The agreement on cooperation of the Prosecutor General's Offices (prosecutor's offices) of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States in fight against terrorism and other manifestations of extremism

of May 25, 2006

The Prosecutor General's Offices (prosecutor's offices) of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, Ukraine which are hereinafter referred to as by the Parties

expressing deep concern about the growing scales of distribution of acts of terrorism,

understanding that these phenomena pose serious threat of public and homeland security, territorial integrity of the states of the Parties, their political, economic and social stability,

recognizing need of consolidation of efforts for fight against terrorism and other manifestations of extremism,

in view of provisions of the Agreement on cooperation of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States in fight against terrorism of June 4, 1999,

wishing to render each other broader assistance and to increase efficiency of cooperation in the field,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

1. The parties, being guided by the national legal system, the international obligations and this agreement, within the competence perform cooperation in the field of fight against terrorism and other manifestations of extremism.

2. This agreement does not raise the questions of issue and rendering legal assistance on criminal cases.

Article 2

The parties perform within this agreement cooperation, including in the following forms:

1. Exchange of the statistical, scientific and methodical and other available information which is of mutual interest, first of all about:

the terrorist and other extremist organizations, groups and individuals posing safety hazard of their states, establishment of contacts between terrorist and other extremist organizations, groups or individuals;

the terrorist encroachments directed to violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the states of the Parties;

the preparing acts of terrorism directed against heads of the states, persons which are under international protection, the staff of diplomatic representations, consular establishments, the international organizations, participants of the state visits, the international and national, political, sporting and other events;

acts of terrorism and other manifestations of extremism or threats of their making in the territory of the states of the Parties concerning objects of the increased technological and ecological danger, including with use of nuclear, biological and chemical weapon or other types of weapon of mass destruction;

tactics and methods, heads, participants, and also persons involved in activities of the terrorist and other extremist organizations and groups acting in the territory of the states of the Parties;

the illegal armed groups using terrorist and other extremist methods of conducting fight, forms of their organization, the purposes, tasks, members, etc.;

the organized criminal societies and persons involved in arms trafficking and ammunition, drugs and psychotropic substances, channels of illicit movement of weapon on the territories of the states of the Parties;

the revealed and expected channels of financing of terrorist and other extremist organizations and groups, and also persons giving financial support of their activities;

to practice of legislative and other normative legal regulation in the field of fight against terrorism and other manifestations of extremism;

work experience of bodies of prosecutor's office for coordination of activities of law enforcement agencies in the field of counteraction to terrorism and extremism.

2. Development and acceptance of agreed measures, first of all for the purpose of:

ensuring effective public prosecutor's supervision of execution of the legislation in the field of fight against terrorism and other manifestations of extremism;

ensuring effective interaction of bodies of prosecutor's offices of the Parties in case of investigation of criminal cases about the crimes of terrorist orientation committed in the territories of several State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

3. The analysis of condition of the crime connected with terrorism and other manifestations of extremism, and results of fight against it.

4. Carrying out working meetings, consultations, exchange of delegations for mutual studying of work experience.

Article 3

1. The parties will exchange work experience in area of the prevention and fight against acts of terrorism and other manifestations of extremism, including preparation of nauchnometodichesky recommendations, holding seminars and scientific and practical conferences.

2. The parties will perform cooperation in the field of preparation and advanced training of staff of bodies of prosecutor's offices.

Article 4

The parties will conduct by agreement joint scientific research in the field of fight against terrorism and other manifestations of extremism.

Article 5

The parties will exchange regulatory legal acts of the states, orders, orders, instructions and other regulating documents of the Prosecutor General's Offices (prosecutor's offices), and also resolutions (decisions) of degrees of jurisdiction on criminal and civil cases in the field of fight against terrorism and other manifestations of extremism.

Article 6

1. The parties in case of accomplishment of this agreement will perform cooperation through the central, territorial and/or specialized authorities authorized on implementation of the direct intercourses or through the Secretariat of Coordination council of Attorney-Generals of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

2. About the bodies authorized on implementation of the direct intercourses within this agreement (further - competent authorities), the Parties notify depositary in 30-days time from signature date of the Agreement by the direction of the corresponding list. In the same time of the Party notify depositary of this agreement on modification and amendments in the lists.

Article 7

1. The cooperation within this agreement is performed based on requests of the concerned party about rendering assistance or at the initiative of the Party assuming that such assistance is of interest to other Party.

2. The inquiry is sent for rendering assistance in writing, including with use of technical means of transfer of the text or e-mail. Requests can be transferred in immediate cases orally, however not later than in 72 hours they be confirmed in writing, including with use of technical means of transfer of the text.

In case of doubt in authenticity or content of request additional confirmation can be requested.

3. The request about rendering assistance shall contain:

a) names of the body requesting assistance and required body;

b) statement of merits of case;

c) purpose and reasons for request;

d) description of content of required assistance;

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