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title: "\"Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации, Организацией Объединенных Наций по вопросам образования, науки и культуры (ЮНЕСКО) и Международным центром компетенций в горнотехническом образовании о возобновлении статуса Международного центра компетенций в горнотехническом образовании в качестве центра категории 2 под эгидой ЮНЕСКО\" [рус., англ.]"
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# Статья 21

### <a id="p100118"></a>Статья 21


<a id="p100119"></a>**Привилегии и иммунитеты**

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<a id="p100120"></a>Никакие положения, включенные в настоящее Соглашение или связанные с ним, не могут рассматриваться как отказ от каких-либо привилегий и иммунитетов ЮНЕСКО.
<a id="p100121"></a>В подтверждение вышеизложенного должным образом уполномоченные представители Сторон ставят свои подписи под настоящим Соглашением.

<a id="p100122"></a>Совершено в трех экземплярах на русском языке и трех экземплярах на английском языке, причем все тексты имеют одинаковую силу.

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**BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, THE UNITED**<br>
**NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION**<br>
**(UNESCO) AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCE CENTRE FOR**<br>
**MINING-ENGINEERING EDUCATION REGARDING THE RENEWAL**<br>
**OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCE CENTRE FOR**<br>
**MINING-ENGINEERING EDUCATION, AS A CATEGORY**<br>
**2 CENTRE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF UNESCO**

<a id="p100125"></a>**(Paris, Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, 14.IV - 5.VI.2025)**

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<a id="p100126"></a>The Government of the Russian Federation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the International Competence Centre for Mining-Engineering Education,
<a id="p100127"></a>Having regard to 39 C/Resolution 22 of the General Conference of UNESCO by which it approved the establishment of the International Competence Centre for Mining-Engineering Education under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2 centre),
<a id="p100128"></a>Considering that the Government of the Russian Federation and UNESCO signed on 7 March 2018 an Agreement for the establishment of the International Competence Centre for Mining-Engineering Education in Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation), under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2 centre),
<a id="p100129"></a>Recalling Decision 220 EX/16.IX, by which the Executive Board of UNESCO decided to renew the designation of the International Competence Centre for Mining-Engineering Education as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO and authorized the Director-General of UNESCO to sign the corresponding Agreement,
<a id="p100130"></a>Desirous of defining the terms and conditions governing the framework for cooperation between the Government of the Russian Federation, UNESCO and the International Competence Centre for Mining-Engineering Education, that shall be granted to the said Centre in this Agreement,

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<a id="p100131"></a>**Have agreed as follows:**

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<a id="p100132"></a>**Article 1**

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<a id="p100133"></a>**Definitions**

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<a id="p100134"></a>a. "Government" refers to the Government of the Russian Federation.
<a id="p100135"></a>b. "UNESCO" refers to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
<a id="p100136"></a>c. "Centre" refers to the International Competence Centre for Mining-Engineering Education, located in Saint Petersburgh, Russian Federation.

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<a id="p100137"></a>**d. "Parties" refers to the Government, UNESCO and the Centre.**

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<a id="p100138"></a>**Article 2**

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<a id="p100139"></a>**Operation**

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<a id="p100140"></a>The Government and the Centre agree to take any measures that may be required for the continued operation of the International Competence Centre for Mining-Engineering Education as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO, as provided for under this Agreement.

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<a id="p100141"></a>**Article 3**

<a id="p100142"></a>**Purpose of the Agreement**

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<a id="p100143"></a>The purpose of this Agreement is to define the terms and conditions governing collaboration between the Government, UNESCO and the Centre regarding the International Competence Centre for Mining-Engineering Education as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO and also the rights and obligations stemming therefrom for the Parties.

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<a id="p100144"></a>**Article 4**

<a id="p100145"></a>**Legal Status**

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<a id="p100146"></a>a. The Centre shall be independent of UNESCO.
<a id="p100147"></a>b. The Government shall ensure that the Centre enjoys within the territory of the Russian Federation the autonomy necessary for the execution of its activities and has the legal capacity to:
<a id="p100148"></a>i. contract;
<a id="p100149"></a>ii. institute legal proceedings and also to be a plaintiff and defendant;

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<a id="p100150"></a>**iii. acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property.**

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<a id="p100151"></a>**Article 5**

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<a id="p100152"></a>**Constitutive Act**

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<a id="p100153"></a>The Constitutive Act of the Centre must include the following provisions:
<a id="p100154"></a>a. the legal status granted to the Centre, within the national legal system, the legal capacity necessary to exercise its functions and to receive funds, obtain payments for services rendered, and acquire all means necessary for its functioning;
<a id="p100155"></a>b. a governing structure for the Centre allowing UNESCO representation within its Governing Board.

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<a id="p100156"></a>**Article 6**

<a id="p100157"></a>**Objectives and Functions**

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<a id="p100158"></a>a. The objectives of the Centre shall be to:
<a id="p100159"></a>i. advance higher education systems, technical and vocational education and training in the sustainable management of mineral-resources (as constituent parts of lifelong education), including the entire spectrum of essential knowledge, skills and experience which contribute to mining-engineering specialist integration into the international professional environment;
<a id="p100160"></a>ii. develop an integrated system for international professional competence assessment leading to the designation of qualifications for mining-engineering specialists (engineers) and executives employed at enterprises of the mineral resources sector;
<a id="p100161"></a>iii. promote, at national, regional and international levels, the principles of sustainable development as applied to the mineral resources sector of the economy, including support for UNESCO's contribution to addressing climate disruptions and promoting conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
<a id="p100162"></a>b. The functions of the Centre shall be to develop a training system and capacity-building activities with a focus on:
<a id="p100163"></a>i. contributing to the development of mining engineering education policy at the national and international levels;
<a id="p100164"></a>ii. contributing to the development of ideas and innovations as well as the global dialogue between states and universities in the field of natural sciences and engineering education;
<a id="p100165"></a>iii. creating and developing of a unified system of international professional certification for engineering personnels;
<a id="p100166"></a>iv. creating and promoting of favourable conditions for global mobility of undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers and scientists in the field of mining engineering.

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<a id="p100167"></a>**Article 7**

<a id="p100168"></a>**Governing Board of the Centre**

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<a id="p100169"></a>a. The Centre shall be guided and overseen by a Governing Board, renewed every three (3) years, and include:
<a id="p100170"></a>i. five representatives of the Government;
<a id="p100171"></a>ii. one representative of the federal State budgetary institution "Russian Academy of Sciences";
<a id="p100172"></a>iii. three invited representatives of the mining-engineering sector;
<a id="p100173"></a>iv. the Director of the Centre, as an observer;
<a id="p100174"></a>v. four representatives of UNESCO Member States, which have sent to the Centre notification for membership, in accordance with the stipulations of Article 12, paragraph "b", of this Agreement and have expressed interest in being represented on the Governing Board of the Centre;
<a id="p100175"></a>vi. a representative of the Director-General of UNESCO.
<a id="p100176"></a>b. The Governing Board of the Centre shall:
<a id="p100177"></a>i. approve the long-term and medium-term programmes of the Centre;
<a id="p100178"></a>ii. approve the annual work plan and budget of the Centre, including the staffing table;
<a id="p100179"></a>iii. examine the annual and evaluation reports submitted by the Director of the Centre, including reports of the Centre's contribution to UNESCO's Approved Programme and Budget (C/5), global strategies and action plans as well as sectoral programme priorities, and develop response strategies for strengthening such contribution;
<a id="p100180"></a>iv. examine the periodic independent audit reports of the financial statements of the Centre and monitor the provision of such accounting records necessary for the preparation of financial statements;
<a id="p100181"></a>v. adopt the rules and regulations and determine the financial, administrative and personnel management procedures for the Centre in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation;
<a id="p100182"></a>vi. decide on the participation of regional intergovernmental organizations and international organizations in the work of the Centre.
<a id="p100183"></a>c. The Governing Board of the Centre shall meet in ordinary session at regular intervals, at least once every calendar year. It shall meet in extraordinary session if convened by its Chairperson, either on his/her own initiative or at the request of the Director-General of UNESCO or of two or more members of the Governing Board of the Centre.
<a id="p100184"></a>d. The Governing Board of the Centre shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

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<a id="p100185"></a>**Article 8**

<a id="p100186"></a>**Contribution by the Government**

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<a id="p100187"></a>The Government shall contribute to the Centre the amount of at least one hundred eighty million (180,000,000) rubles per year for a period of eight years, for the administration and proper functioning of the Centre.

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<a id="p100188"></a>**Article 9**

<a id="p100189"></a>**Contribution by the Centre**

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<a id="p100190"></a>The Centre shall:
<a id="p100191"></a>a. assume all costs related to the maintenance of the premises, equipment, facilities, utilities and communications;
<a id="p100192"></a>b. provide, in cooperation with the Government, all necessary financial resources, as well as the staff necessary, for performance of its functions as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO.

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<a id="p100193"></a>**Article 10**

<a id="p100194"></a>**Financial Contribution to UNESCO**

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<a id="p100195"></a>With a view to recovering costs incurred by UNESCO in administering, monitoring, reporting and other operational processes vis - à - vis category 2 institutes and centres, the Centre shall make an annual contribution to the corresponding UNESCO Programme Sector equivalent to at least US $1,000 by 31 December of every year from the entry into force of this Agreement.

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<a id="p100196"></a>**Article 11**

<a id="p100197"></a>**UNESCO's Contribution**

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<a id="p100198"></a>a. UNESCO may provide technical assistance, as needed, for the actions of the Centre, in accordance with UNESCO's Approved Programme and Budget (C/5), including global strategies and action plans, as well as sectoral programme priorities by:
<a id="p100199"></a>i. providing the assistance of its experts in the specialized fields of the Centre;
<a id="p100200"></a>ii. engaging in temporary staff exchanges when appropriate, whereby the staff concerned will remain on the payroll of the dispatching organizations; and
<a id="p100201"></a>iii. seconding members of its staff temporarily, as may be decided by the Director-General on an exceptional basis if justified by the implementation of a joint activity or project within a strategic programme priority area.
<a id="p100202"></a>b. In all the cases listed in paragraph "a" of the present Article, such assistance shall not be undertaken except within the provisions of UNESCO's Programme and Budget. UNESCO will provide Member States of UNESCO with accounts relating to the use of its staff and associated costs.

<a id="p100203"></a>**Article 12**

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<a id="p100204"></a>**Participation**

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<a id="p100205"></a>a. The Centre shall encourage the participation of UNESCO Member States and Associate Members of UNESCO which, by their common interest in the objectives of the Centre, desire to cooperate with the Centre.
<a id="p100206"></a>b. Member States of UNESCO wishing to participate in the Centre's activities and to be represented on the Governing Board of the Centre as a member, as provided for under this Agreement, shall send to the Centre notification to this effect. The Director shall inform the Parties to this Agreement and other participating UNESCO Member States of the receipt of such notifications.
<a id="p100207"></a>c. Associate Members of UNESCO wishing to participate in the Centre's activities shall send to the Centre notification to this effect. The Director shall inform the Parties to this Agreement and other participating UNESCO Member States of the receipt of such notifications.

<a id="p100208"></a>**Article 13**

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<a id="p100209"></a>**Responsibility**

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<a id="p100210"></a>As the Centre is legally separate from UNESCO, the latter shall not be legally responsible for the acts or omissions of the Centre, and shall not be subject to any legal process, and (or) bear no liabilities of any kind, be they financial or otherwise, with the exception of the provisions expressly laid down in this Agreement.

<a id="p100211"></a>**Article 14**

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<a id="p100212"></a>**Evaluation**

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<a id="p100213"></a>a. UNESCO may, at any time, carry out an evaluation of the activities of the Centre to be funded by the Centre in order to ascertain whether:
<a id="p100214"></a>i. the Centre makes a significant contribution to UNESCO's Approved Programme and Budget (C/5) at the time in which it was renewed, including global strategies and action plans as well as sectoral programme priorities;
<a id="p100215"></a>ii. the activities effectively pursued by the Centre are in conformity with those set out in this Agreement.
<a id="p100216"></a>b. UNESCO shall, for the purpose of the renewal of this Agreement, conduct an evaluation of the contribution of the Centre to UNESCO's prevailing Approved Programme and Budget (C/5) at the time in which it was renewed, including global strategies and action plans, as well as sectoral programme priorities. This evaluation, managed by UNESCO, shall be financed entirely by the Centre.
<a id="p100217"></a>c. UNESCO undertakes to submit the conclusions of the renewal evaluation to the Centre and Government concerned and to make available the renewal evaluation report on the relevant Programme Sector(s)' website.
<a id="p100218"></a>d. Following the conclusions of a renewal evaluation of the Centre, the Parties shall have the option of requesting a revision of the contents of the Agreement or of denouncing the Agreement, as envisaged in Articles 18 and 19 of this Agreement.

<a id="p100219"></a>**Article 15**

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<a id="p100220"></a>**Use of UNESCO's name and logo**

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<a id="p100221"></a>a. The Centre shall mention its affiliation with UNESCO. It may therefore use after its title the mention "under the auspices of UNESCO".
<a id="p100222"></a>b. The Centre is authorized to use the UNESCO logo or a version thereof on its letterheaded paper and documents including electronic documents and websites in accordance with the conditions established by the governing bodies of UNESCO.
<a id="p100223"></a>c. Use of UNESCO's name and logo including in the name, on letterheaded paper and documents, including electronic documents and websites of the Centre are strictly prohibited in the absence of a valid agreement with UNESCO.

<a id="p100224"></a>**Article 16**

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<a id="p100225"></a>**Entry into force**

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<a id="p100226"></a>This Agreement shall enter into force, following its signature by the Parties, when the Government has informed UNESCO in writing that all the formalities required to that effect by the domestic law of the Russian Federation have been completed. The date of receipt by UNESCO of the notification shall be deemed to be the date of entry into force of this Agreement.
<a id="p100227"></a>Upon its date of entry into force, this Agreement shall replace and supersede the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization regarding the establishment of the International Competence Centre for Mining-Engineering Education in Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation) under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2 centre), signed on 7 March 2018.

<a id="p100228"></a>**Article 17**

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<a id="p100229"></a>**Duration**

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<a id="p100230"></a>This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of eight years as from its entry into force. The Agreement shall be renewed or terminated on the basis of a decision by the UNESCO Executive Board following a recommendation by the Director-General of UNESCO.

<a id="p100231"></a>**Article 18**

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<a id="p100232"></a>**Denunciation**

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<a id="p100233"></a>a. The Government, the Centre through the Government and UNESCO shall be entitled to denounce this Agreement unilaterally.
<a id="p100234"></a>b. The denunciation shall take effect within thirty (30) days following receipt of the notification sent by one of the Parties to the others.

<a id="p100235"></a>**Article 19**

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<a id="p100236"></a>**Revision**

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<a id="p100237"></a>The Agreement may be revised by written consent between the Government, the Centre and UNESCO further to, and taking into account the recommendations of a renewal evaluation of the Centre.

<a id="p100238"></a>**Article 20**

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<a id="p100239"></a>**Settlement of disputes**

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<a id="p100240"></a>Any dispute arising from this Agreement shall be settled by mutual understanding of the Parties. In the absence of an amicable settlement, the dispute shall be referred to arbitration in accordance with the UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) Arbitration Rules.

<a id="p100241"></a>**Article 21**

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<a id="p100242"></a>**Privileges and immunities**

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<a id="p100243"></a>Nothing in or relating to the present Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any of the privileges and immunities of UNESCO.
<a id="p100244"></a>In witness whereof, the undersigned have signed this Agreement,

<a id="p100245"></a>Done in three copies in Russian and three copies in English, all texts being equally authentic.



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