Статья 10«Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Южно-Африканской Республики об организации технического обслуживания, ремонта и модернизации вертолетов типов „Ми-17“ („Ми-8“), „Ми-35“ („Ми-24“) и их модификаций на территории Южно-Африканской Республики» [рус., англ.]

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

2. Любая из Сторон вправе прекратить действие настоящего Соглашения путем письменного уведомления другой Стороны о таком намерении. Действие настоящего Соглашения прекращается по истечении 6 месяцев с даты получения такого уведомления.

3. Прекращение действия настоящего Соглашения не затрагивает выполнения контрактов, заключенных между уполномоченными организациями в соответствии с настоящим Соглашением, за исключением тех случаев, когда Стороны договорятся об ином.

4. В случае прекращения действия настоящего Соглашения Стороны продолжают выполнять обязательства, предусмотренные статьями 6 и 7 настоящего Соглашения, если не будут достигнуты иные договоренности.

Совершено в г. Москве 23 июня 2021 года в двух экземплярах, каждый на русском и английском языках, при этом оба текста имеют одинаковую силу.

Preamble

The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of South Africa (hereinafter jointly referred to as the «Parties» and separately as a «Party»);

Taking note of the provisions of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of South Africa on Military Technical Cooperation signed on 27 November 1995;

Striving for mutually beneficial long-term cooperation based on mutual respect, trust and due regard for the interests of each of the Parties;

The terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:

«Authorised Organisations» are organisations and enterprises in the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Africa which are authorised to execute foreign trade activities, including to procure, sell, lease, maintain, and modify military helicopters in accordance with the domestic law applicable to each Party;

«certification» means granting South African enterprises the right to carry out maintenance, repair and modernisation of helicopters in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;

«documentation» means technical repair and design documentation required for the maintenance, repair and modernisation of Russian-made helicopters;

«helicopters» means Mi-17 (Mi-8) and Mi-35 (Mi-24) type rotary wing aircraft and their modifications;

«maintenance» means work packages on maintaining operability of helicopters;

«materiel» means special technical equipment, jigs, tools, measuring and test equipment, spare parts, components and other articles and material required for the maintenance, repair and modernisation of helicopters;

«modernisation» means work packages being performed on helicopters to upgrade their performance characteristics;

«repair» means work packages for restoring helicopters and their components to working order and operating condition as well as their service life in accordance with the developer's technical documentation; and

«third party» means any country, international organisation or any natural or juridical person of a third country that is not a party to this Agreement.

The Relevant Authorities of the Parties responsible for implementing the provisions of this Agreement shall be:

(a) For the Russian Party — the Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation; and

(b) For the South African Party — the Armaments Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd.

The Parties shall cooperate on the organisation of maintenance, repair and modernisation of helicopters in the territory of the Republic of South Africa, both in the interest of the Republic of South Africa and that of third countries.

The Authorised Organisations of the Parties shall facilitate the certification of South African enterprises and organisations and shall cooperate on the organisation of maintenance, repair and modernisation of helicopters in the territory of South Africa and helicopters from or owned by third countries. The scope of work on providing technical assistance on the organisation of maintenance, repair and modernisation of helicopters in the territory of the Republic of South Africa as well as the maintenance, repair and modernisation of helicopters from or owned by third countries, the price for services to be rendered, documentation, materiel as well as spare parts and aggregates to be transferred, being necessary for the maintenance, repair and modernisation, shall be set and paid in a manner and on terms specified in respective contracts to be concluded by the Authorised Organisations.

(1) The South African Party shall be responsible for the following:

(a) To obtain prior approval from the Russian Party to maintain, repair or modernise, sell, transfer materiel, documentation and information received by it to a third party;

(b) to involve the Authorised Organisations of the Russian Federation, during the modernisation of helicopters and during the supply of matériel for the maintenance, repair and modification of helicopters;

(c) to ensure the utilisation of materiel, documentation and information supplied to the South African Authorised Organisations solely for the purposes specified in Article 3 of this Agreement and to prevent the utilisation thereof for maintenance, repair and modernisation of helicopters on behalf of third parties without the prior written consent of the Russian Party;

(d) to procure materiel for the repair of helicopters primarily from the Russian Federation and utilise it solely for the purposes of this Agreement, subject to South African domestic law and regulations;

(e) to facilitate the repair of helicopters, sub-systems or components which cannot be repaired in South Africa, primarily in the Russian Federation subject to South African domestic law and regulations;

(f) to procure the materiel necessary for the repair of helicopters from third parties only if certified production thereof is available from these countries; and

(g) to facilitate the repair of helicopters sub-systems or components in third countries only if certified repair facilities are available in these countries.

(2) The Russian Party shall be responsible for the following:

(a) respond to requests to consider and submit responses without delay to the South African Party regarding the possible sale or transfer to a third party of materiel, documentation and information received within the framework of this Agreement as well as the possible usage of materiel and documentation supplied by the Russian Party for the purposes specified in Article 3 of the Agreement for the organisation of maintenance, repair and modernisation of helicopters as well as sub-systems or components in the interest of a third party; and

(b) ensure the supply of materiel and the rendering of services necessary for ensuring the maintenance, repair and modernisation of helicopters in the territory of the Republic of South Africa on the request of the South African Party.

Legal safeguarding and protection of intellectual property transferred or obtained in the course of the implementation of this Agreement shall be exercised in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of South Africa on Reciprocal Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Used and Established in the Course of Bilateral Defence-Industrial Cooperation dated 5 September 2006.

The Parties shall ensure the protection of information obtained within the framework of this Agreement, which constitutes state secrets of the Russian Federation and state secrets of the Republic of South Africa, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of South Africa concerning Protection of Classified Defence and Defence-Industrial Related Information dated 18 March 2005.

Any dispute arising from the implementation or interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement shall be settled amicably between the Parties through negotiations and consultations and shall not be referred to a third party or tribunal for settlement.

This Agreement may be amended by mutual agreement of the Parties, which shall be formalised by protocols.

(1) This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the last written notification of the fulfilment by the Parties of the internal state procedures necessary for its entry into force.

(2) Either Party is entitled to terminate this Agreement by notifying the other Party in writing of its termination. The Agreement shall be terminated upon the expiry of 6 months after the receipt of such notification.

(3) The termination of this Agreement shall not affect the implementation of contracts concluded between the Authorised Organisations in accordance with this Agreement, except as otherwise agreed to by the Parties.

(4) In case of termination of this Agreement, the Parties shall continue to fulfil the obligations specified in Articles 6 and 7 of the Agreement, unless otherwise agreed upon.

Done at Moscow on June 23, 2021 in two originals, each in the Russian and English languages, both texts being equally authentic.

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