The agreement on the basic principles of interaction in the field of rational use and protection of cross-border water objects of the State Parties of the CIS

of September 11, 1998

The governments of the State Parties of this agreement, further - the Parties,

understanding the responsibility for preserving, rational use and protection of cross-border water objects of joint use,

expressing readiness to perform cooperation in the field of water resources management of cross-border water objects,

considering provisions of the Helsinki rules on use of waters of the international rivers of August 20, 1966, the Convention on protection and use of cross-border water currents and the international lakes of March 17, 1992 (Helsinki),

proceeding from the developed international practice,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

For the purposes of this agreement the stated below determinations and terms have the following values:

"cross-border water object" (further - water object) - any surface or underground water which designates or cross borders between two or more states or are located on such borders;

"protection of water objects" - activities or set of the actions directed to preserving and recovery of water objects including elimination of effects of pollution, contamination and depletion of waters, negative economic intervention in the water mode of the rivers, reservoirs and underground sources;

"pollution of water objects" - dumping or receipt different way in water objects of hazardous substances, heat and radioactive elements which worsen quality of surface and underground water limit possibilities of their use or negatively influence condition of bottom and coast of water objects, worsen the hydrobiological mode and condition of biological resources.

Article 2

The parties shall:

not hold water management events which can exert negative impact on the environment, including on water objects;

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