Статья 12«Соглашение о сотрудничестве между Генеральной прокуратурой Российской Федерации и Службой государственного обвинения Республики Уганда» [рус., англ.]

1. Настоящее Соглашение применяется с даты его подписания.

2. Настоящее Соглашение прекращает применяться по истечении 60 дней с даты получения одной из Сторон письменного уведомления другой Стороны о намерении прекратить его применение.

3. Прекращение применения настоящего Соглашения не препятствует выполнению Сторонами мероприятий, запланированных в период его применения, если Стороны не договорятся об ином.

Совершено в г. Санкт-Петербурге 4 июня 2026 г. в двух экземплярах, каждый на русском и английском языках.

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Republic of Uganda, hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

Relying on the principles of reciprocity, equality, respect of sovereignty and universally recognized principles and norms of international law, including in the sphere of protection of human rights and freedoms,

Recognizing the importance of strengthening and developing mutual cooperation in the sphere of combating crime,

Taking account of the need to carry out cooperation in the most effective way,

Have agreed as follows:

The Parties will cooperate on the basis of this Agreement within their competence and in accordance with legislation and international obligations of their States.

The Parties, within their competence, applicable international treaties and legislation of their States, will cooperate in the following priority directions:

a) fight against the most dangerous types of crimes, including their organized form, in particular:

crimes in the sphere of information and communication technologies, including those connected with the use of digital currency and digital financial assets;

terrorism and extremism;

legalization of proceeds from crime;

illicit turnover of arms, explosive materials and explosive devices, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;

corruption and other malfeasance;

illegal migration, trafficking in human-beings, organs and tissues;

b) protection of rights of minors and other socially vulnerable categories of persons;

c) counteraction to offences in the sphere of environment protection;

d) recovery of assets obtained from crime.

1. For the purposes of implementation of this Agreement, the Parties will cooperate in the following forms:

a) exchange of experience, information and documents on the state and trends of criminality and in the sphere of protection of human rights and freedoms;

b) cooperation in accordance with international treaties of their States in the sphere of extradition, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and law enforcement assistance;

c) exchange of materials on legal systems and national legislation of their States;

d) conduct of joint consultations, conferences, working meetings, seminars and round tables;

e) organization of expert visits with the view of study and exchange of experience of activity of the Parties;

f) cooperation in the sphere of training and advanced training of personnel of the Parties.

2. This Agreement does not preclude the Parties from determining and developing other mutually acceptable directions and forms of cooperation in compliance with provisions of Articles 1 and 2 of this Agreement.

1. For the purposes of implementation of this Agreement, the Parties will communicate directly with each other.

2. Cooperation of the Parties within the framework of this Agreement will be carried out by the following structural divisions:

for the Russian Party — the General Department of International Legal Cooperation;

for the Ugandan Party — Directorate of International Affairs.

3. The Parties will immediately notify each other in the event of change of structural divisions responsible for coordination of cooperation. Within a period of 30 days from the date of signature of this Agreement, the Parties will send each other information with the addresses, telephone and fax numbers and electronic mails of structural divisions responsible for coordination of cooperation.

The Parties will cooperate upon requests (including on rendering assistance), sent by post, facsimile, electronic mail or by any other technical means, resulting in the receipt of a document in a written form. Requests in writing can also be transmitted in orally with the following written confirmation.

Requests and other documents, sent in accordance with this Agreement, will be accompanied with the translation into the language of the State of the Party whereto they are addressed.

1. Each Party will take necessary measures to ensure confidentiality of information and documents received from the other Party.

2. Each Party, in accordance with the legislation of its State, will ensure such degree of confidentiality as required by the other Party.

3. Information and documents, received from the requested Party, can be used only for the purposes for which they are requested excepted for the cases when such information and documents are public.

The Parties will agree on the terms and conditions of conduct of specific cooperation activities in advance and subject to their organizational and financial capabilities.

Disputes connected with application and interpretation of this Agreement will be resolved by the Parties through consultations.

The Parties by mutual agreement may introduce changes into this Agreement in the form of separate protocols.

This Agreement is not an international treaty.

1. This Agreement will be applied from the date of its signature.

2. This Agreement will terminate its application upon expiration of 60 days from the date of receipt by one of the Parties of the written notice of intention of the other Party to terminate its application.

3. Termination of application of this Agreement does not preclude the Parties from implementation of activities planned during its application, unless the Parties agree otherwise.

Done in the city of Saint Petersburg, on June 4, 2026 in duplicate, each in the Russian and English languages.

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