THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL MONITORING OF THE STATE CONTROL COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS AND DEPARTMENT ON FIGHT AGAINST TAX, CURRENCY OFFENCES AND LEGALIZATION OF THE CRIMINAL INCOME UNDER THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of November 24, 2011

About cooperation in the field of counteraction of legalization of the criminal income and to terrorism financing

The department of financial monitoring of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus and Department on fight against tax, currency offenses and legalization of the criminal income under the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan which are hereinafter referred to as by the Parties

being guided by the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the field of fight against crime of June 19, 2008,

expressing desire in the spirit of cooperation and mutual interest to render assistance to process of conducting investigations concerning persons, the income and transactions concerning which there are suspicions that they are connected with legalization of the criminal income, financing of terrorism or the criminal activities connected with legalization of the income

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The party according to the national legal system of the states of the Parties perform cooperation for the purpose of collection, processing and the analysis of information on activities which is at their disposal concerning which there are suspicions that it is connected with legalization of the criminal income, financing of terrorism or the criminal activities connected with legalization of the income. For this purpose the Parties on own initiative or on demand exchange the available information which can be important in the analysis Aspects of activity, connected with legalization of the criminal income, financing of terrorism or the criminal activities connected with legalization of the income and also about the physical persons and legal entities participating in implementation of these activities. The request for receipt of information shall contain its short reasons.

The parties will also cooperate in:

training, special preparation and advanced training of personnel;

carrying out scientific research for the purpose of counteraction of legalization of the criminal income and to terrorism financing, and also developments of information systems;

other areas which are of mutual interest.

Article 2

For the purpose of implementation of this agreement of the Party hold meetings, create working groups, specialized groups and perform exchange of delegations.

Article 3

Information or documents received within this Agreement are not subject to transfer to the third party and are not used in administrative, criminal or judicial proceedings without prior consent of the transferring Party. Information and documents received according to this agreement can be used in the judicial purposes only in the cases connected with financing of terrorism and (or) legalization of income gained as a result of making of certain categories of the crimes provided by the national legal system of the states of the Parties. The parties timely inform each other on changes in the national legal system.

Article 4

Information and documents received according to this agreement are confidential and the protection mode provided by the national legal system of the state of the receiving party concerning similar information and documents from national sources extends to them.

Article 5

The parties jointly determine procedure for information transfer according to the national legal system of the states and hold consultations concerning implementation of this agreement.

Article 6

Interaction between the Parties will be performed in Russian. The inquiry for receipt of information is sent in writing, including by means of technical means of transfer of the text.

Article 7

The parties shall not provide information if on the facts specified in request in the state of the required Party legal proceedings are already conducted. Rendering assistance within this agreement it can be refused fully or partially if provision of information can cause damage to sovereignty, safety, public order or other essential national interests, or contradicts the national legal system of the state of the required Party.

Article 8

By mutual consent of the Parties changes can be made to this agreement and additions which are drawn up by separate protocols which become effective according to the procedure, provided for this agreement, and are its integral part.

Article 9

This agreement becomes effective from the date of signing.

This agreement is effective within five years and is automatically prolonged for the next five-year periods if any of the Parties at least in six months prior to the expiration of the next five-year period of operation of the Agreement does not notify in writing through diplomatic channels other Party on the intention to stop its action.

It is made in Xiamen on November 24, 2011 in two authentic copies, everyone in the Russian and Uzbek languages, and all texts are authentic.

In case of disagreements in case of interpretation and (or) application of provisions of this agreement the text in Russian is assumed as a basis.

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