states each Party shall aim at rational and effective use of radio-frequency range, considering plans of the state of other Party.

The parties shall aim at providing the population in the territory of border areas of the states with services of telecommunications of required quality, minimizing at the same time all available technical means possible influence on the territory of the state of other Party.

Article 3

Administrations of communication of the states of the Parties (further - authorized bodies of the states of the Parties), responsible for control and coordination of actions for implementation of this agreement, are:

from the Kazakhstan Side - the Ministry of digital development, innovations and the aerospace industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

from the Uzbek Side - the Ministry of digital technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

In cases of change of names of authorized bodies of the states of the Parties or transfers of their functions of the Party notify on this each other through diplomatic channels.

Article 4

Authorized bodies of the states of the Parties within this agreement:

perform exchange of necessary information by mail and/or in electronic format (the fax, e-mail);

determine and take measures in case of hindrances;

determine and accept procedural mechanisms, establish coordination zone.

Article 5

The parties cooperate in questions of coordination of use of radio-frequency assignments of stations of different types of radio services in border coordination zones of the states according to provisions of this agreement in the range of radio frequencies of 29,7 of MHz and above.

Article 6

1. According to this agreement coordination of radio-frequency assignments of stations of land radio services of civil appointment is performed.

Coordination of radio-frequency assignments of stations of the land radio services which are not falling under responsibility of authorized bodies of the states of the Parties is not regulated by provisions of this agreement until the relevant protocols which are its integral part are signed.

2. All radio-frequency assignments in the border coordination zone of the states of the Parties determined according to the Agreement on technical bases which will be signed further between authorized bodies of the Parties are subject to coordination.

When carrying out coordination out of scope of the Agreement on technical bases signed further between authorized bodies of the Parties the criteria and approaches reflected in documents MSE as agreed by the parties are applied.

3. Coordination of radio-frequency assignments of reception stations in border coordination zone of the state of one of the Parties can be performed in case of need their protection against hindrances.

Article 7

1. The parties determine the following categories of radio frequencies:

radio frequencies for the planned communication networks which shall be coordinated by authorized bodies of the states of the Parties for development of communication networks (such networks can require big capital investments, have long terms of commissioning and can be created only as a result of the coordinated and approved frequency and territorial plans);

the coordinated radio frequencies on which authorized bodies of the states of the Parties carry out coordination and consent on their use is reached.

2. The radio-frequency assignments included in the list of radio frequencies of category of coordinated are considered by the Parties as performed on the basis of mutual consent.

Are considered coordinated all radio-frequency assignments of each of the Parties:

the bonds of the former Soviet Union appointed on a centralized basis by administration till 1991;

coordinated by authorized bodies of the states of the Parties until entry into force of this agreement;

the radio-frequency assignments of the Parties brought in the plans accepted at the World and Regional conferences of radio communication of International union of telecommunication.

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