AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS AND GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of February 27, 2019

About cooperation in the field of protection of the competition

The government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Russian Federation which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

in view of the importance of protection of the competition for ensuring effective social and economic development of the states of the Parties, stimulation of innovative processes and production of high-quality products;

recognizing that anti-competitive actions can be obstacle for expansion of commercial intercourses between the states of the Parties and mutual investments;

in view of that in the conditions of globalization of economic activity anti-competitive actions in the territory of one of the states of the Parties can exert impact on interests of the state of other Party;

recognizing that development of the stable relations on the basis of equal and mutual respect will promote long-term and mutually beneficial cooperation of the states of the Parties;

wishing to develop mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of control of compliance with law about protection of the competition of each of the states of the Parties;

agreed as follows.

Article 1 Purpose and determinations

1. The purpose of this agreement is creation of the legal basis for cooperation of the Parties in case of application of the legislation on protection of the competition of each of the states of the Parties concerning business entities of the states of the Parties, and also business entities of the third countries which activities exert impact on competitive situation in the markets of the states of the Parties, and also in the field of competition advocacy.

2. Provisions of this agreement do not extend to the relations settled by single competition rules in the cross-border markets which control of observance is within the competence of the Eurasian economic commission according to the Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014.

3. For the purposes of this agreement the following terms mean:

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