Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and Republic of Uzbekistan

of May 4, 2001

The government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan which further are referred to as with the Parties

being guided by the Contract on bases of the interstate relations, friendship and cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan of May 30, 1992, the Contract between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan on deepening of economic cooperation for 1998-2007 of October 12, 1998, and also other bilateral agreements,

for the purpose of further development and strengthening of full cooperation on the basis of the principles of international law, equality, neighborliness and mutual advantage,

considering need of increase in efficiency of the Russian-Uzbek cooperation in economic, scientific and technical, humanitarian and other areas,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The parties create the Intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan (further - the Commission).

Article 2

The main objectives of the Commission are:

assistance to development of trade and economic, scientific and technical and humanitarian cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan;

analysis of condition of the Russian-Uzbek cooperation, identification of its most perspective directions and ways of enhancement of forms of interaction;

control of the course of accomplishment of the international treaties signed between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan and other two-way deals, including the decisions made on commission sessions;

coordination of activities of the ministries, departments and organizations of the states of the Parties for preparation of drafts of bilateral interstate, intergovernmental and interdepartmental agreements;

preparation and approval of programs of trade and economic, scientific and technical and humanitarian cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan, and also development of agreed measures on their implementation;

preparation and carrying out commission sessions.

Article 3

The commission in case of need can create in the separate directions of bilateral cooperation of subcommittee and working groups which perform the activities under its management.

The main form of work of the Commission are regular meetings, and also mutual consultations of subcommittees and working groups.

Working language of activities of the Commission is Russian.

The operating procedure of the Commission is determined on commission sessions.

Decisions of the Commission are made on the basis of consensus and become effective from signature date of the minutes of the Commission. Decisions according to which approval of competent authorities of the states of the Parties is required become effective from the date of receipt of the written notice by the Parties of their approval.

Article 4

The commission consists of two national parts - the Russian part and the Uzbek part.

The commission is headed by chairmen of the Russian and Uzbek parts. Chairmen and structures of national parts of the Commission affirm the Parties according to the legislation of their states.

Article 5

Commission sessions are held, as a rule, at least two times a year serially in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan. The agenda of the regular meeting of the Commission is approved previously at its previous meeting and finally specified by the Parties not later than month prior to the regular meeting of the Commission.

In case of need according to the mutual arrangement chairmen of national parts of the Commission can convene emergency meetings of the Commission, hold working meetings of chairmen of national parts of the Commission.

To preparation and participation in commission sessions and its bodies each of the Parties has the right to involve experts and advisers, and also representatives of business community of their states.

Meetings of subcommittees and working groups are convened in case of need according to the mutual arrangement.

Article 6

Information support of meetings, preparation and mailing of materials and documents of the Commission, and also the subsequent control of implementation of the made decisions are assigned to responsible secretaries of national parts of the Commission.

For this purpose responsible secretaries support among themselves continuous communications and in case of need meet during the period between commission sessions.

Article 7

The expenses connected with the direction of delegations for participation in commission sessions, meetings of chairmen of national parts of the Commission, meetings of subcommittees and working groups are financed by the sending party.

The expenses connected with carrying out commission sessions, meetings of chairmen of national parts of the Commission, meetings of subcommittees and working groups are financed by means of the Party in the territory of which state the meeting is held.

Decisions on carrying out commission session and meeting of chairmen of national parts of the Commission are accepted by the Parties in each case.

Total number of delegations, including accompanying persons, is determined by chairmen of national parts of the Commission and, as a rule, from each Party shall not exceed 20 people for participation in commission session and 10 people - at meeting of chairmen of national parts of the Commission.

Article 8

By mutual consent of the Parties changes and additions which are drawn up by the separate protocol which is integral part of this agreement can be made to this agreement.

Article 9

Matters of argument which can arise in case of interpretation or application of this agreement are permitted by negotiations.

Article 10

This agreement becomes effective from signature date and will be effective within five years. Action of this agreement is automatically prolonged for the subsequent five-year periods if any of the Parties does not send at least in six months prior to expiration of the Agreement the written notice to other Party about the intention to stop its action.

It is made in the city of Moscow on May 4, 2001 in duplicate, everyone in the Russian and Uzbek languages, and both texts are equally authoritative.

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