On the Ratification of the Agreement between the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and other States participating in the Partnership for Peace program on the Status of their Armed Forces and the Additional Protocol thereto

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On the Ratification of the Agreement between the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and other States participating in the Partnership for Peace program on the Status of their Armed Forces and the Additional Protocol thereto

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 3, 1997 No. 145-1

To ratify the Agreement between the States parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and other States participating in the Partnership for Peace program on the Status of their Armed Forces and the Additional Protocol thereto, signed on July 31, 1996 in Brussels.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Agreement between the States parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and other States participating in the Partnership for Peace program on the Status of their Armed Forces and the Additional Protocol thereto (unofficial text)

(Official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Entered into force on December 9, 1997)

The States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty, signed on April 4, 1949, and the States that accepted the offer to participate in the Partnership for Peace program, presented and signed by the heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Treaty Member States on January 10, 1994 in Brussels and signed the framework document of the Partnership for Peace program; forming together the States participating in the Partnership for Peace program; Bearing in mind that the Armed Forces of one State Party to this Agreement may be sent and accepted by agreement to the territory of another State Party; bearing in mind that decisions on the direction and acceptance of Armed Forces continue to be the subject of separate agreements between the respective States Parties; Desiring, however, to determine the status of such Armed Forces located on the territory of territories of another participating State; Recalling the agreement between the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Status of their Armed Forces, signed on June 19, 1951 in London; Agreed as follows:

Article 1 Except as otherwise provided by this Agreement and any additional protocol, the provisions of the Agreement between the Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty concerning the Status of their Armed Forces signed on June 19, 1951 in London, hereinafter referred to as the NATO SOFA, shall apply to the parties to all States Parties to this Agreement, as if the States Parties to this Agreement The agreements were members of the NATO SOFA.

Article 2 1. In addition to the provisions of the NATO SOFA, this Agreement will apply on the territory of all States Parties to this Agreement that are not members of the NATO SOFA. 2. For the purposes of this Agreement, references to NATO and the North Atlantic Treaty include the Territories specified in paragraph 1 of this article, and references to the North Atlantic Treaty will relate to the Partnership for Peace program.

Article 3 In order to implement this Agreement, with respect to matters concerning Parties that are not members of the NATO SOFA, the provisions of the NATO SOFA providing for requests to consider or differences of opinion should be sent to the North Atlantic Council, the Chairman of the Council of Deputies of the Alliance or the arbitrator, who in the proceedings should request the relevant Parties to negotiate among themselves without recourse to another jurisdiction..

Article 4 This Agreement may be supplemented or amended in accordance with the norms of international law.

Article 5 1. This Agreement is open for signature by any State that is one of the Contracting Parties to the NATO SOFA or has accepted an offer to participate in the Partnership for Peace program and has signed the framework document of the Partnership for Peace program. 2. This Agreement is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. The instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval must be deposited with the Government of the United States of America, which will notify all signatory States of each such deposit. 3. 30 days after the three signatory States, at least one of which is a member of the NATO SOFA, and the other has accepted the offer to participate in the Partnership for Peace Program and signed the Partnership for Peace Program framework document, have submitted their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval, this Agreement shall enter into force. in force in respect of these States. It will enter into force in respect of other signatory States on the 30th day following the date of deposit of the relevant instrument.

Article 6 This Agreement may be denounced by any party to this Agreement by written notification of denunciation to the Government of the United States of America, which will inform all signatory States of each such notification. The denunciation will take effect one year after the notification is received by the Government of the United States of America. Upon the expiration of a period of one year, this Agreement will terminate with respect to the participant denouncing it, excluding the settlement of unpaid claims that arose before the day when the denunciation took effect, but will be effective for the remaining participants. In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement. Done at Brussels on July 31, 1996, in English, French and Russian, all texts being equally authentic, in one original copy, which shall be deposited in the Archives of the Government of the United States of America, the Government of the United States of America shall transmit certified copies to all signatory States.

Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the Participating States The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other States participating in the Partnership for Peace program regarding the status of their Armed Forces

(Official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Entered into force on December 9, 1997)

The States Parties to this Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other States Participating in the Partnership for Peace Program regarding the Status of their Armed Forces, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement; taking into account that the death penalty is not provided for by the domestic legislation of some parties to the Agreement; have agreed as follows:

Article 1 Thus, according to the jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, each State Party to this Additional Protocol will not impose the death penalty against any member of the Armed Forces and its civilian unit and their subordinates from any other State Party to this Additional Protocol.

Article 2 1. This Protocol shall be open for signature by any signatory to the Agreement. 2. This Protocol is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. The instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval must be deposited with the Government of the United States of America, which will notify all signatory States of each such deposit. 3. This Protocol will enter into force 30 days after the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval by three signatory States, one of which is a member of the NATO SOFA, and the other is a State that has accepted the offer to join the Partnership for Peace program and has joined the Partnership for Peace framework document. 4. This Protocol shall enter into force in respect of each other signatory State on the date of deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval with the Government of the United States of America.

Done at Brussels on July 31, 1996, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy, which shall be deposited in the Archives of the Government of the United States of America. The Government of the United States of America must transmit certified copies to all signatory States.

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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