The agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Byelorussia on cooperation in the field of information security

of July 9, 1997

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

the Agreements on the Union of Belarus and Russia interested in practical realization, signed on April 2, 1997 in Moscow, and the Agreement on mutual ensuring safety of interstate secrets signed on January 22, 1993 in Minsk

recognizing need of combination of their efforts in the field of information security,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The terms used in this agreement mean the following:

"information security" - the activities directed to prevention of leakage of confidential information, unauthorized and inadvertent impacts on confidential information;

"confidential information" - information on which distribution according to the legislation of the states of the Parties restrictions are imposed and for the purposes of which protection necessary measures are taken;

"means of information protection" - the means intended for information security, means in which they are realized, and also control facilities of efficiency of information security.

Article 2

The parties perform cooperation in the field of protection of confidential information which leakage can cause damage to the vital interests of the states of the Parties.

The relations in the field of safety and operation of means of cryptographic information security, and also in the field of identification of electronic and program mortgage devices are regulated by the separate international treaties prepared by the relevant competent authorities.

Article 3

Each Party according to the national legal system of its state and this agreement takes the measures aimed at providing protection of the confidential information transferred to it by other Party.

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