Статья 11«Соглашение между Федеральной службой по финансовому мониторингу (Российская Федерация) и Министерством внутренних дел Словацкой Республики о взаимодействии в сфере противодействия легализации (отмыванию) доходов, полученных преступным путем, и финансированию терроризма» [рус., англ.]

1. Настоящее Соглашение заключается на неопределенный срок.

2. Настоящее Соглашение вступает в силу с даты его подписания.

3. Каждая из Сторон может прекратить действие настоящего Соглашения, направив соответствующее письменное уведомление другой Стороне, и по истечении 90 дней с даты получения такого уведомления другой Стороной настоящее Соглашение прекращает свое действие.

4. Положения настоящего Соглашения, предусматривающие обеспечение конфиденциальности информации, полученной ранее, остаются в силе после прекращения действия Соглашения.

Совершено в г. Сан-Сити 3 июля 2013 г. в двух экземплярах, каждый на русском, словацком и английском языках, причем все тексты имеют одинаковую силу.

BETWEEN THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL MONITORING SERVICE (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) AND THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF FIGHT AGAINST LEGALIZATION (LAUNDERING) OF PROCEEDS FROM CRIME AND FINANCING OF TERRORISM

(Sun City, 3.VII.2013)

The Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Russian Federation) and the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic,

hereinafter referred to as «the Parties»,

guided by mutual interests in the field of fight against legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, financing of terrorism and criminal activities related to them,

considering the need to cooperate as efficiently as possible,

have agreed as follows:

The Parties shall cooperate, in particular, in the exchange of information in compliance with the provisions of the present Agreement, acting within their competence in consistence with the national legislation and international obligations of their States.

The Parties shall cooperate, in particular, in the exchange of information, to assemble, develop and analyze information in their possession concerning transactions with monetary funds and other assets suspected of being related to legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, financing of terrorism and criminal activities related to them, as well as in exchange of information on the activities of natural and legal persons involved in such transactions.

1. Requests for information shall be submitted in writing upon request or spontaneously and stating the reasons for request. These requests may be transmitted, if necessary, via fax or e-mail providing it is permissible to do so based on the contents of the request.

2. The request shall include the following information:

a) name of the requesting Party,

b) name of the requested Party,

c) brief statement of the underlying facts and their grounds,

d) description of contents of the information requested,

e) purpose for which the information is requested,

f) any other information relevant for its execution.

3. The competent authorities of the requested Party shall answer the request referred to in paragraph 1 as soon as possible and they may ask for further information if necessary for processing the request.

4. Each Party may refuse, wholly or partly, to fulfill a request for information if it considers that its processing might affect the security, sovereignty, public order or any other substantial interest of its State, or if the request is not in compliance with its national legislation, or if the request violates its obligations arising from international agreements, or if judicial proceedings have already been initiated in the State of the requested Party. In order to process the request, the Parties may stipulate conditions to which each Party shall be bound.

5. In case of the refusal of a request or its partial fulfillment, the requested Party shall promptly inform the other Party in writing and stating the reasons.

1. The information acquired under the present Agreement shall not be used for the purposes other than those stated in the requests and produced for, without the prior written consent of the requested Party.

2. The exchange of personal data between the Parties within the framework of this Agreement shall be carried out in compliance with the national legislation and with the rules for protection of personal data exchanged through the International Organization of Criminal Police (INTERPOL).

3. The Parties, guided by the legislation and international obligations of their States shall take the necessary administrative and technical measures to protect information acquired under the present Agreement from accidental or illegal destruction, distortion, dissemination and any other unlawful use.

4. The information acquired under the present Agreement shall be stored no longer than it is needed in accordance with the purposes for which it was disclosed. The information shall be destroyed in compliance with the national legislation of each of the Parties' States.

1. For the Russian Party the exchange of information shall be provided in consistence with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

2. For the Slovak Party the exchange of information shall be provided in consistence with the legislation of the Slovak Republic.

3. The information under this Article may be used in compliance with the national legislation of the States of the Parties in pretrial and judicial purposes only within the cases related to legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, financing of terrorism and criminal activities related to them. The requesting Party however, should receive from the requested Party prior written consent for using any information obtained under this Article.

1. The Parties shall jointly arrange for the information exchange procedures in compliance with the legislation of their States and shall consult each other on the implementation of the present Agreement.

2. The Parties may exchange information on the national legislation of their States in the field of fight against legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and financing of terrorism, upon request or spontaneously.

3. The Parties may jointly arrange for and hold meetings and workshops to share experience and discuss issues of mutual interest.

4. Nothing in the present Agreement shall prevent the Parties from elaborating and developing other mutually acceptable forms of cooperation.

The cooperation and exchange of information between the Parties shall be carried out in the English language.

The present Agreement may be amended by mutual consent of the Parties in writing in the form of separate protocols.

The Parties shall enter into negotiations and consultations in order to settle any disputes that may arise from the interpretation or implementation of the present Agreement.

The provisions of the present Agreement shall not affect any rights and obligations arising from other international agreements to which the Russian Federation and the Slovak Republic are parties.

1. The present Agreement shall be concluded for an unlimited period of time.

2. The present Agreement shall enter into force on the day of its signature.

3. Either Party may terminate the present Agreement by means of a written notice and it shall cease to apply ninety (90) days following the date of receipt of such written notice by the other Party.

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