Agreement on economic cooperation

AGREEMENT

on economic cooperation between the Government of the Russian Federation
and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan

The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan hereinafter referred to as the "Parties", proceeding from the established traditional ties, taking into account the interest of both Parties in the future development and expansion of mutually beneficial economic cooperation on the long-term and stable basis, have agreed to the following:

Article 1

The Parties shall confirm that the land, entrails of the earth, waters and natural resources on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan shall be the property of Tatar people. On their territories the Parties shall acknowledge the existence of federal, republican (of the Republic of Tatarstan) and common property, which is formed according to mutual interests and to voluntary consent.

Article 2

On the basis of mutual economic interest and responsibility the Parties shall support the preservation of common economic territory and develop economic ties between enterprises and organizations. The Parties shall help them to preserve the volume of product's deliveries in 1992 at a level not lower than in 1991.

The nomenclature and the volume of mutual product's deliveries of important types of products for state needs shall be regulated by special agreement.

Article 3

Supporting the expansion of interregional relations, the Parties shall confirm the necessity of conducting common programs in the scientific and technical fields, in the field of conversion, ecology and other spheres of socio-economic development.

Russia shall be responsible for conversion's financing those enterprises. The conversion expediency of such enterprises shalll be confirmed by the Parties.

Article 4

The Parties shall proceed from the fact that military units, military educational institutions, based on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan, shall be provided with all types of material, food and power supplies from the stores of the Joint Military Forces. The Parties shall take part in formation of such stores. The lands on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan on which these stores are based shall be the exclusive property of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 5

Goods and services shall be free delivered on the territory of the republics and between the republics. On its own territory each Party shall ensure the free and duty-free regime of movement of vehicles, cargoes and production, delivered by other Party (or by economic organizations) or by the third Party (including export delivery) by air, sea, river, railway, motor road or tubing.

Article 6

The Parties shall confirm that on its own territory the Republic of Tatarstan controls the exploitation, output and sale of natural resources without outside interference; first of all, the sale of oil, oil and gas products.

Russia shall be supplied by these products according to mutually beneficial annual agreements. The volume of oil delivery in 1992 is defined in accordance with the appendix of the present Treaty.

Article 7

The Parties shall carry out foreign economic relations without outside interference, excluding those types of products which require license and export quotas. Every year the Parties shall confirm the export quotas of goods, which are produced on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan. The representative of the Russian Committee for foreign economic relations on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan shall issues licensees within the framework of agreed quotas according to the resolutions of Tatarstan Government. Where quota's amount exceeds the defined limit, the RSFSR shall suspend the validity of issued licenses. The Parties shall have common customs system.

Article 8

The Parties shall carry out agreed policy, connected with social guarantees and employment: conclude special agreements on the regulation of the processes of migration, undertake commitments on social guarantees, social maintenance and social insurance.

Article 9

The Parties shall cooperate in the spheres of science, education and culture. The agreements between the Parties shall determine the subordination of organizations and institutions on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Parties' participation in the providing of their activity.

Article 10

The Parties shall proceed from the integrity and indivisibility of environment and independently solve this problems; they shall coordinate the preventive measures against ecological disasters, shall have common approach to the estimation of environmental conditions and promote their protection.

Article 11

The Parties have agreed that special agreements, connected with the spheres of cooperation which are stipulated by the present Treaty, shall be signed according to agreed terms.

Article 12

Parties' standing representations which have equal authorities shall be created under the Governments.

The Parties shall give premises and create necessary conditions for their work.

Article 13

The Parties shall jointly consider the problems, which shall arise during the implementation of the Treaty, and shall take measures for their solvability.

For the purpose of control of the Treaty's execution the Parties shall form the intergovernmental commission, which will in turn take a conference in the cities of Moscow and Kazan.

Article 14

The Present Treaty is concluded for the period of 5 years and comes into force after its signing. In case of non-fulfillment of the accepted obligations, every Party has the right to cancel the treaty and have to notify the other Party at least 12 months before the cancellation.

The present Treaty is concluded on January 22, 1992 in the city of Moscow. The present Treaty is drawn up in two copies, each in Russian and Tatar, both texts have equal force.

Deputy Chairman of the Government      Prime Minister of
of the Russian Federation              the Republic of Tatarstan
Y.Gaidar                               M.Sabirov