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title: "\"Соглашение о сотрудничестве между Министерством внутренних дел Российской Федерации и Министерством внутренних дел Государства Палестина\" [рус., англ.]"
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# Статья 15

### <a id="p100107"></a>Статья 15

<a id="p100108"></a>Заключительные положения


1. <a id="p100109"></a>Настоящее Соглашение вступает в силу со дня его подписания и будет действовать до истечения шести месяцев со дня получения одной из Сторон письменного уведомления другой Стороны о ее намерении прекратить его действие.
2. <a id="p100110"></a>С письменного согласия Сторон в настоящее Соглашение могут вноситься изменения и дополнения.

<a id="p100111"></a>Совершено в городе Москве 24 января 2014 года в двух экземплярах, каждый на русском, арабском и английском языках, причем все тексты имеют одинаковую силу. В случае разночтений при толковании настоящего Соглашения используется текст на английском языке.

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**ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR**
**OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE MINISTRY**
**OF THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE**

<a id="p100114"></a>(Moscow, 24.I.2014)

<a id="p100115"></a>The Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of the Interior of the State of Palestine, hereinafter the Parties,
<a id="p100116"></a>attaching great importance to the development of international cooperation in the sphere of crime control, law and order protection, guaranteeing human rights and liberties,
<a id="p100117"></a>stemming from the mutual willingness to strengthen cooperation between the two Parties,
<a id="p100118"></a>based upon the generally recognized principles and norms of international law,
<a id="p100119"></a>agreed in following:

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<a id="p100120"></a>Article 1

<a id="p100121"></a>Obligation to Cooperate

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<a id="p100122"></a>The Parties shall cooperate in accordance with the provisions of the present Agreement acting under their jurisdiction in line with their national legislation and international obligations of their states.

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<a id="p100123"></a>Article 2

<a id="p100124"></a>Areas of Cooperation

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1. <a id="p100125"></a>The Parties shall cooperate in prevention, detection, suppression and solving of crimes including those committed by an organized group or criminal network (criminal organization), first of all:
- <a id="p100126"></a>violent crimes against human life, health, freedom and dignity;
- <a id="p100127"></a>extremist activity including terrorist acts and terrorism financing;
- <a id="p100128"></a>crimes against property;
- <a id="p100129"></a>corruption;
- <a id="p100130"></a>economic crimes including legalization of proceeds from crimes;
- <a id="p100131"></a>trafficking in human beings especially women and children, as well as in human organs and tissues;
- <a id="p100132"></a>illicit trafficking of weapons, ammunition, explosive devices and substances, radioactive and poisonous substances, and nuclear materials;
- <a id="p100133"></a>illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and their precursors;
- <a id="p100134"></a>production and sale of forged banknotes, documents, securities as well as credit cards or debit cards and other means of payment;
- <a id="p100135"></a>crimes related to violation of intellectual property rights;
- <a id="p100136"></a>crimes related to theft and smuggling of cultural and historical values;
- <a id="p100137"></a>crimes on transport;
- <a id="p100138"></a>information technology crime;
- <a id="p100139"></a>crimes related to illegal migration.
2. <a id="p100140"></a>The Parties shall also cooperate in the following areas:
- <a id="p100141"></a>protection of public order and public security;
- <a id="p100142"></a>traffic safety control;
- <a id="p100143"></a>identification of persons who cannot identify themselves due to their health or age, as well as of unidentified corpses;
- <a id="p100144"></a>logistical support of the activities of the Parties;
- <a id="p100145"></a>scientific research activity, development of data systems, special technical means and equipment;
- <a id="p100146"></a>training, retraining and advanced training of the personnel;
- <a id="p100147"></a>development of sports and cultural relations;
- <a id="p100148"></a>rendering assistance on contractual basis in the medical treatment and rehabilitation of the personnel of the Parties and members of their families on a contractual basis.

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<a id="p100149"></a>Article 3

<a id="p100150"></a>Forms of Cooperation

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1. <a id="p100151"></a>For the purpose of realization of the provisions of Article 2 of the present Agreement the Parties shall cooperate in the following forms:
- <a id="p100152"></a>exchange of information of interest related to the crimes under preparation or already committed and on the persons involved;
- <a id="p100153"></a>execution of requests to conduct operational and search activities;
- <a id="p100154"></a>search of persons evading criminal prosecution or execution of the sentence and also of those who are reported missing;
- <a id="p100155"></a>exchange of information about new types of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances which emerged in illicit trafficking, about technologies of their production and the substances used as well as about the new methods of examination and identification of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;
- <a id="p100156"></a>search and return, in line with the established procedure, of items with special identification signs or serial numbers, including vehicles, fire arms as well as securities and passports (identity documents);
- <a id="p100157"></a>exchange of working experience including organization of visits, consultations, workshops and conferences;
- <a id="p100158"></a>exchange of laws and other regulations;
- <a id="p100159"></a>exchange of scientific and technical literature and data related to the activities of the Parties on a mutually beneficial basis;
- <a id="p100160"></a>exchange of information about measures taken in order to provide public order in emergency situations (quarantines, mass disorders, natural disasters).
2. <a id="p100161"></a>The present Agreement shall not cover the issues of extradition and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.

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<a id="p100162"></a>Article 4

<a id="p100163"></a>Development of Cooperation

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<a id="p100164"></a>The present Agreement does not prevent the Parties from determining and developing other mutually acceptable areas and forms of cooperation taking into consideration the conditions set in Article 1 of the present Agreement.

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<a id="p100165"></a>Article 5

<a id="p100166"></a>Requests on Rendering Assistance

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1. <a id="p100167"></a>Cooperation within the framework of the present Agreement shall be carried out on the basis of a request for assistance from an interested Party or following the initiative of either Party if that Party presumes that such help is of interest for the other Party.
2. <a id="p100168"></a>Request for assistance shall be submitted in writing. In case of emergency, requests could be communicated verbally, though within 3 days they have to be confirmed in writing including the use of technical means of text transmission.
<a id="p100169"></a>Should the doubts related to the request's authenticity or its contents arise, its additional confirmation could be asked for.
3. <a id="p100170"></a>Request for assistance should contain:
- <a id="p100171"></a>names of the requesting body and the requested body if the latter is known;
- <a id="p100172"></a>facts and details of the case;
- <a id="p100173"></a>purpose and grounds of the request;
- <a id="p100174"></a>description of the requested assistance;
- <a id="p100175"></a>any other information which could be helpful for the appropriate execution of the request.
4. <a id="p100176"></a>Request for assistance, forwarded or confirmed in writing shall be signed by the head of a requesting body, or his deputy and certified by the seal of the requesting body.

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<a id="p100177"></a>Article 6

<a id="p100178"></a>Refusal of Assistance

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1. <a id="p100179"></a>Assistance within the present Agreement shall be refused completely or partially if the requested Party believes that the execution of the request may affect the sovereignty, security, public order or other essential interests of its State or contradicts the national legislation or international obligations of its State.
2. <a id="p100180"></a>The assistance may be refused if the act in relation with which the request was forwarded is not a crime under the law of the State of the requested Party.
3. <a id="p100181"></a>Where possible, the requested Party, before deciding to refuse the assistance in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of the present Article holds consultations with the requesting Party to consider whether the assistance can be provided under the conditions, which the requested Party finds necessary. The requesting Party shall respect the conditions under which the assistance is provided to it.
4. <a id="p100182"></a>The requesting Party shall be notified in writing about full or partial refusal to execute the request with the explanation of the reasons thereof.

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<a id="p100183"></a>Article 7

<a id="p100184"></a>Execution of the Request

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1. <a id="p100185"></a>The requested Party shall take all necessary measures to ensure a prompt and the fullest possible execution of the request.
<a id="p100186"></a>The requesting Party shall be immediately notified about the circumstances hampering execution of the request or considerably delaying its execution.
2. <a id="p100187"></a>If the requested Party is not competent for the execution of the request, it shall immediately notify the requesting Party about it, and following its application shall convey the request to the competent body.
3. <a id="p100188"></a>The requested Party has the right to ask for further data, which it considers necessary to execute the request duly.
4. <a id="p100189"></a>In the course of the execution of the request the legislation of the State of the requested Party is applied, however upon the application of the requesting Party the legislation of its State can be applied if it does not contradict the main legislative principles or international obligations of the State of the requested Party.
5. <a id="p100190"></a>Should the requested Party consider that the immediate execution of the request may hamper criminal prosecution or other proceedings being carried out in its country, it may suspend the execution of the request or link the execution to the compliance of conditions that it deems necessary after consultations with the requesting Party. If the requesting Party agrees to receive assistance under the suggested conditions, it should observe these conditions.
6. <a id="p100191"></a>The requested Party following the application of the requesting Party shall take all necessary measures to ensure confidentiality of the fact that the request was made, of its contents and annexed documents, as well as the fact of assistance provision.
<a id="p100192"></a>If it is not possible to execute the request without preserving its confidentiality the requested Party shall inform the requesting Party, and the latter decides whether the request should be executed under such conditions.
7. <a id="p100193"></a>The requested Party with the shortest possible delay notifies the requesting Party of the results of the request execution.

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<a id="p100194"></a>Article 8

<a id="p100195"></a>Limitations Related to the Use of the Received<br>
Information and Documents

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1. <a id="p100196"></a>Each Party shall ensure confidentiality of information and documents received from the other Party, if they are restricted or if the providing Party deems their disclosure undesirable. The providing Party determines confidentiality of such information and documents.
2. <a id="p100197"></a>The results of the request execution received in accordance with the present Agreement may not be used without the consent of the providing Party for purposes other than those for which they were requested and provided.
3. <a id="p100198"></a>To share information received by one Party in accordance with the present Agreement with a third party, a preliminary consent of the providing Party shall be obligatory.
4. <a id="p100199"></a>The provisions of the present Article do not exclude the use or disclosure of the information and documents received due to the request execution, if the legislation of the state of the requesting Party stipulates the obligation to follow this procedure. The requesting Party shall inform in advance the requested Party about the possible and expected use or disclosure of such information and documents.

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<a id="p100200"></a>Article 9

<a id="p100201"></a>Expenses

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<a id="p100202"></a>Each Party shall bear its expenses, arising in the course of implementation of the present Agreement, unless otherwise agreed on a case-by-case basis.

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<a id="p100203"></a>Article 10

<a id="p100204"></a>Languages

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<a id="p100205"></a>The Parties in the course of their cooperation in accordance with the present Agreement shall use the Russian, the Arabic and the English languages.

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<a id="p100206"></a>Article 11

<a id="p100207"></a>Coordination of the Cooperation

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1. <a id="p100208"></a>Coordination of activities of the Parties within the present Agreement shall be imposed from the Russian Party on the Legal Department of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation, and from the Palestine Party on the International Relations Department of the Ministry of the Interior of the State of Palestine.
2. <a id="p100209"></a>If it is necessary the Parties shall identify their specialized operational units, which will be able to establish direct contacts to implement the present Agreement, as well as the channels of communication between them.

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<a id="p100210"></a>Article 12

<a id="p100211"></a>Working Meetings and Consultations

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<a id="p100212"></a>The representatives of the Parties shall, if necessary, hold working meetings and consultations in order to study issues of strengthening and raising the efficiency of cooperation on the basis of the present Agreement.

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<a id="p100213"></a>Article 13

<a id="p100214"></a>Settlement of Differences

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<a id="p100215"></a>All differences, which emerge in connection with the interpretation or application of the present Agreement, shall be settled by means of consultations and negotiations.

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<a id="p100216"></a>Article 14

<a id="p100217"></a>Relationship with other International Treaties

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<a id="p100218"></a>The provisions of the present Agreement shall not affect rights and obligations arising out of other international treaties signed by the Russian Federation and the State of Palestine.

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

<a id="p100220"></a>Closing Provisions

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1. <a id="p100221"></a>The present Agreement shall enter into force on the date of its signing and will remain valid within 6 month after the day one of the Parties receives the written notification from the other Party about its intent to terminate the Agreement.
2. <a id="p100222"></a>With the written consent of the Parties the present Agreement may be modified and amended.

<a id="p100223"></a>Done at Moscow this 24 day of January 2014 in duplicate, each in the Russian, Arabic and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of differences in interpretation of the present Agreement the text in English shall be used.



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