AGREEMENT

of October 7, 2002

About cooperation of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States in questions of return of minors to the states of their permanent residence

The governments of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

being guided by the principle of special protection of children confirmed with the Convention on the Rights of the Child accepted on November 20, 1989 General Assemblies of the UN

noting importance of combination of efforts on protection of the rights and legitimate interests of minors and showing care of their wellbeing,

considering that the cooperation in questions of return of the minors which were left without care to the states of their permanent residence will promote the prevention of offenses, both from minors, and in relation to them,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

For the purposes of this agreement the following terms are used:

the minor - person who did not reach age of majority according to the legislation of the state of stay and who in connection therewith the legislation has no rights independently to determine the place of the stay;

the right of parent guardianship and custody - the right to determine the place of residence of the minor provided to physical person or legal entity according to the law, the decision of judicial or administrative authority;

specialized agencies - the organizations performing according to the national legal system temporary content and the device of the minors who made offenses or left without care;

the minor who was left without popecheniyanesovershennoletniya, left without control from parents or legal representatives, being in the situation constituting danger to his life and health or promoting making by it of offenses and other illegal acts;

the state of permanent residence - the state in which there are physical persons or legal entities performing the right of parent guardianship and custody;

the expenses connected with transportation of minors - the finance costs including:

fare of minors to specialized agency of the state of permanent residence;

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