THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND KAZAKHSTAN IN THE FORM OF EXCHANGE OF NOTES

of February 22, 2016, on March 15, 2016

About procedure for recognition of the official documents confirming residence, issued by authorized bodies of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan within the Convention between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on elimination of double taxation and prevention of tax avoidance on the income and the capital

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan witnesses the respect to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and has honor to report the following.

Aiming to create the effective and simplified cooperation mechanism within the Convention between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on elimination of double taxation and prevention of tax avoidance on the income and the capital from October 18, 1996 concerning recognition of official documents, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan offers the Government of the Russian Federation (further - the Parties) to determine the following.

1. The documents issued by authorized body of the state of one Party and sealed by its official are accepted in the territory of the state of other Party without any special certificate, including apostilization or consular legalization.

Such documents considered in the territory of the state of one Party as official use evidential force of official documents in the territory of the state of other Party. This procedure for recognition is applied to the official documents issued by authorized bodies of the states of the Parties since January 1, 2011.

2. Any disputes and disagreements on interpretation or application of provisions of this agreement are permitted by the Parties by consultations and negotiations.

3. This agreement is signed sine die and remains in force until one of the Parties does not stop its action.

Each Party can terminate this agreement after the termination of 5 years from the date of entry into force of this agreement, having in writing notified through diplomatic channels on the intention to stop its action at least in 6 (six) months prior to the termination of the current calendar year.

In this case this agreement stops the action since January 1 the year following after year in which such notification was received.

4. In case of the consent of the Government of the Russian Federation with the above the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has honor to suggest to consider this note and counter note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation the Agreement in the form of exchange of notes on procedure for recognition of the official documents confirming residence, issued by authorized bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation within the Convention between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on elimination of double taxation and prevention of tax avoidance on the income and the capital which becomes effective from the date of receipt through diplomatic channels of the last written notice of accomplishment of the interstate procedures by the Parties necessary for its entry into force.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan takes opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation of assurance of the high respect.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation witnesses the respect to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and has honor to confirm receipt of note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan of February 22, 2016 to No. 15-1/562 of the following content:

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan witnesses the to respect to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and has honor to report the following.

Aiming to create the effective and simplified cooperation mechanism within the Convention between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on elimination of double taxation and prevention of tax avoidance on the income and the capital from October 18, 1996 concerning recognition of official documents, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan offers the Government of the Russian Federation (further - the Parties) to determine the following.

1. The documents issued by authorized body of the state of one Party and sealed by its official are accepted in the territory of the state of other Party without any special certificate, including apostilization or consular legalization. Such documents considered in the territory of the state of one Party as official use evidential force of official documents in the territory of the state of other Party. This procedure for recognition is applied to the official documents issued by authorized bodies of the states of the Parties since January 1, 2011.

2. Any disputes and disagreements on interpretation or application of provisions of this agreement are permitted by the Parties by consultations and negotiations.

3. This agreement is signed sine die and remains in force until one of the Parties does not stop its action.

Each Party can terminate this agreement after the termination of 5 years from the date of entry into force of this agreement, having in writing notified through diplomatic channels on the intention to stop its action at least in 6 (six) months prior to the termination of the current calendar year.

In this case this agreement stops the action since January 1 the year following after year in which such notification was received.

4. In case of the consent of the Government of the Russian Federation with the above the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has honor to suggest to consider this note and counter note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation the Agreement in the form of exchange of notes on procedure for recognition of the official documents confirming residence, issued by authorized bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation within the Convention between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on elimination of double taxation and prevention of tax avoidance on the income and the capital which becomes effective from the date of receipt through diplomatic channels of the last written notice of accomplishment of the interstate procedures by the Parties necessary for its entry into force.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan takes opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation of assurance of the high respect".

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