The agreement on cooperation in the field of identification and overlapping of channels of penetration in the territory of state members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of persons involved in terrorist, separatist and extremist activities

of June 15, 2006

The governments of state members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization which further are referred to as with the Parties

for the purpose of ensuring effective fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism in the territories of the states of the Parties,

understanding that penetration on the territory of the states of the Sides of the faces involved in terrorist, separatist and extremist activities, poses serious safety hazard of the states of the Parties,

being guided by provisions of the Charter of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of June 7, 2002, the Shanghai convention on fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism of June 15, 2001 and the Agreement between state members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Regional anti-terrorist structure of June 7, 2002,

proceeding from mutual interest in acceptance of the effective measures directed to fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism

being guided by the legislation of the states of the Parties and the conventional principles and rules of international law,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

For the purposes of this agreement the concepts applied in it mean:

"violators" - persons announced by special services and law enforcement agencies of state members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the international search for making or on suspicion of making of terrorism, separatism and extremism as these acts are determined in the Shanghai convention on fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism of June 15, 2001;

"channels of penetration" - ways of legal and illegal penetration of violators in the territory of the states of the Parties.

Article 2

The parties cooperate and coordinate the activities for the purpose of development of joint efforts for identification and overlapping of channels of penetration, combine efforts of state bodies, public and other organizations, citizens of the states of the Parties, and also use possibilities of mass media for present purposes.

Article 3

The parties within thirty days after accomplishment of the interstate procedures necessary for entry into force of this agreement, notify depositary in writing on the competent authorities responsible for implementation of this agreement.

Article 4

Competent authorities of the states of the Parties cooperate in the field of identification and overlapping of channels of penetration in the following main directions:

development of the approved approaches in the field of identification and overlapping of channels of penetration;

identification of channels of penetration, establishment of control of them and (or) their suppression;

identification of the methods used by violators for penetration in the territory of the states of the Parties;

implementation of agreed measures on identification of violators, their detention;

coordination and interaction when holding joint actions for identification and overlapping of channels of penetration;

development and implementation of joint plans for identification and overlapping of channels of penetration;

harmonization of legislations of the states of the Parties concerning identification and overlapping of channels of penetration;

preparation, retraining and advanced training of specialists in questions of identification and overlapping of channels of penetration;

carrying out joint scientific research on problems of identification and overlapping of channels of penetration;

approval of line items for participation in the international organizations and the international forums concerning identification and overlapping of channels of penetration.

Article 5

Competent authorities of the states of the Parties cooperate in the main directions listed in Article 4 of this agreement, in the following forms:

accomplishment of requests about rendering assistance (further - request) in:

- conducting the approved investigation and search operations on identification and overlapping of channels of penetration;

- search and detention of violators;

- holding other actions which are of mutual interest;

exchange of information:

- about use of channels of penetration for making of terrorism, separatism and extremism in the territories of the states of the Parties;

- about persons and the organizations suspected of participation in use of channels of penetration;

- about the concrete facts and events connected with use by violators of channels of penetration in the territory of the states of the Parties;

- about taking place or expected contacts between the individuals and criminal groups using channels of penetration;

- about forms and methods of organization activity and individuals on use of channels of penetration;

- about the channels of penetration used by violators;

- about sources of financing of channels of penetration;

- about forms and methods of identification and overlapping of channels of penetration;

the direction in databank of Regional anti-terrorist structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of information on questions of identification and overlapping of channels of penetration;

exchange of samples of the documents granting the right to crossing of borders of the states of the Parties, and provision of information on change of forms and requirements to documents for entrance, stay and departure from the territories of the states of the Parties;

work experience exchange, including by holding meetings, conferences and seminars;

exchange of legislative and other regulatory legal acts, materials concerning identification and overlapping of channels of penetration.

Competent authorities of the states of the Parties can determine other mutually acceptable forms of cooperation.

Article 6

Interaction between competent authorities of the states of the Parties within this agreement is performed in bilateral and multilateral formats based on request, and also by informing at the initiative of competent authority of one of the states of the Parties.

The request or information go in writing. The request or information can orally be transferred in immediate cases, but not later than in seventy two hours they be duplicated in writing, if necessary with use of technical means of transfer of the text.

In case of doubts in authenticity of request or information or their content, additional confirmation or explanation of the specified documents can be requested.

The request shall contain:

the name of the requesting and required competent authority;

purposes and reasons for request;

description of content of required assistance;

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