On the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Ukraine on the Principles of cooperation in the oil and gas industries

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 24, 1999 No. 404

         To ratify the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Ukraine on the Principles of cooperation in the oil and gas industries, signed in Kiev on July 9, 1996.  

    President of the Republic of Kazakhstan  

                               Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and                                                 The Government of Ukraine on the principles of cooperation in the oil and gas industries (Bulletin of International Treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2000, No. 4, Article 39) (Entered into force on July 20, 1999 - J. "Diplomatic Courier", Special Issue No. 2, September 2000, p. 176)

          The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Ukraine, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, proceeding from the expediency of maintaining and developing specialization, cooperation and technologically interconnected industries on a long-term basis, recognizing the need for joint development and implementation of targeted programs and projects of scientific and technical cooperation in the oil and gas industries, taking into account the mutual interest of the Parties in the effective use of the raw material base, the organization of joint ventures and interstate companies in the oil and gas industries, the creation of favorable conditions for improving market relations between business entities, agreed on the following:            

Article 1           The parties will fully develop cooperation in the oil and gas industries on the basis of mutual benefit, mutual assistance and the prevention of actions that cause economic damage to each other.            

Article 2           The parties will instruct the Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State Committee for Petroleum, Gas and Oil Refining Industry of Ukraine to coordinate the activities of economic entities of various forms of ownership in the implementation of interrelated supplies of fuel and energy resources and other goods, as well as the performance of work and services in the oil and gas industries.            

Article 3           The parties agreed that the regions of joint activity, the volume of work on exploration, development and development of oil and gas fields, repair and construction of oil and gas facilities and their infrastructure in the territories of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Ukraine, the volume of processing of fuel and energy resources and petroleum products, as well as, if necessary, the volume of mutual supply of fuel and energy resources and others products, They are determined by annual separate protocols between the Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State Committee for Petroleum, Gas and Oil Refining Industry of Ukraine. These protocols are an integral part of this Agreement.           Economic entities that have concluded foreign economic agreements (contracts) are responsible for the implementation of interrelated supplies of products and debts.            

Article 4           Interrelated supplies of products, as well as supplies of products carried out in payment for works and services performed under contracts under this Agreement, are exempt from import and export customs duties on both sides.            Article 5 Settlements on the supply of products between enterprises and organizations  Payments for the performance of works and services will be made at contractual prices in freely convertible currencies or in the national currencies of the Parties.  

    Article 6  

          The Parties will promote the establishment of joint ventures of various forms of ownership in accordance with the current legislation of the Parties.            

Article 7           The parties agreed to hold mutual consultations during the development of national energy programs in order to further deepen integration ties, develop scientific and technical cooperation and introduce new technologies in the oil and gas industries.            

Article 8           The parties will take measures to develop and implement environmental programs in the oil and gas industries based on common methodological approaches that ensure the early achievement of international environmental standards.            

Article 9           The parties will cooperate in eliminating the consequences of natural disasters and accidents, as well as finance individual joint efforts to improve the reliability and sustainability of oil and gas facilities.            

Article 10           The Parties will take appropriate measures to ensure the stable operation of the main oil, gas and petroleum product pipelines passing through their territories, and will carry out unhindered transit of hydrocarbons and petroleum products.           If necessary, the Ukrainian Side will ensure the storage of Kazakh gas in its underground storage facilities.           The volumes and conditions of transit of the Parties' energy resources for export are determined by protocols between the Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State Committee for Petroleum, Gas and Oil Refining Industry of Ukraine. These protocols are an integral part of this Agreement.            

Article 11           The Parties will provide mutual assistance in solving the necessary social issues by extending to the specialists involved in carrying out work at the facilities of the oil and gas industries of the Parties, the national regimes in the field of granting them social rights and guarantees in accordance with the current legislation of the Parties.            

Article 12           Issues arising in connection with the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement will be resolved through negotiations and consultations or in any other way acceptable to the Parties.            

Article 13           The Parties will instruct the Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry, the Customs Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State Committee of the Petroleum, Gas and Oil Refining Industry, the State Customs Committee of Ukraine to organize a quarterly exchange of information on the implementation of this Agreement.            

Article 14           The Parties, by mutual agreement, may make necessary additions and amendments to this Agreement, which are formalized by appropriate protocols.            

Article 15 This Agreement shall enter into force after the mutual exchange of notifications confirming the completion of the necessary domestic procedures, and shall remain in force until the expiration of six months from the date on which one of the Parties notifies the other Party in writing of its intention to terminate it.          

Done in Kiev on July 9, 1996, in two original copies, each in the Kazakh, Ukrainian and Russian languages, all texts having the same legal force.          

For the purposes of interpreting the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties will use the text in Russian.

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