Convention on mutual recognition and execution of decisions on cases on administrative violations of traffic regulations

of March 28, 1997

The State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States which signed this Convention, referred to as further with Contracting Parties

in view of increase in intensity of motor transportation movement between Contracting Parties and the danger arising in case of road traffic offenses

considering that adoption of precepts of law is one of means of prevention of the road accidents and their harmful effects,

considering that preventive value of such regulations considerably depends on that, the administrative punishments provided for their violation will be applied how effectively,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

For the purposes of this Convention following terms mean:

a) "competent authorities" - bodies (officials) authorized according to the national legal system of the Contracting Party to consider cases on administrative violations of the traffic regulations provided by the List of road traffic offenses attached to this Convention;

b) "prosecution administratively" - actions of competent authorities of one of Contracting Parties for registration and consideration of material about administrative offenses, to decision making on case, imposing and execution of collection for road traffic offenses;

c) "road traffic offenses" - the violations provided in appendix to this Convention;

d) "The contracting party of the place of making of offense" the Contracting Party in the territory of which traffic regulations are violated;

e) "The contracting party of the place of residence" - the Contracting Party in which constantly or temporarily person which violated traffic regulations lives;

e) "administrative punishment" - the decision made by competent authority authorized to impose penalties for road traffic offenses.

Article 2

1. Contracting parties recognize the decisions of competent authorities passed for road traffic offenses concerning persons living in the territory of one of Contracting Parties.

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