The agreement between the Government of the Azerbaijan Republic and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on cooperation in the field of standardization, metrology and certification

of June 10, 1997

Government of the Republics Kazakhstan and Government of the Azerbaijan Republic, further "Parties",

for the purpose of elimination of technical barriers in economic and trade relations, expressing the aspiration to develop cooperation in the field of standardization, metrology and certification, proceeding at the same time from the principles and regulations accepted by the international organizations, being guided by economic interests of both Parties,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The parties mutually recognize the operating state systems of standardization, ensuring unity of measurements and certification.

Parties:

provide mutual submission of regulating and reference documents on standardization, metrology and certification on agreed terms;

mutually recognize in the procedure approved by the Parties results of the state testing, approvals of type, checking, calibration, metrological certification of measuring instruments and the organization which carry out accreditation of testing and test laboratories and centers, and also the laboratories and the centers performing checking, testing and calibration of measuring instruments accredited by them;

recognize the certification bodies accredited in National systems of certification, test laboratories and the centers of other Party issued by them certificates and marks of conformity on mutually delivered goods.

Responsibility for safety of products is born by her manufacturer, and for reliability of certificates of conformity - the body which issued the certificate.

The either party can apply regulating documents on standardization, metrology and certification of other Party if their requirements do not contradict the established procedure entered by national authority on standardization, metrology and certification according to the current legislation of the state.

Article 2

The parties will cooperate on basis the agreement, the protocols and programs providing:

interaction in development of regulating and methodical documents on standardization, metrology and certification;

preparation and advanced training of personnel;

creation, enhancement and checking of national standards of units of physical quantities and initial model measuring instruments;

creation and application of standard samples of structure and properties of substances and materials, and also standard help data on physical constants and properties of substances and materials;

further development, enhancement and harmonization of the state systems of standardization, ensuring unity of measurements and certification;

development of information activities in the field of standardization, metrology and certification.

Article 3

The parties will give mutual support in case of the accession to the international organizations in the field of standardization, metrology and certification which member is one of the Parties, and in work of these organizations.

Article 4

The parties provide confidentiality of the obtained documentation and information on the works which are carried out within this Agreement and on the achieved scientific and technical results if the transferring Party stipulates their confidentiality. This information can be transferred to the third state only in case of written consent of the Party which provided it.

Article 5

The coordination of works provided by this Agreement and their realization is assigned: in the Republic of Kazakhstan - on standardization Agency, metrology and certification of Ministry of Economics and trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

in the Azerbaijan Republic - on the Azerbaijani state center for standardization and metrology under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic.

Article 6

The cooperation provided by this agreement is performed directly between standardization Agency, metrology and certification of Ministry of Economics and trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Azerbaijani state center for standardization and metrology under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic.

For accomplishment of this Agreement of the Party if necessary can sign within the competence free standing agreements and protocols on complex of the bilateral relations.

Article 7

All disputes and disagreements between the Parties concerning interpretation and application of provisions of this agreement will be solved by mutual consultations and negotiations.

Article 8

The provision of this agreement is not affected by obligations assumed by the Parties according to other international treaties.

This agreement becomes effective from the date of the last written notice of accomplishment of the interstate procedures by the Parties necessary for its introduction in force, and will be effective within five years then annually it will be prolonged automatically if any of the Parties does not notify other Party in writing not later than six months before the expiration of the corresponding period on the desire to terminate this agreement.

It is made in Almaty on June 10, 1997 in duplicate, everyone in the Kazakh, Azerbaijani and Russian languages, and all texts are authentic. For the purpose of interpretation of provisions of this agreement the text in Russian is help.

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