The agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the field of standardization, metrology and certification

of April 5, 2000

The government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of the Republic of Belarus which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties for the purpose of elimination of technical barriers in economic and trade relations, ensuring compatibility, interchangeability of products, its safety for life, health and property of the population, environmental protection; wishing to develop cooperation in the field of standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation, proceeding at the same time from the principles and regulations accepted in this area by the international and regional organizations; being guided by provisions of the Agreement on carrying out coordinated policy in the field of standardization, metrology and certification of March 13, 1992,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The parties mutually recognize the state systems of standardization, ensuring unity of measurements, certifications and accreditations, provide harmonization of these systems in case of their development.

Each Party can use regulating documents on standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation of the state of other Party if their requirements do not contradict the legislation of the state of the applying Party, according to the procedure, determined by the bodies specified in Article 3 of this agreement.

Parties:

provide mutual provision of regulating and information documents on standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation on the conditions determined by the bodies specified in Article 3 of this agreement;

perform cooperation on creation, enhancement, checking, metrological certification and checking of national standards of units of physical quantities and model measuring instruments;

mutually recognize results of the state testing, approvals of type, checking, calibration and metrological certification of the measuring instruments which are carried out by other Party;

interact in creation and use of standard samples of structure and properties of substances and materials, and also standard help data on physical constants and properties of substances and materials;

mutually recognize the organizations which will accredit measuring, testing and test laboratories and the centers, and also the laboratories and the centers performing checking, measurements, testing, calibration of measuring instruments and granted by them protocols and certificates accredited by them;

recognize certification bodies of the state of other Party, certificates and marks of conformity on mutually delivered products made in the state of this Party, issued by the certification bodies accredited in national systems of certification;

mutually recognize certificates on preparation and advanced training of personnel in the field of standardization, metrology, the certifications and accreditations issued by educational institutions (centers) performing training of specialists in these areas according to legislations of the states.

Article 2

The parties will perform cooperation and interaction:

in case of development of legislative, regulating and methodical documents on standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation;

in case of further development and harmonization of national systems of standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation;

during creation, enhancement and checkings of national standards of units of physical quantities;

during creation and use of standard samples of structure and properties of substances, and also standard help data on properties of substances and materials;

in case of monitoring procedure of quality and checks of compliance to mandatory requirements of standards of mutually delivered goods;

in case of development of information activities in the field of standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation;

by preparation and advanced training of personnel in the field of standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation.

Article 3

Coordination of the works provided by this agreement and their realization is assigned:

in the Republic of Tajikistan - on the Tajik state center of standardization, metrology and certification under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan;

in the Republic of Belarus - on the State committee on standardization, metrology and certification;

Article 4

Each of the Parties will render assistance to other Party concerning participation in work of the international organizations in the field of standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation which member she is, or introductions in them.

Article 5

The parties provide confidentiality of the acquired information about works which are carried out within this agreement, and about the achieved scientific and technical results if it is stipulated by the transferring Party.

Article 6

Scientific and technical information which is obtained by one of the Parties during cooperation can freely be used by it if other Party did not warn about its confidentiality. This information can be transferred to the third party only according to the mutual arrangement with the Party which provided this information.

Article 7

Provisions of this agreement if necessary are concretized by supplementary agreements and protocols between the bodies specified in Article 3 of this agreement according to the procedure, established by legislations of the states of the Parties.

Article 8

Provisions of this agreement do not affect the rights and obligations following from the agreements signed by the Parties with other states.

Article 9

Disagreements between the Parties concerning interpretation and application of provisions of this agreement will be solved by mutual consultations and negotiations at the different levels.

Article 10

The parties on mutually agreed basis use operating or develop necessary procedural documents for implementation of provisions of this agreement.

Article 11

This agreement is signed for a period of 5 years and after term is automatically prolonged for the subsequent five-year period provided that any of the Parties will not express desire to stop its action by the written notice sent to other Party through diplomatic channels not later than 6 months before the expiration of its action.

This agreement becomes effective from the date of receipt of the last written notice confirming accomplishment of the corresponding interstate procedures by the Parties necessary for its entry into force.

Each of the Parties can terminate this agreement by the written notice of other Party of the intention.

This agreement is terminated in six months from the date of receipt by other Party of such notification.

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