The agreement on coordination of works on questions of export control of raw materials, materials, the equipment, technologies and services which can be used for creation of weapons of mass destruction and rocket means of its delivery

of June 26, 1992

The governments of the State Parties of this agreement, hereinafter referred to as "State Parties",

confirming the readiness to develop commercial and scientific and technical ties among themselves and with other states on the principles of equality and mutual advantage,

understanding that now the task on ensuring prevention of distribution of weapons of mass destruction and the modern technologies promoting its creation is of particular importance

in view of that uncontrollable export of separate types of raw materials, materials, the equipment, technologies and services can lead to use them the certain countries for creation of weapons of mass destruction and rocket means of its delivery which can be applied in the regional conflicts or acts of terrorism,

considering that export control of the above-stated products, technologies and services is directed to protection of political and military-economic interests of the State Parties,

being guided by need of combination of efforts for development of the coordinated policy of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, coordinated actions when implementing export control,

considering the obligations undertaken by the State Parties according to the Almaty and Minsk Agreements

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The State Parties will cooperate concerning export control of separate types of raw materials, materials, the equipment, technologies and services which are used or can be used for creation of weapons of mass destruction and rocket means of its delivery and perform for this purpose coordinated actions.

Article 2

The agreement does not aim to interfere with international cooperation provided that such cooperation will not promote activities for creation of weapons of mass destruction and rocket means of its delivery.

Article 3

The State Parties will observe the Agreement according to the legislation existing in these states and obligations following from this agreement.

Article 4

For the purpose of implementation of the cooperation provided by this agreement, the State Parties are considered necessary without delay to create national systems of export control in the states.

The main objective of national systems of export control will be ensuring export control of separate types of raw materials, the materials, the equipment, technologies and services applied during creation of weapons of mass destruction and rocket means of its delivery.

Article 5

The State Parties will exercise export control by establishment of licensing and customs control of export on the basis of the existing international modes of single control lists of separate types of raw materials, materials, the equipment, technologies and services applied during creation of weapons of mass destruction and rocket means of its delivery developed taking into account.

Article 6

The State Parties will bring single control lists to business entities irrespective of patterns of ownership in the territories for management when implementing of foreign economic activity by them and will organize implementation of the corresponding control by national services.

Article 7

The State Parties agreed not to allow the re-export of raw materials, materials, the equipment, technologies and services included in control lists, without written consent authorized body of the state in the territory of which they were made.

Article 8

The State Parties will communicate about the performed export (its refusal) of raw materials, the materials, the equipment, technologies and services included in control lists and not transfer such information obtained from the State Parties, to other states or the international organizations.

Article 9

The State Parties will pursue coordinated policy of export control, including questions of application of sanctions against all business entities violating requirements of export control. For this purpose the State Parties agreed to hold consultations.

Article 10

The State Parties can cooperate with other countries concerning development of the harmonized lists and standardization of rules of export control of raw materials, the materials, the equipment, technologies and services applied to creation of different types of weapons of mass destruction and rocket means of its delivery.

Article 11

Each State Party has the right to leave this agreement, having notified in writing the governments of the Republic of Belarus and other State Parties on the decision at least in six months prior to expected exit.

Article 12

This agreement can be changed or added only according to the mutual arrangement of the State Parties.

Article 13

This agreement becomes effective from the moment of its signing.

It is made in the city of Minsk on June 26, 1992 in one authentic copy in Russian. The authentic copy is stored in Archive of the Government of the Republic of Belarus which will send to the states which signed this agreement, its verified copy.

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