Статья 10«Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Арабской Республики Египет о сотрудничестве в области мирного использования атомной энергии» [рус., англ.]

1. Настоящее Соглашение вступает в силу с даты последнего уведомления в письменной форме о выполнении Сторонами внутригосударственных юридических процедур, необходимых для его вступления в силу.

2. Настоящее Соглашение действует в течение 10 лет и автоматически продлевается на последующие десятилетние периоды, если ни одна из Сторон не уведомит в письменной форме по дипломатическим каналам другую Сторону о своем намерении прекратить его действие не менее чем за 6 месяцев до истечения срока действия Соглашения.

3. В случае прекращения действия настоящего Соглашения его положения остаются применимыми в отношении договоров и/или контрактов, заключенных во время его действия, но не завершенных к дате прекращения его действия, если Стороны не договорятся об ином.

4. В случае прекращения действия настоящего Соглашения обязательства, изложенные в статьях 7 и 8 настоящего Соглашения, остаются в силе, если Стороны не достигнут иной договоренности.

5. В настоящее Соглашение могут быть внесены изменения или дополнения с письменного согласия Сторон. Любые изменения или дополнения к данному Соглашению вступают в силу в соответствии с пунктом 1 настоящей статьи.

Совершено в Москве 25 марта 2008 года в двух подлинных экземплярах на русском, арабском и английском языках, причем все тексты имеют одинаковую силу. В случае расхождений при толковании настоящего Соглашения будет использоваться текст на английском языке.

BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY

(Moscow, 25.III.2008)

The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

Based on the friendly relations between the two States;

Noting with satisfaction the fruitful results of Russian — Egyptian economic, technical and scientific cooperation;

Recognizing that both States are members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of July 1, 1968;

Aiming at a further development and intensification of mutually beneficial economic and technical relations between the Russian Federation and the Arab Republic of Egypt, based on equality, non-interference into internal affairs and with all respect to the national dignity and sovereignty of both States;

Emphasizing the significance of cooperation in the fields of peaceful uses of atomic energy as well as the supervision of nuclear and radiation safety;

Based on the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation of May 14, 1992 and the Protocol to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation of May 14, 1992, signed on November 5, 1993;

Taking into consideration the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on Economic and Technical Cooperation of November 9, 1994;

Guided by the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on Scientific and Technical Cooperation of September 23, 1997;

Taking into consideration the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on Promotion and Mutual Protection of Investments of September 23, 1997;

Taking into consideration the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital of September 23, 1997;

Taking into consideration the recommendations of the 3rd and the 4th sessions of the Joint Russian — Egyptian Committee on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation of April 25, 2001 and October 28, 2003;

Have agreed as follows:

The Parties shall develop scientific, technical and economic cooperation in the fields of peaceful uses of atomic energy, necessitated by the needs and priorities of their national nuclear programs, according to the legislation and international commitments of their states.

The Parties shall cooperate within this Agreement in, but not limited to, the following:

Fundamental and applied research and development activities in the fields of peaceful uses of atomic energy;

Design, construction, operation and modification of nuclear power and research reactors, desalination systems and accelerators;

Nuclear fuel cycle, inter alia exploration and exploitation of ore deposits, radioactive waste management;

Development, design and production of materials and components, including nuclear materials to be used in nuclear power and research reactors and their nuclear fuel cycles;

Joint development of innovative future reactor technologies and in particular the following issues: non-proliferation, safety, ecological soundness and economic efficiency;

Nuclear safety;

Radiation and environmental protection;

Nuclear and radioactive materials control, account and physical protection;

Production and application of radioisotopes;

Radiation technology and its application;

Plasma physics;

Research, development and application of laser technologies; and,

Non-destructive testing methods.

The cooperation within this Agreement shall be implemented in the following forms:

Exchange of scientific and technical information and data;

Scientific seminars and conferences;

Training of administrative, scientific and technical personnel;

Exchange of specialists;

Establishment of joint working groups to carry out specific studies and projects;

Deliveries of nuclear and special non-nuclear materials, equipment, facilities and technologies;

Consulting on research and technological issues;

Joint Research according to the agreed programs; and,

Other forms of cooperation to be agreed on by the Parties.

All technical terminology, which is used in this Agreement, shall be understood by the Parties as it is defined in the guidelines for the Export of Nuclear Material, Equipment and Technology set out in IAEA INFCIRC/254/Rev.5/Part 1 and its annexes of 16 January 2002.

To implement this Agreement the Parties shall authorize the executive bodies:

from the Russian Party — the Federal Atomic Energy Agency;

from the Egyptian Party — the Ministry of Electricity and Energy of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

In case of a change of their executive bodies, the Parties shall immediately inform each other through diplomatic channels.

The executive bodies of the Parties have the right to entrust public and commercial organizations of their States with the implementation of this Agreement according to the established order.

1. To implement specific tasks within this Agreement the Russian and Egyptian organizations shall conclude agreements and/or contracts, which stipulate the content, volume, period of fulfillment and value of works, financial sources, terms of payments and others.

2. The issues of legal protection and distribution of rights for intellectual property or scientific and technical products, being transferred or created by the organizations of the Parties within the implementation of this Agreement, shall be regulated by agreements and/or contracts mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article.

1. The data and information being transmitted according to this Agreement or created as a result of its implementation and considered by any of the Parties as confidential shall be exactly determined and properly marked.

Each of the Parties shall guarantee the protection of data and information transmitted by the other Party and marked as the confidential one.

2. The handling of confidentiality of data and information shall be effected according to the legislation of the State's Party, receiving such an data and information. This data and information shall not be disclosed or transmitted to the third Party, which does not participate in this Agreement, without a written permission of the Party transmitting such data and information.

According to the legislation of the Russian Federation this data and information shall be handled as the limited circulation service information. This data and information are the subject to a proper protection.

According to the legislation of the Arab Republic of Egypt this data and information are the subject to a proper protection.

The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt shall commit itself that nuclear materials, technologies, equipment, facilities, special non-nuclear materials delivered from the Russian Federation under this Agreement as well as nuclear and special non-nuclear materials, facilities and equipment produced on their basis or as a result of their application shall:

not be used for the production of nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosives as well as for any other military purposes;

be under IAEA Safeguard Arrangement during all their actual operation time on the territory or under the jurisdiction of the Arab Republic of Egypt (IAEA document INFCIRC/302);

be under the proper physical protection, not less than the level fixed by the IAEA in its document «Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Facilities» (IAEA document INFCIRC/225/Rev.4 (corrected)); and,

not be exported or transferred from the jurisdiction of the Arab Republic of Egypt, unless the Parties agree on the different.

Any disputes, differences or questions which may appear between the Parties in connection with the interpretation or the implementation of this Agreement, shall be settled amicably through negotiations, consultations or by the use of other procedures agreed by the Parties.

If the Parties reach an agreement to refer disputes to arbitration, the order of application and all questions, related to arbitration, shall be agreed upon by the executive bodies of the Parties according to the legislation of their States.

1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the last written notification of the completion by the Parties of mandatory national legal procedures, which stipulate its entrance into force.

2. This Agreement is valid for 10 years and shall be automatically extended for subsequent 10 years periods, unless either of the Parties informs the other Party — in writing — through diplomatic channels of its intention to terminate this Agreement at least 6 months prior to its expiration date.

3. In case of termination of this Agreement, its provisions remain applicable to the agreements and/or contracts, concluded during its validity, but not completed on its expiration date, unless the Parties agreed otherwise.

4. In case of termination of this Agreement, the commitments, mentioned in articles 7 and 8 of this Agreement, remain in force, unless the Parties agreed otherwise.

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