The agreement on creation and functioning of branches of higher educational institutions in the State Parties of the Agreement on the Customs union and the Common economic space of February 26, 1999

of May 23, 2000

The government of the Republic of Belarus, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

being guided by the Agreement on the Customs union and the Common economic space of February 26, 1999 (further - the Agreement), based on provisions of the Agreement on mutual recognition and equivalence of education documents, academic degrees and ranks and Agreements on provision of the equal rights to citizens of the State Parties of the Agreement of March 29, 1996 on deepening of integration in the economic and humanitarian areas on receipt in educational institutions signed on November 24, 1998

for the benefit of long-term cooperation and deepening of integration interaction in the field of the higher education,

understanding need of further development of national systems of the higher education and creation of general educational space and use for this purpose of the available achievements of the Parties in the field of the higher education,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

For the purposes of this agreement "the branch of higher educational institution" is understood as the structural division of the state or non-state higher educational institution of one of the states of the Parties located in the territory of the state of other Party, and enabling the realization of educational programs for higher educational institutions in full.

Article 2

Creation of branches of the state and non-state higher educational institutions of the State Parties of this agreement is performed on basis:

- for branches of the state and non-state higher educational institutions having the state accreditation (certification), this agreement and decisions of the central executive bodies formation of the country of founder higher education institution and the country of the location of branch;

- for branches of the non-state higher educational institutions which do not have the state accreditation (certification) - bilateral agreements between the central executive bodies formation of the country of founder higher education institution and the country of the location of branch.

The provision of this Article is applied only in the part which is not contradicting the national legal system of the Parties.

Article 3

Branches of higher educational institutions are created, will be reorganized and liquidated according to the current legislation of the country of the location of branch.

Activities of branches of the higher educational institutions functioning at the time of the conclusion of this agreement shall be brought into accord with its provisions.

Article 4

Licensing of activities of branch of higher educational institution is performed according to the procedure, established by the current legislation of the country of founder higher education institution and the country of the location of branch if it is provided by the national legal system of the Parties.

Article 5

The parties resolve the matters of argument arising in case of obligation fulfillment of the Parties, interpretation, application of provisions of this agreement by consultations and negotiations.

Article 6

This agreement does not affect the rights and obligations of the Parties following from other international treaties which participants they are and also does not interfere with the conclusion between the Parties of the new agreements expanding provisions of this agreement.

Article 7

Can make changes and additions which are drawn up by the separate Protocols which are integral parts of this agreement to this agreement of the Party.

Article 8

This agreement becomes effective the dates of receipt by Integration Committee which is depositary of this agreement, the third notification on accomplishment of necessary interstate procedures by the Parties, and for the states which performed interstate procedures later - from the date of receipt by depositary of the adequate notice.

Article 9

This agreement is effective within five years and is automatically prolonged for new five-year term if the Parties do not make other decision.

Article 10

This agreement is open for accession to it of other states sharing its purposes and the principles and also ready to assume in full obligations on it. Accession is performed by acceptance on the specified question of the decision of Council of Heads of Government of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan and transfer to depositary of documents on accession. For the joining state this agreement becomes effective from the date of receipt by depositary of the document on accession.

Article 11

Each of the Parties can leave this agreement, having in writing notified on it depositary, not later than six months before date of exit.

It is made in Minsk on May 23, 2000 in one copy in Russian. The authentic copy of the Agreement is stored in Integration Committee which will send to each state which signed this agreement, its verified copy.

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