Статья 7«Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Королевства Дания о техническом сотрудничестве» [рус., англ.]

Настоящее Соглашение временно применяется с даты подписания и вступает в силу с даты последнего письменного уведомления о выполнении Сторонами внутригосударственных процедур, необходимых для его вступления в силу. Настоящее Соглашение действует в течение пяти лет с даты вступления его в силу и автоматически продлевается на такой же срок, если ни одна из Сторон не позднее чем за три месяца до истечения срока его действия не уведомит в письменной форме о своем намерении прекратить его действие. Прекращение действия настоящего Соглашения не затронет выполнения ранее согласованных проектов.

Совершено в г. Копенгагене 26 февраля 1997 г. в трех экземплярах, каждый на русском, датском и английском языках, причем три текста имеют одинаковую силу. В случае различного толкования Сторонами положений настоящего Соглашения используется текст Соглашения на английском языке.

BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK ON TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION

The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, hereinafter reffered to as «Parties»,

Desirous of strengthening the friendly relations between the two countries and of developing a fruitful technical co-operation on a grant basis,

With the aim to improve social and economic conditions in the Russian Federation,

Aware that the Government of the Russian Federation is willing to pursue the reforms in order to establish a market economy under democratic conditions,

1. The objective of this Agreement is to establish general guidelines for the implementation of the technical assistance projects aimed at the support of economical and social reforms in the Russian Federation.

2. The Parties shall consult with each other annually on the basis of this Agreement in order to determine the areas where the Danish Side can most efficiently assist the Russian Side in the reforms. The Parties represented by their competent agencies may conclude agreements on specific programmes or other co-operation activities stipulating the rights and obligations of the Parties concerning general purposes of the implementation of the projects, its working schedules as well as the ways and volumes of financing.

1. The co-operation will be carried out in the form of technical assistance on a bilateral basis as well as in combined action with other countries or international organisations providing such assistance.

2. The Danish Side will provide technical assistance to the Russian Side in the form of know-how transfer, training of personnel, consultations and other services, and in the form of supply of materials and equipment necessary for the successful implementation of technical assistance projects.

3. The principal areas of technical assistance are:

• agriculture, fishery and food products,
• transfer of production technologies and know-how,
• development of production capacities, trade and service sectors including in the fields of agriculture and small and medium-sized enterprises,
• efficiency improvement of public administration (social welfare, health care, education, tax authorities etc.), including the local administration,
• creation of a labour market,
• environment protection, energy,
• improvement of nuclear plant safety.

4. On the Danish Side, the Secretariat for Assistance to the Reforms in the Central and East European Countries of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the competent body for consultations on technical assistance.

5. The Danish Side will provide financial support to the Russian Side in the form of technical assistance and supply of Danish goods, materials, equipment and services necessary for the implementation of the co-operation projects.

6. Agreements on specific programmes and on other co-operation activities will be concluded directly between relevant Russian and Danish agencies or local administrations and are subject to approval by the authorities according to their national legislations of the two countries.

7. For priority assistance projects determined by the two Parties and included into the co-operation field the assistance will be granted on a grant basis. In such cases special priority will be given to projects in the fields of co-operation mentioned in Article 2, paragraph 3.

1. In order to facilitate the implementation of any project within the scope of this Agreement the materials, equipment and services given to the Russian Side by the Danish Side on a grant basis will be exempted from taxes and custom duties according to the Russian legislation.

2. Regarding taxation, custom duties and other fiscal charges applicable to equipment and any personal belongings necessary for the implementation of the projects financed under this Agreement the Danish experts and representatives participating in the implementation of the mutually agreed projects will be granted by the Russian Side a treatment at least equal to the one granted to experts from any other bilateral or multilateral donors.

3. In accordance with the Russian legislation, the Russian Side will issue free of charges and without delay the entry and exit visa for Danish experts and representatives participating in the agreed projects according to the lists submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation by the Russian Government Bureau for Humanitarian Aid and Technical Assistance.

1. The provisions of this agreement apply to projects:

a) mutually agreed by the two Sides or their authorised representatives,

b) mutually agreed between the relevant Federal executive bodies, between executive bodies of the subjects of the Russian Federation or bodies of local government on one side and the authorities of the Kingdom of Denmark on the other side,

c) upon which the both Sides or their authorised representatives agreed to apply duly changed the provisions of the Article 3, bearing in mind that the changes will not entail supplementary tax exemptions not stipulated by this Agreement,

d) in the form of the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark grants for the reforms in Central and Eastern Europe approved by the Russian Government Bureau for International Humanitarian Aid and Technical Assistance.

2. The provisions of this Agreement equally apply to humanitarian aid projects.

1. The Sides will provide each other with any information needed for the coordination of combined activities to make sure that the co-operation projects have the greatest possible effect and in order to avoid duplication and overlapping with projects implemented by other donor countries.

2. This coordination will be ensured:

on the Russian Side — by the Russian Government Bureau for Humanitarian Aid an Technical Assistance.

on the Danish Side — by the Secretariat for Assistance to the Reforms in the Central and East European Countries of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3. The Sides will have current consultations on an expert level during the implementation as well as during the first year after the completion of projects financed within the scope of this Agreement.

The provisions of this Agreement are applicable to the ongoing projects or projects under preparations before the entry into force of this Agreement.

This Agreement will be applied provisionally from the date of signature and will enter into force on the date of the last written notification confirming the completion by the two Sides of their domestic procedures necessary for its entry into force. This Agreement will remain in force for five years from the date of its entry into force and will be automatically extended for the next five year period unless terminated by one of the Sides upon three months' written notice prior to its termination. The termination of this Agreement will not prevent the implementation of projects agreed upon prior to its termination.

Done at Copenhagen, on the February, 26, 1997, in three originals, in Russian, Danish, and English, all three texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail.

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